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Portable Solar Power Charger — Modern Solutions for Everyday Concerns 

Solar Power Backpack via lazyenvironmentalist.com

Back in college, I've had one of those crazy solar-powered portable radios. It was cool when I first got it, problem was it took about 5 days of charging to get a half hour worth of play time. Needless to say, that little gadget ended up in our university's ewaste recycling program. Since then, I've steered clear off these products, but it seems portable solar chargers these days are far more advanced and reliable than my old solar radio. Here's a quick look at what's available out there by the guys at The Lazy Environmentalist.

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Semiconductor Vids: magnetic fields & data, raw

:The secret lives of invisible magnetic fields are revealed as chaotic ever-changing geometries . All action takes place around NASA's Space Sciences Laboratories, UC Berkeley, to recordings of space scientists describing their discoveries:

this one i've posted in the past. it's just so cool.

Brilliant Noise by Semiconductor: Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt  :Brilliant Noise takes us into the data vaults of solar astronomy. After sifting through hundreds of thousands of computer files, made accessible via open access archives, Semiconductor have brought together some of the sun's finest unseen moments.:

Career Redirection to Solar

Many Americans are discovering the hard way: you have to work to get into an industry. As many older industries are drying up, Americans are looking to follow the green revolution with a green career. Unfortunately, the renewable field is very new and few have experience. In order to land a "green" job, many adults are taking solar courses.

Through taking solar courses, professionals are learning new skills and how old skills apply to the solar industry. This provides individuals with the experience, knowledge, and certifications to help move renewable energy forward.

Part of the training is being funded by the federal government through the "Workforce Investment Act". This is a fund that is distributed by the states to individuals wishing to retrain to get into a new industry and revitalize the American economy.

Upon completion, professionals must create a new network to get themselves known. This requires attending local and state-wide events to meet the key player in the industry, becoming connected to local solar businesses, and creating personal marketing through either a website or getting oneself out in public.

All of this requires time and most do not have the funds to support themselves during the transition. This is why many are taking any available position. Just remember, the tempory position is only temporary.
Career Transition to Solar

Rich Hessler
Solar Training

correcta pro GmbH: Aktiv zum ökologisch bewussten Handeln beitragen

Berlin - Seit fast 20 Jahren berät die correcta pro GmbH ihre Kunden über ökologische Investments und die Chancen staatlicher Förderprogramme. Ökologie-Experte und Rechtsassessor Oliver Schmid, einer der führenden Köpfe der correcta pro GmbH, erläutert im Interview die Kompetenzvorteile der correcta pro GmbH und die Perspektiven ökologisch orientierter Zukunftsbranchen.

Herr Schmid, am vergangenen Wochenende ist der eDay in Berlin-Tempelhof zu Ende gegangen. Was waren aus Sicht der correcta pro GmbH die Highlights?

Oliver Schmid, correcta pro GmbH: Der eDay war definitiv ein Riesenerfolg für alle, die als Aussteller oder Besucher dabei sein durften - nicht...

correcta pro GmbH: Aktiv zum ökologisch bewussten Handeln beitragen bei Pressehof komplett lesen

The future of solar power?

This graph is via Cool Infographics who cites a Fast Company article from December 2008:

At the left-hand, present-tense end of the scale, solar power is a microscopic pencil line of gold against the thick, dark bands of oil and natural gas and coal, an accurate representation of the 0.04% of the world's electricity produced by solar power as of 2006. The band grows slowly thicker for 20 years or so, and then around 2040 a dramatic inversion occurs. The mountain-peak lines indicating the various fossil fuels all fall steeply away, leaving a widening maw of golden light as solar power expands to fill the space. By 2060, solar power is the largest single band, and by 2100 it is by far the majority share.

The YHA in Moira

last night we went for a meeting with richard beldon, a nice chap who runs a local site called http://www.letsgolocal.co.uk - a very active site in terms of members and growing all the time.   we met to discuss (with emma also) about how his 600 local businesses on the site could benefit by attending the day and indeed the other events spread out over the coming year at conkertu.

i realised however sometimes being passionate about seeing the big picture in your head can come across as a really confusing geeky perspective when your talking geotagging, socialmedia and fibre.  i have a mission on my hands to almost dumb myself down instead of being on the cutting edge.  i forget sometimes this stuff is quite a radical approach from the ways things have always been done in some ways.  want to break the idea that people have no time to engage in this.  they do, if they use the right tools for the job it can become so quick you'll spend more time checking that you actually did it or not! :)

           

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Regen's ReNu Solar iPhone Charger Has Been Added To This Dad's Holiday Wishlist

via treehugger.com

"This smart solar charger, not only can charge a variety of different devices (iPhone, iPod or USB device) but it also alerts users to how much electricity they have generated, how much is currently stored in the battery and when a user needs to move the device to a window or sunny area to power up. "

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