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Entries from April 2008

Google to Outspend US Government on Environment

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Google to Outspend US Government on Environment
Google to Outspend US Government on Environment
- (Digg / Environment)
“A report is circulating regarding Google, that they are pledging themselves to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into big Alternative-Energy projects. They plan to focus on projects that have traditionally had a hard time getting financing. Thus, I would […]

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Tags: Misc

Japan’s space agency planning space-based solar power arrays

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Japan’s space agency planning space-based solar power arrays
Japan’s space agency planning space-based solar power arrays
- (Digg / Environment)
“We’ve seen some pretty out there solar installations, but JAXA, the Japanese space agency, is about to get really far out with its latest project: a space-based solar array that beams power back to Earth. The agency is […]

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Tags: Energy · Space

Artificial Energy Islands Could Power The World

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Artificial Energy Islands Could Power The World
Artificial Energy Islands Could Power The World
- (Digg / Environment)
“Ocean waves are already being used as a source of renewable energy, but could differences in water temperatures in the sea be our next source of green power? A decade old idea to generate renewable electricity for the globe with […]

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Tags: Energy · Technology

Work starts on Gulf ‘green city’

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Work starts on Gulf ‘green city’
Work starts on Gulf ‘green city’
- (Digg / Environment)
“Abu Dhabi has started to build what it says is the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste car-free city.“
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Tags: Energy · Recycling · Space · Technology

Researchers Envision Vehicle That Recycles Carbon

April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Researchers Envision Vehicle That Recycles Carbon
Researchers Envision Vehicle That Recycles Carbon
- (Digg / Environment)
“…The Georgia Tech team’s goal is to create a sustainable transportation system that uses a liquid fuel and traps the carbon emission in the vehicle for later processing at a fueling station. The carbon would then be shuttled back to a processing […]

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Tags: Energy · Recycling · Technology