Tag: Energy - Page 4
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All Biofuels Are 'Nonsense', Says Nobel-Winning Photosynthesis Expert Hartmut Michel
Doing the math on biofuels. Do they make sense? What are the problems? What are the alternatives?
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Speaks on the Future of Energy and Transportation
It's always interesting to hear Musk speak about his vision of the future, as he's a man who knows how to get things done and make it happen.
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Google Invests $75M in 50MW Iowa Wind Farm
The Rippey wind project, which is currently operational, was developed by RPM Access and is should generate enough energy to power over 15,000 homes.
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Is The Post-Fossil Fuel Economy Already Emerging?
Growing bike sales, a boom in sharing, and an interest in growing your own food are ust some of the signs that we could be moving beyond our current energy paradigm. Add your own to the list.
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Boston Starbucks Trial Free Wireless Charging For Customers
If you’ve been wondering if a wireless charger is worth the investment, this could be a great way to test it out.
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New Compressed Air Energy Storage System Could Deliver Double the Efficiency
One startup wants to reinvent grid-scale energy storage with their new design for compressed air storage - one that can reportedly reach 70% round-trip efficiency.
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CEOs Demand Transparency on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
A coalition of executives is pushing for full disclosure of all energy subsidies, arguing that transparency is a prerequisite for a level playing field.
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Kid Rock and Sean Penn Preach Unity. Environmentalists Should Listen.
Kid Rock buys a Prius. Sean Penn sports a Nascar shirt. Is there hope for us all?
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North America to Add 400,000 Megawatts of 'Smart' Energy By 2015
Solyndra gets the headlines. But it seems more like solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and waste energy are the stars in a North American renewables advance.
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In Power and Water Outages, the World Comes to Lower Manhattan
Let's just remember that when we start talking about the divide between the City of Darkness and the rest of Manhattan which still has electricity that we will be in these conditions for a few days. It is a lifetime for many people.
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Sweden to Import Garbage as Trash Supplies Run Dry
As other nations struggle to cut the amount of waste piling up in their landfills, Sweden is facing an entirely different sort of challenge -- they've run out of trash.
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The Great Transition, Part I: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way.
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Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty Resigns, Done In By Clean Energy
The Best of Green leader was essentially done in by his green energy policies and NIMBY voters: a cautionary tale
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5 Energy-Themed Jack-O-Lantern Patterns for Halloween
Let your geek flame burn bright this Halloween with energy-themed Jack-o-lanterns
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Green Party and Libertarian Presidential Candidates Go Head-to-Head in First Ever Online Debate
For a broader spectrum of political discourse than either the Democrats or Republicans can muster, check out the Green Party's Jill Stein and the Libertarians' Gary Johnson go head-to-head this Thursday, Oct 18.
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GE's First All-New Turbine in 20 Years is Optimized for Renewables
Ideally, the electricity that you're using would come from clean and renewable sources, and the intermittency of many of those (solar, wind, wave...) wouldn't be a problem thanks to various ways to store power...
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12 Great Posters From When Turning Down The Thermostat and Preparing For Winter Was a Patriotic Act
When fixing things, making do, living with less and doing without really meant something
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Energy Information Administration Releases API for App Developers
The API will give developers access to a huge amount of U.S. energy data.
