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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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How much is nature worth?Coral reefs, such as this one in the South Pacific, provide ecosystem services worth up to £104 million a year Pavan Sukhdev explains in this year's Annual Science Lecture, The Value of Nature, at the Natural History Museum on 16 November How much is nature worth? £1 billion? £100 billion? £1 ...
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FedEx Further Expands its Environmentally-Friendly Vehicle Fleet With Order of 51 New Azure Dynamics Hybrid Electric Delivery VansFedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), today announced it will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD). The FedEx fleet of hybrid electric and electric vehicles will total 325 when all 51 hybrid step-vans are delivered ...
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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Where countries stand on CopenhagenThere are just over four weeks to go before the Copenhagen conference intended to agree a new international framework for controlling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The final round of preparatory talks in Barcelona has revealed deep divisions between some of the key participants. Use this table ...
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SAP - SAP Carbon Impact: Rapidly Deployed, Subscription-Based Carbon Management SolutionSAP Carbon Impact Rapidly Deployed, Subscription-Based Carbon Management Solution Discover how SAP can help you achieve your sustainability goals, enabling you to overcome significant risk to your market share and seize new business opportunities. Increasing energy and commodity costs. ...
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The Cahaba: A River of Riches | Science & Nature | Smithsonian MagazineThe Cahaba: A River of Riches Randy Haddock stands on a muddy riverbank in central Alabama, looking over his favorite place on earth. Haddock, a slight, spectacled biologist with a trim beard, smiles as he hoists a canoe over his head, carries it to the water and launches it almost ...
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