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Harvard Digs the Sun

The future of energy can be found by looking up in the sky and Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass understands this well. On January 12th, CarbonFree Technology, Integrys Energy Services, Inc., and SunPower Corporation announced the completion of a money-saving rooftop solar power system. The 500-kilowatt Sunpower system is Harvard’s largest and most up-to-date [...]

What Earthquake? Oh yeah the Haiti one...Totally.

(AP Photo/Jorge Cruz) Earthquake Damage Haiti

There is a few feet of snow on the ground and the temperatures each day attempt to creep up above 0 here in the middle of Maine. Life is rumbling on as usual, as it is elsewhere and yet at this very moment the people of Haiti [...]

Chevy and Ford are THINKING GREEN

Chevy and Ford are THINKING GREEN. by Soundcentury.

The North American International Auto Show being held from January 11th – 24th, 2010 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan will feature some of Chevrolet and Fords latest green cars.

Chevrolet and Ford are prepared to begin marketing their most energy-efficient vehicles as the companies [...]

Hyundai Gets Electric with the i10

i10 Electric Car by Hyundai

The Korea Herald Newspaper recently reported that Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has successfully developed two types of battery chargers for electric vehicles.

One model can charge 80% of an electric vehicles battery in just 20 minutes. Not too bad…The other model takes approximately five hours. You could [...]

Where Did the Supermarket Go?

Your local supermarket just got up and left town. You drove there as usual to grab some donuts and a six pack, and maybe a little bag of chips and the damn thing was gone. Not even a sign to tell you where it went.

So, you get in your car and drive [...]

Wind For Sale

Soundcentury

The wind was howling through quick flying frozen flakes last night in northern Maine. We received close to two feet of the frozen stuff and while I was out walking to a local sledding run, all I could think about was the amount of power capable of being harnessed when the wind [...]

Long Island Gets Solar Energized

Solar energy just got some serious financial backing in New York. Governor David Patterson announced recently that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will award a $6 million grant to the Long Island Power Authority in support of Long Island’s solar energy programs.

This is great news and something we [...]

Obama Copenhagen Speech

“While the science of climate change is not in doubt, I think our ability to take collective action is in doubt right now, and it hangs in the balance.” U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in Copenhagen.

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What the hell happened in Copenhagen?

Photo: WIKIPEDIA COMMONS

World leaders swooped into Copenhagen prepared to put the final touches on and clean up the mess of what has been a frustrating couple weeks of negotiations between the countries that make up planet Earth in 2009.

The “cherry pickers” arrived ready to save the day and brought some movement [...]

Copenhagen Boycott Resolved.

The temporary walk-out and boycott of climate change negotiations by several developing countries at Copenhagen have apparently ended after getting assurances from so-called “rich” countries that they were not conspiring to reduce their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases.

The daylong boycott, started by African nations and backed by 135 developing countries including China and [...]