Bike Head Light

Got my girlfriend a new bike this weekend, so started looking around for a good light for her morning commutes.

This light, NiteRider MiNewt 600 Cordless Rechargable Headlight, gets very good, even exceptional, reviews on Amazon & REI. Flashlight, and related, technology continues to impress me.

On the high setting this like will put out 600 Lumens! Only a little over $100 at the moment on Amazon.

I also found this Portland Design Works Danger Zone Tail Light

REALLY bright tail light. Uses same LED's used in Car taillights.

Climategate: Leaked docs: Heartland Institute think tank pays climate contrarians very well

Full story here at Ars, usually on Ars I recommend reading the comments thoroughly, since the comments sections on Ars often has more and deeper information than the main article, though with a controversial topic like this one, there might be more noise and less information than usual.

Seems like Ars comments are up to par, found this link on first comment http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2011/jul/19/climate-change-wiki-heartland-institute

Seaweed for Bio Fuel?

Article from Scientific America discusses using bacteria to make biofuel.

Sounds promising, in test "researchers ground up some kombu, mixed it with water and added the altered E. coli. Before two days had gone by the solution contained about 5 percent ethanol and water. It also did this at (relatively) low temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius."

They make the excellent point, that using seaweed for biofuel wouldn't compete with edible crop production.

A good Green Lighting Resource

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Lighting/lighting.htm#Solar

More Green Computer Tech, Apple related

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/10/exploring-other-world-computings-super-green-headquarters.ars

This really interests me, I don't like having to replace computers ever few years.

Two things stood out to me, one is the Parking Lot that collects rainwater for the grounds, also filters out oil & etc from car leaks!

And then there was this: 

100 percent wind-powered

While OWC's corporate headquarters is impressive for its use of green materials, building techniques, and business practices, the crowning achievement of its green initiative is its 500 kilowatt Vestas V39 wind turbine. Perched atop a 131 foot tower just to the west of the main building, OWC's wind turbine came online in 2009. With the flick of a switch, OWC became the first technology manufacturer and distributor in the US to be fully powered by on-site wind power.

Green Data Center in Iceland

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/10/building-a-data-center-that.ars

Makes a lot of sense, though I wonder about the volcanic activity there being a risk.