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Visit To An Efficient Winebar

Posted by cephoe
October 13, 2008

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I don’t think I would have ever discovered this winebar, had I not been led to it, through the labyrinthine streets of Arlington, by Kalliyan, who is the originator of what I have to call a noetic zymurgy. I followed Kalliyan through the avenues, and into a restaurant. I don’t [...]

Efficient: Books Explaining Train Travel In North America

Posted by cephoe
October 9, 2008

Train travel is one of the most efficient forms of transportation. However, in North America, traveling by rail is not particularly systematic or comprehensive. It’s difficult to get an overview of what’s available. Thankfully, there are several good books on North American train travel, which I read recently. Here’s a brief review:(…)Read the rest of [...]

Efficient Cooking Class

Posted by cephoe
October 8, 2008

Efficient food transported efficiently.

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Hand-Crafted Wooden RVs

Posted by cephoe
October 8, 2008

Tonke Campers are hand-built RVs that are now being sold in the Netherlands. The Campers are a distinct contrast to the mass-produced plastic RVs that are so common in this country (although the market for these RVs is actually plummeting). Tonke Campers are inspired by gypsy caravans, and the classic yachts created by Dutch boatbuilders [...]

The 2009 Jetta TDI: A Clean Diesel Car That’s Available Now

Posted by cephoe
October 2, 2008

The new 2009 Jetta TDI is an efficient vehicle– this quiet-running, diesel-powered car has a cleaner tailpipe than most cars on the road. (Before I go on, I should mention that I’m a strong advocate for car-free living, but there are circumstances where cars can be useful like in rural areas, so I am interested [...]

ASUS Introduces Bamboo-Cased Computers

Posted by cephoe
September 30, 2008

Bamboo is an ideal material to fashion into gadgets. It’s tough but lightweight, and it wears well, acquiring a patina to complement any knocks and scratches. And to me, it’s much more pleasing to the eye than plastic. But few bamboo-clad electronics have made it into mass production yet though. One exception is ASUS’s bamboo-cased [...]

Netgear Introduces Green Routers

Posted by cephoe
September 30, 2008

Netgear didn’t get much of a mention in our recent post “The Greenest Routers of 2008“. But now the company has released two green routers — the Netgear WNR2000 router, and its DSL modem-equipped DGN2000. Both these routers comes with EnergyStar-rated power supplies, and they come in new packages made with 80 percent recycled content.(…)Read [...]

LiFePO4 Batteries: A Breakthrough For Electric Vehicles

Posted by cephoe
September 21, 2008

Soon, we’ll probably be seeing Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries being used in most electric cars and bikes. This new battery type is set to dominate the market. Based upon lithium ion technology, LiFePO4 batteries offer many advantages over lithium cobalt dioxide (LiCoO2) batteries which are commonly used in laptops, mp3 players and cell phones. [...]

The Greenest Audio Systems Of 2008

Posted by cephoe
September 19, 2008

This has been breakthrough year for green electronics, but audio equipment is lagging behind a bit. As you’ll soon discover in our review below, there’s only a smattering of products that are Energy Star certified. Fewer still are those products certified to be free of toxic materials, or packaged in green manner. Perhaps audio manufactures [...]

The Greenest Routers Of 2008

Posted by cephoe
September 16, 2008

Networking routers are on their way to becoming a standard household appliances. They are typically turned on 24 hours a day, so it’s good to see that they are becoming much greener of late. Small changes in the efficiency of appliances can lead big savings, when millions of units are being sold. For example, Linksys [...]

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