Homely Scientist

 Yes I know that driving your car isn’t the best thing to do for the environment–or your wallet.  I was passed a link to a Sympatico article with 10 easy things to do to save both fuel and money.  This really easy stuff.  Air pressure in your tires, oil changes, not speeding, keeping a constant speed.  Easy.  I also like using cruise control as much as I can.  Cruise let the engine get into a good steady cruising mode, and by not changing speed you aren’t forcing the engine to rev up and down.
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In case you weren’t aware, The Bay of Fundy has some of the largest tidal variations in the world.  The amount of energy that passes through there is absolutely tremendous.  Having seen the tidal bore–as standing wave of rising tide that is the only true “tidal wave”–first hand, well yeah, it’s freakin’ impressive.  A turbine is being planned for testing in a couple years:
According to local legend in Atlantic Canada, a giant whale in ancient times made such a splash with his mighty tail that the water in the Bay of Fundy sloshes back and forth to this day.
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Ever wonder if your computer and your Net connection could do more for the world than saving on stamps and paper?  Well, yes it can.  While donating your “spare” CPU cycles is actually not really doing what you think it is–the computer can’t switch into a low-power state with minimal CPU resources with those screensavers going–there are other ways to use your computer and the net for good.  This list of seven things is a great place to start.

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