So I just started a 6 month internship as the Associate Director at Energy Liberty. Here is our website so you can check it out: http://www.energyliberty.org We are a new nonprofit aiming to make low-income communities more competitive for the new emerging green job sector. Two of the Energy Liberty programs will be focused onRead More
Author: Chia-Yi
I saw a Big Belly!
It was big! And green! And solar-powered! You might be confused right now. I seem to be on a theme of cool life-changing inventions since that post about the Slingshot, because the Big Belly is a solar-powered trash compactor. I saw one yesterday while walking on the East Side in Manhattan. I almost missed itRead More
Greenanswers.com widget
Test run: GreenAnswers.com Let me know if it works and what you think of it! Edit: This widget’s code is changing tonight (10/01), so it might stop working. I will post the new code when I get it.
Weekend romp in the mountains to clean out the lungs
On Labor Day weekend a few weeks ago, I made a trip up to the Catskills for a few nights of camping in the yard, campfires, and walking in the mountains. The weather was pretty amazing and I had fun doing outdoorsy things. Sleeping in a tent is so fun! It was really cool toRead More
Water in a slingshot
No, not in a balloon in a slingshot. Just in a slingshot. Creator of the Segway, Dean Kamen, has come up with a device that can purify water and he calls it the Slingshot. This CNN article goes into detail about the inventor and the invention. The small machine takes up the space of aRead More
Some of my favorite questions
Here are some of my favorite questions that I have answered as part of my internship with GreenAnswers.com: Q: Do you think we should try and make earth day more important to American people? A: I’m not sure it would do much for the overall cause. Raising awareness is important and everything, but it shouldn’tRead More