Monthly Archives: November 2008

reFarm

Posted on 12 11 08 by alex

almost a month ago now I submitted an entry into google’s 10^100 project. for those of you who don’t know the project, google is planning to donate $10 million towards the five best ideas that will help the most people. … Continue reading →

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psa: apartment composter

Posted on 1 11 08 by alex

my girlfriend and I have a small yard where we have taken a cue from both the guerrilla gardeners and the path to freedom and have tried to do as much urban agriculture as possible. we grow habanero peppers, chili … Continue reading →

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two facets of solar: a plea to california voters

Posted on 1 11 08 by alex

I’ve recently come across two interesting improvements to different methods of creating solar energy that are worth noting before november 4th. the first is solyndra’s solar tubes, an improvement to the standard photovoltaic solar panel by arraying a series of … Continue reading →

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