In my endless browsing of the internet, tonight I came across one of the coolest things I’ve seen in quite a while. It comes to us from our friends(?) at General Electric. You’ve probably seen their ads on TV over the past year or so pushing the Ecomagination campaign, which are pretty slick.

Now I’ll leave the debate open for another future post on whether or not GE really is pushing forward with greener energy options, but in the meantime check out Plug Into the Smart Grid, where you can use your webcam to create an incredibly cool holographic image on the screen. I just hope GE is putting as much energy into greening themselves as they are making cool internet tricks!

For a quick preview, check out the YouTube clip below! By the way, I tried it and it really does work just like the video!

I recently Stumbled Upon a site that has to be one of the most comprehensive and useful sites I have found in a very long time.  The site you ask?  It’s called Build It Solar and it is an incredible resource for Do-It-Yourself Solar and other alternative energy based projects and ideas.

There’s literally so much at Build It Solar that I don’t know where to begin.  First, there are literally hundreds of Do-It-Yourself green projects from solar homes and bio-fuels to lighting, cooking, cooling, and heating!  One of the first things that caught my eye was their “Half” Program.

What is Build It Solar’s “Half” Plan?  Basically, it is a program for cutting your energy use, energy cost, and CO2 emissions in half!  In their own words:

We used the Half Plan to cut our total energy use, energy costs, and greenhouse gas emissions in half (and then some).

We cut our energy use from 95,000 KWH per year to 36,000 KWH per — this is saving us $4,800 per year in energy costs, and has reduced our CO2 emissions by 18 tons.

They detail pretty extensively how they achieved this and how for others to follow in their footsteps.  It has also received critical acclaim from various Green websites and magazines such as Home Power Magazine.

Finally, this site is a detailed resource on overall design elements and tools needed to pull of any of the green projects.  You’ll find comprehensive technical solar analysis, material properties, government incentives, and many potential suppliers of materials for any of the projects.

To sum it up, if you’re looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint, save money, or start a fun weekend or summer-long project, Build It Solar is there to help make it happen!

If you’re anything like me and quite fond of all things tech and all things “green” not to mention when they actually work together, then you really should check out CNet.com’s Green Tech Blog. So what’s there to like about this site?