Posted by carrie_roll
Fair warning… This video starts off loud, so turn your volume down a little bit.
Focusing on natural elements like a discrete water droplet or a powerful ocean eddy, his work is elegant and hypnotic.
(It’s also amazing to me how much math goes into his art.)
Also, the video ends with a sort of cheesy but simple explanation of how ocean waves could power our future.
Posted by lindseyshoe
What is Fair Trade? Who does it benefit and how? How can I be involved in Fair Trade practices?
Posted by carrie_roll
This post is a series of conversations I have had, and great information I’ve received, from Chris Rohland, a member of the GreenJoyment community.
He has figured out how to run an engine on water, which means that in theory, if you had one of these engines in your home, you could run your heating and electricity on nothing but water.
GreenJoyment: Chris, what’s gotten you interested in working/living green?
Chris: Originally boy scouts. I learned to live off and appreciate the land. Kind of like survivorman and man vs. Wild. But not to those extremes. I am currently in the process of sawing logs from an overgrown woods to hand craft a log home. The point is to live off the grid with minimal technology. I want to raise my kids in an amish like setting. Im not impressed with the direction or reliability of the future of society so im getting out while the gettin’s good.
GreenJoyment: Not a bad plan. We’re hearing that perspective more and more and have to say that it seems like the safest way to go… We’ll do our best to bring you what help we can…
Chris: Here is the thing. With solar and wind power, there are downsides. As with everything. solar and wind power are subject to the availability of the sun and wind. Then the process of creating the solar cells is not a very green process. Just like bio fuels and ethanol, the process to create the fuel puts more co2 emissions into the atmosphere than if we just burned the petroleum that they replace.
Anyhow… Ive been checking into hydrogen to power my vehicles and my home. Attached is a diagram of a system i have been using in a ’86 ford ranger with a 400 hp Chevy 355 ci engine. Living in Wisconsin, it is not practical in the winter months, because water easily freezes, but the idea is wonderful in the warmer months, and i plan on using the same principal to run a generator to power my home all year round.
Posted by lindseyshoe
Not creepy, not hairy, not poisonous and not even eight-legged, the spider plant is a wonderful kind of spider to invite to live in your home. Chlorophytum comosum, commonly known as the spider plant, is a great choice for greening your home.
Posted by lindseyshoe
Let’s compare the light in our life — as well as it’s energy efficiency and cost. Which light will you be using in the future?
Posted by lindseyshoe
One person’s seeds are another person’s garden. Seed swapping is one of those items that one person has, that another person can find a use for. The use of swaps, “free cycles”, or recycling any product, good, or service is good for us all. Seed swapping is a great example of something that saves money, creates health, and helps the environment.
Posted by carrie_roll
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Hey Kelly!
Sorry for the delayed reply. I have watched the whole movie of Zeitgeist: Addendum, and even though I don’t agree with all of it, I think it’s very important for people to see and try to draw their own conclusions from. So, we are posting it on GreenJoyment.
Thank-you for your suggestion.
Warmest,
Jonathan
Posted by carrie_roll
Elmer is a member of the GreenJoyment community. He shared something with me about his grass house, and I wanted to share it with everyone here, because I found it to be a great example of going green.
We’re putting together a lot of resources about solar energy right now, and should have some interesting news to share soon.
Posted by lindseyshoe
Solar power used for transportation in India; prototype solar powered transportation designs in London and improved working conditions that also leave no carbon footprint and lead the way to a transportation alternative to gas and diesel fueled vehicles.
Posted by lindseyshoe
No longer do you need to tie your hands up in knots with plastic shopping bags as they twist and turn around your wrist. Or worry about your small child or visiting children to your home in danger from plastic bags, or even try to figure out where to store plastic bags — even though you can’t really reuse them again but you hate to throw them away. Read more on why you and your family should stop using plastic bags during your shopping trips and easy tips on how you can make it happen.