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Is there a tradeoff between economics and the environment? | GristCalifornia’s RETI process lends insight into the near-term prospects of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass. In September, California’s Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI) released their Phase 2A report, which outlined potential transmission corridors to collect renewable ...
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Are you willing to pay $120 for a light bulb?| A Distinctive WorldNot so long ago choosing a light bulb wasn’t too difficult. Just grab one with the desired wattage in either pearl or clear with the correct fitting for your socket. The need for energy efficient lighting means that it’s no longer that simple, and given the amount of ongoing research in the ...
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GE Technology Selected for IGCC Project in Southern CaliforniaGE Energy has signed a technology licensing agreement with Hydrogen Energy for a proposed 250-megawatt power plant that would use integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) technology, a product of ecomagination.
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WORLD WATER CRISISTo reduce the number of plastic water bottles that end up in landfills, consumers are encouraged to buy reusable bottles. Since those can be bulky to carry along, a company in Thousand Oaks, California designed an alternative. Vapur is a reusable water bottle that flattens when empty. Like a ...
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Refusing Flu Shots? Maybe You're A 'Denialist' : NPRAt the Ocean Charter School near Marina del Rey, Calif., 40 percent of the 2008 kindergarten class received vaccination exemptions. Author Michael Specter says the parents in this upscale enclave are prime examples of what he calls "denialism."
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Green Wavelength unveils bumblebee inspired wind turbineVertical axis windmills have been with us in one form or another for more than 1000 years. Designs have undergone constant improvement (including more examples of biomimicry using the whale as inspiration), but the efficiency of current wind turbines peaks at around 30%. To be fair, Betz's law, ...
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Visible Light Solar Expands Vector LED Retrofit Product Family With New Recessed Downlights, Floodlights and In-Ground Lighting Applications, Delivering up to 75% Energy SavingsVisible Light Solar Technologies, a LED and solar lighting technology innovator today introduced three new products in the Vector retrofit line of commercial and industrial lighting applications. Vector recessed downlights, floodlights and in-ground retrofit lighting solutions are available for ...
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From the West, a Cry for Transmission - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.comFrom the West, a Cry for Transmission The West is worried about energy transmission. That was the message, loud and clear, at a conference on western energy issues in Jackson, Wyo., earlier this week. If the West is to develop its ample wind resources – as well as keep feeding the nation ...
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GE Technology Selected for IGCC Project in Southern CaliforniaGE Energy has signed a technology licensing agreement with Hydrogen Energy for a proposed 250-megawatt power plant that would use integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) technology, a product of ecomagination. The plant to be located near Bakersfield, in Kern County, Calif., would be ...
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In pictures: From extraction to consumption: Oil, an exhibition by Edward Burtynsky | Environment | guardian.co.uk1 / 15 Highway, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2003 Photograph: Edward Burtynsky /Courtesy HASTD HUNT KRAEUTLER, New York / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto Send to a friend Share Clip Buzz up! Digg it From oilfields to expressways, from Canada to ...
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