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Lower Footprint
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This is the record of my projects to reduce my footprint in 2008.
- Author: Mateo
- Listed in: Environmental Activism Green
- Tags: environment Eco-friendly green Projects
Recent Posts
Plants Plants Plants
Even as the days grow darker and the quality of sunlight begins to fade, we're still thinking about things solar around here. The new pop can solar furnace is working quite well, but I need to find some time to write a real post about it and get some...
Pop Can Solar Furnace 2.0 - Part 3
I've now shown you how assemble your frame, place and paint your cans, now it's time to place the Pop Can Solar Furnace.Obviously, you need a window that faces South and gets a lot of direct sun, especially in the cold winter months. This is the wind...
Pop Can Solar Furnace 2.0 - Part 2
Yesterday, I showed you how to assemble the frame for the Pop Can Solar Furnace 2.0. Today, I'll show you how to place and paint the cans.The reason this solar furnace works as well as it does has to do with the particular properties of the aluminium...
Pop Can Solar Furnace 2.0 - Part 1
I finally found time to assemble my second Pop Can Solar Furnace! I'll be posting step by step instructions this week, as well as reporting on it's output as the week goes by. Here's hoping for sunshine!What makes this pop can solar furnace different...
Enviromental Weekend
So it's Friday and that means it's time to get back home and get a few more things done around the house before the cold winter heating season is fully upon us.In addition to the 350 event in Halifax tomorrow, there was also the launch of Dalhousie's...
Oct 24 Climate Day of Action!
Five months is forever to be gone from a blog, so it's time to get started again! You'll be seeing a lot more in the next while. But to get you up to speed very quickly, here's an event happening this Saturday in Halifax, as well as around the world!...
