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Economy-2: 2% Of Global Gdp Invested In 10 Sect...

Nov 18 2011 09:30 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

(CLICK picture for source article) Quote International policies that would direct . . . “just 2% of global GDP into . . . 10 key sectors would kick-start” . . . the global transition to a more sustainable, . . . ‘Green Economy,’ according to a . . ....

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Energy-2: Good Reasons Why High Efficiency Matt...

Nov 18 2011 09:10 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

(CLICK picture for source article) Quote PV will attain grid parity in many parts of the world in the next 1 to 4 years. Quote Increase in cell efficiency increases the power output of a cell. This reduces grams-per-watt of silicon and dollar-per-watt...

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Energy-2: Industry Leaders: Sunshot's...

Nov 18 2011 03:55 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

Rapid growth in solar photovoltaics . . . has brought installation costs . . . within sight of $1 per watt for large projects and . . . closer to competing with fossil fuels. Prices still hover around $3 per watt currently, . . . so it will...

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Energy-2: Interior Opening Up 17 Solar Energy Z...

Nov 18 2011 03:05 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

Looking to streamline and speed up the process . . . of developing the nation’s solar power potential, . . . the US Dept. of Interior took another step . . . towards opening up public land in 6 Western states . . . . . . Arizona, . . . . . . Calif...

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Transportation-2: The World's Greenest Vehi...

Nov 17 2011 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

Gordon Murray, car designer and winner, with McLaren, of 5 Formula One championships and 50 Grand Prixs, turned his prowess to issues of congestion and sustainability in 2007. Gordon Murray, formerly McLaren's F1 head designer and now director of...

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Energy-2: Solar Panels With Attached Micro-Inve...

Nov 14 2011 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

QuoteMicro-Inverters can be bolted to the racking . . . under each of an installation’s solar panel . . . to convert DC power into AC for each panel individually.(CLICK on the picture, to read the whole story) QuoteCurrently all the panels in a roofto...

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Irony Alert-2: A Solar And Wind Powered Oil Tanker

Nov 15 2011 04:35 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

(CLICK on picture for source article) IS THIS GREEN?

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Energy-2: Offshore Wind Is Power Near The People

Nov 15 2011 09:20 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

(CLICK on picture for source article) That’s why the DOE just funded an ABB-led consortium . . . to determine the cost of bringing it ashore Quote“More than 55 million people live along the Eastern Seaboard . . . between North Carolina and Boston,” h...

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Energy-2: Efficient Home Upgrades That Pay For...

Nov 16 2011 04:20 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

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Energy-2: Google Is Backing A Wind Transmission...

Nov 15 2011 09:45 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

(CLICK on picture for source article) Google is backing a wind transmission project . . . off the eastern coast of USA and . . . here is a look at how the energy generation potential changes . . . with the depth of the water:

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Multipurpose-2: Anahat, A Hat And A Solar Cooker

Nov 14 2011 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

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Garden-2: "no-Work Victory" Garden, Ref...

Nov 17 2011 08:30 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

(CLICK picture for source article) Quote Tomatoes growing in my compost garden, yum! The Garden Begins For the first time in a long time a planted a vegetable garden and it is around a compost pile! I got the idea years ago from a magazine...

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Energy-2: 53% Global Increase In Energy Use, Em...

Nov 17 2011 03:40 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

World wide in 2035, according to the report, . . . 80% of energy will come from fossil fuels, and a . . . 43% increase in carbon dioxide emissions. "The economy is a very key driver of energy," Howard Gruenspecht said.

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Transportation-2: Ancient Chinese Wheelbarrow W...

Nov 17 2011 09:30 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

(CLICK picture for source article) It is said, that General Liang invented an ingenious Chinese wheelbarrow about 1,800 years ago. . . . With the center of gravity over the one immense wheel, could carry up to 6 passengers at a time, . . . the user ha...

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