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Green Economy - The Time To Act Is Now!
Nov 21 2011 11:20 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
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Transportation-3: Do Electric Cars Have Fewer P...
Nov 21 2011 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
The number of parts a car carries around with it every day is very large, The number of functions it can do today has diminished, and what people seem to worry about most, is safety.
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Transportation-4: Which Would You Rather Drive?
Nov 28 2011 04:40 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
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Energy-5: Will Maine Be The Saudi Arabia Of Win...
Dec 13 2011 06:05 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
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Mit's New Cheap And Green Solar Cells, Not...
Feb 04 2012 04:15 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Ever thought it’s such a waste throwing away that fresh bundle of cut grass or dead leaves from your backyard? Well, even if you didn’t, a use for them has now been found: Andreas Mershin, an MIT researcher, put them all together in a solar panel: mix...
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Transportation-2: Better Place Denmark & Da...
Nov 15 2011 04:05 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
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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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Health-6: Silk Microneedles Deliver Controlled-...
Dec 23 2011 05:35 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
QuoteBioengineers at Tufts University School of Engineering . . . have developed a new silk-based microneedle system . . . able to deliver precise amounts of drugs over time and . . . without need for refrigeration. The tiny needles can be fabricat...
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Education-8: One Laptop Per Child Project Looks...
Jan 11 2012 02:05 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
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There's An App. For That-4: Baby Monitor
Dec 03 2011 12:15 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Quote babyping.jpg The BabyPing kit features all the specifications of a regular baby monitor, . . . in the form of a full color video camera with 640x480 resolution and . . . built-in microphone, a free monitoring app for the user's iDevice, and ....
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Energy-5: 2 Solar Systems, Each Claim To Be The...
Dec 16 2011 03:10 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
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Communications-5: $42M Project To Bring Br...
Dec 16 2011 04:00 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
QuoteThe project consists of a 260-mile fiber optic ring . . . that should be completed by the end of January 2012.QuoteThe fiber optic ring is supposed to benefit . . . . . . schools, . . . . . . governments, . . . . . . hospitals and . . . . . ....
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Electric, Streamlined, Zero-Local-Emission Ecco...
Feb 16 2012 02:05 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
The expandable roof of the Ecco Camper integrates solar panels to supplement the power supply and the vehicle can also be charged via a standard 240 V outlet. Comprising of an aluminum and glass exterior, the Ecco's teardrop shape sits low to the g...
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Donky Bike: Pedal-Powered Packmule
Jun 14 2013 12:05 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
The Design requirements were: 1) Real-world load carrying ability 2) Ride-ability 3) Accessible price 4) Not disposable 5) Compact 6) Simple Source: Donky Bike About Gallery
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Nasa: Updated Video Of Warming Temperatures Sin...
Feb 03 2012 12:55 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Last year was the ninth warmest year on record (since 1880). Global average surface temperatures has continually risen since 1950, when the average global temperature was 0.92 degrees F (0.51 C) cooler than in 2011. An updated video compiled by NASA...
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Energy: Whose Wasting It?
Jul 24 2016 07:30 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
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Growing Battery Switch Momentum In The Pacific Rim
Feb 03 2012 12:25 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Mike Cerre of GLOBE TV reports on various initiatives involving electric cars, buses and taxis with switchable batteries in China, Japan, Australia and the U.S.
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Economy-3: How To Tell What The "market...
Nov 22 2011 01:20 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Map of the Market (Green is Good, Red is Bad)
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Energy-4: How To Reduce Global Fuel Consumption...
Nov 30 2011 01:05 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
QuoteIf we cut the average speed of all vehicles by half, . . . fuel consumption would decrease by a whopping 75%.Quote Cargohopper.gif Cargohopper is an electric road train for package delivery . . . in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Last m...
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Mit: V2G Electric-Powered Trucks, Will Save Mon...
Feb 01 2012 04:15 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
A company looking to purchase an electric-powered delivery truck today . . . will likely experience some sticker shock: . . . Such a vehicle costs nearly $150,000, . . . compared to about $50,000 for the same kind of truck . . . with a standa...
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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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Economy-6: China Aims To Eliminate Poverty By 2...
Dec 21 2011 11:10 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Quote povertychina.jpg Since 2004, the central government has appropriated a total of . . . 3 billion yuan in poverty reduction funds for the "Dew Program," . . . which focuses on training labor force from poor rural families . . . in technical...
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Energy-8: Where Will The 2012 World Future Ener...
Jan 08 2012 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
QuoteWorld Future Energy Summit is the world’s foremost annual meeting . . . committed to advancing . . . . . . future energy, . . . . . .energy efficiency and . . . . . .clean technologies . . . by engaging . . . . . .political, . . . . . .business, ....
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