If there is one issue that is guaranteed to get everyone all stirred up (and no I'm not referring to Apple vs Microsoft) whenever it is mentioned it is talk about climate change. There are those that believe that ...
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A Japanese team competing in Australia's World Solar Challenge took top honors this week in the 1,864 mile solar car race, upsetting the 4-time Dutch champs.
The car, known as the Tokai Challenger finished the race in 29 ...
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60 watts of solar power goodness isn't the easiest thing to crank out, in fact the Regen Revert Solar-Powered iPod Dock requires 3 feet of height to achieve that goal and it does so with a sleek ...
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Oslo, Norway (AHN) - A new rechargeable battery that is cheaper, longer-lasting and safer than lithium-ion batteries has been developed by a Norwegian firm and a Swiss company is starting to market it.
Called zinc-air battery, it has ...
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Arcadia, FL (AHN) - Standing in 180 acres of mirror-like solar panels, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced $3.4 billion in grants to upgrade the nation's electricity transmission network with "smart grid" technology.
Funding for the $400,000 to ...
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Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Consumers may soon be deleting the word "watts" from their lighting lexicon and replacing it with "lumens." The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday proposed new labeling rules for light bulbs that could have ...
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Denver, CO (AHN) - A German firm considered as the world's largest maker of solar inverters will put up its first plant in North America in Denver, Colorado and employ 300 locals.
SMA Solar Technology AG will also ...
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The Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is about to go live with 25 megawatts of power at a cost of nearly $150 million. The plant, for the time being will be the largest Solar Power producing ...
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Mexico City, Mexico (AHN) - The Mexican governent recently inked a deal approving 35 requests to test-plant genetically modified (GM) corn. According to a government statement the corn planting will be limited to a specific area and ...
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LG has just announced their newest e-Book reader, a 6-inch solar powered unit that features it's own device sized solar panel.
The "Solar Cell e-Book" helps provide an extra boost to the units battery with as little as ...
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One of the cornerstones of the whole “Save the earth from ourselves” movement has been the idea of “individual involvement”. While we wait for government and big business to get off of their collective ...
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We all know that Google is solidly behind environmental issues and are always looking for ways to lower the company’s ‘footprint’. Well just in time for the big U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen ...
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