Archives for: February 2010, 16

02/16/10

Permalink 04:01:32 am, by Zweig Email , 125 words, 70 views   English (US)
Categories: Climate Change, Green Design, Appropriate Technology (General)

Smog-Eating Cement

"Take ordinary cement. Mix in an agent called a photo-catalyzer (titanium dioxide, if you really want to know), which speeds up the natural process that breaks down smog into its component parts. Now start paving things with the stuff. That's what they're doing in Segrate, an Italian town near Milan. The smog-eating cement is called TX Active, and the Italian firm Italcementi spent 10 years developing it. Now there's a busy street in Segrate that's covered with it, and Italcementi claims it has reduced nitric oxides in the area by as much as 60%. Bonus: buildings made with TX Active stay cleaner too." - TIME Magazine, TIME's Best Inventions of 2008

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1852747_1854195_1854176,00.html

Permalink 03:49:23 am, by Zweig Email , 111 words, 139 views   English (US)
Categories: Efficient Cook Stoves

The StoveTec - Aprovecho's Rocket Stove

Easy to light and easy to use, StoveTec Stoves make cooking with wood or charcoal effective and enjoyable. Cooks can boil 1 gallon (5 liters) of water in 20 minutes using just three 1.5 inch in diameter, 12 inch long sticks of wood (4 x 30 cm). One additional stick is enough to simmer for another 45 minutes. Designed and built to cook three meals a day, every day, StoveTec Stoves are durable and dependable.

Stove Features:
* 23,900 BTU of Cooking Power
* Rugged Cast Iron Stove Top Available in Multiple Sizes
* Easy-To-Clean Steel Body
* Sturdy, Heat Resistant Handles
Stove Includes:
* Steel Stick Support
* Adjustable Pot Skirt (fits pot sizes between 5” and 11”)

Prices:
* Wood Stove = $37
* Wood-Charcoal Stove = $40

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