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    Cermak road in Chicago earns the title of the greenest street in America

    Posted on January 8, 2013 by namrata

    A street in Chicago has paved the way for future environment friendly streets. Earning the title of the “greenest street in America” is Cermak road in Chicago. The title was conferred upon this street by Chicago Department of Transport (CDOT). … Continue reading3 →

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    America’s first hybrid minivan by Chrysler

    Posted on January 20, 2011 by gavril

    America has just got its first hybrid minivan. Now we all know of the Prius version that Toyota has been calling a minivan, which isn’t really one at all. A true blood hybrid minivan will however, roll out from the … Continue reading3 →

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    100% self-sufficient home by Robles Arquitectos in Playa Carate, Costa Rica

    Posted on August 12, 2010 by gavril

    Beautiful is the word for this one, with a whole lot of green and eco-friendliness. We’re talking about a house built by Robles Arquitectos in Playa Carate, Costa Rica, which takes the whole concept of self-sufficiency to yet another level, … Continue reading3 →

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    North America’s first public-use quick-charge station shows up at a PGE headquarters, Portland

    Posted on August 9, 2010 by gavril

    Portland will play home to northern America’s first public-use quick-charge station to juice up electric vehicles. Built by NEC subsidiary Takasago, the station has been installed in a PGE headquarters parking garage. In just about 20 to 30 minutes, the … Continue reading3 →

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    Windmills replaced by solar panels and modern technology to pump water in ranches

    Posted on July 16, 2010 by gavril

    Who needs a silly windmill trying to catch the wind when you can hook up high-tech solar panels instead? The sun beats the wind at this one, with broken windmills being pulled down to the ground. American ranches have been … Continue reading3 →

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    America’s first wave farm off the Oregon coast will help generate electricity

    Posted on February 25, 2010 by gavril

    America will get its first wave park soon. And this isn’t some water park, if that’s what you’re thinking. A wave park is a group of energy harvesting devices that use the energy of waves. Off the coast of Reedsport, … Continue reading3 →

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    Deutsche Bank unveils world’s first Carbon counter in New York

    Posted on June 19, 2009 by anoop

    A 70 foot digital billboard was unveiled today at 33rd Street and 7th Avenue in the heart of New York City by Deutsche Bank. It displays the running total of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The number displayed on the … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar powered bloodmobile by American Custom Coach

    Posted on April 13, 2009 by shilpa

    Everyone’s doing it, even blood mobiles. Redlands-based American Custom Coach unveiled the ‘first solar-powered bloodmobile in the country’. Community Blood Bank of Palm Springs designed the vehicle using 3D computer models. The vehicle has solar panels that will help cut … Continue reading3 →

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    Greenphotoprint – America’s first 100% sustainable photo lab for green printing

    Posted on March 20, 2009 by deepa

    Every time you smile for some shutterbug, you need to worry about the side-effects of the procedure that follows, which is photo-printing. Almost everything that we do these days needs to be monitored with a green meter. A simple task … Continue reading3 →

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    NASA and JAXA satellites will monitor CO2 emissions from up there

    Posted on February 16, 2009 by deepa

    Back in December, we reported about NASA’s venture, the Orbital Carbon Observatory (OCO), to keep a tab on the CO2 levels. Here is a small update on that topic. Keeping up with America’s green space mission, Japanese space agency JAXA … Continue reading3 →

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