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Fire: Shut's Down Reactor Indefinitely
Sep 01 2016 01:35 PM | eds in Green Living
A fire in the switchyard of its Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, . . . took TVA fire crews about an hour to extinguish, . . . did NOT affect any nuclear or generation equipment, . . . in either the reactor or turbine buildings at Watts Bar, But, it did d...
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$19 Billion: Unnecessary Nuclear Plant
Sep 01 2016 01:50 PM | eds in Green Living
North Anna 3, . . . would be the most expensive power plant ever built in the United States, and . . . could raise customers' rates by 26% or more, . . . according to the Virginia attorney general. While Dominion, . . . claims that it is needed for...
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rain
Sep 08 2016 12:35 PM | eds in Green Living
“The unnamed storm would eventually shower Louisiana with an estimated . . . 7.1 trillion gallons of water – more rain than . . . Hurricane Isaac in 2012, and 3 times as much rain as . . . Hurricane Katrina in 2005.” It claimed, . . . 13 lives. and da...
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Guinness World Record: 3D Printed Tool
Sep 08 2016 05:40 PM | eds in Green Living
Developed by researchers at the . . . Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, . . . a 3D printed trim-and-drill tool: . . . . . . 17.5 feet long, . . . . . . 5.5 feet wide, and . . . . . . 1.5 feet tall . . . has received the title of lar...
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Scrooser: Foot-Powered E-Scooter
Aug 24 2013 09:30 PM | eds in Green Living
Scrooser combines battery and human power. . . . With each push of the foot, the electric motor activates intelligently and . . . augments the speed to reach up to 15 miles an hour. This means that the scooter enables you to exercise, . . . while on yo...
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House Insulations Value
Nov 26 2013 03:05 PM | eds in Green Living
Here are some tips on how to save money heating your house: The average heating bill, . . . heating fuel use, . . . heating cost comparisons, . . . home heat loss and . . . thermostat temperature settings and insulation. 2013-11-26 Source: H...
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Angry Chinese Customer Smashes Ev
Jul 07 2014 04:50 PM | eds in Green Living
Only one person will ever be able to claim that, . . . he was the first ever Tesla customer in China. . . . Mr. Yu’s chance to be that person is gone for all eternity. . . . What could possibly assuage such an insult? The answer, apparently, is to bec...
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Follow The Money: Warren Buffett
Mar 09 2015 08:15 PM | eds in Green Living
Buffett disclosed he has dumped his holdings in energy giants, . . . . . . Exxon Mobil, as well as . . . . . . ConocoPhillips. 03-09-2015 Source: Follow the Money: Warren Buffett Dumped
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Maine: Solar Array At Landfill
Sep 08 2016 12:15 PM | eds in Green Living
Portland, Maine, to build solar array at landfill. Cost to the city of . . . $25,000 a year, over 6 years, for installation costs. The project would reduce the city’s reliance, . . . on fossil fuel-based electricity by generating . . . 660 kW per...
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Fdic Bank Closings
Feb 16 2013 07:15 PM | eds in Green Living
Bank closing in Feb State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- IL . . . Covenant Bank FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140 . . . 2010 . . .157 . . . 2011 . . . 92 . . . 2012 . . . 49 . . . 2013...
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7 Billion: Population In The World
Sep 04 2013 01:45 PM | eds in Green Living
The distribution of the human population across the globe, . . . Is far from an even spread. This map shows where people are most squished in (dark colors) and . . . where they're spread out (light colors): 2013-09-04 Source: population
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Coal Not Bedrock Of Economy, Jobs
Jun 12 2014 09:50 PM | eds in Green Living
Australia The report, Seeing through the dust: Coal in the Hunter Valley economy, . . . launched by the Australia Institute on Friday, . . . finds that Hunter Valley residents, believe the local coal industry employs . . . 4 times more people than it d...
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India Plans Renewable Energy
Dec 07 2016 12:50 AM | eds in Green Living
India plans to have installed by 2022, . . . 60 GW Wind energy capacity, and . . . 100 GW Solar power capacity. 12-6-2016 Source: India plans Renewable Energy
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Life Is All In How You Look At Things.
Mar 27 2013 08:20 PM | eds in Green Living
1) What a weird looking bike. . . . . . . OR 2) Drive to the beach, carry a deck chair, get a tan and sand in everything, . . . or get a little exorcize peddling this bike & use it for a deck chair.
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Drought
Jul 09 2013 09:20 PM | eds in Green Living
Latest Seasonal Assessment of U.S.A. Seasonal Drought Outlook. . . . Enhanced seasonal probabilities of abnormal dryness and warmth, . . . in western Texas are expected to promote . . . drought persistence and expansion. Source: Water shortage Solar...
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Planning For Superstorm's
Nov 14 2013 08:55 PM | eds in Green Living
Superstorm Sandy led to . . . one of 11 outages in 2012 that caused over . . . $1,000,000,000 (Billion) in damages. Outages caused by these storms and other emergency events, . . . are exposing limitations in current outage management processes...
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Elon Musk Vs Grid?
Aug 06 2014 12:45 PM | eds in Green Living
Investment bank Morgan Stanley says the global electricity utility industry, . . . is still underestimating the potential of EV maker Tesla, [and Solar City] . . . to achieve a dramatic reduction in battery storage costs, [and Solar Panels Costs] . . ....
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Jeremy Rifkin: Global Technologist And Futurist
Jan 19 2015 04:20 PM | eds in Green Living
Jeremy Rifkin - Global Technologist and Futurist
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Cycling Works In Tokyo
Mar 03 2016 11:15 PM | eds in Green Living
Cycling Works in Tokyo
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New England's Energy Problem
Oct 10 2016 01:45 PM | eds in Green Living
One of the key issues for New England Energy is, . . . keeping the lights on in the Winter. The winter months, are when the region's power grid is put to the test. . . . On the coldest days of 2013, . . . when temperatures barely rose above zero,...
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Fema: "waffle House Index" Rates Storms
Nov 16 2013 07:30 AM | eds in Green Living
Waffle House Inc. has 1,600 restaurants, . . . stretching from the mid-Atlantic to Florida and . . . across the Gulf Coast, leaving it particularly vulnerable to hurricanes, . . . built a marketing strategy around the goodwill gained, . . . from being...
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Fdic Bank Closings
Jun 08 2014 11:00 PM | eds in Green Living
Bank closing in May State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- IL . . . AztecAmerica Bank En Espanol MD . . . Slavie Federal Savings Bank OH . . . Columbia Savings Bank FDIC Bank Closings . . . 2007 . . . 003 . . . 2008 . . . 025 . . ....
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Off-Grid Renewable Energy, Changes Everything
Jun 17 2014 12:45 PM | eds in Green Living
Off-grid renewable energy and storage, promises speedy electrification, for . . . 1.3 billion of the world citizens, with sketchy or no electric power, over . . . 95% live in Africa or Asia. They play an important role in improving access to: . . . . ....
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Solar Garden Electric
Jan 08 2015 02:10 PM | eds in Green Living
RREAL is working to construct, a community "Solar Photovoltaic Garden," . . . to provide electric power to low income individuals and . . . save state funding for energy assistance. This electricity is: . . . . . . Cleaner, . . . . . . Cheaper...
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Farmers, Food & Fuel
Mar 17 2014 09:30 PM | eds in Green Living
America’s farmers have it pretty tough these days.
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