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I read somewhere that some country has decided to embark on an ambitious quest to make all new homes by 2020 capable of creating and producing as much energy as they use. It is theorized that developing solar technologies will greatly aid in this endeavor, as they will soon become small and flexible enough [...]

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From 8pm to 9pm Pacific Time, San Francisco is advising its residents to turn off unnecessary lights in honor of “Lights Out San Francisco,” an event focused on improving efficient energy usage.
Google will contribute by dimming its web page for a full hour, though I’m not sure if it will be the same [...]

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So many people look to a vague solution that is, “Out there, somewhere,” which will fix global warming and put an end to our energy woes. But Human Energy is the most important energy of all. And if we don’t focus on it at an individual level, the world will be the worse [...]

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The other day, I could have sworn I read something somewhere about George Bush holding onto a last-ditch effort to “fix” global warming by detonating nuclear weapons at precise locations. Maybe out in the ocean somewhere? Where did I read this? I can’t find it on the net… Maybe someone knows where [...]

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This article introduces the world to a wall that uses loosely-woven plastic to hold a variety of plants, which clean the air naturally. A pump waters the plants automatically, and a filter extracts the moisture from the air after the plants have finished with it. This prevents the building from becoming damp. [...]

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Vladimir Putin said the U.S. is not to invade Iran. But given our track record of getting involved in the Middle East, it’s difficult to imagine us backing down from Russia, especially when Iran seems to be developing potential to acquire nuclear weapons.
What if we don’t acquiesce to Putin’s recommendation? What [...]

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This article explains how Hitachi is focusing on a hard drive technology that will allow them to store and read data in areas 2,000 times smaller than the width of a single strand of hair. This “new” technology is really a spin on an old version of hard drive tech that was abandoned due [...]

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Mercury is bad for you. You shouldn’t touch it. If you breathe it in, that’s even worse. So it’s surprising that it’s used in the new energy-efficient fluorescent light bulbs. They’re brighter and last longer than ordinary light bulbs, but the mercury means they’re also potentially more harmful. It seems [...]

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There was a movie in the 80’s about a futuristic motorcycle that could run on ordinary gasoline, or, with a Power Cell the size of a Game Boy, it could run on Hydrogen gleaned from moisture in the air.
We are one step closer to living that dream.
Samsung has created the first “micro-fuel cell and hydrogen [...]

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This article explains that Ethanol, the bio-fuel that is supposed to help ease our growing climate crisis, is just as bad for the environment as current fuel sources. Why you ask? The procurement of Ethanol has a huge impact on our water supply.
In the U.S., we can use corn-based Ethanol instead [...]

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