The Yankee Stadium security team has recently found sunscreen to be a dangerous lethal weapon.  They are banning all sunscreens from entering the Yankee Stadium.

That’s right folks, make sure to put your sunscreen on your skin before entering the stadium.  If you happen to forget, just be ready for cancer-causing UV rays to enter straight into your pores for 3-4 hours.

Some people have retaliated by suing the city of New York as this new screening process puts most of their dumb citizens (who forget to put sunscreen on beforehand) under risk of skin cancer.

(Nothing is really true in this paragraph, I made some up…)

I think they should really make sure to hire smarter people next time for Stadium security.  Heck, you might as well bann anything liquid at this point, I don’t see how people would bring in C4s packed in sunscreen bottles.

At Yankee Stadium, the security guards confiscating sunscreen. “Five hours in the upper deck with no sunscreen is crazy,” said one upper deck seasons ticket holder. Fans in the bleachers point out in the New York Post that the sun may be a bigger threat than Osama Bin Laden.

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People say that all that cranking on a crank flashlight is healthy and does much good for your forearms yet this Solar Powered Flashlight proves that you don’t need any human energy to re-charge itself.  Might make a great gift for your zombie-like friend.

BOGO Light charges - and recharges - in the sun. Its 6 powerful LED lights shine brightly: providing reliable and renewable light with only 8 hours of charging in the sun. Designed and manufactured of hard ABS plastic it is highly water-and-shock resistant and will withstand 20 years of use and recharging. The BOGO light is not only durable, it’s also economical and environmentally friendly. Wherever you are, you are ready to go: BOGO.

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Okay, here’s a cool set of solar powered fairy LED lights you can use anywhere including your exisiting outdoor umbrella bench.

The idea of hanging twinkly lights around the garden is a great one. Unfortunately regular fairy lights are liable to short-circuit the second you unfurl the mains lead extension. Not so our hassle-free Solar Powered Fairy Lights.

The clue’s in the name because these magical lights are powered by one of the hottest stars in the universe. No, not Jessica Alba (although that would be good). We’re talking about the sun. So as well as being eco-friendly, you won’t have to run cables out the back door or risk electrocuting your guests come nightfall.

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Looking for that perfect bird bath water fountain you don’t have to power or maintain?

Here’s the solar powered bird bath that will help you just that.

No wiring or plumbing needed. The sun does all the work, transforming this eye-catching birdbath into a bubbling spout of water.

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Wow, check out this awesome solar powered glowing flower pot that conserves the sun’s energy during the day and glow the pot itself at night.  This might be useful at replacing those outdoor lights with a double-whammy pot/light.

The length of time the pot glows is dependent on the amount of sunlight the solar panel is exposed to during the day, but in the UK you’re looking at about 6-8 hours in the summer and 2-4 hours in the winter - more than enough for your average evening garden soiree.

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Do you need an industrial solar pack that can power your 120AC or 12VDC anywhere?

Here’s a solar panel pack that can could be your choice of solution.

The XPower Powerpack Solar is the first portable power pack that incorporates solar power in a compact, portable power source. It s completely self-renewing, which means the detachable 5-watt solar panel has the ability to recharge the power pack s 10 amp-hour battery. The 5-watt solar panel captures, stores and converts the sun s renewable energy, replenishes the XPower Powerpack Solar s battery, and extends the runtime of many devices by up to 25 percent. Runs 120-volt AC or 12-volt DC products anywhere. Built-in 400-watt inverter. Two 120-volt AC outlets, one 12-volt DC socket and one USB port. Three-digit display for easy battery status monitoring. AC charger included so you can charge from a standard wall outlet.

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Here’s another nice folding solar panels for your laptop and other gadgets.

Ruggedized blue nylon folding solar panel. Designed for the most demanding conditions. This is our most popular panel, 32W of honest output in full sun. This panel provides solar “heavy lifting” under rugged conditions. You can rely upon this panel. 18 to 20VDC open circuit voltage. Current 2.3A full sun. Cigarette socket connector.

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Santa Monica Pier will be getting a new solar powered LED ferris wheel.

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How much land is 16 acres? You could probably easily fit about 10 small houses in an acre so 16 acres is about the size of 1,600 small houses or 64 749.7028 meter squared for those of you in international countries.

Florida Gulf Coast University, a college opened in 1997 with a focus on the environment, was given $8.5 million by politicians to start a big solar farm of 16 acres on its campus.

The school’s focus is environmental sustainability and it has a special center dedicated to that purpose, but Shepard said using renewable energy on campus had been largely ignored.

“We were just focused on different things,” he said. “We need to practice what we preach and think about reducing our dependency on fossil fuels.”

During the 2008-2009 academic year, FGCU expects to spend more than $3.5 million on energy and uses an average of 1.4 megawatts per day.

The new solar farm, including the panels purchased with private donations, would generate 2 megawatts per day.

“The sun is free so there’s no risk the price will go up,” Fenton said. “The more solar we can do, the better.”

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