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Wind Farm ‘Mega Project’ Underway in Mojave Desert
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times, Posted August 12th, 2010The Alta Wind Energy Center — with plans for thousands of acres of turbines to generate electricity for 600,000 Southern California homes — officially broke ground.
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Nanotech in our food – should we be afraid?
By Marion Nestle, Posted August 2nd, 2010The effects of nanotechnology on the environment are regulated by the EPA — but when it comes to nano in food, shouldn’t the FDA be involved?
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Global Temperatures in 2010 Warmest on Record
By Eartheasy, Posted July 22nd, 2010The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for June 2010 was the warmest on record.
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Simple Technology Restores Dried up Rivers, Watersheds
By Adam Davidson-Harden and Jay Walljasper, On the Commons.org, Posted July 5th, 2010Drawing on indigenous Indian knowledge of geology, hydrology and ecology, Rajendra Singh helped to save a watershed.
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Giant laser to be used in quest for limitless energy
By Eartheasy, Posted May 13th, 2010Scientists hope to solve the global energy crisis by harnessing the energy generated by a fusion-generated ‘mini-star’.
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Are LED Fluorescent Tubes Ready for Prime Time?
By Houston Neal, Softwareadvice.com, Posted May 6th, 2010LED light technology has progressed to the point where it may be ready to replace traditional fluorescent light tubes in commercial buildings.
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The amazing iPhone blazes the trail … to waste?
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy, Posted April 29th, 2010If one in three of the iPhone 1Gs are still ticking, what happened to the remaining 4 million units sold?
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How Volcanoes can Change the World
By Dr. Roseanne D’Arrigo, Posted April 20th, 2010The eruption of Iceland’s Laki volcano in 1783-84 had profound effects on climate, not just in Iceland but around the globe.
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New automotive fuel-efficiency standards set for US, Canada
By Eartheasy, Posted April 20th, 2010US and Canada harmonize standards, setting a goal of improving overall automotive fuel efficiency 25% by 2016.
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No Car, No Problem
By Orion Kriegman YES! Magazine, Posted April 15th, 2010How one man’s choice to live car-free brought him more in touch with his neighbors, his community, and himself.
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Solar Energy from the Rajasthan Desert can meet India’s future power needs
By Darshan Goswami, M.S., P.E., Posted April 5th, 2010The Government of India must take advantage of the vast amounts of energy available from the Rajasthan Desert sun (instead of oil from the Arab nations) to power its future energy needs. In addition, solar energy would not only create millions of jobs, but also sustain India’s positive economic growth, help lift its massive population out of poverty and combat climate change.
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Growing low-oxygen zones in oceans worry scientists
By Les Blumenthal, McClatchy Newspapers, Posted March 15th, 2010Lower levels of oxygen in the Earth’s oceans, particularly off the United States’ Pacific Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes linked to global climate change, scientists say. They warn that the oceans’ complex undersea ecosystems and fragile food chains could be disrupted.
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Bloom Box: a breakthrough in clean, green energy?
By Eartheasy, Posted February 23rd, 2010Developers of the Bloom Box envision personal fuel-cell power plants in every home in America by 2020.
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Sustainable Fisheries: Big success on a small island fuels optimism
By Eartheasy, Posted February 18th, 2010Community marine reserves hold the key to restoring and preserving local fisheries.
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Washington’s snowfall, brought to you by global warming
By Bill McKibbon, Posted February 17th, 2010The world is still warming. Humanity is still to blame. And we still, urgently, need to do something about it.
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How to Save Energy by eliminating Phantom Loads
By Eartheasy, Posted February 9th, 2010You might not know it, but there’s an invisible thief which may be stealing your energy and boosting your energy bills. His name: Phantom Load…
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Solar power from Saharan sun could power Europe
By Eartheasy, Posted February 1st, 2010Experts say only a fraction of the Sahara desert, probably the size of a small country, would need to be covered to produce enough clean electricity to supply the whole of Europe.
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FTC proposes new labels for LED, CFL, Incandescent light bulbs
By US Department of Energy, Posted January 7th, 2010New “output-based” labels to emphasize lumens, not watts, as measure of bulb brightness.
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Algae may be source for ultra-thin, biodegradable batteries
By Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience.com, Posted December 16th, 2009Research development offers new possibilities for large-scale production of environmentally friendly, cost-effective, lightweight energy storage systems.
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Our Low-Carbon Future
By Nicholas Stern, Posted December 7th, 2009The United Nations climate change conference, beginning this week in Copenhagen, should provide the climax to two years of international negotiations over a new global treaty…
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