May 24th, 2012
Today the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously voted to give more Californians access to net metering credit for solar...
Where Did the Carter White House's Solar Panels Go?
August 6, 2010 The White House itself once harvested the power of the sun. On June 20, 1979, the Carter administration installed 32 panels designed to harvest...
Solar-powered boat circumnavigates the world
The Turanor PlanetSolar will become the first solar-powered boat to circumnavigate the world when it returns to Monaco today. The vessel is equipped with more...
In Benin, solar powered irrigation pollutes less...
In 2007, the nonprofit Solar Electric Light Fund began helping women’s collectives in the west African nation of Benin water their vegetable gardens using...
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The upcoming Rio+20 conference on sustainable development will try to identify solutions to worsening resource scarcity and climate change, but Habiba Rage may...
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A 2005 shot of Brendan Margison surfing in front of the now-damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Photo: Aichner AFTER A MONTH OF SHUT DOWN NUCLEAR REACTORS...
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The vast amount of glass in skyscrapers and office buildings represents enormous potential for an emerging technology that turns windows into solar panels. But major...
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More Apt Title? "Nuclear Industry Anxious as Japan prepares for life without nuclear power." Excerpt: "This weekend Japan will begin a bold...
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http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/ And at the top of the list for me: making solar power affordable. It is way past time to stop just talking and take action. We...
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Through all of the Earth Days I have seen, I have discovered that the environment is about so much more than planting flowers. It is about a love that goes so deep...
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Since 2001, 10 Northeast states that participated in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have proved to be pioneers in reducing fossil fuel pollution and creating...
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Scientists long have known that butterfly wings contain tiny scales that serve as natural solar collectors to enable butterflies, which cannot generate enough heat...
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Edward Lu isn’t the easiest guy in the world to impress. He’s not only an astrophysicist and an electrical engineer, but also an astronaut who’s...
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Wish we would focus on the development of solar, as hard as we do the search for fossil fuels, before it's too late! No more drillin' and spillin' of...
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This is an excelent video. He doesn't represent the Venus Project, but was inspired by it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvDKTRgoSS8
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In July 2011, the Brisbane Times reported that Australia’s carbon price was dead in the water. Polling revealed that support for the legislation was low and...
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* Fossils seen supplying 85 pct of energy demand in 2050 * Financial, human and biodiversity costs all huge * CO2 cut, global CO2 mkt delays make 2 degree limit...
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If done properly, a smartly built green home featuring solar power, energy-efficient appliances, and proper insulation can result in the owner facing monthly...
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....And children have to count the microsieverts of radiation before they can go out to play and can't play near water or on grass if they play at all. They are...
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“It would be immoral to leave these young people with a climate system spiraling out of control.” by Dan Miller NASA climate scientist James Hansen...
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This needs to spread around the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Khgdpf1hkOU
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Rays of the winter sun bounce off gleaming mirrors on the tiny lake of Colignola in Italy, where engineers have built a cost-effective prototype for floating,...
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Urgent economic need is driving a transformation of Tonga’s energy system by Zachary Rybarczyk Can you even imagine the United States setting a 50% target...
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