The Solar industry is taking leaps forward in technology. From solar powered lawn mowers to concepts of ships with solar sails people are thinking up all kinds of uses for Solar Panels. Here we present to you the concept of a Solar Powered Submarine. The Swiss company, BKW, has their eyes set on completing a design that will allow their submarines to harness solar energy.

PETA has recently showed up to try to make Giorgio Armani, and their buyers, stop producing, selling and buying fur. The PETA Angles all held signs saying “Be an Angel for Animals. Ditch Fur!” Whether or not people stayed and watch simply because their outfits or for their cause let’s hope at least one person decided to stop buying fur. If you would like more info on what you can do you can head over to the PETA website now or click more to take a look at some more pictured from this event.

It’s always nice to see Solar Panels used in a productive matter but this time I think they could have done without this. A small town outside Barcelona, Spain has recently placed solar panels on top of mausoleums in the local cemetery. There are a total of 462 solar panels that will generate enough power for 60 homes which I hardly think is enough for them to be placed where they are. The company that is running this project said that the best way to pay tribute to the dead is by letting them generate renewable energy for the current generation. I guess you can say that’s true but over a cemetery? I still can’t really picture being buried under solar panels. via ct

Recently Mailman Steven Padgett was fined $3000 and ordered to do 500 hours of community service because he stopped delivering Junk mail to the houses on his route. He simple stopped delivering the junk mail because he said that it took too much time to deliver it all and he was losing his personal relationships with the people on his delivery route. He stopped delivering junk mail on his route for an amazing 7 years and stored some of junk mail in his garage and saved a lot of people the headache of annoying junk mail. He could not stop junk mail worldwide but you can help by simply visiting a website.

The Internet can be used as an amazing resource. From gathering all sorts of information to trading and buying goods and have them delivered to your doorstep. But then there is also the bad uses which involve buying, selling and trade of illegal substances and products. One of these consists of wild life trade and China has recognized that this goes on on their largest Internet auction site and are planning to find the people who are doing this and put an end to it. Lets home something can be done because the amount of trading that goes on online for Wildlife is ridiculous. Some stats given in the press release are located below.

Many of the Native fish currently in California are in a very serious decline. Twenty out of Thirty-one to be exact and a new study shows that some of these are set to be extinct by the end of this century. The bull trout has already gone extinct due to the construction of the Shasta and McCloud Dam. Lets hope they take quick action to remove these fish and provide them with the appropriate living conditions they need or simply remove the dams giving them back their natural living conditions. This study was done by Peter Moyle who is a professor at UC Davis. Read what he says below.

Designed by Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim is a very cool set of Illuminating Solar Blinds. Solar technology is used on countless things these days and as time passes and the technology gets better we will see some pretty amazing designs and products. The blinds pictured above have a set of solar panels on the which gather enough power to light up a design that is placed on the inside of the blinds. When you turn on the blinds you will see a image light up in form of either a table lamp, chandelier or a floor lamp.

BambooSK8 has just recently introduced to us their new Bamboo skateboards which are actually more durable, sustainable and stronger then those made with Maple. Now you may say hey its just a skateboard but did you know that Canadian Maple used to make skateboards takes anywhere from 40-60 years to mature before it can be cut down and used while Bamboo is a renewable grass that you can use after only 5 years. There are some skateboarding companies that do use a couple layers of Bamboo but BambooSK8 is the only company which uses 100% bamboo which is grown in managed forests.

Use a Timer: If you have a timer on your air conditioner set it to turn off when you leave and then to turn back on a couple minutes before you return to your house. This saves the air conditioner from working while you aren’t home therefore saving you money and energy.

Seal the Unit: Once a room air conditioner is in place, seal the space around it with rope caulk or some other sealant to prevent warm outside air from leaking in.

Close the Fresh-Air Vent: Make sure the fresh-air vent is closed when the room air conditioner is operating so you aren’t cooling outside air. Open the vent when the outside air is cooler to let in fresh air.

Use Fans With Your Air Conditioner: Fans are a great way to circulate air around your room. You can use a fan to spread the cool air that your air conditioner is creating so that the room cools down faster.

Maintain the Furnace: Clean your furnace filters monthly or replace if necessary. A clean unit runs more efficiently.

I always enjoy seeing how creators combine style with green technology and on that note here is an Energy Seed Lamp that Runs on Expired Batteries. Many of us go are constantly going through batteries. Whether it be for our remote controller, music players or house hold appliances and those Alkaline batteries are extremely bad for the environment. Even after they stop working for our appliances there is still some battery power left. So Sungwoo Park and Sunhee Kima designed this so batteries can get all the energy sucked out of them.