Posted on March 30th, 2009 by admin
With the economy in a slump and many parts of the country with unemployment around 10-percent or more, the wind turbine industry needs employees. And, if you live near Concordia, Kansas you can get training at Cloud County Community College. Wind turbine technicians can expect to make $18 per hour and up to start. They [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2009 by admin
New solar etching technology being developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology is both more efficient in absorbing light rays and self-cleaning. Chemical etching of solar panel surfaces at the micron and nanoscale helps to trap light in 3-dimensional structures. The efficiency of the solar cells is increased by as much as two [...]
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Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by admin
Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Well, you get the idea anyway of the human power involved, not on the stream, but on the roadways, for the HumanCar which is to be unveiled officially on Earth Day 2009. This fun four seat mostly manually operated vehicle promotes exercise and environmental benefits. The [...]
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Posted on March 20th, 2009 by admin
Obama, Pomona, girl I wanna own ya. Okay, so I was thinking about an old Beach Boys song. In case you missed the news yesterday, President Obama was in Pomona, California at the Southern California Edison electric car plant. Southern California Edison is the local electric company that is heavily invested into solar energy and [...]
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Posted on March 18th, 2009 by admin
Sustainability has been a core value for a small number of people for a long time and now even businesses are getting into the act. But, if you want to change the world you need to start in the schools. Today, I’ll outline three different schools where sustainability is making an impact. The first is [...]
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