Archive for January, 2010
Introduction to Living Roofs / Green Roofs – BGTV
In this short video “Building Green” host Kevin Contreras visits the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, and learns about the benefits and basics of construction of living roofs from Steve Windhager, Director of the Center. Visit www.buildinggreentv.com or call your station for local PBS listings.
Duration : 0:2:10
LEGEND OF ROMEO, THE LONELY WOLF FROM ALASKA (updated with breaking news)
A true story from Alaska, one for the ages. I am reloading to break the news – Romeo has possibly found a mate. Since I do not have many subs, I am counting on you all to rate, comment and SHARE, to spread the word about Romeo. I plan to delete the prior movie since the video counter is locked. Please add this one to your favorites, if you favorited the old one. IF YOU EMBED THIS MOVIE PLEASE DO NOT SET IT ON AUTPLAY!!!! since apparently it causes YT problems counting views.
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The Legend of Romeo, the Lonely Wolf, has spread around the world. I filmed these video clips on 3/15/09, at Romeo’s place here in Alaska. I am deeply indebted to youtube user Prophiscient, who was able to rescue my badly damaged close-up clip of Romeo running. He was able to determine a problem existed with the frame order, something way over my head, and devised a special avisynth script to cure the problem. He is the best of the best, and this video would look lousy without his expert help, which he so freely and generously gave to me. Mr. P if you ever come to Alaska, I will make sure you have the time of your life… As far as I am concerned, this movie is copyright 2009 by floydstinkyboy under the creative commons 3.0 attribution – noncommercial – share and share alike license. The ideas and information for my script are culled, paraphrased and edited by me from my own personal observations of Romeo, and from several internet news resources, as listed below. The still photographs of Romeo with The Pug, and Romeo against a spruce backdrop, are in the public domain (according to my research the owner wishes to remain anonymous and has allowed them to be posted widely on the internet). == == yahoo news, story by Steve Quinn, associated press: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20081222/ap_tr_ge/travel_trip_alaska_romeo NPR news story: http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/01/romeo_update_wolf_photographer.html EXCLLENT Local Blog from someone I have never met, with the Pug pix: http://arcticglass.blogspot.com/2007/02/juneaus-pet-wolf.html U.S. Forest Service Romeo page: http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/districts/mendenhall/romeowolf.shtml
Duration : 0:6:49
home made wind turbine
home made wind turbine for £35, want to know more visit my site and become a member on my new forum:www.windchasers.eu
Duration : 0:1:20
Renewable Energy: Wind Power
A Dorky Engineering Student explains how a homebuilt wind turbine create usable Electrical Power
Duration : 0:7:49
Solar-powered Plane Readies for Flight
TechnologySolar-powered Plane Readies for FlightSolar-powered Plane Readies for FlightThe Associated PressSolar-powered flight is a step closer to reality. A group of Swiss adventurers are hard at work on the Solar Impulse, a zero-emission airplane powered entirely by the sun. (May 22)Solar-powered flight is a step closer to reality. Several Swiss adventurers are hard at work on the Solar Impulse, a zero-emission airplane powered entirely by the sun. They promote renewable energies as they push technology to new limits. Testing on the aircraft is being conducted with computer simulations. And pilots are able to maneuver it in a variety of environments – including night flight – a considerable challenge for a plane powered by sunlight. The plane itself is little more than a giant wing – a giant array of solar cells – and a tiny compartment for the pilot. [Notes:SOT Andre Borschberg, pilot]“TODAY WE CAN TRANSPORT ONE PERSON WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND OF COURSE WE HOPE IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE WITH DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES WE CAN TRANSPORT 300 PERSONS USING ONLY RENEWABLE ENERGIES TO PROPEL THE AEROPLANE.”But for now, the Solar Impulse has only one seat. It is hoped that it will be ready for its maiden flight later this year, with the first night flight scheduled for 2009. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****)
Duration : 0:1:3
Are Solar Powered Cars the Future?
http://www.WatchMojo.com checks out a solar panel powered car, how its made and what it can do for the environment.
Duration : 0:1:2
My small home solar power system
A brief layout of my solar system that I installed in my small house
Duration : 0:5:22
PARABOLIC MIRROR 55.7″ PARABOLOID SOLAR POWER STEAM GENERATOR Concave Mirror Solar Collector
This is on of our new 55.7″ Paraboloids that produces almost 2K of solar power. They are beasts when it comes to solar heating. I hope to do videos with Steam and Stirling Engines to provide a working model that actually can be used to produce some power. These boil 12 oz of water in under a minute. Still testing and will have videos on that soon. Please Rate this video and subscribe to our channel.
Duration : 0:1:46
Business: Home Green Home: Affordable Green Living – NYTimes
A development in Western Massachusetts features solar powered, tightly sealed and super-insulated homes, which are nearly off the grid and affordable.
Duration : 0:5:27
Fox News Alert: Van Jones Quits As Green Jobs Czar
Fox News gloats, er, reports that Van Jones has resigned as President Obama’s green jobs czar after a cloud of controversy – made possible virtually only by Fox News – surrounded him for the last several days.
Matt Lewis of Politics Daily suggests “his resignation was probably forced.”
And the Washington Examiner’s Byron York calls it “an extraordinary demonstration of the division in the mainstream media.”
Duration : 0:10:28