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IndieGoGo

I've had an account on IndieGoGo for quite a while and this post got me to actually go out and make a donation. I made a donation to NCBREW2U, a startup that is trying to share our beer culture in North Carolina with the rest of the country/world by making our beers easily available to other states. It's a good idea and something that benefits my home state. I think this sort of thing is the future of creating companies and startups since you can use such sites to easily get funding from…

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Added by Jeff Lail on May 4, 2012 at 6:42pm — No Comments

World Water Day 2020: Imagine4

My idea to go big for water security is to host the world's biggest body surf!

Added by Jeff Lail on May 2, 2012 at 8:14pm — No Comments

Charity: Water Assistance

For my last birthday, I did a Charity: Water campaign. I raised $110 to help fund water wells in developing nations. I've also previously blogged about the water site. I intend on doing another campaign for my next big birthday (or other milestone)

Added by Jeff Lail on May 2, 2012 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Charity: Water

I've been a supporter of Charity: Water for several years now. I think their approach is really positive and they've created an infrastructure that supports their work without using donations for anything that doesn't directly help people.

Check them out

Added by Jeff Lail on May 2, 2012 at 3:56pm — No Comments

4th of July 2020

4th of July is the ultimate outdoors event, and the epicenter is always the grill. Because we're being green, we've purchased one of these sweet new solar grills that have just hit market.

http://barbequelovers.com/grills/a-solar-grill-prototype-for-a-greener-tomorrow

While our burgers cook, we're also using the sun to run our music system, a key part of any festivities. We're using USB…

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Added by Jeff Lail on May 2, 2012 at 3:21pm — No Comments

solar powered cell phone charger

one of my main issues for electricity is keeping my cell phone charged. it's endless aggravation and i'm constantly searching for outlets. I know it's not sustainable and I know it's inconvenient.

I have a huge window in my office as well as living in an area that gets a lot of sun, so a natural solution is to look at cell phone chargers that are solo powered.

Two that I like: …

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Added by Jeff Lail on May 2, 2012 at 2:54pm — No Comments

Biomass electricity generators

As a scientist by education, I was fascinated by the work of Lalith Seneviratne, who created electricity generators that runs on the biomass of the woody gliricidia, which is a tree in Sri Lanka. He also forged the social connections to teach people how to use these generators and has helped the villagers to get the loan to run the plants. Very cool!
http://tech.ashoka.org/Community_electricity%20generators

Added by Jeff Lail on May 2, 2012 at 1:21pm — No Comments

What's for dinner in 2020?

I think we always overestimate how much things are going to change, because often we fail to account for the adaptability of humanity in our projections. I think I'll be having much of the same thing for dinner in 2020 that I had in 2012, 2002, and 1992. I focus on fresh foods with home-prepared meals!

Added by Jeff Lail on May 2, 2012 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Helping a friend start a garden

My girlfriend lives in an apartment but misses being able to garden with her parents. I helped her acquire a topsy turvy to hang from her porch with tomatoes and strawberries plants.

Added by Jeff Lail on April 27, 2012 at 8:43pm — No Comments

if somebody already invented it, you don’t have to

one of my greatest frustrations with social innovators is that we often think we exist in a vacuum. That's not true. We should think of ourselves as a network, differentiating and trying to create different things, but utilizing one another as resources to push all of us forward. Take steps, share your steps and then utilize your network to help create your next step. Your team might be missing one piece that someone else can provide

Added by Jeff Lail on April 16, 2012 at 5:15pm — 1 Comment

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Fourth of July on the Lake

This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
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Stinging Nettle

In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
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It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
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