Electricity Collected From The Air Could Become The Newest Alternative Energy Source

‘Bicycling mayor’ Bascom dies
Former Eugene Mayor Ruth Bascom died Thursday evening, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy and action that few local residents can match. Bascom, 84, had been hospitalized since Aug. 11, when she suffered multiple fractures in a car crash near Burns. After receiving initial treatment at hospitals in Burns and …

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EV taxis hitch ride on green subsidies
Moves to introduce electric vehicles as taxicabs are gaining momentum on the back of increasing local government subsidy programs and awareness in the industry of the advantages of such environmentally friendly vehicles. Cab operators’ awareness of the potential of EV taxicabs to improve their image in the eyes of consumers is also behind the growing moves, industry observers said.

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Ford Mondeo Ghia Automatic. 52 Registered. AUTOMATIC TOP….
Ford Mondeo Ghia Automatic. 52 Registered. AUTOMATIC TOP OF THE RANGE GHIA MODEL ALL EXTRAS. AIRCON, ELECTRIC SEATS, CD/RADIO. CRUISE. VERY CLEAN CAR IN OUT. NEARLY NEW TYRES. MOT 20/3/2011 TAX 08/2010. FULL FORD HISTORY. £1380 more info >

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A real elk ranch puts home inside barn
A real elk ranch puts home inside barn

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Electricity Collected From The Air Could Become The Newest Alternative Energy Source
Imagine devices that capture electricity from the air? much like solar cells capture sunlight? and using them to light a house or recharge an electric car.

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Arlington High School Class of 1950′s reunion could be its last

Student contributes to green project
One Rowlett student is making an impact that will bring eco-friendly changes not only to his community but across the country. Earl Burl is participating in the ExxonMobil Green Team this summer through his internship at the YMCA of Garland.

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Vanderbilt students going ‘green’ for move-in weekend
Plastic recycling joins cardboard and Styrofoam as students reduce impact on environment More

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Latin festival Music, food and fun
WORCESTER – If you’ve never tried green plantain Alcapurrias, you’ve missed something to write home about.

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Going Green Makes Neighbors Go Blind
Glare from solar panels on an East Bradford roof is blinding neighbors. Business – Renewable – Energy – Solar – Electric

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Arlington High School Class of 1950′s reunion could be its last
Many of the 77 kids who graduated from Arlington High School in 1950 grew up on farms. They listened to Big Band music and wore green and gold sweaters to school basketball games. If they were lucky enough to drive, they paid less than 20 cents a gallon for gasoline.

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Could Water Cars Be The Solution To The Current Gas Crisis?

Look out. Big problem full speed a head-aren’t you tired of the gas crisis that’s going on all over the globe? It just has people itching to find something else they can do besides helplessly shell out ridiculous amounts of money at the gas station. Companies have been producing cars that are powered by water for quite some time. And now, they’re making a dramatic entrance onto the market, like a hurricane in Florida. People are getting excited in anticipation at the idea of powering their cars with water. After all, who wants to pay for high priced gas?

It’s easy to make a car go on water. Hydrogen is combined with the car’s gasoline. One of the most plentiful elements on earth is hydrogen. It comes in the form of water.

One can go on and on about the positives of hydrogen cars. These cars are good for the environment because they don’t give off all the carbon dioxide that regular cars do. Many people who have driven water powered cars say that they have experienced an increase in their car’s mileage by as much as 100%. The design and size of a water powered car is equal to that of a regular car. No UFOs or other alien air crafts here. Water cars look just the same as the regular cars you see being driven around. The only way you might be able to tell the difference is because water powered cars are so quiet.

Fuels prices are no joke these days. They’re on the rise and people are in a panic. They’re doing all kinds of things to save money on gas. They’re buying hybrid cars and they are using innovative technology to turn their own automobiles into water powered cars. And sure many people are still scratching their heads and asking themselves if it really is possible for cars to run on water. But this has happened in numerous instances. Truck drivers all over are taking advantage of the water powered car. They’re doing it because it’s a lot less costly than powering their trucks on gas. It’s no secret that truckers do a whole lot of driving. So of course higher gas prices could mean big trouble for truckers.

So there are two things you can do. You can go out and buy a hybrid or you can convert your car into a water powered car. It’s really up to you. You may discover that converting you car into a water powered car costs a lot less than buying a hybrid car. There are plenty of kits out that you can buy. Just make sure you make your purchase from a place that’s reliable. The kits are easy to put in. And you can reverse everything. That means that if the gas prices go back down again, you sure won’t have anything to worry about.

Computer modelled heat recovery could slash processors’ energy bills

BorgWarner Turns To Profit In Q2, Beats Street; Lifts FY10 Guidance – Update
Engineered automotive systems supplier BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) reported Friday a profit for the second quarter, compared to a loss last year, helped by stronger demand that resulted in a 55.2% growth in revenue. Both adjusted earnings and revenue came in above Street view. Looking ahead to the full year, the company boosted its earnings outlook to a range above the current estimate of analysts.

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BorgWarner Turns To Profit In Q2, Beats Street; Lifts FY10 Guidance – Update
Engineered automotive systems supplier BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) reported Friday a profit for the second quarter, compared to a loss last year, helped by stronger demand that resulted in a 55.2% growth in revenue. Both adjusted earnings and revenue came in above Street view. Looking ahead to the full year, the company boosted its earnings outlook to a range above the current estimate of analysts.

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Pickens, Home Depot Win in Senate’s Energy Measure
T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire hedge-fund manager, and Home Depot are winners in energy legislation that fails to help solar-panel and wind-turbine makers

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Ford’s 40 MPG Car
The Fiesta is currently the best-selling car in the old country, taking on all comers with a lively mix of style and a premium feel that’s priced to sell

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Computer modelled heat recovery could slash processors’ energy bills
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in collaboration with Horticulture Australia Limited and the Australian Prune Industry Association, determined that drying prunes was much more efficient, by up to 50 per cent, if processors recycled exhaust heat from dehydrating tunnels and used solar power.

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LAOS: Critter cuisine could feed a nation

Cohen Independent Research Group, Inc. (www.cohenresearch.com) Announces Updated Investment …
AmeriLithium Corp. is pleased to announce that Cohen Independent Research Group, Inc. the Investor Awareness Industry’s Research Firm of Choice, announced that it has updated its coverage on AmeriLithium Corp. a lithium exploration and mining company head-quartered in Nevada.

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Using the Danube more without abusing it
MAMAIA, Romania (AFP) – Countries bordering the Danube want to increase shipping on the second longest river on the European continent without abusing an ecosystem unique in the world.

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Genencor Launches New Enzyme for Ethanol Production
SPEZYME® RSL Improves Liquefaction, Reducing Production Costs and Increasing Ethanol Yield PALO ALTO, Calif. , June 14 /PRNewswire/ — Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, today launched SPEZYME ® Robust Starch Liquefaction (RSL) at the 2010 Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo (FEW) in St. Louis, Mo. The latest in the company’s liquefaction product line, the enzyme more efficiently liquefies dry …

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6 Hotels in Tampa Have Now Been Awarded the Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating
18 Hotels in Tampa are listed as environmentally friendly and 6 have recently been awarded the Green Eco-Leaf Rating by completing a 70 point comprehensive eco-audit survey administered by iStayGreen.org – the online social network of environmentally friendly travel.

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LAOS: Critter cuisine could feed a nation
VIENTIANE, 14 June 2010 (IRIN) – After a hard day’s work, Bounpheng Wattana and his friends like nothing better with a cold beer than a mouthful of creepy-crawlies. In his opinion, insects are the ultimate organic food.

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Could Green Tea Provide A Cure For Cancer?

Cancer is a complex, devastating illness which is responsible for the deaths of millions of people each year. For decades, scientists have been attempting to uncover some of the secrets of cancer in order to find a cure. While, so far, a cure has been out of reach, there appear to be some natural remedies which can prevent or slow cancer growth. One of those remedies is a beverage which is commonplace in many Asian households-tea.

The History of an Anti-Cancer Tool

Tea has been a dietary staple for 500,000 years. People in India and China appear to be among the first to have enjoyed this beloved beverage. But it’s one variety in particular-Camellia sinensis-which appears to have a number of health benefits associated with it. That variety is also known as green tea.

What Makes Green Tea Special

Green tea is unique in that it is produced from unfermented leaves and it contains a high concentration of polyphenols, which are chemicals that can serve as antioxidants. Antioxidants are essentially on a search-and-destroy mission against free radicals, compounds which compromise DNA and destroy cells. Free radicals are often to blame for the development of cancer as well as heart disease. The antioxidants immobilize free radicals and inhibit the damage often associated with them.

Medicinal Uses of Green Tea

For years, Asians have used green tea to promote a healthy lifestyle. It helps to promote good digestion, improve concentration, and promote the excretion of urine. In addition, a number of studies in human beings, animals, and in laboratories suggest that green tea can be effective in combating a number of ailments.

Green Tea’s Effect on Cancer of the Pancreas and Colon

In an article entitled, “Green Tea Consumption and the Risk of Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancers,” researchers B.T. Ji, W.H. Chow, A.W. Hsing, J.K. McLaughlin, Q. Dai, Y.T. Gao, W.J. Blot, and J.F. Fraumeni, Jr. examined the question of green tea’s effectiveness as an antidote to certain types of cancers.

The Columbia University researchers conceded that the effect of green tea on cancer risk is uncertain, although a number of animal studies seem to indicate a positive effect.

In order to test the hypothesis that drinking green tea can, in fact, lessen cancer risk, the researchers conducted an extensive study in Shanghai, China in order to see whether green tea consumption had any impact on cancers of the colon, rectum, and pancreas.

The research team found that the greater the consumption of green tea, the lesser the risk of cancer. As a result, it appears that green tea may, in fact, lower the incidence of both colorectal and pancreatic cancers. Yet, it should be noted that other similar studies have produced conflicting results. As a result, scientists recommend additional research before a definitive statement can be made about green tea as a colorectal cancer prevention tool.

As far as pancreatic cancer is concerned, another study showed that those individuals who consumed the most green tea were far less likely to develop the disease. It appears that the reduced risk is most pronounced in women, who cut their pancreatic cancer rate in half by drinking large amounts of green tea.

In contrast, male green tea drinkers were 37 percent less likely to develop the disease. However, it should be noted that it is impossible to tell from this particular study whether green tea was solely responsible for cutting pancreatic cancer risk.

Green Tea and Other Cancers

But what about other cancers? How effective has green tea been in preventing other forms of the disease? To begin with, cancer rates are often lower in Japan and other nations where green tea consumption is high. Animal studies also indicate that the polyphenols in green tea are effective antioxidants which kill cancerous cells, stopping them in their tracks.

A study of bladder cancer patients found that those who consumed green tea had a much better five-year survival rate than cancer patients who did not drink the beverage. In addition, animal studies appear to confirm that the chemicals in green tea stop the growth of breast cancer cells.

One study of nearly 500 women with breast cancer found that those who drank green tea did not see their cancer spread as much as those who did not consume green tea. Yet, those who were in the later stages of breast cancer who drank green tea saw little or no improvement in their condition.

Animal studies also indicate that green tea can prevent the growth of cancer cells in the esophagus. But studies in human beings have yielded mixed results. For instance, one study showed that green tea could help prevent esophageal cancer-especially in women, while another indicated that the tea could actually increase the incidence of such cancer.

Consequently, additional research is needed before scientists can determine conclusively whether green tea can act as a cancer preventative.

The effects of green tea on lung and prostate cancer remain unclear. However, the beverage does seem to prevent the onset of skin cancer. There is also some evidence to suggest that it can inhibit the growth of stomach cancer cells.

It appears that green tea may be effective in the fight against inflammatory bowel disease. This is significant because people who suffer from this disease are at a greater risk for colon cancer. Specifically, green tea appears to reduce the inflammation characteristic of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, two forms of inflammatory bowel disease.

Green Tea and Chemotherapy

There have been lab tests to indicate that green tea can improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs such as doxorubicin and tamoxifen. But the positive effect has not yet been demonstrated in studies of human beings. In fact, green tea and green tea extracts are not recommended for prostate cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy.

The Final Word

Although scientific studies at this point are not altogether conclusive, there is strong evidence to suggest that green tea can be effective in preventing cancer. That may be particularly true for colorectal and pancreatic cancers. At this point, a number of doctors agree that, for most people, the health benefits of drinking green tea far outweigh the risks.

Gm Exec: Hydrogen Powered Cars Could be on the Road in 6 Years

Soon hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicles could be on the road with regular drivers behind the wheel in a few test areas. How soon? Within five or six years, according to Larry Burns, vice president of research and development for General Motors Corp. The GM official offered the prediction this week as the company announced that it has moved 500 fuel cell engineers and scientists from the laboratory side of the company into the chain of command that actually produces cars.

Burns said he’s not yet willing to say exactly when hydrogen vehicles will be mass produced, but did say that it should happen before 2020, the year many experts have predicted.

“I sure would be disappointed if we weren’t there before 2020,” he said during a Wednesday interview with The Associated Press at his office in GM’s sprawling technical center campus in the Detroit suburb of Warren. He also added that GM’s organizational change, announced Friday, shows the company is confident enough in its research to take the step toward making the cars.

Burns compared GM’s organizational change to when it moved its engineers working on hybrid gasoline-electric power systems from research to production in 2003. At that time GM had no hybrid models on the market — now it has five, he said.

Hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars use hydrogen to produce electricity that fuels an electric motor. They are quieter than gasoline engines and their only waste product is water. The benefits of this technology are reduced dependence on petroleum for transportation as well as reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Virtually every automaker is testing hydrogen-powered vehicles, with Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. considered the furthest along.

Government and industry experts have said that there are many obstacles to widespread use of hydrogen-powered cars, ranging from high costs and a lack of fueling stations to the need for improved storage capacity and better range.

GM workers will not physically move from their three U.S. locations and one site in Germany. But Burns said the structural change is important in GM’s quest for leadership in the race to bring a fuel-cell electric vehicle into mass production. A small group will stay in research to develop longer-term technology.

GM – which also is maker of quality GMC shock absorber – already has hand-built the Sequel, a hydrogen-powered crossover sport utility vehicle with a range of about 300 miles. It was driven safely on public roads during a recent trip in upstate New York. Engineers still need to reduce the costs though to make fuel cell vehicles marketable, Burns said.

The company also plans to place more than 100 fuel cell-powered vehicles with consumers in New York, Washington and Los Angeles later this year.

Once the wider testing areas are set up and engineers can check real-world performance, Burns said he expects fuel cell vehicles and the necessary filling stations to spread gradually throughout the world.

Hey, does anyone know where I could buy a new eco-friendly bedroom set for no more than $500.00?

I’m looking for one in an asian style or antique european. I have very little money and I can’t be driving to people’s homes to look at furniture being sold in the newspaper because I don’t have a car… but I desperately need to get my home and life organized and so I need furniture to do that. I can’t have goodwill bring anything in because the last time I tried that they were so astonished by my home; my mom is a pack-rat… and I am not going through that again! Lastly, I would just really prefer it to be eco-friendly because I care about the environment and I have also read that eco-friendly furniture is better for your health. Please help… Thank you!

Google-Funded Geothermal Drilling System Could Reduce Costs

Tony Blair teams with green investment group
A Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in environmentally-friendly technologies announced on Monday that former Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined its ranks.

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Tax threatens to sting SA salt producer
A small environmentally friendly salt operation is in danger of going under if slapped with the new resource rent tax.

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Latest News
The sale of Nissan’s new hatchback electric car, the Leaf (acronym for Leading, Environmentally Friendly, Affordable, Family Car) is set to begin in December 2010.

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Student uses pedal power to create novel machine
An innovative bicycle-powered water pump, created by a student at the University of Sheffield, has proved a huge success and is now in regular production in Guatemala, transforming the lives of rural residents.

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Google-Funded Geothermal Drilling System Could Reduce Costs
The process for creating geothermal wells is very similar to that used for extracting oil and gas, at least in the initial phases.

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Why were steam engines discontinued? With fuel efficiency being key, could steam engines be used?

My husband is always talking about using steam for energy instead of fuel in a car. Would that be feasible?

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