Archive for the 'Tools & Products' Category
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- The Zero Mile Diet? |
Posted by e4 on Feb 18 2008
If you want to grow your own calorie crops, here's an interesting option: "The Zero Mile Diet seed kit" from Salt Spring Seeds in British Columbia. It's a diverse collection of grains, legumes, greens, and tomatoes (all heirlooms, if I'm not mistaken), along with a 20-page growing guide for $36. ...
- Oil worries? Make your own! |
Posted by e4 on Jan 09 2008
Here's an interesting device for your peak oil wish-list: A home-scale oil press. It's made in The Netherlands, and it'll set you back about 100 euros ($142 as of today), including shipping. Using a hand crank and a small lamp oil heat source, you can turn a wide variety ...
- Pedal Power! |
Posted by e4 on Jan 03 2008
David Butcher is a man on a mission. He built a pedal-power generator, with a huge particleboard flywheel for maximum efficiency. His design has powered electric items such as a television, a washing machine, and a bread machine. But he's also able to use it for tasks suited to direct ...
- Super-efficient “chest fridge” (with pictures) |
Posted by e4 on Dec 19 2007
Okay, since this keeps coming up, I thought I'd explain how we converted an old chest freezer into an amazingly efficient refrigerator. Now just to be clear, this was not my idea originally. I can take zero credit for any part of this concept. I'm just following in the footsteps ...
- The post-peak laptop? |
Posted by e4 on Dec 13 2007
If you're reading this, you're obviously using a computer of some sort. Have you ever thought about what a computer might look like in a low-energy world? Nicholas Negroponte has. He's the man behind One Laptop per Child. His idea was to provide cheap, durable laptops to children in third-world countries, ...
- Better batteries |
Posted by e4 on Nov 08 2007
Rechargeable batteries are a great idea. One less thing to have to buy, one less thing to dump in the landfill. But the reality of rechargeable batteries for general use leaves something to be desired. I mean, if you're like me, you don't know the batteries in your CD player ...