Wave Power Roundup!

Solar power is awesome, but the sun don't shine all day.
Wind power is awesome, but the wind don't always blow.

The waves, however, never ever stop.

Harnessing wave power is the new best thing.

These folks are working on it for us.

Oregon State


Pelamis Wave Power



Wave Dragon



Wave Hub



Swell Fuel


Ocean Power Technologies


We must support these technologies, as they are the ones that will ensure our survival. (And by support, I mean taking an interest in and relating that interest to others.)

I feel like going for a swim. If it weren't so cold outside! Brrrrrr.

-J

Corn Plastic Fantastic!

As a species, we are so smart.
When we realize that something is bad for our environment, we invent things to replace them.

Case is point, most cities are banning plastic bags, let's go one further, let's ban all non-recyclable plastic!

Instead, let's use products like these!


Hot drink cups from Ecowise.com.



Cold drink cups from KelseyPromo.



Vegetable packaging from EarthFirst Plastics.




Corn plastic shopping bags from Biobag USA

We can use these products for parties and such, then compost all of them at home, quietly and comfortably. Very green.

The future is looking a little less crude.

Ecowise, EarthFirst Plastics, Kelsey Promo and BioBag, you four get today's SuperForest Good Person award. Well done. (I know there are more companies making bioplastics, but we'll give them awards in due time.)



Curious what it is and how it's made? Check out wikipedia's entry on Bioplastic.

And also check out: Bioplastics24

Syntroleum: Part I - Chicken Fat to Jet Fuel!

Sometimes I'm a bad environmentalist. I say this this because I utilize commercial airline travel. A lot. I figure that I fly roughly twice a month.

So it excites me greatly to learn that the nice folks over at Syntroleum have developed a process that allow them to turn just about any fat, including vegetable fats, into both biodiesel and jet fuel. All clean burning and renewable. They've also signed a deal with Tyson Chicken to convert chicken fat into fuel. Very tasty.

Here's a blurb from their website:

"Building on over 20 years experience, Syntroleum has proven its ability to produce synthetic fuels from a wide variety of feedstock—from natural gas to fats, oils and greases. The Fischer-Tropsch process has already been utilized through the company’s comprehensive labs and production facilities to produce significant amounts of synthetic diesel and jet fuel. These fuels have been successfully proven to perform better than conventional fuels across most operating parameters, including emissions, thermal stability, and cetane. With the growing demand for renewable fuels worldwide, Syntroleum is also utilizing its Biofining™ technology to produce renewable synthetic fuels with the same superior qualities."

Just think, the era of fossil fuels is really and truly drawing to a close. And we'll all live to see it end! Huzzah to progress and technology! Huzzah to Science!

And especially, huzzah to my friend Oded who alerted Superforest to this wonderful breakthrough.

(In the interest of full disclosure, I must say that they are a subsidiary of Halliburton, but that's great! Good on you, Halliburton. We need more major companies investing in clean-tech and this is certainly a giant leap in the right direction.)

I plan on getting in touch with Syntroleum when I return to NYC after Thanksgiving, so check back for some sweet sweet content.

Love,

Jackson

syntroleum.com
Investor PDF: syntroleum.com
Info on the Fischer-Tropsch Process: wikipedia.org