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Exclusively Using the Wind for Power
Missouri’s turbines will provide electric service for at least 20 years, the expected lifetime of the wind-to-power devices. Photo: Steve Morse, MU Cooperative Media GroupFirst US Town Powered Solely by WindBy Andrea Thompson / July 15, 2008 Rock Port, Missouri … Continue reading
The Earth: Love It or Lose It, Part V
Two Potential Components of MicrogenerationBy Paul Spencer / The Rag Blog / July 7, 2008 Microgeneration may or may not present much of a solution for our increasing energy deficit; but it’s still fun, and it’s not counter-productive as a … Continue reading
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Volkswagen Fast Tracks "One-Liter" Bullet Car
Of course it costs $30-50,000, but thats a detail. Just think of all the money you’re going to save on gasoline. Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2008 Laugh at high gas prices with a 235-MPG VW(Of … Continue reading
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Bush Urges Expanded Drilling Of Alaskan Wildlife
Hole in one! Workers near Alaska’s Lake Teshekpuk take a core sample from a grizzly bear cub. Image courtesy The Onion.Drilling of polar bears, grizzlies, porpoises plannedWASHINGTON, DC — Following a recent ruling by a U.S. District Court that blocked … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Fauna, Humor, Nature, Satire
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The Earth : Love It Or Lose It, Solar Energy Dept.
Photovoltaic electrical generation array.Solar Power to the RescueBy Paul Spencer / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2008 Paul Spencer is a former Austin activist and staff member of sixties/seventies underground newsppaper The Rag, who has been running for president … Continue reading
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Liposuction: The Key to Energy Independence
Living off the fat of the landBy Barbara Ehrenreich / June 24, 2008 Everyone talks about our terrible dependency on oil — foreign and otherwise — but hardly anyone mentions what it is. Fossil fuel, all right, but whose fossils? … Continue reading
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Inside the Solar-Hydrogen House : No More Power Bills–Ever
Power Plant: Computers, inverters and other controls help Strizki harvest as much as 90 kilowatt-hours of electricity on a sunny June day. Photo by David Biello / Scientific American.A New Jersey resident generates and stores allthe power he needs with … Continue reading
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Pesky Kudzu Fuels Speculation
Good for Something? The kudzu vine, also known as “the plant that ate the South,” was brought from eastern Asia in 1876, can grow more than 6.5 feet a week. Because of its high biomass and resilience, kudzu is being … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Badass Weeds, Biofuel, Energy, Environment, Fuel Costs, Nature
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The Japanese Use Less Energy, No Doubt
It is a rarity to see all the lights ablaze at Kiminobu Kimura’s home in Tokyo, where a fuel cell turns hydrogen into electricity and cold water into hot. The Kimura family heats very few rooms, and recycles its bath … Continue reading
Summer Solstice Seasonal Message – Kate Braun
Tarot by Kate “Hark! Hear the children sing/Glory to the Holly King”Friday, June 20, 2008 is the Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer, Litha, St. John‘s Day and Day of the Green Man. Friday is Freya’s day, bringing feminine powers … Continue reading
The Earth : Love it or Lose it, Part III
The following from the Eurupean Tribune is long, but very informative. There is some doubt as to the leap from capacity (energy developed under ‘standard conditions’) to portion of power available over time, but it’s probably a good ball-park estimate. … Continue reading
