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Homemade ethanol guru Floyd S. Butterfield and Silicon Valley entrepreneur and innovator Thomas J. Quinn want to see you making ethanol in your backyard. Their creation, called the E-Fuel 100 MicroFueler, is a stacked washer-dryer sized reactor that can convert sugar into ethanol for (they claim) $1.00 per gallon.
Before you get too excited, please note that the unit is probably too expensive for your next block party, unless you’ve got an extra $9,995 lying around somewhere. Fortunately, state and Federal tax credits can halve this, but that still keeps it out of the price range of the average American.
By Pem Charnley •
February 17, 2008
I look out of my window. The county of Devon here in the UK enjoying a beautiful winter’s day, not a cloud in the sky, pale sunlight bathing hills.
Perhaps it’s the stunning scenes. These ancient hills tumbling down to jagged coastal cliffs shaped by storms that have raged for millennia - they put me and others in our place. These views make us realise that we are merely a modern species that can be snuffed out in an instant if we don’t obey envronmental rules.
Perspective springs to mind. There are no god given rights here. Clean up your act or further tempt fierce temperatures that could induce extinction.
By Joy •
October 19, 2007
Living in San Francisco most of my life, I feel very spoiled by the amount of attention and high level of interest and support we have for the green movement.
Most recently, the City of San Francisco and partnership with non profit LightsOutSF.org has issued a "Lights Out" ordinance from 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The city’s landmarks like Alcatraz, TransAmerica building, and parts of our lovely bridges will shut off their lights to announce the importance
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