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Google Energy Signs 20-Year, 114 MW Wind Power Contract

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Google Blog , logo added by Michael G.R. Part of Google’s Goal of Being Carbon-Neutral Google Energy, a subsidiary of Google that was created to give the company the ability to buy power on the wholesale market, has just inked a 20-year deal to buy 114 megawatts of power from the NextEra Energy Resources Story County II wind farm in Iowa. This is just one of many approaches that Google takes to try to become a carbon-neutral company. Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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When Animals Encounter Humans: Habitat Loss Stories, Both Tragic and Comic

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via guzer.com One hot day in Lincoln, Montana a moose decided to cool off — and logically headed for the nearest body of water. In this case, it happened to be a child’s swimming pool. According to the BBC , “large animals are often hit hardest by loss of habitat because they need large areas in which to have a healthy breeding population.” From foxes jumping on trampolines to a drunken badger disrupting traffic,… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mud-Eating Miracle Fish Holds Together Ecosystem in Southwest Africa

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Wikipedia The coastal waters off southwest Africa is going through troubling times, becoming effectively a dead zone with fish populations collapsing, jellyfish populations booming, and oxygen levels dropping. But one tiny fish, the bearded goby, seems to be perfectly adapted to these otherwise dead-end conditions, and is helping hold together and entire ecosystem by acting as an integral link in the food chain. As anchovies and sardine populations are wiped o… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The South Gets its First Certified Passive House (Beats California to the Punch)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images: Green Building Advisor Born in Boston and living in Nashville, I’m continually struck by the fact that Southerners expect air conditioning to be everywhere and running at all times. Enduring the summer swelter just isn’t the way it’s done down here. New Yorkers and Bostonians, on the other hand, seem almost competitive over who can endure more heat. Corey Saft, an architecture professor at the University of Louisiana, has built himself a home that will keep him cool, eve… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Renewable Energy Installations in US & Europe Continue to Outpace Fossil Fuels

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: Petter Palander via flickr Here’s a bit of good news about the slow transition away from oil and fossil fuels: Reports from UNEP and Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century show that in 2009, for the second year in a row, more new renewable energy capacity was installed than was from fossil fuels in both the United States and Europe…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Dr. M. A. Sanjayan Looks Forward in Powering the Future

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image Credit: DCI Conservation is the main subject of focus for Dr. M. A. Sanjayan , who has co-hosted documentaries for the BBC featured in National Geographic TV , and has published a dense body of work in conservation genetics, conservation planning, wildlife corridors, wildlife sampling, conservation policy, and conservation measures. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Cheap, Energy-Efficient Robots that Build Houses (Slideshow)

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

LEGO CNC milling machine & open source robotic arm. Image credit: Marta Malé-Alemany. Meet George Jetson: (FAB)BOTS are robots or machines that fabricate structures and spatial formations for architecture. Designed by students, the robot prototypes shown here are inspired by insects, use recycled plastic bags to create structures, fabricate floating houses for the future and even use the sun to laser cut. Intended to meet on-site deployment strategies using locally available materials, these robotic proposals could serve as alternative construction me… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Anaerobic Digestion Needed to Avoid Massive Famine?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: AgCert Peak oil is a subject that has gained much traction (even inspiring some sexy if pessimistic dancing from Oily Cassandra ). After all, it’s hard to ignore the fact that our dependence on oil and other fossil fuels leaves us vulnerable to supply shortages or sudden price hikes. But it’s less well known that we may face a simultaneous, and equally troubling shortage of another key resource—phosphorous. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Free" Solar For Schools: Feed-In Tarriff Funds Renewable Education

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Solar4Schools The Solar4Schools Initiative has already seen hundreds of UK schools fitted with PV panels producing clean, renewable energy. Now, with the launch of the Government’s solar feed-in tariff scheme (FIT) we should see a massive expansion of that program – with companies using the FIT funding to finance installations at little to no cost for the school in question. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Functional and Chic Conveyor Belt Briefcases (Photos)

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Kazmok Re-use briefcase, “Principal” style. Image courtesy of Kasmok. We’ve seen recycled bags made from fire hoses , wetsuits , and even floppy disks . But conveyor belts, this one is new. From industrial product designer Dinand Stufkens comes Kazmok Re-use , a collection of durable goods, comprised of laptop sleeves, belts and briefcases… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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