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San Jose Promotes Solar Energy Event

April 28, 2011

As part of the city’s Green Vision program, San Jose in California is promoting a free event tomorrow (Friday 29) called Bright Green Day. It includes tours, workshops, live music, food trucks, community art canvas, a 22-foot Earth Baloon and a show case of the City’s green plans. Technorati Tags: Green event, San Jose’s Green [...]

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Cleantech Has a New Online Marketplace

March 28, 2011

The web has a new destination for cleantech businesses and entrepreneurs, investors, experts and resources for those who are interested in it. Technorati Tags: China cleantech, Clean tech, Investment, Renewable energy Related Posts:Maine Moves To Reduce Oil ConsumptionNew Report Reveals 20% of Global Energy Came From Renewable Sources in 2010Ontario Increases Support For Alternative EnergyRenewable [...]

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Are Women Greener Than Men?

March 8, 2011

Some people claim that women tend to be greener than men when it comes to everyday actions we can take to mitigate our impact on the planet. For example, women are more likely to be vegetarian (60 per cent more) than men; they’re also more consistent with their recycling. Technorati Tags: green women, men and [...]

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Americans unaware of the environmental benefits of new energy technologies

September 3, 2010

The results of a recent survey published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that “many Americans believe they can save energy with small behavior changes that actually achieve very little, and severely underestimate the major effects of switching to efficient, currently available technologies” Technorati Tags: Earth Institute, energy efficiency, Lifestyle, Research [...]

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National Geographic looks at the future of energy

July 2, 2010

The July issue of the National Geographic magazine approaches a very important topic: energy. In the face of the Gulf oil spill tragedy, it has become more pressing than ever to seek out green, clean alternatives to fossil fuel. Technorati Tags: Clean energy, grid, National Geographic Related Posts:Firms Carry Out Testing of “World’s Largest” Fuel [...]

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