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The Green Goat
A few months back we talked about Recreational Equipment (REI) Co-op having a eco-sensitive labelling program so you could find any green tinged clothing they sold. We neglected to inform you that Backcountry.com have their own version that covers the
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Teacher Creates Solar-Electric Blimp
We’ve covered the rebirth of the airship before here and here. Now we’ve come across a homemade, solar-powered blimp constructed by Daniel Geery, an elementary school teacher, for less than $1000. While we don’t expect anyone to be crossing the
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Earth Elevator Technologies are so Last Year
The fact that nobody has ever won the 2007 Space Elevator Games - which seeks to find the best elevator technology to easily shuttle supplies and people to and from a space station (or hotel) in orbit around Earth - did little to dampen the excitement
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Utah Plans 18% Reduction In Electricity Use By 2015
File this one under "Clout/Luck, Coal Sector."
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Coal Released Mercury Ruins Fishing and Duck Hunting
Perhaps half the residents of the US still think climate change is no big deal. Fishermen and hunters are learning the hard way, though, that heavy reliance on coal has an impact on the fun part of their lives. Burn too much coal and the odds increase
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Natural Light Gives You Smartypants
Let there be light, indeed: Glendale Middle School's new $16 million building will be harnessing the power of the sun to supercharge its students' neurons.
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Coal Executive Attacks Global Warming With His Miners Trapped Below
We have called Robert Murray of Murray Energy a jerk before here and here, but now we can add "insensitive and heartless fool" to our description. Six of his miners are trapped underground after an accident and he holds a press conference; and attacks
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New Poll Identifies Global Warming as Top Environmental Problem
According to a new poll released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a majority of voters in six moderate to conservative congressional districts now believe global warming to be the top environmental problem and favor immediate actions to
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No Respite from Heat for Western States
Things are really heating up this summer in some parts of the West. Temperature records are being set left and right with several cities having already attained the triple digit mark early on: Boise, ID (104º F), Phoenix, AZ (115ºF) and Baker, CA
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Sounds Good: Converting Waste Heat into Electricity
Anybody who's ever taken an introductory chemistry course will be familiar with the concept of exothermic reactions, or reactions that give off energy as excess heat. Finding a way to harness this waste heat to put it to use in other reactions or
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Desert City Leads Utah Clean Energy Movement
Located on the Colorado River near the state line between Utah and Colorado, is the 4-square mile City of Moab. A desert oasis, the 5,000 or so Moab residents host over a million tourists annually. Visitors come to enjoy the adjacent National Parks
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Green Living Show Starts Friday in Toronto
We are getting excited about the Green Living Show in Toronto tomorrow. Al Gore sold out already, but what a lineup: Daryl Hannah, astronaut/photographer Roberta Bondar, Alicia Smith and JB MacKinnon of the hundred mile diet, Jamie Kennedy, and gasp,
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Solar Heat Collecting Panels By IAUS & Lucite
International Automated Systems, Inc., IAUS , has announced that its "newly developed solar technology costs less now than the World Government's goal for solar power cost per kilowatt by the year 2020. IAUS's unique thin-film solar panels can be
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Escape Adventures: Carbon Neutral Outfitter
Words are easy, actions are harder. First the words: "Everything we do in our daily life either impacts the environment in a positive way or a negative way. It is as simple as that. At Escape Adventures, we understand this and take it very seriously.
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Freedom Fuels: FREE, Downloadable Alternative Fuels Doc
Have you wondered about the differences among biodiesel, vegetable oil, and ethanol? Curious about why we're using gasoline when there are so many cheap and easy alternatives available? At around 45 minutes, Freedom Fuels is a quick and painless way
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Sundance Panel: How "Movies That Matter" Can Matter
We would like to believe that "socially relevant" films have some effect outside the theater, right? You must be able to name a few that have made you write a letter or change some habits? Feel free to comment below.
