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April 29, 2010Looks like President Obama is taking the whole green thing seriously. Every effort is being made on his part to save the environment and have the United States go green. His latest was a visit to Missouri, the first ethanol … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged Bio_fuel, USA | 1 CommentWind turbines of the Cape Cod coast in the United States
April 29, 2010What better place exists than the middle of the ocean for a good breeze, strong enough too turn the blades of a wind turbine. And that’s exactly what the Obama administration realized while approving the offshore project, Cape Wind. This … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged USA, Wind_turbines | Leave a commentUnited States sniffs something bad in the air
April 29, 2010Air pollution isn’t something we can ignore anymore. Did you know that six in ten Americans live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution? That’s around 175 million people in America. Currently, Los Angeles has the worst ozone pollution. … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged Air_Pollution, Pollution, USA | Leave a commentUS losing trees faster than any other country
April 27, 2010San Francisco took the required steps. Maybe the rest of the United States should have a tree census too! The country is losing trees faster than any around the globe. Between the years 2000 and 2005, the US has lost … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged tree, USA | Leave a commentB-Cycle, the bike sharing program in Denver,
April 21, 2010If you’re in Denver and need to commute, do yourself and the environment a favor and shun the city bus and your car. Use a cycle instead. And if buying one worries you, simply enroll in the cities bike-sharing program! … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bicycle, USA | Leave a commentThe Boston Logan International Airport juiced by solar energy
April 9, 2010The Boston Logan International Airport goes green, and no, we aren’t talking about a green painted landing strip. Joining the league of the Le Castellet International Airport in the South of France and the Page Field General Aviation Airport in … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged Airport, Solar_energy, USA | Leave a commentPlans unveiled for the first long-distance ethanol pipeline in the U.S
January 18, 2010Plans were unveiled last for an ethanol pipeline that covers a stretch of 1800 miles running from the mid-west to the east coast of the United States of America. Designed and planned by Poet Ethanol Products and Magellan Midstream Partners, … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged ethanol, USA | Leave a commentPlans to power the Manhattan Beach community with solar energy
December 9, 2009Solar power has been put to use yet again! This time with a proposal to have the Manhattan Beach communities soak up the sun to generate power! According to Manhattan Beach Community Group President Ira Zalcman, 900 solar panels fitted … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged California, Solar_energy, USA | Leave a commentHelix taps wind energy to operate cell phone towers in US, Africa
October 1, 2009We all love chatting away to glory on our cell phones. Actually who doesn’t? We can have a control or monitor our energy consumption at home. But have we ever given a thought to the cell towers? It must be … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Africa, Cell_phones, USA, Wind_energy | Leave a comment‘Cash for Clunkers’ trade-in gets more of gas guzzling SUVs
August 13, 2009Obama’s administration wanted to get out the dirtiest cars off the roads in America and came up with this idea of “cash for clunkers” scheme where off the 316,189 vehicles that were traded in for the scheme 83% were SUVs … Continue reading3
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