Micro wind turbines
They fit anywhere and can generate power in very low wind speeds. This could be a next-generation wind turbine that anyone can use. Available from Motorwind Turbines. Inhabitat has more.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month April 2007
Sign of changing times?
Cheney sticks to his delusions From the Washington Post, no less, who used to be one of the biggest cheerleaders for the Iraq invasion.
Southwest to have ‘century of drought’
That’s what the IPCC says in their report released today. The US Southwest will become much drier and hotter. Hey, maybe it’s time for cities like L.A., Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Palm Springs, just to name a few, to stop…
How real estate fraud works
One scenario. Agent finds a straw buyer and an appraiser willing to inflate the price of the home. It gets financed 100%, no money down. Agent, appraiser, and buyer get a kickback. Buyer will end up with trashed credit, but…
Zero waste, not recycling
Recycling is consumer-oriented and aims to take junk and try to do something with it. Zero Waste says, design it better from the start so that there is nothing left to recycle. Among the big problems with recycling is that…