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- Sure, energy tech is sexy and could be profitable. But think real green, as in chlorophyll and growing plants. That's the most crucial green tech now.
- There's a lot of interest in alternative energy tech and ways to utilize fossil fuels more efficiently. There's considerable push now for more nuclear power. And all that makes economic and ecological sense: energy is at the base of the economic pyramid, less energy means less of everything for...
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- Photos: Israel's treatment of water
- The water treatment industry thrives in Israel because of a lack of water needed for agriculture and human use.
- Image galleries 2006-08-10
- CD3WD Agriculture (EXE)
- CD3WD is a collection of high-quality 3rd world development information on agriculture, health, appropriate technology, construction, food processing, crop storage, woodwork, metalwork, electrical trades, education, and computer skills. All material is HTM and PDF, and is therefore platform independent. This section covers agriculture.
- Software downloads 2006-03-15
- Internet Delivery of Short Courses for Farmers: A Case Study of a Course on Precision Agriculture
- The Internet is changing the way society accesses and processes information. Farmers now have access to a wide range of information about many aspects of their farming systems, but it is often thought by scientists and extension specialists that many lack the skills necessary to use that information to improve...
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- Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergency
- They're even talking about it on the radio now--can Detroit automakers survive? If you listened to this show on NPR the future of Chrysler is south of bleak. Ford and GM may just be bigger and have more blood to lose. The local Detroit paper's headline: auto sales...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Would a re-regulated oil market destroy green tech investment?
- Would a re-regulated oil market destroy green tech investment?How do you define a speculator?The problem is not the guys who buy and sell commodities on an ongoing basis, it is the investors who have discovered a new asset class called "natural resources" and who take, and hold long positions betting...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Bulls in the corn field, beware! Ethanol from corn? Mooooo.
- Those are market bulls of the two-legged sort similar to the ones currently jacking up crude oil futures. The next great investment bubble may focus on the fields of Iowa. Today's Department of Agriculture numbers on the American corn crop (the world's largest) are not encouraging for corn...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Wirelessly networking cows
- U.S. researchers have developed a Walkman-like headset for cows. This device enables them to 'whisper wireless commands to cows to control their movements across a landscape -- and even remotely gather them into a corral.' In fact, it could help farmers to maintain cows behind virtual fences. According to the...
- Blog posts 2008-06-08
- Secrets of a fresh beer
- According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, scientists in Venezuela have found a way to keep beer taste fresher for long times. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note simply titled 'Keeping beer fresher.' The researchers...
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Haves vs. haves: corn and cows and the men who love them
- Haves vs. haves: corn and cows and the men who love themRE: Agri-BotherI can't understand how anyone can say that the agricultural industry "sucks up the fresh water, and doesn't put it back". How do you think that the vegetables and produce get to market. It doesn't just...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-26
- Fayetteville becomes center of "Green Valley"
- Yes, that Fayetteville. In Arkansas, home of Wal-Mart.* The same Wal-Mart that recently announced it had annual sales of $375-billion. As a nation Wal-Mart would rank right below Switerland in GDP, and ahead of such oil-rich countries as Saudi Arabia and Norway. It's Wal-Mart's...
- Blog posts 2008-05-26
- Haves vs. haves: corn and cows and the men who love them
- We urbanites are sitting in the bleachers for what portends to be a helluva gladiatorial battle. Corn. Cows. And it's all being fought over energy and centers, as all fine money matters in "cleantech," around the EPA. Here's what's up: Texas is a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-26
- Water technology sure to become more profitable. Great "Dry" Lakes study released. Our food is consuming our water.
- Water technology sure to become more profitable. Great "Dry" Lakes study released. Our food is consuming our water.Where does the food come from?A million tomatoes or more a day for New York alone?Welcome to FloridaWe have been going through this problem for decades.Government does not care as the...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- Water technology sure to become more profitable. Great "Dry" Lakes study released. Our food is consuming our water.
- The Great Lakes are a major source of fresh water for much of the industrial and agricultural Midwest as well as southeastern Canada. Now the US Geological Survey has released a report on what happens to the water after people take it out of the lakes. You can...
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- Roasting biomass to produce more energy
- According to engineers at the University of Leeds, UK, it is possible to use torrefaction, a process usually associated with coffee production, to increase the energy content of some of some crops by up to 20 per cent. Not only torrefaction would lead to an increase of the energy extracted...
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- A new robotic tasting device
- According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, French researchers have developed an artificial mouth that chews apples like you and me. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note titled 'Munch-o-matic: Scientists develop the artificial mouth.' The...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Insects using plants as phones
- A team of Dutch ecologists has found that subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects use plants to communicate. 'Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals via the leaves of the plant. This way, aboveground insects are alerted that the plant is already occupied.' This means that by using 'green telephone lines,' the...
- Blog posts 2008-04-27
- Salesforce and Google team to conquer the enterprise
- Salesforce and Google team to conquer the enterpriseWhat a ContrastThis is a deep and insightful post, not a lot to add on the details of the announcement. But I did want to draw a contrast to the old world. Microsoft and SAP with Duet attempted something similar and...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-14
- An order of fries and a tank of biodiesel to go. You and your car could feed from the same source.
- There're promises that American gasoline prices will be around $4 later this year. Many nations already pay much more than that, but their cars keep on truckin'. So where's the pain point when people will stop driving? Far down the road, I'd predict. People will give...
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets
- Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging marketsIt is a process to hit price points that will work everywhere. OLPC hasat least hit price points that mean probably hundreds of millions more will now be able to afford computers. True, there are billions in need, but, prices will...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-07
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