This article raises some good points. I have only started to grapple with the implications of having CF bulbs in our home. I have to think that the average american is going to toss burnt out CF bulbs in the trash rather than disposing of them properly (if you don’t believe me ask yourself where [...]

The next energy harvesting idea is using the already clogged speedway (highway,parkway,etc) to convert the wind created by the passing cars, trucks, etc to electricity. This idea has been around for a while, but I think what makes this recently example so specially is how they go about doing it, using overhead turbines that collect [...]

Yes, it has been 1 week since Earth Day 2007 and Hippy Green is 1 week old. There have been some great comments, 10 comments in all with 20 entires. Hippy Green has already started to make some money on advertisement along with gain in popularity on technorati. There is still more to come, but [...]

After my post yesterday about Hybrid technologies I wanted to continue my post about other companies who are building electric cars. I also find it funny because I just flew out to Scottsdale, Arizona and have been driving my friends Mini. Its a pretty sweet car, wish it was the Mini Cooper S, but I [...]

Well I know its spring here but in other parts of the world, its beginning to get cold. I saw this great hack on how to build a portable solar heater from soda cans, plexiglass, wood, and a hose. Its pretty genius when you think about it and great in places like Vermont where its [...]

Well its not Memorial Day yet, but it seems that gasoline prices fell 1 cent last week ending the 12 consecutive weeks of increasing prices. I wrote earlier this week that they predict a $4 a gallon price on gas this summer. Since it was only a 1 cent fall i am still sticking with [...]

Yesterday Kohls a large department store announced that they were going green by converting more then 75 percent of its California department stores to solar power starting Next month. Kohl’s plans to covert 24 of its 80 stores immediately while waiting for permits and approval for the others. Kohl’s plan to generate more then 35 [...]

From Micro Wind Turbines to Multi-Axis Turbosystems there are a variety of ways to use the wind as a form of energy harvesting. Many people complain about wind turbines from “Ruins the View” to “kills bird via migration paths”. I just CAN NOT STAND THESE REASONS! The fact is I spent 2 months traveling Europe [...]

Magenn Power’s MARS (Magenn Power Air Rotor System) is a windturbine thats a hot air balloon that generates power an sends it down via tether cables. MARS is a horizontal axis wind turbine that uses a 1000 ft tether cable to transmit its power. There are restrictions that the FAA requires, but having a easy [...]

It looks like this past weekend was not only a big jump for Hippy Green, but for youth involvement with the environment. More teens and college students are picking up banners on global warming and getting the message out into the public. High school students are building various things with solar panels like cookers and [...]