Category: Energy
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Solar road unveiled in France
Who knew roads could do so much more than serve as paths for vehicles to get from one place to another? If Japan has roads that heat up to combat snow, then France has a solar road, which was launched in December 2016 in the village of Tourouvre-au-Perche in Normandy, France. The solar road, which…
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Ways You Can Use Solar Panels to Help You Save or Make Money
Cash Benefits of Using Solar Power Panels Installing solar power panels on your home is a great way to help out the environment. It is also an excellent way to save some cash because solar power provides electricity to the home for free. Most solar light kits aren’t hooked up to a large battery system…
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Solar-powered lights light up Manila tunnel
And in more news about solar-powered lights in the Philippines: Boni Tunnel in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila received an upgrade for its lights, being replaced with solar-powered LED lights. Philippine government offices collaborated with the Asian Development Bank, PNOC Renewables Corporation, and Philips Electronics and Lighting Inc. to bring the project to life. Read more…
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Green things spotted on our Massachusetts holiday
So this post is severely late, because my sister Lani and I were in Massachusetts for a quick holiday in October last year. Still, I figured any green news is good to hear. We hung around the Berkshires on our trip, spending a day at the Kripalu Center where we went on a two-hour hike…
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A restaurant powered by urine?
Okay, that doesn’t sound like the most appetizing thought, since nobody wants bodily fluids going anywhere near food. It all makes sense, however, when you figure out how it works. The Greenhouse project, designed by Joost Bakker, is an example of how a restaurant can become waste-free. Aside from using eco-friendly and recycled materials for…
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Be the Light
A great use for those plastic soda bottles, and a way to save on electric bills. Mabuhay!
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“10 Different Fuels Actually Used to Run Cars”
(Article reprinted with permission. Original article can be found here.) “10 Different Fuels Actually Used to Run Cars” We have known, for quite some time, that the fossil fuels we use today are a finite source of energy; we only seem to disagree on when those sources will run dry. Alternative sources have been around…
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Green heating issues
A family living in a home in Jerome Way, in the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in England had their heating system switched to a green one three years ago, when the community made the change to ground source heating. Today, however, they’re complaining that their house is just not getting warm enough. Mr Chennells said: “Every…
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Energy Plus
I got an email from Jet Blue encouraging me to switch to Energy Plus. The company supplies electricity in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Texas. True Blue members can be awarded a one way flight, as well as receiving 5,000 points after 2 months as a customer. They’re also offering 2 points for every $1…