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Archives for January 2011
Not Quite Jubbling Worthy Fourth Edition: Fish On Anti-Depressants, Eco-Power List, Wearable Pollinator Frocks Attract Bees and The World Is Sinking
January 25, 2011 by
Jubbling Up Valentines Day For That Special Someone By Making Your Own Valentines Card
January 25, 2011 by
Not a Valentines Day goes by without me disappointing my wife but I think this year is going to be different. Thankfully, she doesn’t visit Jubbling.com so I should be able to sneak in a post for the men in our audience about how to Jubblingly deliver this year on Valentines Day.
It’s easy guys, think of the opposite of what you’d want on Valentines Day and write it in a card that you make yourself. Coloring is a plus but not absolutely necessary. We’ve all seen the positive reaction that handmade kid’s cards get; I don’t think a custom message delivered on a hand written and drawn card ever gets old. Yes, we could all do what we normally do and drive to the store and spend 20 minutes searching and eventually buying a $5.00 card that uses words we never would – cherished? After 24 hours of display time, our Valentine card purchase ends up in the garbage and forgotten. That is why I like Plan J – making my own card from scratch paper or folded printer paper for my special someone. Here are some samples that might help you get started.
Valentines Card #1 – Guess Who’s Getting Lucky?
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Queen Wind Turbine Wants To Generate Electricity Bird Friendlier And In Full Camo
January 22, 2011 by
After reading article after article from groups and individuals who oppose wind power, it’s nice to see that one person wants to stand with wind 
and meet those objections with his idea called the Queen Wind Turbine. That one person is Mr. Vince Fodera and his idea is to generate electricity using his nacelle spinner with blades encased in a bird-proof mesh instead of a 50 – 150′ tower with the standard turbine blades. Mr. Fodera sees his Queen Wind Turbine as a localized solution (i.e homes, businesses) and one that could be used along freeways (Roadside Draft Turbine) and on top of boat masts. It works by channeling air so it never needs to be moved or rotated to face the wind source.
Probably the most interesting application of the Queen Wind Turbine is its ability to attach to an existing tree which then camouflages the electricity generator. This helps overcome the “eyesore” complaint that follows most wind power installations both on a large and small scale and it reduces the comparative costs.
Yes, the Queen Wind Turbine might be a little far fetched but maybe makers of personal wind power generators could borrow some ideas from Mr. Fodera. His approach seems to be “look at the objections and develop a solution” without losing the main goal of the product and that is to generate electricity in a renewable manner. Cell towers faced the same “it’s an eyesore” objection and companies sprang up to meet the need for less obtrusive cell towers.
Whether it works or not, we’d still like to wish good luck to Mr. Fodera and his Queen Wind Turbine. We hope groups like Turbine Unwanted Raptors Daily (TURD) and Not Using Trees for TurnbineS (NUTTS) stay out of your way. Your Queen Wind Turbine may just be too ahead of its time the way your motorized shopping cart was in 1964.
Nissan Leaf Aero Concept Car At Tokyo Auto Salon 2011
January 19, 2011 by
I’m still not biting on an EV yet (money and limited range won’t let me) but for those that would be interested in an electric car that looks a little sporty, Nissan is showing its Nissan Leaf Aero concept car at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2011.
For more info, go to Diginfo.tv.
Not Quite Jubbling Worthy Third Edition: Potted Plant Helmets, Potty Trained Pigs, Green VS Green, Koch Industries Is Not Jubbling
January 18, 2011 by
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Jubbling Case Study: Open Letter To Waste Management – Title Sponsor Of The 2011 Phoenix Open
January 14, 2011 by
Earth911.com posted an article about Waste Management’s efforts to “green up” this years Phoenix Open Golf Tournament. Last year, Waste Managements first as the title sponsor, they were able to encourage and reclaim 62% of the waste that was created during the week long event. And this year, they’re going even bigger by including BigBelly solar powered trash compactors, using kitchen collected greywater for use in the bathrooms etc. They’ll even have Recycling Ambassadors around the course to answer spectator questions about what is or isn’t recyclable – the one gig I wouldn’t want at this golf tournament.
Hooray for Waste Management and the 2011 Phoenix Open! What a great way to showcase your expanding waste disposal offerings.
But as Jubbling goes, I started thinking about this and wondered if I could help. Thinking out loud: “Last years Phoenix Open… 62% of the waste created was reclaimed… this year, you already have BigBelly solar powered trash compactors… I hope that thing floating in the toilet came from the kitchen and was not deposited by me.” And then it hit me – yes, I can help. Please accept this letter and be aware that I expect nothing in return. [Read more…]
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