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Nuclear disaster in Japan, oil disaster in the Gulf. What's next?
Posted by Diane MacEachern
Tue, Mar 22
The nuclear meltdown in Japan and the recent oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may seem unrelated, but they're not. Both catastrophes occurred because we've made three fundamental mistakes in the way we generate energy. 1...
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Scientists Discover A Hornet That Runs On Solar Power
Posted by Jess
Mon, Dec 20
As scientists work on new ways to increase our natural power, they may want to take some time to read about a curious little hornet that's got it's natural energy source all figured out. As discovered by researchers at Tel-Aviv University,...
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California Community Bank Boosts Solar Street Cred
Posted by Taylen Peterson
Thu, Aug 26
As big businesses fight to keep their investments sound by pushing for a continuing dependence on foreign oil, Rabobank, a California community bank, is doing just the opposite by teaming up with SolarCity to finance solar projects and i...
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Simple Cheap Plug-In WiFi Solar Panels the Wave of the Future?
Posted by DrGreenGadget
Thu, Aug 19
So with time all technology usually gets better, smaller and cheaper. It seems like this formula is no different for solar panels. Nowadays it is becoming more affordable for home owners to have solar panels installed on their roof...
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Sharp's New Waterproof Solar Cellphone Released in Japan
Posted by DrGreenGadget
Mon, Jun 28
Waterproof solar powered mobile phones from Sharp come in any color you want... as long as it's green. Japanese consumers have long clamored for an environmentally friendly, waterproof (or at least water resistant) mobile phone. Reports...
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New Solar Trash Cans Send Text Messages to Workers When Full
Posted by Anil Kapur
Mon, May 17
Is this the future of public sanitation and trash collection? Several cities across the US have implemented new solar powered trash compactors in public places such as parks that alert the city public works and trash collectors when the t...
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Where America Really Stands with Solar
Posted by Green Guy
Tue, Apr 27
Unted States still gets less than one percent of its energy from solar power. For decades American leaders been saying that we are going to genrate more poer from solar energy. Yet, why is it we still have such a low proportion of our energ...
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West Virginia mine disaster shows high cost of fossil-fuel dep...
Posted by Surinder Saini
Sun, Apr 11
Our continued national addiction to "cheap" fossil fuels is the real culprit of the mine disaters that continue to devastate human lives. In order to meet the demand for cheap coal for energy production, mining companies cut corners that i...
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Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun
Posted by Green Guy
Thu, Apr 08
Puertollano, Spain - Two years ago, the Spanish government provided generous incentives to establish a robust solar energy industry in this city.The objective was to replace the failing coal economy with solar companies. The slogan was, "Th...
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Jessica Alba Donates Solar Panels to Extreme Makeover Family
Posted by Holly Greenwood
Fri, Jan 15
I have always liked Jessica Alba. She might not be the best actress but she is cute and a very good human being. Here is a cool story about her kindness: For Larry and Melissa Beach and their 13 children, recipients of a new house fr...
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