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Image credit: Cedar ConsultingContradictory science is nothing new within the green movement—from those who claim that solar energy could power the world to those who argue that nuclear power could solve the energy crisis, from those extolling biochar for carbon sequestration and soil improvement to those who say it could (Read More)
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It's friday and we know you need something to keep you busy for the weekend, so here's the perfect thing. As the efficiency (and business case) for nano-based solar technology continues to ascend, isn't time you got in the game? Don't worry, it's not as easy as it sounds; in addition to powdered donuts, you'll need some Pas (Read More)
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Photo: Wikipedia, CCMaryland Offshore Wind DevelopmentMartin O'Malley, the governor of Maryland, would like to see offshore wind power developed off the cost of his state, but the U.S. military has expressed fears that the turbines could "disrupt flight and weapon test ranges, as well as erroneously appear on radar as unide (Read More)
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Rice = food and electricity at the same time... photo: ya po guille via flickr.One solution for getting clean electricity to the 440-some million people in rural India who currently don't have grid power (or any power...) is to build wind farms, solar power plants, or use some decentralized but still tech-heavy option such (Read More)
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Images via PetitventionDesigners seem to be setting a new trend for solar chargers, turning small scale renewable gadget charging into something resembling a bouquet of flowers. Hot on the heals of the Sunny Flower solar charger concept we showed off in September comes the iPetal, a design strikingly similar, and perhaps es (Read More)
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Image via GoodGuideStand in the middle of a store and find a product you want to get. Would you rather A) look up the product manually on your phone with the old GoodGuide app to find out how green the product is, or B) scan the barcode and have the info pop right up? Most of us would prefer option B. GoodGuide recognized t (Read More)
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LivinGreen Materials showed off their drop-in solution to creating more efficient, cheaper solar cells. And their claim is no small number. They say their solution - which would remove one layer from the solar cells currently manufactured and replace it with a layer created by their new technology - could improve efficiency (Read More)
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It was only last month we saw a super sexy solar iPhone charger from Regen roll out. Now that same company has put out a beautiful solar powered speaker, the Reverb, that can play between 20 and 40 hours on a full charge. And this is no wimpy counter-top speaker, either. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Flickr/kudumomoOur story on China's earliest snowfall in decades got picked up by Green Patriot Radio, which interviewed me on the ins and outs of the country's extensive rainmaking program. Among the trivia I share: - Rainmaking technology was first developed in the US under Dr. Bernard Vonnegut, the brother of author (Read More)
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This week at Fast Company, we looked at a Silicon Valley designer's green take on the little red wagon, a zoo that replaced real polar bears with electronic versions, a prosthetic leg that replaces crutches, and Joule Biotechnologies' attempt to make fuel out of thin air.Scot Herbst is one of the design minds behind the HP (Read More)
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A new technology along the lines of green roofs, called edible walls, grows vegetables, fruits and herbs on the outside walls of urban buildings.
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Companies involved in clean technology say their growth depends more on subsidies and tax breaks from national governments than on international agreements.
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Competition to be and look green in the personal computing industry is reaching a fever pitch. Debates rage over which companies are raising the bar and which are baiting and switching. Packaging, to be sure, is a big piece of the puzzle. This week, Dell announced that it will ship two of its hot netbooks in packaging made (Read More)
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Proposed GreenGen IGCC coal plant in Tianjin, ChinaThe US-China duck pancake of climate cooperation, made this week by Presidents Obama and Hu, has left us with much to chew over. But the component that everyone was waiting for -- and that few could be surprised about -- was the announcement on coal. No effort at cleaning t (Read More)