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What Is Growing from this Working Computer? [Green]
Turning an old iMac into an aquarium is easy; the monitor is already hollow and lifeless, so there's really no risk of ruining it. Mike Schropp over at TotalGeekdom has taken the flora/fauna desktop mod a step further, actually modifying his own working PC to grow wheatgrass from atop its tower.M...
Stylish Sun Shade Is the Easiest Way To Harness Solar Power For Your Home [Solar Panels]
If you like the idea of getting free energy from the sun, but don't want to deal with the complications of installing a solar array on your roof, Umbrosa has created a lovely backyard sun shade that does double-duty—turning those rays into electricity.More »
This Bright-Red Housing Complex Is Actually Green [Design]
The residents of these bright-red social housing units in Salburua, Spain, are the envy of every bill-paying apartment (and house!) dweller everywhere. In a feat of remarkable design innovation, these affordable apartments—designed by ACXT—actually produce too much energy!More »
Apple's Data Centers Will Be Powered By 100% Renewable Energy, Greenpeace Is Happy
Following heavy complaints from activist group Greenpeace, Apple announced today that all of its data centers will be powered by 100% renewable energy. Apple has also received approval to build its20-megawatt solar farm next to its other data center inMaiden, North Carolina. 60% of the energy po...
Apple's Data Centers Will Be Powered Entirely By Renewable Energy [Apple]
Greenpeace has been on the offensive against Apple this week, blasting the company for sourcing the power for its energy-intensive data centers from coal power plants. Today, Apple fired back with some remarkable facts, claiming it's a clean and renewable energy superstar.More »
Philadelphia's Subway Trains Are Becoming Rolling Power Factories [Monster Machines]
The transportation sector accounts for nearly half of United State's total energy consumption. With fuel prices continually climbing, those energy costs are cutting into already-strained state budgets. To combat its carbon footprint, the South East Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) has outfi...
No One Would Complain If All Wind Turbines Looked This Beautiful [Wind]
We've yet to discover a perfect source of clean energy, and while wind turbines come close, many people still consider them to be an eyesore. But we don't think anyone would complain if they all featured the beautiful spinning helix design of the Hercules turbine.More »
Fuel Cell USB Charger Resurrects Your Dead Phone Up To Fourteen Times [Charging]
We've been promised an exciting future with gadgets perpetually powered by magical fuel cells, and a company called Lilliputian Systems is taking the first steps towards tomorrow with its that will soon be available from Brookstone.More »
Greenpeace activists protest Apple by blocking train tracks
Greenpeace activists tried to stop Apple's coal consumption at its source by blocking train tracks that Duke Energy uses to ship coal to Apple's Maiden, North Carolina data center. Activists targeted the Marshall Steam Station in Catawba county, according to a report in Charlotte's WCNC.Protestor...
Wind Farms Linked to Local Climate Change [Climate]
Wind power, one the oldest and most established forms of alternative energy, might not be as green as we thought. A new study in the US has linked wind farms to local temperature rises of over 0.7C—enough to change local weather and climate.More »
