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All about existing, new, and future forms of alternative energy. By "alternative" we mean, any forms of energy that are not based on fossil fuels or any radical improvements to fossil fuel technology that would help solve the developing global energy crisis and protect the environment at the same time.
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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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HHO Gadgets at SEMA 2009 - The Truth about Water Car Gas Gadgets - Popular MechanicsSince I did my last story debunking hydrogen-on-demand, documenting an NBC Dateline story I participated in, my e-mail has been relatively free of the hydrogen-gadget feeding frenzy. Within a few weeks of that story last spring, the number of people vilifying me and accusing me of being in the ...
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Technosphere: eco-friendly Earth in miniature proposed for DubaiThe carbon-neutral Technosphere would house office and residential space as well as a hotel and public areas that enable it to function as a tourist attraction. Water would be recycled within the building and solar power used to supplement energy needs. Carefully positioned sky gardens provide ...
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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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2Ecosmackdown: Pets Versus Solar PanelsNow if we can just figure out how to get solar panels to purr, roll over, and fetch the newspaper ...JDP added 5 days ago
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Eco-friendly Human-based Energy ProductionThe video at the original post is very interesting.Özge Uraz added 2 months ago
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6Make: Online : The Zeer potI know-not rain related, but an interesting low-tech solution.... .•∞º˙ added 3 months ago
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2Asia 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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Air-fuelled battery could last up to 10 times longerIt was not clear in the article what is being emitted; into the air, presumably during the charging cycle to permit reuse. I assume that the battery will release oxygen while charging, but this is not clear. Does the battery also release other chemicals during either the charge or discharge cycles?Richard Murray added 5 months ago
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