Tag: Energy
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Pinball Wizardry Earns Kiddies Kinetic Knowledge
A design for a kid's game has won a James Dyson Award, and for good reason. It teaches kids about kinetic energy all through a pinball-style game.
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G8's Camp David Declaration Supports Climate Change Action While Not Acknowledging Its Source
You can't say you support keeping temperature rise below 2°C while also talking about continued use of fossil fuels.
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US Navy Thinks Renewable Energy is the Future, But House Republicans Don't Want Them to Have It
"The House Armed Services Committee banned the Defense Department from making or buying an alternative fuel that costs more than a “traditional fossil fuel.”"
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Grid-Scale Metal Liquid Batteries Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Use
Almost every week, I see some R&D project or lab prototype that makes me go "ooh, that's interesting!". But it's rather rare that I encounter something that makes me rethink my whole vision of the future!
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'Bio Computer' Blends Tech and Organic to Grow Wheatgrass
A self-described geek harvests the waste-heat of a computer tower to grow wheatgrass in his basement.
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Amory Lovins Wants us to 'Reinvent Fire' with 50-Year Energy Plan
Amory Lovins shares with us his multi-decade energy roadmap to get us off oil and coal and switch to sustainable sources.
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Instant Solar: Modular Solar Arrays are Fully Assembled and Ready to Power Up on Delivery
SunPods modular solar panel arrays cut installation time to a minimum and are ready to generate power in a flash.
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7 Big East Coast Polluting Power Plants, Plus One Showing A Cleaner Way Forward
You may not be able to see the emissions in Mona Miri's photographs, but you can see where they're coming from.
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How the Energy Grid Actually Works
Renewables advocate Robert Llewellyn visits the National Grid control center to ask some tough questions.
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The Inertial Seawave Energy Generator Rocks
Clever device puts a gyroscope in a boat hull, and converts rocking motion into electricity
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Number One CO2 Emitter in the Northeast: Brayton Point Power Station
In Somerset Massachusetts sits the coal-fired Brayton Point Power Plant, which the EPA listed in January 2012 as the worst power plant station in the Northeast.
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Plug 'n Play Solar Systems Could Give Renters a Renewable Energy Option
Solar power systems are great choice for homeowners, but what if you're just a renter? A plug 'n play solar power package could be the answer.
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EnergySaver Mobile App Analyzes Energy and Water Use, Helps You Save Money
Instead of just tracking your energy and water use, grab this mobile app that helps you analyze your consumption habits and make changes to save both resources and money.
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Build a Micro-Hydropower Generator from CDs and Repurposed Printer Parts
Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again.
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After Slow Jamming the News, President Obama Wishes for Clean Energy Reform (Video)
When asked what he would change immediately, if he could, President Obama talked about reforming energy policy to favor clean alternatives.
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How We Can End Energy Poverty & Bring Sustainable Energy to All
Access to reliably electricity is what defines civilization in the 21st century, but in many parts of the world, and for a shockingly large number of people, even basic access to electricity is rare, unstable, or nonexistent. This has to change.
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Want an Example of How to End Energy Poverty? Replace Old Inefficient Biomass Cooking Stoves
When 25,000 more efficient cook stoves were distributed in Peru by UNDP and the national government, 41,000 tons of CO2 were eliminated and the lives of women and girls improved.
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From Fracking to Water Rights: How Foreign Interests Are Cleaning Out Africa
“Africa will be the backbone of our production and growth in the next 10 years.”
