(CNN) — Singapore’s latest development will finally blossom later this month, with an imposing canopy of artificial trees up to 50 meters high towering over a vast urban oasis. The colossal solar-powered supertrees are found in the Bay South garden, which opens to the public on June 29. It is part of a 250-acre landscaping [...]
What Is Aquaponics? Aquaponics is an integrated aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponic (growing soilless plants) system that mutually benefits both environments. Aquaponics was essentially born out of hydroponics, which at the time made farming a lot easier. This process was associated with planting your veggies inside containers together with water. The hydroponic model involved utilizing [...]
Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it useable. Today, the technology produces less than one tenth of one percent of global energy demand. Many people are familiar with [...]
A wind turbine in Texas. Photograph courtesy of mcdlttx/Flickr. The American Renewable Energy Day (AREDAY) conference opened Thursday in Aspen, Colorado, with leaders from the sectors of government, industry, activism and science engaging on questions about how the United States can wean itself from dependency on fossil fuels. In an early keynote speech, Lester Brown, [...]
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A solar energy collector towers over Rich Diver, a researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories. The lab’s “Sunshine to Petrol” project aims to recycle carbon dioxide into fuel with renewable energy. Photograph courtesy Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratory Marianne Lavelle For National Geographic News Published August 10, 2011 Recycling bottles, cans, [...]
Deal with Silicon Valley’s SolarCity is search giant’s largest clean tech investment Josie Garthwaite for National Geographic News Published June 14, 2011 Google is making its largest investment yet in clean energy, setting up a $280 million fund to finance home solar rooftop installations. The search giant announced today it was teaming up with the [...]
Tepui Plant Photograph by Rommel Rojas A delicate arrangement of some of the world’s toughest plants takes hold on an oasis of mosses and lichens atop the nearly soilless plateaus of Venezuela’s tepuis. Most plants able to survive on the tepuis are endemic to the area and exist only on the mountaintops.
Deploying the Wave Energy Buoy See a prototype of a wave energy buoy bob up and down on the water’s surface as researchers from Oregon State University study its efficacy Read more: Catching A Wave Energy
She was in the water when the epiphany struck. Of course, Annette von Jouanne was always in the water, swimming in lakes and pools as she was growing up around Seattle, and swimming distance freestyle competitively in high-school and college meets. There’s even an exercise pool in her basement, where she and her husband (a [...]
Dreaming About a Green Home? Have you been dreaming about that perfect green home that is welcoming, cozy, and provides for all of your housing needs, while also allowing you to live lightly on our earth? DreamGreenHomes.com can help you discover a home plan that matches your needs and aesthetics, in a way that will [...]
Tulips are classified with perennials but often need to be treated as annuals. Dig up your tulips once the foliage has died & store them in a cool dry area for replanting in the fall. Tulips need well drained soil. To improve drainage add sand and compost to your soil. Tulips enjoy full sun. “Tulips [...]
Wind Turbines on a Cloudy Day Photograph by Medford Taylor Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. In fact, wind exists because the sun unevenly heats the surface of the Earth. As hot air rises, cooler air moves in to fill the void. As [...]
Welcome to Southern Exposure Seed Exchange We provide Recommended Planting Dates for the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, based on a joint project by the Virgnia Master Gardeners and the Virginia Extension Service. For fastest service, we recommend you place your order online. You can also print this year’s order form to mail in your order. Pre-order [...]
Small Wind Turbines for Homes and Cabins More than 50,000 Southwest Windpower wind turbines are used on remote homes and cabins around the world. Whether your remote home is for a weekend get-away or you live there full time, Southwest Windpower has a wind turbine to match your energy needs. Best of all, our products [...]
