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Get Stung by a New Idea

So in High School I took a class on Entomology. After being amazed by the various insects and capturing a few in the wild, The Tarantula Hornet was the one that got away, I became very interested in the potential "uses" of insects. One Day, I was visiting Berkeley during their Entomology Departments get together day or something, and what did I find? Cooked Bugs. There were Chocolate covered Crickets, Roasted Roaches, Fryed Scorpions, and more. It got me thinking a lot. Most bugs are like 30-60 percent protein. What if we dropped our Cow dependency affect disorders and started harvesting Bugs? ( Image Taken From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Insect_food_stall.JPG) Its called Entomophagy , and its a great idea. Bugs are naturally beneficial to our environments, and with certain species experiencing an unnatural decline in population, such as Honey Bees, we are seeing adverse effects such as lower Pecan Production in California, due to the fact they are pollinat...

Wind the (Wave)Gust of the Futures Energy

Im always really interested in Technology, Design, Art and Architecture. Hopefully I will gain the capital to start a major endeavor soon but in the mean while I will just repost from websites that inspire the Green Architect in all of us. Wind Turbines To Know http://www.mariahpower.com/ See Doug Selsam's work on his amazing Serpent Turbine http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4324331.html