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Solar Collectors Covering 0.3 Percent of the Sahara Could Power All of Europe

Popular Science, Tue June 23, 2009, comments (0)
Solar power is an exciting source of renewable energy, but has so far mostly been used to power little things like homes, cars and small villages.

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Riders bare all for World Naked Bike Ride

Daily Telegraph, Tue June 23, 2009, comments (0)
Thousands of saucy cyclists from all over the world have bared all on their bikes during the World Naked Bike Ride.

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World’s largest solar tower switches on

Olive Press, Tue June 16, 2009, comments (0)
The world’s largest solar power tower went into use near Sevilla last week.

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Ambitious global pact on climate change in sight

Calcutta News, Sun June 14, 2009, comments (0)
An ambitious and effective global pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is in sight, the top United Nations climate change official said Friday, as the latest round of negotiations wrapped up in Bonn, Germany.

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Flexible Solar Powered Rooftop Shingles

Alternative Energy, Sun June 14, 2009, comments (0)
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland have developed flexible solar panels that could be installed on roofs like shingles.

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Calling All Green Screenwriters: New Forum To Sell Your Stuff

Ecorazzi, Sun June 14, 2009, comments (8)
Do you have a fan-tas-great screenplay that you just, just, just have to share with the world?!

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Waste Management to Distribute Solar Powered Trash Compactors

WIS TV, Sat June 13, 2009, comments (0)
Waste Management has become the exclusive waste services distributor of BigBelly Solar's solar-powered trash compactors, which can reduce the amount of trash pick-ups and reduce waste-related costs.

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Floating wind turbine launched

BBC, Sat June 06, 2009, comments (1)
The world's first floating wind turbine is to be towed out to sea this weekend

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Institute compost powers conversion of USDA’s new organic People’s Garden along National

Rodale Institute, Thu June 04, 2009, comments (0)
About the time that Chemical Ag spokespeople were chiding Michelle Obama for promoting home-grown organic food with her White House garden, compost from the Rodale Institute farm was landing on a new organic garden right in front of U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters.

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Ahire, a solar energy village in Maharashtra

New Kerala, Mon June 01, 2009, comments (0)
The residents of Ahire, a small village in Maharashtra got electricity for the first time after country's independence, when the government installed solar panels in the village, thus illuminating the lives of 85 families who had till now been living in darkness.

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