Hydrogen Tap (Honda Installation Begins) 114
This video shows the beginning of the installation of the AAron’s Cell 16 Plate system into the Honda. The video shows the cell placement near the engine and some of the electrical wiring that has started.
In Saramago’s ‘Blindness,’ A Vision Of Human Nature
White Christmas comes day late
NEWPORT — As snow fell Sunday, Jared Wassenaar, enjoyed the scenery by walking his dog Shadow through his subdivision off Broad Creek Loop Road.
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Chevy Volt’s clever use of BP oil-spill boom
General Motors is teaming up with environmental firms and recycling manufacturers to develop parts for its Chevy Volt that are made of materials from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Manatees paddle to warm water to escape Fla. chill
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — People aren’t the only ones in Florida who don’t like cold weather. Manatees — those giant aquatic mammals with the flat, paddle-shaped tails — are swimming out of the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters and into warmer springs and power plant discharge canals.
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How various industries use rare earth elements
(Reuters) – Rare earth elements are in the forefront of global worries over fears that China’s policy of curbing exports will increasingly cause shortages in other industrialized economies given its status as the dominant global supplier.
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In Saramago’s ‘Blindness,’ A Vision Of Human Nature
Jose Saramago tells the grim tale of a city devastated by an epidemic of blindness. Myla Goldberg says Saramago vividly illustrates disaster’s potential to bring out both the best and the worst in people.
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Grow It Forward
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Jacobsen “Going Green”
Everyone seems to be talking about “Green” today. At Jacobsen we are not only talking about it, but are also building sustainable new structures that save energy and protect the environment. That color of green makes the best business sense to us. Click below to hear what a couple of our owners had to say about the hard-dollar returns they are realizing from their new, “green” buildings:
Introduction to Sustainability In Grand Rapids, Michigan
Introduction to Sustainability in Grand Rapids, MI.
School budgets hit hard as districts make deep cuts
Storm-Felled Trees Get A Second Life
The huge oak that the weekend storm knocked down outside Larry Dressler’s living room window may become a public bench, as the city launches a new program to find creative ways to recycle downed trees.
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New leadership hallmark in waning months of 2010
This is part two of David Abbott’s roundup of local news for 2010.
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Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.: From Creationism to Anti-Environmentalism: The Religious Right’s Attack on Science Expands
It can no longer be a surprise to anyone that a very vocal and well-funded minority of Christian extremists continue to attack evolutionary theory in the name of their narrow brand of religion.
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Officials take a look back on 2010
SPARKS — As 2010 comes crawling to a close, local leaders spoke with the Sparks Tribune Tuesday about their personal and professional highpoints for the year and expectations for 2011.
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School budgets hit hard as districts make deep cuts
This is part one of Laura McCutcheon’s two part roundup of school news for 2010.
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Electric porsche, Skyelectric’s electroconversion
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Small DIY Stirling engine charges cell phone
This is my most useful Stirling engine so far. Running on a 3-wick candle it will run for hours and charge a cell phone or run small electronic devices. On an alcohol flame it runs much faster and will run larger loads as shown in the video. It seems to be quite durable as well. The main change I’ve made is to make the displace/regenerator from a spiral sandwich of aluminum mesh and steel wool. This seems to keep the steel wool from compacting and shifting around, a problem I had been experiencing.
Mom, Dad . . . the screams in the shower soon fade
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Partnership Aims To Boost Transfer Of ‘Green’ Technologies
Scientists worry how ocean power project will affect wildlife
The quest for green energy is increasingly focused on ocean power such as tidal and wave generators. But some scientists are raising concerns about whether those projects could interfere with salmon and other species with sensitive internal compasses.
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Boy’s story tugged readers’ heartstrings
Some years, there is no question what was the top news story. Such a year was 2009, when one of Kingston’s top stories, the discovery of four dead women in a car submerged in a lock at Kingston Mills, was one of the top stories in the nation.[...]
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Consumer: ‘Ethical market’ sees 18pc growth
Spending on green goods and services grew by almost a fifth over two years despite the economic downturn, new figures show. (30/12/2010 00:00:01)
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Ring In The New Year, South Florida Style
Looking to ring in the new year in South Florida? There are plenty of things to do in South Florida.
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Partnership Aims To Boost Transfer Of ‘Green’ Technologies
The United Nations today announced a new partnership with the Republic of Korea’s international development agency to facilitate the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to help Cambodia tackle pollution.
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