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Singer Bjork Joins Protest Against Geothermal Company Takeover in Iceland

January 15, 2011

Singer Bjork Iceland’s most famous export, joined her fellow countrymen and women last week as part of a three-day karaoke marathon protest against Canadian firm Magma Energy’s growing stake in Iceland’s HS Orka power plant. Technorati Tags: Bjork protests in Iceland, Geothermal company takeover in Iceland, Iceland economic meltdown Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go [...]

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10 Facts About Renewable Energy in 2010

December 31, 2010

As the year draws to an end and a new decade kicks off, let’s have a look at some of the alternative energy facts that made the news in 2010. Technorati Tags: alternative energy facts, Renewable energy, renewable energy 2010 Related Posts:Maine Moves To Reduce Oil ConsumptionNew Report Reveals 20% of Global Energy Came From [...]

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The Difference Between Renewable and Sustainable

September 22, 2010

Climate change, renewable energy, green this, eco that … We are constantly flooded with information about the need to shift towards a different, planet-friendly economy in order to preserve the atmospheric condition in which life as we know it can thrive. Technorati Tags: Clean energy, Deforestation, food, sustainability Related Posts:Get Your Energy Plan in Order [...]

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Let’s drill for heat, not oil

August 6, 2010

Guest post by: Tom Rand We’ve hit the bottom of the global oil barrel. Thousands of rigs far out at sea stick giant straws through more than a mile of sea-water, and drill down for miles more to pierce our remaining pockets of oil. Those pockets may be big enough to wreck the Gulf, but [...]

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Happy World Environment Day

June 5, 2010

05th of June is the day we celebrate the environment. The date marked the beginning of the first UN conference on human environment, which took place between 05 and 16 June 1972. Here at Energy Refuge we celebrate the environmental all year round, writing about related issues while keeping the main focus on renewable energy. [...]

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