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Solar Air Powered Air Conditioning Comes To Dubai

Doesn’t look like much from the top; ESAB building, from Construtionweekonline One of the reasons we have been so dubious about Dubai is the energy consumption required to keep people cool there; they even air condition the beaches. But if there is one thing they have lots of, it is sunlight; that’s why we have always considered solar powered ai… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Pictures: BP Bans Photos of Animals Killed by Oil Spill, Sarah Palin Defends "Drill, Baby, Drill", The All-Electric Supercar, and More (Slideshow)

Another week goes by and oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico and if we have a rough hurricane season, things could get apocalyptic. All the attempts to plug the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico have failed so far, and even the latest attempt to cut-and-cap the well has hit a snag. BP has apparently banned oil spill clean up contractors from sharing photos of dead animals washed ashore; One contractor took a Daily News reporter out to see, in his words, what BP didn’t want President Obama to see. In other news Sarah Palin defends “Drill, Baby, Drill” on Twitter; Bugatti is experimenting with an electric powertrain that d… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Pictures: BP Bans Photos of Animals Killed by Oil Spill, Sarah Palin Defends "Drill, Baby, Drill", The All-Electric Supercar, and More (Slideshow)