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An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers.

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Image source: California Paints
Now that the temperatures are chilling down, its time to do indoor, rather than outdoor, home repair. Why not give those walls a touch up of paint? Or, for new homeowners, done with apartment living and its bare, white walls, its time to finally get to PAINT YOUR OWN WALLS! Yay! Why […]

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Photo via Dave Hogg
Being a Girl Scout has come a long way from making jewelry out of tree bark and safety pins and selling cookies. And it’s a good thing, too.
Tomorrow, 25 Girl Scout Juniors and Cadettes will participate in a day-long camp focused on improving energy efficiency in buildings. They’ll learn the bulk […]

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Image source: Gainesville
In anticipation of the upcoming meetings to update Kyoto next month in Poznan, Poland, the 53 African nations met recently to develop the Algiers Declaration, stating that they will vote as one bloc during climate change negotiations, reports the Monterey Herald. Forests, renewable energy and deserts are the three major issues that African […]

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

photo: Better Place
Electric cars may not be commercially available yet in the US, and aren’t expected to be widely available much before 2012, but when they are the San Francisco Bay Area will be ready.
Palo Alto-based Better Place has announced that it plans to begin setting up a network of electric car power stations […]

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

You gotta love it when your phone does work for you. Especially when that work it keeping your carbon footprint in check.
Intel and the University of Washington are developing UbiGreen, which promises to be one of the easiest phone apps to use when it comes to greening how you get around town. All you […]

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

While the solar panel in this photo is pretty much a token renewable energy gesture, Wal-Mart’s wind power commitment is significantly more substantial. Photo: Wal-Mart Stores
Say what you like about Wal-Mart (and I certainly have said some less than flattering things), but sometimes the world’s largest retailer does something undeniably positive: Like make its first […]

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Computer resellers are going to have an easier time marketing their green gear thanks to the Green Electronics Council. The council, which created EPEAT, has formed a partnership with resellers in order to get energy efficient and eco-friendly computer equipment out to more consumers.
Read on to find out where you can get greener gear….

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Screenshot via Earth2Tech
xChange Point is an energy efficiency tool offered by Eps Corp, an energy management company, which supposedly will offer an immediate return on investment to manufacturing companies, thanks to energy savings and zero upfront capital costs.
The tool is a software interface and hardware that attaches to manufacturing systems and machinery. It will […]

Posted on November 21st, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: 3