Popular Mechanics compared three garbage bags – from Hefty, Grip-Rite and EconoGreen’s recycled – testing weight capacity, abrasion resistance and puncture resistance to find the toughest one. The pricier, recycled EconoGreen won the day.
The Mojave Desert – last seen on our virtual pages when the SpaceShipTwo was unveiled – has leapt into the news again today, thanks to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s legislation which will stop 13 solar plants and wind turbines from moving in.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for green technology—so long as physical effort is not required. That’s where the Power Pump mobile phone charger from Orange falls a bit short.
What? The Earth revolves around the sun? Preposterous. By the way, I want you to give up all technology for Lent. Oh, and pay no attention to the workers installing our $US660 million solar plant.
Our favourite electronics aren’t always the easiest items to recycle, but Wired took a tour of a factory where they’re stripped down to their essential parts so manufacturers can reuse the good bits.
Sure, plenty of car companies have already stepped up to manufacture hybrids. But Hyundai’s BLUE-WILL concept is the only one that resembles some sort of carnivorous, aquatic beast.
It’s been a long time coming, but to coincide with Earth Hour this week, Belkin is finally launching their Conserve Surge protector in Australia. The power board not only protects your precious gadgets from power surges, but features six out of eight sockets that can be switched off completely – killing even the standby power drain – using a supplied remote.
