2008-03-17

The air car is poised for mass production.


A car that runs on air, that gets about 160 miles per gallon.

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2008-03-03

Gallery: Eco-Friendly Gadgets for Your Home and Your 'Hood

Saving power used to mean low-tech measures like turning down your thermostat and wearing a sweater. Now you can cut your electric bills in high-tech ways, like installing an electricity-generating turbine in your toilet or lighting your home with LEDs instead of inefficient incandescent bulbs.

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Google to Outspend US Government on Environment

A report is circulating regarding Google, that they are pledging themselves to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into big Alternative-Energy projects. They plan to focus on projects that have traditionally had a hard time getting financing.

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Aerotecture: Making Power Where You Need It


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2008-03-02

Urban Agriculturalist: ecoCity Farming

Struck by the high carbon cost of sending food to dense urban areas and communities in extreme climates, Andrew Bodlovich and Hogan Gleeson devised a highly efficient, waste-free aquaponic growing system in which vegetable crops and freshwater fish benefit from a symbiotic relationship.

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GROW combines solar panels and leaves

Sustainable design group SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology) has a new project called GROW that is capable of harnessing both solar and wind power.

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Ten Reasons to Eat Local Food

Fresher, healthier, better for the environment and local economy...

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World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Coming to Arizona

The lucky sunny state of Arizona is about to become home to the world’s largest Solar Plant! Thanks to a just-announced contract between Abengoa Solar and Arizona Public Service Company (APS), the enormous solar plant called Solana will power up to 70,000 homes, and will be the first example in the country of a major utility...

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Store Your Electricity for When the Sun "Don't Shine"

It calls to mind the old jokes about solar-powered flashlights (and the related screened door for your submarine), but it's surprising to discover that many small-scale solar power systems actually don't have batteries.

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