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Osmotic Power

Here is an interesting development in alternative energy:

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700 Year Old Earth Buildings In Turkey

700 Year Old Earth Buildings In Turkey

As a builder I’m interested how people built housing throughout the ages.  Some of these buildings are really interesting.  In the north east of Iran at the foot of Mount Sahand in Kandovan, the villagers live in cave homes carved out from the volcanic rock.
The age of some houses is more than 700 [...]

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In Search of the Mass-Produced Plug-In Electric Vehicle

This article by David Fessler of Investment U:
In Search of the Mass-Produced Plug-In Electric Vehicle,
 
We found out that Tesla Motors joined the growing list of automakers receiving federal funds this week. It locked up $465 million to develop and produce battery-powered vehicles.
But as we know too well, large government checks are hardly ever the answer [...]

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Electric Drag racing: White Zombie

Enough of the heavy news.  Here’s something really cool:
White Zombieracer in old Datsun body beats a Corvette in head to head drag race:

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New organic waste water treatment creates green fertilizer

Here is some really good news on the environmental front. Ostara Nutrient Technologies is pioneering a green recycling process that turns waste water and sludge into an organic fertilizer.
Ostara’s proprietary technology removes phosphorus and other nutrients from wastewater and recycles them into environmentally safe commercial fertilizer, Crystal Green®.
Ostara’s proprietary technology helps wastewater treatment systems [...]

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