ecobroker: Turn those trans fats into oil for you car! Green Motor Oil coming at the end of the month! - 03/03/08 11:35 AM
Green Earth Technologies has announced the arrival of their Green Motor Oil on store shelves this month!
This motor oil has been developed by using nano technology to transform those trans fats, now illegal in many places, from fryers to your cars engine. So that 200 pounds of waste tallow from … (3 comments)
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ecobroker: A taste of why we need clean energy in Utah. - 02/25/08 04:05 PM
I stumbled upon this blog today when doing a search for photos of the dreaded inversion here in Salt Lake City and think it is very worthwhile to post a link on my blog.
If you want to understand my passion for environmental change take a look at this blog. You … (0 comments)
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ecobroker: Have you ever seen a wind turbine fail? - 02/25/08 03:49 PM
All I can so to the video below is wow! Turbines have a governor to keep them revolving at a slow pace during high winds. This one obviously failed. I can only imagine the damage something like this could cause in a large scale wind farm. By the way I am … (7 comments)
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ecobroker: Now this is promising! The world's largest (today) solar plant is coming to Arizona in 2011. - 02/25/08 03:45 PM
If, and only if, congress renews the clean energy tax credit this year, they will be building the worlds largest solar plant in the Arizona desert. Thanks to a partnership between Arizona Public Service and Abengoa Solar the state of Arizona will be able to provide solar powererd electricty to about … (6 comments)
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ecobroker: The air car is coming!!! - 02/23/08 08:54 AM
Now this is exciting news! According to this Cnet article the 106 MPG air car will be arriving in the US in late 2009 or early 2010.
From the article: "According to its initial, estimated, specifications the Air Car will go 848 miles on an 8 gallon tank of gas. The size … (14 comments)
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ecobroker: Would you live in dirt? How would you run the comps on that??? Rammed earth homes. - 02/22/08 10:42 PM
It has been a long time since I posted a would you live story! This one is great. As the world move more and more to alternative and sustainable means of construction things that were laughed at as hippie ideas just 30-40 years ago are proving to be beautiful and doable … (2 comments)
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ecobroker: Tankless Water Heaters - Does it Take Longer To Get Hot Water? - 02/20/08 05:14 PM
Over on the LA Times Blog called Pardon Our Dust, they have posted an entry on how long it takes to get hot water to your faucet with a tankless heater vs. a conventional heater.
The basis of the story is that tankless owners, myself included, are always asked (told) that … (8 comments)
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ecobroker: I was on TV thanks to AR! Going Green: Cash-Saving Tips That Help Environment - 02/20/08 11:39 AM
As I posted last week I was contacted by ABC 4 our local affiliate here in Salt Lake City about doing a news story. They came upon my Active Rain Blog through a Google search and called me based on what they saw. Soon after they were at my house filming … (11 comments)
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ecobroker: They say you need thick insulation. Do you? Listen and see. - 02/17/08 03:06 PM
Here in Utah there is a local podcast production that does casts that debunk a lot of what the "experts" say. Sure the "experts" that are debunking it may be a litle biased, but I think you can learn great things as well.
Last week a local builder and friend of … (0 comments)
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ecobroker: New Listing-Enjoy Life from High Above The City and Only 10 Minutes From Downtown! - 02/14/08 07:56 PM
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ecobroker: Tidal and Wave Power: Amazing new technologies for our future. - 02/13/08 11:06 AM
I have covered a lot of alternative sources of energy with Wind Power and Solar Energy, but nothing is more captivating to me than what has been coming along for several years now as a potential power source for millions of people everywhere. Completely clean energy that creates no greehouse emissions … (6 comments)
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ecobroker: Working out for the greater good. Or at least for to watch DVD's and keep the lights on. - 02/06/08 11:56 AM
I picked up on this over at Inhabitat today. It seems a personal trainer has built the first green micro gym. While working out you are generating electricity to power DVD players and even help with the light bill. What a concept and why did it take someone so long to … (4 comments)
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ecobroker: Masdar Initiative - A bit cool, A bit creepy, A bit Star Treky - 100% Carbon Neutral City. - 02/06/08 11:41 AM
The concept is cool, the beauty is amazing, the whole thing is such a great idea, but I find the video a bit creepy. The definition of Utopia. So what am I talking about? I am talking about a city outside of Abu Dhabi that will be 100% carbon Neutral, Car … (2 comments)
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ecobroker: Solar is going to get cheaper and more efficient everyday! - 02/04/08 09:41 AM
The amount of information that is changing and updating everyday is staggering to me! We live in a wonderful time full of incredible innovation.
According to this article from the Idaho National Laboratories, they are using a special technique to stand millions of tiny antennas on to a thin film of plastic … (4 comments)
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ecobroker: Weekly update: Financing Home 2.0, Green Roofs, LED Cities, fast payback wind turbine. - 01/27/08 12:14 PM
Over at WorldChanging they posted an article on the 26th called financing home 2.0. In the article they discuss various opportunities in Green Mortgages. There is a some good information over there, so check it out.
In another post this week over at Facility Blog they have posted a great Q&A on Green … (5 comments)
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ecobroker: LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design) building Payback and ROI. - 01/25/08 07:59 AM
Ellen Reed over at sustainabuild.com has posted an excellent article on LEED ROI and Payback.
So rather than post her entire article here, you will need to click through to her site to read more. The information is fantastic and the argument is well versed for showing a new way to … (6 comments)
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ecobroker: What is the story of your stuff? - 01/25/08 07:34 AM
I came across The Story of Your Stuff today and I feel everyone should stop in at this site and watch the whole 20 minutes worth of videos.
This is a quote from the Press Release and there is a short "Teaser Video" Below:
Throughout the 20-minute film, activist Annie Leonard, the … (8 comments)
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ecobroker: Insurers are paying homeowners to go green. - 01/24/08 07:50 AM
I picked up this article from the associated press and this is very exciting news. Many feel the costs of going green are far too high or that the return is negligible so they argue against it. I personally believe that this article is just one more link to show that … (12 comments)
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ecobroker: A strawbale/prefab/modern home combination. - 01/19/08 08:03 PM
This is pretty interesting. Strohaus in Switzerland has taken strawboard panels and made a beautiful pre-fab modern home out of it. It really is another great use for waste straw and an alternative to the typical straw bale home. I really like it, but I like the idea more. The home … (2 comments)
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ecobroker: America's 10 Best Eco Neighborhoods - 01/15/08 05:40 PM
So do you live in one of America's 10 best Eco Nieghborhoods? I wish I did, but I really just wish that my city was on the list. Maybe someday as Utah is getting greener everyday.
In the Jan/Feb Issue of Natura Homes Magazine they have published the list of America's … (6 comments)
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