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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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Solar power: the future, the present and the past

May 25, 2010

I recenty discovered a blog called Paleofuture which specializes in retro-futurism, visions of a perfect, high-tech future that never really was (or did not materialize as expected). Technorati Tags: Energy, Oil spill, Renewable energy, Solar, Solar power Related Posts:Non-profit takes solar-powered mobile technology to developing worldAustralian region kicks off the year with solar power feed-in [...]

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Switching to renewable energy

May 15, 2010

This week I read a brilliant interview with Mark Jacobson (pictured, left) on the Financial Times’ Energy Source blog. Jacobson is a Stanford professor of engineering who is a strong proponent of the idea that the world could move to 100 per cent renewable power, which is music to our ears. (for more details about [...]

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See how big the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is

May 11, 2010

The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon on April 20th left 17 workers injured, 11 missing and a tragically high number of wildlife species threatened with extinction. It is yet another grim reminder that the future belongs to renewable energy. Fossil fuel is dirty, dangerous and anachronic. This incredible graph presentation can help you visualize how [...]

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Finnish company trials 100% renewable biodiesel

May 7, 2010

Neste Green 100 diesel, made by a Finland-based refining and marketing company called Neste Oil, will be tested by private individuals and Neste Oil employees, the company says. “This is the first time anywhere that a premium renewable diesel fuel will be tested across a range of different cars,” says Neste Oil’s Executive Vice President, [...]

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