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Wind power has turned dangerous with news of an alleged Sicilian Mafia scheme to gain control of wind farms. Police in Trapani nabbed eight people suspected of bribing city officials to invest in local wind farms.
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Samsung and LG are both planning to unveil prototype solar-powered cell phones next week.
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Candy waste and cow manure sounds like a nasty pairing, but the combo will be used to brew ethanol thanks to a Waco, Texas start-up called EQMA.
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Basketball is getting a little bit greener with news from the NBA earlier this week that alternative energy credits will offset power use at the Phoenix, Arizona All-Star game.
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Many countries are looking to green jobs as a way out of the current recession, and now the United States has joined the bandwagon with a multitude of infrastructure projects planned as part of the upcoming financial stimulus package.
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Are you looking for a creative way to advertise your business? How about using wind turbine blades to send your message? That may be possible thanks to a company called WePOWER, which earlier this week launched its Windvertising media platform.
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Everyone's favorite supplier of tape is branching out into the renewable energy sector.
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The Caribbean island of Bonaire has made the dubious claim that it is the first 100 percent sustainable island. Bonaire, which is part of the Netherlands Antilles, is in the midst of installing a 11MW wind farm, 14MW biodiesel plant and a 3.5MW backup battery.
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Japan Airlines will follow in the footsteps of Continental Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Virgin Atlantic Airways tomorrow when it launches an hour-long biofuel-powered test flight.
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The recent increase in wind energy projects has also led to major changes in wind power technology— and now there is a generation of old turbines waiting for a second life.
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In a move meant to further its efforts toward environmental sustainability, Ferrari unveiled a photovoltaic system earlier this week on the roof of its Engine Mechanical Machining Facility in Maranello, Italy.
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Cell phones and alternative energy are coming together in a Vermont Telecommunications Authority plan to use wind power to expand cell phone service to unserved areas.
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Coffee could power your car as well as your brain according to researchers writing in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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New Yorkers who only skim their electric bills probably don't notice that it contains a charge for something called SBC/RPS. And why would they? The Systems Benefits Charge only averages out to $1.08 per month for most New York City residents.
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The western Negev's Kibbutz Reim will soon receive the distinction of being the first Israeli community to rely entirely on solar energy as a result of an installation project with the firm Sunday Solar.
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In a move that has angered environmental activists, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has ceased issuing fines against Indiana state agencies that violate environmental permits. Instead, the agency is using legal settlements, or 'agreed orders', to take care of issues.
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Last week, the Pearl Avenue Branch Library in San Jose, CA became the first municipality in the United States to install permanent public art combining photovoltaic cells and art glass.
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Many companies are only now discovering the wonders of solar energy, but New Mexico radio station KTAO has been broadcasting with help from the sun since 1991.
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San Francisco gets all the credit in California for being sustainable, but Burbank has something up its sleeve: the West Coast's first hydrogen fuel cell bus.
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A poll of Nevadans conducted by Public Opinion Strategies has shown that residents of the state strongly favor renewable energy.
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We've heard a lot of talk recently about improving aircraft sustainability, but Shangri-La Construction is taking the aircraft industry to a new level of green-ness with the world's most sustainable aircraft hangar.
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Last night, Exelon CEO John Rowe outlined what he believes are the top five most important elements for United States energy policy.
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It seems like you can't make a move without bumping into a news story about the electric transportation company 'Better Place'. The innovative organization, which recently brought electric car charging stations to San Francisco, is placing charging stations across the entire state of Hawaii.
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Earlier today, Southern California Edison announced the completion of the largest solar installation in the state -- two square miles of panels.
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Waste-to-energy (WTE) projects have been popping up everywhere, and now Solargy Systems has announced that it plans to construct a $120 M hybrid solar WTE facility in West Africa.