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LED Backlit TVs

40% power reduction puts LED backlit TVs at the forefront of green technology.   More on LED TVs. 
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Seaweed farms

One seaweed farm may produce enough biofuel to supply 30% of Japan's fuel consumption.  More on Seaweed farms. 
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Heat Pumps

An incredibly efficient and technically elegant solution to heating and cooling.  More on Heat Pumps.




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Arctic Ice Photos

Arctic ice and glacier photos were released last week by the Obama Administration.   More on Arctic Ice.
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Pika is running out of living spage

Endangered!

Not only are animals threat- ened with extinction, but also cities and islands.  More on Endangered.
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Picture of OXFAM global warming reportBleak Realities

Millions face difficult times in the countries most affected by global warming.  More on Bleak Realities.

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Entries in solar panels (5)

Monday
Nov282011

Motor Monday: Charging Stations

Green car topics
Cities across the globe have started installing charging stations for electric cars as these stations will be a necessity on American roads. However, one university, Western Michigan University, found out that not all environmentalists are enthusiastic about this, as the university cleared trees for the stations.   More...

Sunday
Oct302011

Solar Sunday: Amazing Facts

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Green energy is one of the most rapidly expanding industries in the world right now due to so many people looking to do their part to help save the planet. With so much focus on solving global warming and reducing air pollution, smarter and cleaner forms of energy are being looked at very closely by scientists and consumers. There are several cool facts about solar power that can change the world.   Read more...
Tuesday
Sep152009

Green technology

Solar Trackers


Solar tracking devices, mounted with photovoltaic (PV) panels, allow the panels to exactly track the sun's path across the sky and can increase the yield of solar energy installations by as much as 40 percent compared to stationary panels. Solar trackers have been around since about 1980, but their increasing use in both commercial-scale and residential solar energy projects is a direct result of proven, improved solar capture efficiencies.

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Thursday
Aug202009


   Once solar looks like glass — we don’t import glass for buildings from China,.”
Michael Liebrich, New Energy Finance

Made in USA Solar?

by Deb Powers

Interesting and thought-provoking Green Inc column in the NYT this morning. Jennifer Kho asks if US should be trying to out-manufacture China in renewable energy components or resign ourselves to buying them on the cheap. There's more to the argument than meets the eye.
Read More: Should renewables be Made in the USA?

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Sunday
Aug162009

Solar Investments and You

by Deb Powers

 With all these funds announced in the stimulus package in the US and all sorts of similar energy packages around the world - solar energy stocks are losing value and solar energy companies seem to be floundering.