Posts Tagged ‘News’

I have a couple of posts on Groovy Green.
In one, I look at some steps I have taken to improve my Miles per Gallon and what I am doing to drive less.  In the other, I share my experiences as a motorcyclist and a bicyclist.
See “Mileage Improvements By Driving Less And Driving Slower” and “Cycling…“

After reading this article at EcoGeek.com about Sapphire Energy, I did a little research on algae-to-oil and what I found was that the industry had two problems to tackle:
1) Competitive algae.  When using open tanks, naturally occurring algae competes for resources and space.
2) Getting the oil out of the algae.  It has to be heated [...]

Brain-storming is where you list any idea that comes to mind, no matter how wild or insane it appears.
Here are a few alternative power ideas that we came up with, that now do not appear to be quite that far off:
1. Store lightning. Two problems, you’d have to control the lightning strike and then [...]

The NY Times has an article titled A High Price for Healthy Food, where the author reviews a University of Washington study that compares the prices of 370 foods sold at supermarkets in the Seattle area.For the study, the scientists compared the price of a calorie of junk food to a calorie of healthier food.  [...]

I used to read more than 30 RSS feeds a day. OK, I didn’t actually read them. I just scanned them and read the interesting stuff. The problem was all the “unread” stories. They kept calling me.
While purging my desk, my drawers and my in-box, I have also been purging my [...]

Zenhabits.net propelled me forward on my quest to simplify my life with this article Simple Living Simplified: 10 Things You Can Do Today to Simplify Your Life.
The first steps I took were to empty out my IN box. The only things in my inbox are individual project folders. Everything else is recycled, delegated [...]

According to Dr. Colleen Huber, Naturopathic Medical Doctor, on her website, www.naturopathyworks.com, if you are craving chocolate, then you need Magnesium. She suggests you eat more raw nuts and seeds, legumes and fruit. She also says that if you are craving bread or toast, you need Nitrogen and suggests high protein foods like [...]

According to this article on NewScientist.com
Educational DVDs may hinder rather than help a young child’s learning. Infants who watch DVDs such as Brainy Baby and Baby Einstein know fewer words than those who do not watch such programmes, a new study suggests.
For the study, a lengthy (45 minute) telephone interview was conducted with about 500 [...]

Lisa Turner, of Red Orbit writes:
Simplify your life-and boost your health-with these basic foods that really work You can nibble on goji berries, whip up noni juice smoothies and stock your shelves with antioxidants. But if you’re looking for what really works for optimal health and disease prevention, the best approach is to focus on [...]

On Wired.com, John Flesher, an AP Environmental Writer, writes,
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Deep enough to hold the combined water in all the other Great Lakes and with a surface area as large as South Carolina, Lake Superior’s size has lent it an aura of invulnerability. But the mighty Superior is losing water and getting warmer, [...]