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Tuesday May 1, 2007 2:14 pm
Trees Receive Punishment for Energy Efficient Sins
Microsoft StartSomething PC Design competition brought in plenty of new concepts, but we found this one particularly odd. Finalist Ben Arent’s EnergyTree actually contains a living tree. If the owner is especially energy efficient, the tree with be allowed nutrients and water. If not, the device poisons and malnourishes the tree until its demise. The winners of this contest are to be released this month.
Mr. Arent, couldn’t you just be content to design something that would just help us become more energy efficient instead of punishing those that are not? And while you are at it, please take that poor EnergyTree and plant it in a decent outdoor environment.
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| Ben Arent via StartSomething Finalists
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