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The danger of wood pellets
 Some weeks back, I told you how stored wood pellets release lots of carbon monoxide. This video tells the story far better than I can. I think we'll be seeing more and more wood pellets in the days ahead. Be careful.
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Leaves to coal?
 Subscriber, Terry Tekushan, shared this story with us. I wonder how much it costs to operate the pressure cooker, and if that cost offsets the savings offered by the bricks. This is, however, a different way to get rid of those autumn leaves. |
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In retrospect
 And this probably wasn't the best idea the guy ever had. What else can I say but that it's worthy of a Darwin Award. |
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Nice savings
 It's good to see people are taking the time to track the savings on the improvements made to these government buildings. And it's interesting to note what a difference controls and keeping an eye on waste steam can make. Here's the article.
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And on the other hand
 I love this story from George Washington University. My favorite part is, "Daniel Edwards, a junior living in City Hall, said students' 'incentive is gone' because they don't pay monthly utilities bills and therefore don't care about saving energy and water.'" Hey, just like living at home! |
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Closing the loop
 A good idea from some bright Canadians. I can't see any flaws in this. Can you?
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And then this!
 I thought this Swedish film/cartoon about district heating was particularly well done, especially when it comes to explaining this technology to consumers. Such fun! |
