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New rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency require a 35 percent reduction in emissions from new lawn and garden equipment, starting in 2011. This might revolutionize the environmental impact of lawn care, as it is expected to save 190 million gallons of gasoline per year, while enabling gardeners (like me) to burn off 400 […]

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Among the contestants in GreenerGadgets 2009 Design Competition (the second annual), is the Wind-Helmet designed by Wai Hoong Leng of Malaysia. Wind-Helmet integrates a small wind turbine recharger into the safety helmet, allowing the cyclist to carry fewer portable devices while at the same time providing a means for recharging their portable digital products […]

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10/27/2008 – Aggressively replacing the world’s incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) could reduce lighting energy demand by nearly 40 percent and cut greenhouse gas emissions from day one, according to a new study. The report released by the Worldwatch Institute concluded that by 2030, these savings would add up to 16.6 billion tons […]

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After classes, Sally Peach, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a long list of to-dos.
She wants to hit the gym, tackle school work, and, as captain of an intramural soccer team and member of a campus health advocacy program, she has plenty of e-mail to respond to every evening.
“Though I know I […]

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From a report on CNN, we learn that new technology devised by a Connecticut firm, The Green Revolution Inc is turning sessions at the gym into clean renewable electricity. It’s a workout that hopes to work out some of our energy problems and offers a glimpse of what could be achieved if we all do our bit […]

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“The five spin bikes in my studio have been modified to generate electricity when pedaled,” says Surry Hills Boxing Gym owner Danny Morgan.  ”A small generator attached to the front of the bike sends electricity directly back into the power grid through an inverter. The setup does not affect the performance of the bike.
“A person […]

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“WE DID IT!  It’s a small step for us, but now the two spin bikes by the stereo are sending electricity back to the “grid”.  No switches or batteries to mess with, just straight electricity right back into the building.  This has been a goal since I started thinking about The Green Microgym, so I’m […]

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We are retrofitting gym equipment to make carbon neutral energy in a safe, fun, and healthy manner.  We efficiently and cost effectively capture the kinetic motion of aerobic exercise which is converted into clean energy that feeds back into the local utility’s power grid.  This is just the beginning of the revolution.
We have developed a low cost method for rewiring […]

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There are ways to convert our physical energy – calories we spend from movement, particularly when we exercise – into energy that powers lights, computers, cell phones, TVs and much more.  This site is a place to grow the human energy movement.
Thousands of diligent geniuses are working right now on green technologies. Some work with […]

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ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands — If you felt that the atmosphere in the new hip Club Watt was somehow electric, you would be right: Watt has a new type of dance floor that harvests the energy generated by jumps and gyrations and transforms it into electricity. It is one of a handful of energy-generating floors in […]

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