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Solyndra Agricultural Solar Products The rapidly expanding use of agricultural shelter structures in warm climates offers an exciting opportunity for greenhouse and shade structure rooftops to generate clean energy from the sun while optimizing plant growth.Top 10 Solar Technologies to Watch Out For | CleanTechnica
Solar power technology is moving forward by leaps and bounds, with some new advancements being built out into usable installations virtually every day.
Vertical farming: Does it really stack up? | The Economist
WHEN you run out of land in a crowded city, the solution is obvious: build upwards. This simple trick makes it possible to pack huge numbers of homes and offices into a limited space such as Hong Kong, Manhattan or the City of London. Mankind now faces a similar problem on a global scale.
Imagine a machine which accepts CAD drawings, then produces a three dimensional prototype within a few hours for $100 - it now exists.
New printer produces 3D objects on demand
T-box concept to capture wind energy from trains
As anyone living near railway tracks will tell you, speeding trains generate quite a bit of wind as they whoosh past.Wysips technology can turn any surface into a PV power plant
Mobile phones sporting photovoltaic panels are nothing new but thanks to some lens wizardry, a French company recently showed off a prototype phone where the touchscreen display itself housed the solar-soaking cells.
Fruit fibers used to create 'green' plastic for cars
A research team from Brazil has developed a new form of plant fiber-based plastic that is claimed to be stronger, lighter, and more eco-friendly than plastics currently in use.
CO2 scrubber turns carbon emissions into building materials
Students at Michigan Technological University have designed and constructed their own mini-smokestack to showcase a new method for scrubbing carbon dioxide from emissions.80% of wars occur in biological hotspots
February 23, 2009 Since the rise of the state some 5,000 years ago, war has been a permanent blight on civilisation over much of the globe. The Center for International Development and Conflict Management's Peace and Conflict 2008 study indicates that though there has been a significant decline in the number and severity of armed conflicts since the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, the decline has now stalled. History has shown us that the motivations for war are different for those ordering the war than for those undertaking the war and a startling new study has found that more than 80 percent of the world's major armed conflicts from 1950-2000 occurred in regions identified as the most biologically diverse and threatened places on Earth.
The Open University has joined forces with Waitrose to help employees achieve their career aspirations.
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Public Health Law & Policy has released a new report, Local Food for Local Government: Considerations in Giving Preference to Locally Grown Food. This guide provides an overview of the factors affecting whether a state or local agency may procure ... Continue reading →Going Beyond the Green Basics with Advanced Technologies There are a number of ways that homeowners can go beyond the basics and reduce energy bills and environmental impact.