Category - Solar thermal power
After so many disappointments with biofuels, it comes no surprise that a new independent study has concluded that “the best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are...
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Ever hear the expression “it’s so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk� That may be a colorful way to describe the temperature but scientists aren’t taking the concept lightly. A research team at Worcester Polytechnic...
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The Sierra Club has pushed for, and succeeded in a law for all new homes in Hawaii to have solar water heaters. There is even a 35% tax break for installing them on existing homes.
Now I have never been to Hawaii, but I have heard it is warm and...
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I have been reading a brand new book by Brian Dumaine from Fortune and Time and other august establishments. It’s called The Plot to Save the Planet
My first response to reading this was “Wow!”
There are a lot of different...
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“The oil of the 21st century is not buried deep within the earth. Instead, it falls on its surface – as sunshine.”
This is the great opening quote from an article in the German publication Spiegel, which gave the organization...
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