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Tata Vehicles Sold Around The World!
Jun 07 2012 10:50 AM | eds in Green Living
Tata Motors constructed a heavy truck assembly plant at Magwe in central Burma, . . . that is now operational. The sale of other Tata products, including commercial and passenger vehicles, . . . will follow as per the needs and demands of the market...
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What's The Knottiest Problem In Health Care?
Jun 06 2012 02:45 AM | eds in Green Living
How to look after an ageing and . . . thus sickening population efficiently? Now Britain has 27.4 doctors for every 10,000 patients. . . . India has just 6, . . . but India doctors surgeries cost less than $2,000 each, . . . about 1/15th as much...
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Coal's Future?
Jun 06 2012 12:35 AM | eds in Green Living
This year, 58% believe there is a future for coal in the United States. Last year, 81.5% believed the statement to be true. The convergence of a number of EPA rulemaking activities, . . . is forcing many utilities to consider early retirement of cer...
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Coal
Jun 04 2012 03:10 PM | eds in Green Living
China has been aggressively pursuing its own coal supplies, and . . . as a result the exports to China that coal companies were counting on . . . have been drying up, . . . putting coal stocks in a very tough situation. With Natural gas prices remaini...
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Germany To Expand Power Grid
Jun 03 2012 12:00 AM | eds in Green Living
German federal grid regulatory agency — the Bundesnetzagentur — handed a draft for a plan to extend the German power grid to the federal government.
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German Army Peak Oil Study
Jun 03 2012 10:30 PM | eds in Green Living
Within 10 years . . . oil shortages may collapse . . . global economy
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Ecochi Tips From Grandma Jean
Jun 03 2012 09:35 PM | eds in Green Living
Wear a hat in the sun Skin cancer is on the rise so be sure to wear your hat between the hours of 10:00am- 4:00pm. Hang your clothes outdoors to dry Save energy by taking advantage of the warm weather to dry your clothes outdoors and enjoy freshne...
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Copenhagen’S Car-Free Streets
Jun 03 2012 07:00 PM | eds in Green Living
Can Americans give up their cars? What would be the impact on our cities? What is the Cost of Owning a Car each year? Would local businesses dye or grow. What is the impact on jobs?
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Contested Streets:
Jun 03 2012 07:15 PM | eds in Green Living
Breaking New York City Gridlock? What's the Slowest Bus in New York City?
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Green Homes And Remodeling
Jun 02 2012 03:10 AM | eds in Green Living
These important factors are pushing the industry forward. Value, 2/3rds of builders and remodeler respondents state that customers request green homes or remodeling projects in order to lower their energy use or save money, more than twice any other fa...
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Carbon Dioxide Emission Hit A Record High
May 31 2012 02:40 AM | eds in Green Living
The present level of Carbon dioxide is higher than at any time during the last 800,000 years, and likely higher than in the past 20,000,000 years.
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Govt's $26 Million Multi-Agency Compet...
May 29 2012 05:30 PM | eds in Green Living
“‘Made in America’ is making a comeback,” said SBA Administrator Karen Mills. “The Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator is an opportunity to build on the momentum we’re seeing in U.S. manufacturing and to support small businesses and local economies through regional innovation clusters. By working with other federal agencies, we can link, leverage, and align our resources to give small businesses the tools they need to work together, grow and create jobs in the manufacturing sector.”
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Broadband: "connecting Appalachia" Project
May 26 2012 03:55 PM | eds in Green Living
Federal funding for the new fiber optic broadband network, connecting 34 counties in southeastern and east central Ohio, will connect businesses, governmental, educational and health care facilities to the new world-class network.
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Internet Speed Vs Cost
May 25 2012 05:05 PM | eds in Green Living
E-commerce, Online Learning, Telemedicine, and Communication, in isolated places, . . . with slow connections and unaffordable pricing, . . . STRANGLE economic development. Source: broadbandmap slate internet-speed-vs-costs
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Will Renewable Energy, Replace Nuclear Reactors?
May 25 2012 04:25 PM | eds in Green Living
Japan had 54 reactors providing close to 30% of its electricity,
. . . with plans to increase this share to more than 50% by 2030.
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Bob Vila Turns Green!
May 25 2012 01:55 PM | eds in Green Living
Tour an Earth-Bermed House in Upstate New York Source: bobvila
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A Cheap, Accurate Cancer Sensor
May 23 2012 08:10 PM | eds in Green Living
Detects pancreatic, lung and ovarian cancer: 28 times faster, 100 times more sensitive, 90% accurate. 28 times faster, as well as cheaper.
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Natural Cancer Drug Available From Soaking Soyb...
May 23 2012 04:50 PM | eds in Green Living
The incidence of a number of common cancers . . . (breast, colorectal, prostate, bladder, lymphoma, and oral cancers) . . . is lower in Japan by a factor of 2 - 10 times than in . . . North America or Western Europe. Early studies showed that BBI...
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Help The Poor, But Don't Give Them Solar En...
May 22 2012 01:25 PM | eds in Green Living
Big Solar drives a wedge between the need to abate climate change and end poverty, says The World Development Movement.
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100 Ipads Save Greece $140 Billion
May 22 2012 01:50 PM | eds in Green Living
The idea was to give the participants a rich set of analytic tools and real-time, secure connections to both the global clearing systems and the back offices of banks around the world. "During the lead-up to the launch," says Apfel, "member...
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Economy: May Fdic Bank Closings
May 19 2012 01:20 AM | eds in Green Living
Bank closing in May State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- AL . . . Alabama Trust Bank, National Association FL . . . Security Bank, National Association FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140...
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Passiv Haus: Alaska's First Net Zero Homes
May 17 2012 02:25 PM | eds in Green Living
Passive Annual Heat Storage
A recording from a lecture Thorsten Chlupp gave in Anchorage, Alaska on April 22, 2011 in the Alaska Center for Appropriate Technology (www.ACAT.org) educational series "On the Path to Net Zero Energy". With a great passion for building science, his focus over the last years has been to develop high performing building systems with integrated renewable energy systems with a strong focus on solar and annual heat storage.
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Living In A Small Space
May 17 2012 02:00 PM | eds in Green Living
Source: lifeedited resourcefurniture
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Net Zero Homes, Affordable & Shippable Worl...
May 17 2012 02:20 AM | eds in Green Living
A Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) is a building that generates as much energy,
. . . as it consumes over the course of a year.
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$400 Iphone Vs $20K Car
May 16 2012 11:15 PM | eds in Green Living
Do the math. Most young people can’t justify a $20,000 car; but a $400 iPhone?
All day, every day.
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