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Year: 2010
Linux Mint
Linux Mint’s purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution. Excerpt From DistroWatch.com:Linux Mint is one of the surprise packages of the past year. Originally launched as a variant of Ubuntu with integrated media codecs, it has now developed into one of the most user-friendly distributions on the market –… Continue reading Linux Mint
Water tanks
Connecting a ”’water tanks”’ to the down spouts of your home’s guttering system is one of the easiest ways to contribute to sustainable living. Regulations as at May 2007 Rules and rebate schemes are different in each state. With the current low rebate schemes and the low cost of water the reasons for installing a… Continue reading Water tanks
Water tank pump
Water tank pumps are quite efficient and don’t use much power to operate. Example 1 – water pump for all household water requirements For example, sample measurements from a pump operating for the Surrey Hills house supplying all water needs in August 2008 were: Hours 297 Days 12.375 kWh 2.8646 kWh/h 0.009645118 kWh/day 0.231482828 Example 2 –… Continue reading Water tank pump
Green coffee
Did you know that worldwide 1.4 billion cups of coffee are consumed every day? I don’t know how many cups of tea are drunk, but it must be an equivalent number. I have often thought about how sustainable a cup a coffee actually is while sipping my morning cafe latte. The beans may be harvested… Continue reading Green coffee
Climate change
Climate change is now acknowledged by science as a serious issue resulting from increases in the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. In order to avoid dangerous climate change and protect our quality of life, the world’s scientific community advises we cannot let temperatures increase by 2 degrees or more by the end of this century. The effects of… Continue reading Climate change
Smart power meter
Smart power meters can greatly assist households and business to monitor and reduce their use of power by providing price and consumption information. In early 2008 in Australia, the Victorian goverment has ruled that new meter boxes are to communicate with in-house display units to show householders in real time how much electricity they are using… Continue reading Smart power meter
Worm farms
Earth worms are natures most efficient way of breaking down organic waste and given the right conditions, they can do this much faster and more completely than by conventional composting without worms. Compost worms are worms that are particularly good at processing waste from your garden and kitchen because they have veracious appetites and breed quickly. Composting… Continue reading Worm farms
Give our streets the green light
Give our streets the green light is a campaign to encourage the Victorian and Federal Government to help local councils with the high upfront cost of switching to more energy-efficient street lights. Many people have made the switch to energy-efficient lights at home, now help make the switch in your street by signing an online petition. Replacing old… Continue reading Give our streets the green light
LED low energy lighting
Low energy light emitting diodes (LED) can greatly reduce energy consumption associated with both domestic and commercial lighting. They can be be used for: Light Emitting Diodes are among the most energy-efficient light sources available on the market. LED lamps are already today more than five times more efficient than incandescent lamps and future technical achievements offer… Continue reading LED low energy lighting