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Google has poured hundreds of millions of bucks into clean power over the last few months. But their newest announcement isn't about utilities, it's about getting solar panels on as many houses as possible. Over the past few months, Google has become something of a clean energy superhero, making several investments, including a $168 million investment in California's Ivanpah solar farm and a $100 million investment in the world's biggest wind farm .
Read More »A hot body could help ships reduce drag
New research into drag reduction has the potential to help industries such shipping to reduce energy use and carbon emissions.
Read More »New Fuel-Economy Stickers Provide Info That’s Actually Helpful To Car Buyers
Provided with real information, will car buyers start making more informed decisions? When you're purchasing a car, it's easy to see the gas mileage of your potential new rides. They're plastered right there on the window; a helpful tip from the EPA.
Read More »GrowCo – Preview Chapter: What Are Your Constraints to Growth? – Jim Schleckser & Kirk Aubry
Jim Schleckser, CEO and Managing Partner at Inc. CEO Project and Kirk Aubry, Partner at Inc
Read More »Massages, Flowers, And More MarketSharing Lifestyle Deals For Business Set
A New York startup is betting that businesses will, in fact, want deals on more than just printers. A few weeks ago, we told you about one of the first daily deal companies to start doing offers for businesses. Now another is opening up in New York, but this time with a twist.
Read More »Android Users, Prepare To Accessorize
Hidden among Google 's flood of news today is a gem that may make Android shine that much brighter: The Android Open Accessory development kit.
Read More »7 Deadly Sins of Sales Pitching
You give a clean, mean, 30-second elevator pitch. Then what
Read More »Foam Alone: Do Furniture Flame Retardants Save Enough Lives to Justify Their Environmental Damage?
Legislation on California state Sen. Mark Leno's desk has the potential to affect every household in the U.S.
Read More »Fearful of Genetically-Modified Crops? You’re Too Late
Ethonomic Indicator of the Day: 93% of U.S.
Read More »‘Saudi Arabia of Wind’ Has Trouble Figuring Out How to Get the Power Out
When plans to build North Dakota's largest transmission line in three decades were unveiled, it seemed as though the political, legal and economic stars were in alignment. Minnesota's legislators wanted more renewable power, North Dakota farmers looked forward to the extra income, and environmental groups championed the line for carrying "green power" and cutting reliance on coal. A 345-kilowatt, 270-mile-long transmission line in North Dakota has been in the planning stages since 2009.
Read More »New laser technology prepares to revolutionize communications
As fiber optic technology continues to advance, it faces challenges from both its physical properties and its use of infrastructure. One emerging high-speed solution being developed at Stevens Institute of Technology uses lasers to transmit data through readily available open space, with the potential of expanding past the limitation of fibers into a system known as optical free space communications
Read More »"Hydro-diplomacy" needed to avert Arab water wars
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - The United Nations should promote "hydro-diplomacy" to defuse any tensions over water in regions like the Middle East and North Africa where scarce supplies have the potential to spark future conflicts, experts said Sunday. [More]
Read More »Fate of Nuclear Plant in Japan Hangs in the Balance as Melting Continues
As night fell on Friday in Japan, workers and soldiers continued heroic efforts to douse the potential meltdown underway at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The covering darkness is not the only reason for confusion: vital systems monitors have lost power, making the status of critical elements--such as the integrity of the nuclear fuel rods in reactor No.
Read More »Extending resonant diffraction to very high energies for structural studies of complex materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers utilizing the U.S.
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