October 31, 2006 Tuesday

Bye bye standby - new energy saving product Easier - Chester,UK
Bye Bye Standby is a brand new energy saving product from Harmony Systems ... down as you leave the room and the Smart Sockets switch their respective appliance off

Weather 'warmest on record for time of year' 24dash.com - Hereford,Herefordshire,UK
... 1772. September was already a record-breaking month - and the average temperature over the last two months put together is 14.95C.

A Stern warning - and now we must act
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norfolk,England,UK... The Honingham Earth Sheltered Housing Scheme won the coveted Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' 2006 Sustainability Award.

Help needed for green homes
This is Money - UK
The Government was accused today of failing to provide enough incentives for homeowners to save energy. This is Money helped pioneer ...

Athens getting friendlier to use of biodiesel
The Athens News - Athens,OH,USA
... In addition, the Eco-House on Dairy Lane now provides a service termed the Greasel collective, which for the first time gives diesel-vehicle owners easy access ...

Alaska's Cleveland Volcano launches ash 20,000 feet up
AlaskaReport - Juneau,AK,USA
... This is the fourth such known eruption this year, the previous one having occurred on August 24. Cleveland Volcano is just west of Dutch Harbor, about 940 ...

Bulusan Volcano spews mud second time this week (1:50 pm)
Sun.Star - Philippines
... Thursday, seismologists decided to lower the alert status for the Mayon volcano, about 60 ... meter (8,077-foot) Mayon stirred to life in a mild eruption in mid ...

New volcanic eruption at Sicily's Mount Etna
Raw Story - Cambridge,MA,USA
The over 3,000-metre-high volcano started erupting on Sunday after a long period of dormancy. There have been several lava flows, but the eruption poses no ...

‘’Govt secretly planning taxes on cars, travel
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
... 1.50 tax on old-fashioned light bulbs to halve the price gap with energy-saving ones. Total extra cost £56. (Based on an average of one new appliance a year ...

Reinventing the Windmill
AlaskaReport - Juneau,AK,USA
... for centuries, getting the wind to produce reliable electricity has proved ... more easily controlled energy sources such as hydroelectric, geothermal, natural gas ...

—How to heat your housenot the outside.
Slate - USA
... Solar and wind power, which both create largely emissions-free electricity, are still expensive and tricky. So is the newfangled geothermal energy.

—Alternative Energy: Full Steam Ahead volcanic power
Canadian Business - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... exploited so far. Before Polaris started up, the country had just a single geothermal project, pumping out around 30 MW of electricity. ...

China military to tour US bases
HONOLULU - A Chinese military delegation will begin a five-day tour of US military installations in Hawaii and California on Monday and meet with senior US officers in the latest step to repair military ties between the two countries.

October 30, 2006 Monday

Luke energy-saving efforts praised
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... "I think it's absolutely amazing," Anderson said. "This is the first application of that type of solar technology that I've seen on an air base.". ...
Montreal - Built to thrill
Europa Concorsi - Italy
Architecture is the secret autobiography of a city, and nowhere are bricks and ... The underground pedestrian network (aka the indoor city) is a web of brightly ...

A world of underground wonders in Missouri Chicago Tribune - United States
... We met him as he and others were emerging from one of the state's best-known underground treasures, Meramec Caverns near Stanton, having just wrapped up the 80 .

Steve Batie: Finding a use for old concrete
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA
... of my garage that had settled in such a way that it actually channeled rainwater toward my ... I once had just such a pathway snaking through a vegetable garden. ...

Wildlife group to build new center next to zoo
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... Made of rammed earth, block and steel construction, the structure will have no "body fat," meaning it will use as little energy and material as possible, said ...

Park's buildings honored again
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA
... of Garden Ridge, were asked to keep the welds rough, as they would ... The corrugated metal roofs are designed to drain rainwater into several cisterns, disguised ...

Going underground
Cumberland News - Carlisle,Cumbria,UK
THE Basement Living Group, a new Carlisle company, is encouraging businesses and homeowners to go underground and develop their basements. ...

October 27, 2006 Friday

Underground Water Tanks a Fire Help
WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
By Jon Meyer. The rapid growth in the Poconos comes with a cost and as more homes go up, firefighters become more worried. Most developments ...

It's the last straw for eco-friendly building
Wakefield Today - UK
... w3622b618. THE final bale has been added to Wakefield's first eco-friendly building, complete with living roof and compost toilet.

Backing a long shot
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
... Howard's first wager certainly looks handy: a remarkable and innovative Australian solar technology that has enough wow-factor to make Australians ...

Mystery Shoppers Go Underground
Daily Research News Online - UK
Hong Kong, Madrid and Singapore are among the best cities for underground train travel, while New York and Paris are friendly but otherwise lagging behind ...

Warm weather brings garden woes
BBC News - UK
"We had a record breaking July across Northern Ireland and a record breaking September as well as it being warm from May right until now," he said.

Winner is light on the land
ic Newcastle.co.uk - Newcastle,England,UK
... Designing an environmentally sensitive building - complete with an orchard in the car park and an internal rammed earth wall - which is also a high

’’Brazils soybean boom is now farmers gloom
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... Some key Brazilian soy growing regions, such as Parana, have also suffered from dry weather. ... Nobody is predicting a record-breaking soy harvest next year. ...

Native plant symposium highlights flora and ecosystems of Indiana
Reporter-Times - Martinsville,IN,USA
... director of the nature conservancy, will speak on the secret lives of acorns ... orchids of Indiana, Karst features (caves, swallowholes, and underground rivers) of ...

A Guide to Your New Favorite Restaurant
TheStranger.com - Seattle,WA,USA
... are being signaled: 1. seriousness about food rather than atmospherics, and 2. hipness approximating a secret-underground-restaurant-held-in-a-residence. ...

Lighting up the $1 trillion power market
CNNMoney.com - USA
... Semiconductor industry veteran Gary Conley knows the feeling. He toiled under the radar for seven years to develop his solar technology. ...

Honeywell Helps Luke Air Force Base Deliver Solar-Powered Energy ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The solar technology is integrated into a new, 144,000-square-foot roof on the Base Exchange building that will produce 375 kilowatts of electricity — enough ...

Wednesday October 25, 2006

GEOLOGIC HEATING SYSTEMS INC - HVAC SYSTEMS THAT ARE POWERED BY ...Earthtoys (press release) - USA... amount of electricity and that for every 1000 watts of electricity that is ... As well as geothermal products, Geologic also specializes is radiant floor heating ...

Conserving energy, one house at a time
Northern Star Online - DeKalb,IL,USA
... A geothermal heat pump generally costs $2,500 per ton of capacity and a normal ... hot summer days the total expense comes out to about $3 a day with electricity.".

Martin Ball, Reviewer
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... the familiar public spaces, Schallmachine explores three usually hidden sites within ... you might visit the "Shard"; or perhaps the subterranean bunker known as

Oregon's Coast Provides Wild Hiking Opportunities
Beach Connection - Toledo,OR,USA
... on this cliff structure, and in such places there are always hidden spots in the brush and forest. Indeed, there are the remnants of an old army bunker in the ...

Switch on to saving energy
This Is Hertfordshire - Hertfordshire,UK
... The team will give advice and information on energy conservation in the home, including details about the council's eco house, which features energy-saving ...

Britons could save hundreds at the flick of a switch
MyFinances.co.uk - London,UK... Standby to save cash - any appliance that is plugged in should be switched ... Replace light bulbs with energy saving versions: just one can reduce your lighting ...

Growing Points: Greens without grief
VillageSoup Belfast - ME, USA... The Fedco Seeds catalog says "Ruby Perfection" cabbage will keep until May in a root cellar. Pull the plants up by the roots, remove ...

SAFE SPACES Storm shelters coming
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley last week began construction of a tornado shelter, one of five to be built with $10.2 million in federal money.

Bulusan volcano in central RP spews ash (11:00 am)Sun.Star - Philippines
MANILA -- A restive volcano in the central Philippines spewed ash and steam on Monday, but scientists said there was no immediate danger of an eruption. ...

Underground substation fire cuts power to Wellington CBD
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
... and traffic was stopped after power was cut for several hours to much of central Wellington following an electrical fire in an underground substation today. ...

USB sensor to battle houseplant death
Crave - London,UK
... kind of plant might thrive in a particular microclimate in the home or garden. ... people who designed software for soil composition sampling on the Mars rovers. ...

HYBRID VANS WITH A POWER CORD
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... John Markowitz, a power authority engineer with temporary custody of the hybrid Sprinter, explained that this van, with a gasoline engine, was destined for

Plant spinach on your own deck
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA By KATHY VAN MULLEKOM (Newport News) Daily Press. ... Smaller spinach varieties such as Baby’s Leaf Hybrid and Melody are especially good for container growing.

Emerging markets maintain Coca-Cola momentum
Beverage Daily - Montpellier,France
... Record-breaking hot weather across much of Western Europe this summer helped Coca-Cola Zero to make a good start in the UK.

Claim of Gaza underground city
News24 - South Africa
Jerusalem - Palestinian militants are constructing an "underground city" in the Gaza Strip to store weapons and attack Israeli forces in the future, army chief ...

Thai cave has royal presence
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... cliffs erupt abruptly from flat plains, one of the most incredible sights is underground. ... in the roof 100m above now lets in light, allowing a hidden garden to

Developers see dollar signs behind green ratings
Globe and Mail - Canada... solar heating, recycled building materials, and collection of rainwater for use ... sensors to reduce energy consumption and an indoor winter garden -- will cost

Swarm of earthquakes recorded in Yellowstone
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
BILLINGS (LEE) - A swarm of more than 70 small earthquakes shook the ground earlier this month near Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful geyser.

Monday October 23, 2006

Cellaring a necessity in order to maintain a sustainable lifestyle
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... aren't as pronounced here, which can be good for home gardeners who want to garden year-round ... Secure the lid and seal with plastic so rainwater can't get in.

Help the environment with green home energy
Independent - London,England,UK
... Her first plan was to use solar technology to reduce the farm's energy consumption, but her local authority said the building's listed status precluded the ...

'Record breaking' Antarctic ozone hole
InTheNews.co.uk - London,UK
... cent for the next five to ten years. However, this decrease is marked each year by large variations caused by weather fluctuations.

’’Cost of living pushes many underground
⪤?単?䟸?㴠?䓈? - South Korea
... "If you want to find two rooms requiring only a 10-million-won (US$10,000) deposit and 120,000 won monthly rent, you have to ’go underground,’ " said Jo. ...

Record-breaking warmth for October
Nunatsiaq News - Iqaluit,Nunavut,Canada
A combination of record-breaking warm weather and strong winds shocked residents in some Nunavut communities this week who were expected snow squalls instead ...

Winter outlook gets cloudy
Elmira Star-Gazette - Elmira,NY,USA
... "They can't seem to predict the weather from one ... Last week, a record-breaking snowstorm dumped more than 2 feet of heavy snow on Buffalo and surrounding areas

Fall Dome Home tour
Rock River Times - Rockford,IL,USA
... The home, at 710 E. Oregon St. in Polo, is a Monolithic Dome, a steel-reinforced concrete structure known for its energy efficiency, durability and strength. ...

MARTA SALIJ: Thinking small about houses
Detroit Free Press - United States... miles. She looked at rammed-earth houses in New Mexico, modern prefab houses in Washington and a subdivision house in Colorado.

Rice Says US Ready to Defend Japan
The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA
... But given the underground nature of the testing, officials said, it could ... does have submarines equipped with nuclear weapons whose whereabouts are kept secret.

Local dome home open for tours
Newport News Times - Newport,OR,USA
Christened Cooper Dome, the four-level, steel-reinforced concrete Monolithic Dome home is located at 1010 Hanley Drive in Yachats. ...

Adelaide leads country in water recycling
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia... use can be made in the garden and with the toilets and combined with using water that has been harvested from stormwater, waste water and rainwater, there are ...

The Wonder That is Lakegala from where Ravana ruled Lanka and Lord ...
Asian Tribune - Bangkok,Thailand
Wrapped in mystery and legend, on the northern end of this village, rising ... anywhere in the world, it towers majestically over the secluded ancient village of ...

Uganda: Bukasa's Enchanting Wilderness
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... of an idyllic island trapped in another century, where time moves to ancient rhythms. ... And for real mystery, do not miss a trek to the breathtakingly beautiful ...

Fall dome home tour returns with weekend open houses
Newport News Times - Newport,OR,USA
One Monolithic Dome home, located at 2898 Sams Creek Road, is 1,200 square feet, and is one-story with one bedroom and one bath. ...

Conservation at heart of solar home
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
... The couple began educating themselves on solar homes and traveled hundreds of miles to tour homes built with solar technology.

These recommended hostels are environmentally friendly
Vancouver Sun (subscription) - British Columbia, Canada... countryside, this solar and wind-powered hobbit-hole is constructed from renewable resources, including sheep wool insulation and a 'living roof,'" says Colm

Living hell of life underground
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... "They have both vowed they will never, ever go underground again,'' Wright says. "It was a terrible psychological trauma for them.''.

Living efficiently
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
... In the side courtyard, a 750-gallon cistern collects rainwater from the building's roof. This water nourishes a raised vegetable garden through drip irrigation

Wednesday October 18, 2006

Get on down
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... way that doesn't make you feel like you're underground." The walls ... homeowners there are the usual construction pitfalls - bad workmanship, hidden costs, flawed

Eco-friendly chalk building opens
BBC News - UK... the new. "What we have is a wonderful 3,000-year-old building technique - rammed earth, or in this case, rammed chalk.

N Korea warned over second test
BBC News - UK... reported. On Monday, US intelligence officials confirmed for the first time that last week's underground explosion had been nuclear.

THE US has confirmed that North Korea carried out a nuclear test ...
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK But US intelligence said the underground explosion was much smaller than feared - less than a tenth of the size of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

Ohio Edison workers helping to restore power in Buffalo
Springfield News Sun (subscription) - Springfield,OH,USA... the wake of last week's record-breaking snow storm. By Natalie Morales. Five local Ohio Edison employees left Springfield's relatively warm weather Friday and ...

Google unveils solar power plans
IT Week - London,UK... at the Googleplex and even spill out into the car park. The project is to be handled by solar technology specialist EI Solutions. ...

Underground war room is being retired
CNN International - USA... Dr. Strangelove would have a heart attack: America's vaunted underground war room ... the long nuclear standoff with Moscow, the nation's super-secret nerve center ...

Tuesday October 17, 2006

Provo couple uses sun to heat home
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA... part of a movement called Ekose'a Homes, which use a gravity geothermal envelope to ... with 48 solar roof panels that each produce 75 watts of electricity in full

Western GeoPower Increases Geothermal Leasehold at the Geysers
CCNMatthews (press release) - Toronto,ON,Canada... The Geysers Geothermal Field, located 75 miles north of San Francisco, California, is the largest producer of geothermal electricity in the world. ...

Source:The Engineer
Fuel Cell Works (press release) - USA
... The plant produces electricity from low-temperature thermal wells using an innovative ... First, heat from the geothermal source is used to boil the refrigerant

Prepare Now Before Winter Drives Up Energy Costs HappyNews.com - Round Rock,TX,USA... and to take advantage of budget billing, assistance programs, and energy saving tips. ... A well-maintained appliance will last longer, operate better and save you

Family Farm Survives Suburbia
KFMB - San Diego,CA,USA... The farm has a strawbale house, an artist studio and a Jeffersonian philosophy. Stephanie views the family farm as vital to national security

Winds deal blow to Pendleton
Dallas Baptist Standard - Dallas,TX,USA
... Adams also wants to be sure an underground shelter is incorporated so residents will have a place to escape the tornados prevalent in the area.

Baked Alaska for North Korea
Canada Free Press - Canada... his favorite anime without a fear about the problematic EMP effects of ... Peanut's pre-cognitive daughter, whose greatest childhood fear was nuclear proliferation

Behind Munich's stylish facades
Chicago Tribune - United States... And recently, despite fears about giving neo-Fascists a symbolic gathering place, a plaque was erected on the site of the underground bunker in central Berlin ...

Leftovers from harvest are potential fuel source Seattle Times - United States... In some of the research plots, the grass has grown more than 6 feet tall. Meanwhile, the roots spread into a thick underground mat that reaches as much as 10

Illinois tourist describes `panicky feeling'
Chicago Tribune - United States... & Marina northwest of Honolulu on Sunday morning when a strange rattling began. ... of downstate Bluffs, realized that she and her husband were in an earthquake.

Seasonal natural filtration factor found
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Underground Rivers, Springs Are Not The "Pipes" They Appear To Be (November 24 ... Geologists Find Hidden Active Strands Of The Seattle Fault Zone (February 12, 2002 ...

Record-breaking NY snow leaves 3 dead
Boston Globe - United States... a record-breaking early snowstorm whited-out the brilliant colors of fall, buried pumpkins and apples and caught this city world-famous for its wintry weather

October set to be warmest yet
Express & Star - Wolverhampton,West Midlands,UK... “September and July have already gone down as record-breaking months for temperatures.”. The warm weekend weather was a boost for events like the Cancer ...

’ADVANCED NUTRIENTS CREATES THE WORLDS FIRST HYDROPONICS ...WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA... Or growers can use a hydroponics technique known as “aquaponics” to grow plants so that the roots hang suspended in space and are periodically sprayed with

Underground War Room On 'Warm Standby'
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA... Strangelove would have a hea wt attack: America's vaunted underground war room ... the long nuclear standoff with Moscow, the nation's super-secret nerve center ...

Nerds with binoculars bust the CIA's torture taxis Village Voice - New York,NY,USA... in the late 1960s to house Project Faultless, an exploratory effort to move underground nuclear testing ... Base Camp certainly looks like a secret military base.

China erects barbed wire fence along border with North Korea International Herald Tribune - France ... Kim said China and the North drew their border in a secret treaty. ... the same day that North Korea claims to have carried out an underground nuclear test.

Large magnitude of Hawaii earthquake unusual for islands KPUA - HI,USA By AP. HONOLULU (AP) _ Scientists say the magnitude 6-point-7 earthquake that rattled the islands yesterday was unusual for Hawaii.

AP CENTERPIECE: Scientists find unusual meteorite in Kansas field Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA
AP. GREENSBURG, Kan. - Scientists located a rare meteorite in a Kansas wheat field thanks to new ground penetrating radar technology ...

Underground world dazzling
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA... The cave features five rooms - the biggest is about 200 feet wide and 50 feet tall - and at least five leads, or passages, leading farther underground. ...

Western NY digs out after record snow
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
... were digging out and cleaning up yesterday after a record-breaking early snowstorm ... s two snowiest October days since the National Weather Service began keeping

How can I make my office eco-friendly?
The Observer - UK... Work for brewing company Adnams and your footprint will be diminished by virtue of the solar panels, lime and hemp walls and living roof at the company's new

Who wants an atomic bomb ?
Guysen Israel News - Israel This week, the attention of the international community has been captured by the underground explosion carried out by North Korea on October 9. ...

Short circuit Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA... Development of affordable solar technology allowing most consumers to produce a portion of their home energy needs is a good start.

Saturday October 14, 2006

It's mine, all mine
Courier Mail - Australia... the old days when you could go down the real mine, which involved being stuck underground for seven hours straight, and I discovered my hidden claustrophobia.

Pond of dead fish puzzles resident
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
... When George Garnett stepped into the backyard of his Hidden Meadows home ... has been working in the area since September, running an underground conduit that will ...

Radiation linked to test
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA... The readings reinforce uncertainty about the size and success of Monday's underground explosion, which North Korea has trumpeted as a nuclear test. ...

Warm autumn weather causes concern
News Shopper - UK
NEWS Shopper voters fear this record-breaking mild month is a sign of global warming ... per cent of people who voted said they were worried the warm weather is an

Man's quest for truth, the hole truth
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
MAURIZIO Montalbini is Italy's least gregarious citizen, spending almost three years of his life on his own and underground.

Outdoor water fountains flow with landscape
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... These garden accents provide us with great pleasure when the water falls and splashes ... or shed or cover it with plastic so it can't refill with rainwater or snow

Harvest-time fun at historic farm
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
... canyon past the town site of Somersville and an underground guided walking ... Preservation in partnership with American Express, identified 25 "hidden gems" of ...

RICHES OF "BLUE FUEL" RESERVES
Turkmenistan.ru - Turkmenistan
The figures can show the following picture of underground reserves development. ... The abundant reserves of hydrocarbon material hidden in Turkmenistan's depths

2 feet of snow falls on western NY
Houston Chronicle - United States
... record-breaking early snowstorm whited-out the brilliant colors of fall, burying pumpkins and apples and catching this city world-famous for its wintry weather ...

Rumors on Nuke Confuse People
Korea Times - South Korea
... decided to launch a nuclear bomb at Mt. Namsan, and that all high-ranking officials have already hidden in safe places underground.

Detecting Underground Nuclear Blasts
NPR - USA
... A large underground explosion generates a shock wave that travels great distances through the Earth. Seismic detectors register the vibrations.

"Kim Jong Il Message: War is Coming to US Soil "
The Moderate Voice - USA
... or treaty that prohibits North Korea from conducting underground nuclear tests. ... It was no secret to journalists covering the September 2005 negotiations, or to ...

Europe's Batteries Running Low
Forbes - NY,USA
... Extreme weather conditions have not helped: Europe saw record-breaking high temperatures in the summer of 2005, which led to a much greater demand for air

Powering Up at the Solar Shop
Norwalk Citizen - Norwalk,CT,USA
... The basic concept of solar technology is relatively simple, said Genna Wolkon, who free-lances as an independent industrial design consultant when she isn't ...

Energy Sec. Announces $13 Million to Expand Solar Energy ...
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
... City Strategic Partnerships: Through City Strategic Partnerships, DOE will work to accelerate the adoption of solar technology at the local level by engaging ...

Borough green day
Borehanwood Times - UK
... a green or brown wheelie bin for cardboard, food scrapings and garden waste and ... specially designed with drain holes to stop them filling with rainwater if you ...

Wednesday October 10, 2006

You don't need a garden to grow happiness
Scotsman - United Kingdom
... I don't mind if these are brand-new from B&Q. Admittedly, I admire the higgledy-piggledy home-made efforts seen on many a Hobbiton-style field of allotments.

Show has green ideas
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada... Show features include: Green Street: See the latest energy-saving products and services, including a solar-powered stove and alternative home energy sources.

10 EASY WAYS TO GO GREEN
Mirror.co.uk - London,UK... 7 LOOK FOR THE LABEL Next time you buy an appliance, look out for the blue, triangular Energy Saving Recommended triangle, awarded by the Energy Saving Trust ...

Cost of electricity doesn't have to leave you powerless
LaSalle News Tribune - LaSalle,IL,USA... a new appliance, and if it didn’t have the Energy Star label he didn’t want it,” said Bowen, who said the store also sells energy-saving fluorescent bulbs ...

Think You Know Something Amazing About Michigan? Share it Online ...
Earthtimes.org - USA... by Michael Flora & Associates, has gathered "amazing" tales from cities spanning the entire state -- including the 1,400- acre underground "Hidden City" in ...

Solar water system should cut costs
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
... per year. Other stops on the tour will include a partially underground home and homes constructed of straw bales or concrete

Fourpeaked Volcano continues to rumble; eruption is possible
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
... said observations suggest the presence of new magma at shallow levels beneath the volcano, and it remains possible that a significant eruption could occur in

Bio-Roulette
journalismus - nachrichten von heute - Bern,Germany... that nuclear explosive charges ("suitcase bombs") may already lie hidden by "sleeping ... Because there is an underground bunker nearby, the command center of the ...

Wine business goes underground
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA... can't see through dirt. To deal with this problem, Curry's team uses lasers to survey the edges of the tunnel. The digging is done

Solar energy tour stops in Mason City on Saturday
Mason City Globe Gazette - Mason City,IA,USA... wind turbine, 16 solar panels, a grass-paved parking lot and low-energy lighting and plumbing fixtures and a boardrooms that has an F5 tornado shelter rating.

Green homes get state aid
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA By Karen Maserjian Shan. Thanks to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Paula and David Kucera are saving ...

Green homes 'deserve energy bonus'
Independent - London,England,UK
By Philip Thornton, Economics Correspondent. Households that install energy generation systems such as solar panels and wind turbines .

Papua New Guinea Volcanic Eruption Sends 6-Mile Plume of Ash Into ...
New York Sun - New York,NY,USA
... the ash away. Now, it's just a regular kind of eruption, with the volcano making big rumbling sounds as if it's a hungry bear.".

Reaping the Benefits of the Season
Opinion250 News - Prince George,British Columbia,Canada... A. cold room or a root cellar is ideal. ... Store winter cabbage in a cold room or root cellar where temperatures are near 0 Celsius and there is good humidity.

ECO-SHELTER: Kids and council unite to build a green hang-out
Peterborough Evening Telegraph - Peterborough,England,UK... skills, building the shelter themselves under supervision of the Strawbale Building Company. ... and Tony Robinson dug up the floor of Prebendal Manor House

Spanish Inland Properties launches free Cave Owners' Manual
Easier - Chester,UK The leading cave house developer and agent in Andalucia, Spanish Inland Properties, has launched a free online guide to buying a cave house. ...

Energy savings can pay off
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
... The house has a geothermal pump to heat hot water and it can heat 60 percent ... is equipped with a 1,500-watt solar panel system connected to the electricity grid

Building 'green' holds the key
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA... create a model home in Wyandanch that uses as close to zero electricity from the ... The home's geothermal system, which is supposed to work off ground temperature ...

Fort Knox's Buried Treasure
Forbes - NY,USA... At current electricity prices, an investment in a geothermal heat pump system can be paid off in less than eight years, says Trane, which like other energy

Lewisburg, W.Va., no secret anymore
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA... the 433-foot entry tunnel, the decontamination showers, the hidden entrance - reopened ... the Virginia Historical Society is a great primer on the bunker and the ...

DPRK says has conducted underground nuclear test
Xinhua - China9 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) said on Monday that it has conducted a successful underground nuclear test, according to the ...

Continental Airlines moves into bomb shelter    Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA... square feet in a four-story building next door to the shelter that was built to the same standards and at the same time as the underground facility by the same ...

Eden fends off 'plague' of ants
BBC News - UK The problem was highlighted by a visitor who complained to the centre that there was a "plague" of ants. ... "To say there is a plague is not far off.

Monday October 9, 2006

Test sparks Asian arms race fears
BBC News - By Philippa Fogarty. North Korea's announcement that it has defied international warnings and carried out a nuclear test has drawn condemnation from around the world

South state's history will unfold at Vegas preserve
Nevada Appeal - Carson City,NV,USA... walls for insulation. Buildings that resemble rock are actually rammed earth, and solar panels will generate heat and power.

Solar power shines, despite clouds
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA... Backers hope that solar technology will become more competitive as demand grows and larger scale production reduces costs

Solar Tour KWWL - Waterloo,IA,USA... It's part of the National Solar Tour. One stop was a Terra-Dome Earth Shelter home. Outside, it looks like a cave or even a museum.

First underground department store-museum of wines in Moldova ...
Moldpress - Chisinau,Moldova Chisinau, 7 October /MOLDPRES/ - The Milestii Mici winery of high quality wines yesterday inaugurated the first underground department store-museum of wines in ...

Bee worries plague almond growers
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA Their critical 2007 pollination season is still months away, but California almond growers are already fretting about a potential shortage of healthy bees.

Why didn't God stop the massacre?
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA... And about the impersonal violence of earthquake, hurricane, and fire? ... This strange community, living on the outer margins of American culture, experienced the ...

Trinidad supports solar city idea
The Eureka Reporter - Eureka,CA,USA... Redwood Coast Energy Authority, is to showcase individuals who have trimmed their energy bills through conservation, efficiency and solar technology.

Disappearances can be deceptive
Times Online - UK... forms of ghost — the slight chill in the air, the savour of ancient stone, the ... back to its location again and again as if puzzling out the mystery of London

St. Petersburg Kommersant - Moscow,Russia... Water resources - fresh surface waters and underground waters ... treasures of the Hermitage and the suburban palaces of Petrodvorets and Pushkin were hidden in the

Underground movement catches on in Wine Country
San Diego Union Tribune - United States... In the early 1980s, Burtleson dug the first new wine cave in the valley, for the Far Niente Winery, and before long the underground movement caught on.

New Wall Not Expected to Stop Migrants
Midwest City Sun - Midwest City,OK,USA... t surprise me if smugglers began crossing migrants through underground tunnels or ... back of tractor-trailers, stuffed in hollowed-out dashboards or hidden in car ...

Temperatures fluctuate in September
Hutchinson News - Hutchinson,KS,USA... September was pleasant compared to the record-breaking high on Sept. ... However, the cooler weather couldn't compare to the 29 degrees that was recorded on Sept.

Friday October 6, 2006

’Canadas North on the frontline of change
Global National - Burnaby,BC,Canada
... He is also documenting with his colleagues how permafrost is warming and the treeline is moving north in response to the record-breaking weather. ...

North Korea expected to do underground nuclear test
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
... needed to receive the burst of information at the time of the explosion. ... It said that "when an underground nuclear device is detonated, the energy release ...

Barefoot College to Train Gambian Solar Engineers The Point - Banjul,Gambia... Dr Bunker Roy noted that Barefoot College in India has introduced a new and innovative idea of ... “This could be collected in water proof underground tanks from

Experts are drilling for New Madrid quake data
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... River over the millennia, curiously alter the shaking of earthquake waves that ... Scientists have isolated the precise fault zone by noticing strange minerals and ...

Celebrate good mines
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA... The large underground "rooms" and connecting "hallways" of the sandstone mine are ... Express' "Partners in Preservation." In the competition, "hidden gems" of ...

Plan for eco-house welcomed
East Anglian Daily Times - Suffolk,England,UK
... She also plans to harvest rainwater to carry out everyday tasks such as flushing the toilet, bathing, using the washing machine, and watering the garden. ...

Who Needs the Electric Car?
PlanetSave.com - Portland,ME,USA
... fossil fuels. And as solar technology improves, that ratio could only get better. But not without the support of the consumer. When ...

The welcome mat is out at Shore's 'green' buildings
Red Bank Hub - NJ, USA... William Foy in Neptune City lives in a home, which is earth sheltered, Energy Star rated, and employs both grid tied photovoltaics and passive solar.

Acoustics in Fairview Heights school gym a noisy, costly burden
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA
... The school district decided to go with the cheaper and energy efficient "monolithic dome" to cut down on cost after proposals for more expensive buildings were ...

What lies beneath: data storage!
Houstonist - TX, USA... The airline has chosen the bunker as the location for its backup computers and ... It has its own utilities and even a morgue and jail — all 50 feet underground.

Wednesday October 4, 2006

UK's Hottest Summer In 234 Years - Official
Life Style Extra - UK... for temperatures, but I couldn’t say whether it will be a record-breaking year ... Last week the Met Office said this winter’s weather would be shaken up by the ...

Hizballah Rearming & Rebuilding Underground Bunkers Near Israel Zionist Organization of America (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The Lebanese officials were also quoted as saying that Hizballah, with the help of Iran, has commenced building underground war bunkers in Lebanon’s

Teetering in the treetops in Turkey
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
... But there's a whiff of ancient mystery on the pine-scented breeze, a suggestion that the mythical world of Tolkien isn't all that far away after all - if you

Kitchen Sync ITP.net - Dubai,United Arab Emirates ... Winner of red dot design award, the +Integration kitchen from German company Poggenpohl blends contemporary architecture with futuristic technology.

Green show blooms at Kortright Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada ... power, tankless water heaters, lighting, drain water heat recovery, strawbale homes, zoned air ... will also be a sneak peak at the sustainable house design, which

Underground Portland: The darker side of the Rose City Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA PORTLAND -- The Underground Portland Tour may not deliver on its title, but it does offer a fascinating blast of honesty about some of the thorns in the Rose ...

After many hurdles, preserve project nears end
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA... It took three months to get the remainder. The contractor had a hard time finding someone experienced in making rammed-earth walls. ...

Museum shines light on secret war rooms
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
LONDON — On Aug. 16, 1945, the staff of London's secret, underground Cabinet War Rooms turned off the lights and left. It was VJ Day. World War II was over. ...

China 'arrests' underground priests
ABC Online - Australia A US-based group says Chinese police have detained two underground Catholic priests after they returned from Europe. The Cardinal ...

Resident wants officials to block drilling near nuclear site... government tests in 1969. The 8,426-foot deep underground explosion of a 43-kiloton nuclear bomb was meant to free gas reserves from the

A showcase of solar savings Times-Standard - Eureka,CA,USA... process. The tour will focus on how homeowners have trimmed their energy bills through conservation, efficiency and solar technology. ...

Export prowess to go hi-tech
Nation Multimedia - Bangkok,Thailand... Called a hybrid system, the Thai solar technology is of the thin-film type, a combination of two other types of technology - thin silicon film and amorphous ...

PSU team plans solar house
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
... State's planned 800 square-foot solar-powered house, known as the "MorningStar," will essentially rely on three types of solar technology, graduate student Sal

A Taste of the Desert : an Emmaus experience
Minda News - Davao City,Philippines
How strange it felt for me who comes from a country where millions of Catholics are ... Part of me expected God to speak to me in an earthquake or a strong heavy ...

Local people learn to live with volcanos
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China... live and farm inside the crater of Pululahua, an active volcano 2 1/2 miles around and just 20 miles from Quito. Pululahua hasn't had a major eruption in 2,300 ...

Experts are drilling for New Madrid quake data
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
... River over the millennia, curiously alters the shaking of earthquake waves that rise ... have isolated the precise fault zone by noticing strange minerals and ...

North Korea planning nuclear weapons test
International Herald Tribune - France... announced Tuesday that it intended to conduct its first nuclear test, prompting warnings from Tokyo to Washington that an underground explosion would lead to a ...

The Secret Life of Rocks
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
... The underground system features large passages and rooms, many of which are more than 50 feet wide, and includes a lake believed to be about 100 feet across.