Archive for July, 2012

sOccket- the eco-friendly portable generator!

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

I admit I was “shocked” to learn that 1 in 5 people live without electricity, that number just seems quite unrealistic. But over one and a half billion people go to bed every night without power. Developing nations, remote locations, and those without electricity who are living in the developed world could all benefit from [...]

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Johnson County Iowa turns to LED lighting

Friday, July 13th, 2012

Last Thursday, July 5th, the Johnson County Iowa Board of Supervisors passed a motion to apply for two grants to fund a project that would install LED Lights in all county buildings. The board meeting covers the discussion of which grants to apply for and what they’ll include in the transition to LED lights. The [...]

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Guerrilla Gardening

Friday, July 6th, 2012

I was recently walking through the garden section of my local Home Depot looking for lavender with a friend when she asked me about Guerrilla Gardening. I semi-jokingly asked if this was when Guerrillas grew their own vegetables. It turns out I was wrong. The term Guerrilla Gardening is used to describe the (occasionally unauthorized) cultivation of plants in vacant public or [...]

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