Simple Efficiency: Sink Sprayers

OK, basic fluid dynamics people; force the same amount of water through smaller holes yields faster speeds, which means that you can get the same, if not more, impact on dishes in the sink with a Sink sprayer, and save up to %50 of your water usage. Installing a sink sprayer directly into the faucet can make this usage easier and more accessible.

Wii Kicks the Crap of PC, Other Consoles in Power Consumption

Consuming less than 1/10 of the wattage of it's competitors across the board, the Wii, despite it's last gen specs, still packs quite an impressive wallop per watt. If only my expectations of the 'mote had been realistic.

Link to Full Report (hardcoreware.net)

Fake Trees to Combat Global Warming: Because we Cut Down all the Originals

Made all the more significant due to Richard Branson, who recently announced a $25 million reward for someone to create a means of reclaiming CO2 from the atmosphere on a large scale. New York geo-physicist Professor Klaus may have found a solution to this problem, with the design of a synthetic tree to pull out the nasties in the area. Although there's little word on how this device might work, it always pays to have more minds pondering an issue.

Frankly, I'm just waiting 'till we can strip the world bare and move to mars...

Etheco: Ethical Purchase Guide for Lazy People

Etheco as a website run by four buddies in there spare time, so don't be expecting miracles, but the premise is sound; take the busy work out of making ethical purchasing decisions for the rest of us. Each reviewed product is given a grade based on efficiency, environmental impact, and the overall ethics of the company. Not many products are listed now, but keep an eye open for further updates; this could be a great boon to sloth like environmentalists everywhere

Tesla Whitestar: Still expensive

As much as I'd love to go cruising down the highway with zero emissions in a sexy new roadster, my...limited budget just wont allow it. Enter the Whitestar, a four door electric sedan in the works from Tesla, and purportedly only half the price! Let's see, if the car gets released in third quarter 2009, and I save up 50% of my income until then... nope, I still wont be able to afford it. Ah well, at least 'tis a step in the right direction.

How to Save Hundreds on Your Gas Bill

Don't kid yourselves, Winter is far from over, and although Boulder has seen it's share of chill this year, we've got plenty more to plan for. Most people would respond to such news with panic and a rush to push the thermostat to 80, but we're wiser than that, aren't we? Well just in case you haven't been the cleverest of natural gas consumers, Solar Kismet has posted an excellent article on how to get the most out of your utility for the remainder of the winter.

At the top of the list is purchasing a programmable thermostat, that can save oodles of money for the hours that you spend at work or school.

Solar Kismet: Cut Your Energy Bills in Half

1994 Video Explains Energy Arithmatic

University of Colorado professor Dr. Albert Bartlett overviews the nuances of exponential graphs and explains why coal and oil wont last as long as we think