Technology

Earth Day completes 40 years

April 22, 2010

Since April 22nd 1970, people across nearly two hundred countries across the world celebrate Earth Day by engaging in activities to promote environmental awareness, The Earth Day Network, which manages the event, comprises 20,000 partners and organizations in 190 countries. The organization says one billion participate in Earth Day Activies, “making it the largest secular [...]

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Ideas to green your home

April 16, 2010

Our homes are a good place to start when it comes to adopting a greener lifestyle. They consume copious amounts of energy, produce a hell of a lot of trash and may include toxic materials in its building. Nasty, right? Technorati Tags: Electricity generation, Energy, Feed-in Tariff, Money, Renewable energy, saving electricity, Sustainable energy, Technology, [...]

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Norway to start testing world’s largest wind turbine

March 6, 2010

Big wind energy news from Norway, and I mean it literally. Renewable Energy News reports that the Scandinavian energy powerhouse is developing the world’s largest wind turbine, a 533 feet tall giant for offshore operation (thanks to a floating design), although it will be tested on land first. Technorati Tags: Øygarden, Energy, Norway, Renewable, Renewable [...]

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Wind power for cargo ships

February 1, 2010

Image by Tidewater Muse via Flickr A German company called SkySails GmbH & Co. KG is helping cargo ships go green with a system called towing kite systems, a wind propulsion mechanism based on large towing kites. Technorati Tags: Add new tag, Cargo, Cargo ship, Fuel efficiency, Propulsion, Ship, Shipping, Technology Related Posts:Renewable energy summit [...]

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eBook: how to save electricity

January 27, 2010

We’re giving a freebie to Energy Refuge readers. In order to deal with the global economic crisis, we’re all looking for ways to save some money. Cutting down on our electricity bill is one of the most effective ways to reduce household expenditures and help the environment at the same time. Technorati Tags: E-book, Electricity, [...]

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