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');document.write('Panasonic plans home-use storage cell - PHYSORG.com
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"We\'ll be the first to bring to the market a storage battery for home use, which can store sufficient electricity for about one week of use," said Fumio Otsubo, president of Panasonic.

http://www.physorg.com/news180778009.html

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');document.write('Potatoes and algae may replace oil in plastics - Telegraph UK
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Frederic Scheer is biding his time, convinced that by 2013 the price of oil will be so high that his bio-plastics, made from vegetables and plants, will be highly marketable.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6857230/Potatoes-and-algae-may-replace-oil-in-plastics.html

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');document.write('Real Christmas Trees \'Greener\' than Fake - MSNBC
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In many ways real trees are a better Eco choice than artificial.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34365419/ns/technology_and_science-science/

(Ed. note: And a LIVING Christmas Tree to be planted after the season is even better!)

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');document.write('Plant Cannas for Water Runoff Remediation - Physorg
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Cannas are ornamental plants that have a great ability to absorb Nitrogen and Phosphorus.

http://www.physorg.com/news179679145.html

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');document.write('Checklist for going solar - San Jose Mercury News
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If you\'re thinking about going solar, here\'s a checklist of things to think about:
http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_13858976?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

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');document.write('7 Ways Microbes May Solve Our Energy Woes - MSNBC
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Tiny organisms could provide vast energy resource that is efficient, portable
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34213126/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/

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');document.write('Build A Walipini-style Greenhouse
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A Walipini-style greenhouse is a pit greenhouse using solar rays and insulation from the Earth to create a good climate for growing plants, even in a cold weather environment.
The link includes a link to a pdf for construction of a greenhouse.
http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/question.php/2009/11/09/p8433

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');document.write('Engineered Algae creates Biodiesel -- dVice
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Joule Bio\'s patented bugs turn sunlight into biodiesel
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/11/joule-bios-pate.php

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');document.write('Solar Power Goes Underground -- MSNBC
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Scientists use fiber optics instead of solar panels to capture sun\'s energy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33793775/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/

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');document.write('Statisticians reject global cooling -- Weather Channel
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If recent books and news are making you think that maybe it is Global Cooling and not Global Warming, check out this report using blind tests of raw climate data with four independent statisticians.
http://climate.weather.com/articles/Statisticians-reject-global-cooling.html

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');document.write('In My Backyard
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Solar/Wind planning tool from the National Renewable Energy Lab.
http://www.nrel.gov/eis/imby/

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');document.write('Green Walls on Buildings
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The next big thing in green building design might be to turn an existing idea on its side.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33294221/ns/us_news-environment/

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');document.write('Impoverished Teen Builds Wind Generator In Africa
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Impoverished 14-year-old William Kamkwamba from Malawi in africa picked through junkyards and backyards and got ideas and instruction from borrowed textbooks to learn how to build a wind-powered generator.
See a video of his story:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m15TNK0P5ZTSF0

Personal opinion. We should celebrate this person on doing something amazing, given the challenges he had to work with. If he can, why can\'t we?

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');document.write('Human Urine & Wood Ash Makes Excellent Fertilizer --National Geographic
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When it comes to cultivating a green thumb, gardeners perhaps need only look to their urinals and fireplaces.
That\'s because human urine mixed with wood ash can help produce bumper crops of tomatoes, new research shows.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090918-urine-ash-fertilizer.html

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');document.write('New Type of Evaporation Cooler Saves Money, Energy, and Water
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Replace that A/C unit with a swamp box evaporation cooler? Saves money and energy, but all that humidity you pump into the house. Now a new system called "Coolerado" may change that. It costs a bit more at the onset, but in Arizona could be made back in one summer.
http://pesn.com//2009/09/03/9501566_Coolerado_super-efficient_air_conditioning/

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');document.write('10 Overlooked ways to stay cool
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Granted, Summer is almost over, although it is still triple digits in Phoenix, but here are 10 low tech ways to cool your house.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/10-overlooked-low-tech-ways-to-keep-cool.php

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');document.write('Turn that Satellite Dish into a Solar Cooker
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When the time comes to ditch that Satellite provider, convert the dish into a solar cooker! Here\'s how . . .
http://peswiki.com/index.php/OS:Satellite_Dish_Solar_Cooker

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');document.write('More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price - New York Times
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Prices are dramatically dropping for Photovoltaic Solar Energy Panels.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/business/energy-environment/27solar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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