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Updated: 2011-12-31 12:00:56Bill To Stop CO2 Rules Goes To House Floor
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Updated: 2011-12-31 05:31:24Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org DEC 31 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Progression of US Cities Reaching Solar Grid Parity Written by Philip Proefrock on 31 12 11 Grid parity in cost between solar power and grid-supplied electricity is likely to begin being reached in the US in as little as 2 years , and within the next 25 years , many of the largest metropolitan areas will reach the point where solar is less expensive . An animated map from Energy Self Reliant States shows the . picture This timeline includes no government subsidies in the calculations . It uses a baseine cost of solar power in 2011 at 4.00 per watt , installed . Using the average residential grid supplied electricity price for each metro area , it makes the two assumptions based onTurn the Eiffel Tower Green?
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Updated: 2011-12-30 15:18:51Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org DEC 30 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Using Light to Make Solar Panels Written by Philip Proefrock on 30 12 11 A new optical furnace that uses intense light rather than a conventional furnace to heat the silicon to make solar cells saves about half the energy needed The process uses a furnace with highly reflective and heat-resistant ceramics to ensure that the light is absorbed only by a silicon wafer , not by the walls inside the furnace . The process was developed by scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL In addition to providing improved efficiency in the production of the cells , the optical furnace also does a better job at removing some impurities , which makes for better output from theOptimizing Land Cover Classification Accuracy for Change Detection: A Combined Pixel-based and Object-based Approach in a Mountainous Area in Mexico
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Updated: 2011-12-27 16:57:12Applied Geography, Volume 34, May 2012 Terry L. Sohl, Benjamin M. Sleeter, Zhiliang Zhu, Kristi L. Sayler, Stacie Bennett, Michelle Bouchard, Ryan Reker, Todd Hawbaker, Anne Wein, Shuguang Liu, Ronald Kanengieter, William Acevedo “Highlights The USGS is analyzing scenarios of land-cover change and resultant effects on carbon. A unique land-cover modeling framework was developed to [...]Austin May Ban Plastic and Paper Bags
Updated: 2011-12-22 20:42:10Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org DEC 22 Recent Comment I agree with the idea of adding a use-fee rather than banning altogeth . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Austin May Ban Plastic and Paper Bags Written by Megan Treacy on 22 12 11 The City of Austin , Texas may enact one of the toughest bag bans in the country come 2016. The city council is set to vote on the ban next month that would require retailers to only offer reusable . bags The ban would include a three-year adjustment period starting in 2013 for retailers and consumers to get prepared where single-use bags could still be purchased at 25 cents each . Once 2016 hits though , only reusable bags would be allowed and that would include City of Austin facilities and all city .ZED
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Updated: 2011-12-21 21:23:04This is one of the best weeks I’ve had in a long time. Right on the heels of today’s landmark court decision upholding European laws to reduce airplane pollution, we got another historic moment for the environment and public health. Today, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson unveiled the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which will [...]Self-Healing Circuits Could Lead to Longer-Lasting Electronics
Updated: 2011-12-21 20:55:24Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org DEC 21 Recent Comment That is an interesting article and I hope it can help to reduce the el . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Self-Healing Circuits Could Lead to Longer-Lasting Electronics Written by Megan Treacy on 21 12 11 A team of engineers at the University of Illinois have figured out how to create self-healing circuits in electronics and batteries , a discovery that could lead to longer equipment life and make a nice dent in the piles of e-waste plaguing the . planet As electronics have become more complex , one small circuit failure can render a device useless , especially since it is hard or often impossible to diagnose where that failure occurred to fix it . Nancy Sottos , an engineer workingFind the new Yahoo! Green at Shine Green
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Updated: 2011-12-20 20:39:05Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org DEC 20 Recent Comment Go on Mr.Google . You are really makinh the whole world proud . But be View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Google Invests 94 Million in Four Solar Projects Written by Megan Treacy on 20 12 11 Google has really been cranking out the solar energy investments this year . Just a few months ago , the company put up 75 million toward rooftop solar installations out West and in the spring they made headlines by investing 168 million in Brightsource Energy's huge Mojave Desert project Now , in time to make us feel all warm and fuzzy during the holiday season , the tech giant has announced that they're investing 94 million in a group of four solar projects by Recurrent Energy . This latestIn Germany, Renewable Energy Surpasses Nuclear and Coal Energy For First Time
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Updated: 2011-12-16 20:47:34Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org DEC 16 Recent Comment The whole ban is stupid . CFLs and florescents in general have mercury . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Pushed Back Written by Megan Treacy on 16 12 11 A Congressional spending deal made late last night includes a provision that prevents the Department of Energy from enforcing the incandescent light bulb ban set to go in effect in January for another nine . months The first phase of the ban which still remains on the books but just can't be enforced , includes higher efficiency standards for 100-watt bulbs . By the end 2014, all incandescents will be phased out . According to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association , many American light bulbWorld's Largest Commercial Bamboo Building
Updated: 2011-12-16 18:03:02Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org DEC 16 Recent Comment It's a chocolate factory Is it Willy Wonka's Indonesian branch This View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it World's Largest Commercial Bamboo Building Written by Philip Proefrock on 16 12 11 Bamboo is considered a green building material , but it is most often found as an adjunct within larger construction using other materials . Recently , however , an entire chocolate factory has been built in Indonesia as the world's largest commercial bamboo structure The 26,500 square foot 2,460 square meter facility handles the entire range of operations , from initial processing the beans to final production of chocolate , what they call beans to bars . The Big Tree Farms factory located in Sibang ,The Spatial Variability of Heat-related Mortality in Massachusetts
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