Shades of Green
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Everybody talks it. Corporate America's on the bandwagon. "Green" is the new "cool." But there are a million shades of it. This twine was created to share what is and what isn't. Add information regarding things you perceive to be truly "green" and those that aren't. Let's see if we can't enhance our color perception when it comes to this broad spectrum of services, products, processes, companies, and ways of thinking people call GREEN.
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Nuclear fusion: Coming to a basement near you soon | DVICELawrenceville Plasma Physics Inc. debuted their Focus-Fusion-1 dense plasma focus research reactor in mid-October, after nearly 8 years of research and building. In the blink of an eye, this freezer-sized nuclear fusion demo machine can push more than 100 gigawatts of power through a space ...
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Shelf car sunshade generates solar powerAs the motoring world moves ever-closer to the welcome infiltration of electrically-powered cars, one thing holding them back is the availability of charging stations to “refuel” the vehicles which so far have an average range of around 120 miles between charges. The Shelf, a concept by Chinese ...
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Thinking solar for your home? Armageddon it | DVICEFour-leaf clovers might bring you luck, but Armageddon Energy's three-leafed SolarClover solar panels promise something more concrete — cheap, green energy. Using standard silicon solar cells embedded in a Teflon medium, each three-panel unit generates about 400 watts. By comparison, a typical ...
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U.S., China vow action on climate change - CNN.comChina and the United States, the largest producers of greenhouse gases, will team up to fight climate change and create clean energy, their leaders said Tuesday. Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama said their nations will cooperate to advance technologies and work toward a global ...
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Cap-and-trade: “Green Jobs” or Job Killer? | FactCheck.orgCap-and-trade: “Green Jobs” or Job Killer? Government energy economists predict job growth would likely slow, but how much is uncertain. October 27, 2009 Summary A TV ad sponsored by business groups claims a bill to curb carbon emissions "will cost up to 2.4 million U.S. jobs" if ...
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The Cahaba: A River of Riches | Science & Nature | Smithsonian MagazineAlso worth checking out: www.cahabariversociety.org (looks after the Cahaba, which, as you can see in the article, is hugely biodiverse, but which also is a major source of drinking water for a large portion of Alabama. Currently seeking new members/sponsors. Check them out.Daniel Monroe added 4 weeks ago
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1The AIR-igator draws water from the air for thirsty gardensYes, some ACs use up lots of power (but not all! - check out heat/cool pumps using in-ground circulation). Still, getting water out of that process is a bonus.JDP added 4 months ago
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1Asia Challenges the U.S. for Green Tech Supremacy - Yahoo! NewsWill the Republican "NO" machine ensure that the USA falls behind the rest of the world in the most important technology race of this new century ... in order to protect their special interest masters (the current crop of energy companies)?JDP added 4 months ago
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1EETimes.com - Researchers ready personal energy monitoring devicesEnabling a "personal carbon tax"!? Cell phone as big brother.JDP added 4 months ago
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1GE and NASA to give open-rotor jet engine systems a spinAnd maybe wouldn't "suck in" birds as easily (or just slice and dice them around the engine)?JDP added 5 months ago
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