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by Joe Laur

Kiss the Grid Goodbye: Power Your Home with a Bloom Box!

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Fuel cells have been a tantilizing technolgy for decades - powering space vehicles, but always a little out of reach for domestic or commercial use. I worked with Greenopolis Partner Plug Power for years - working to provide clean on site energy from hydrogen powered fuel cells. Now there’s the Bloom Box.

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by LiteGreen

Go Fly A Kite, Possibly Power A City

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High-altitude wind-turbine kites could soon harness enough energy to power the world many times over.

The Carnegie Institution for Science, together with California State University recently published a study concluding that high-altitude wind-turbine kites might be able to effectively power large cities. In fact, according to the study, the winds that glide through the jet stream hold about 100 times more energy than all the electricity being consumed daily.

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by LiteGreen

The Power Of Cow Poop

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In the Netherlands, Elsie The Cow is working hard to provide power to the people.


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by GreenopolisJeff

EPA Names Top 20 Organizations Running on Their Own Green Power

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WASHINGTON – For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership recognized 20 partners for generating the most green electricity on site. Combined, the top 20 partners are generating and consuming more than 736 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of on-site green power annually. This is equivalent to the electricity needed to power more than 61,000 American homes annually. The partners' contributions are helping to expand America's renewable energy portfolio, improve the nation's energy security, and reduce their organizations' greenhouse gas emissions.

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by LiteGreen

Lite Green: New Microsoft Technology Helps Consumers Use Energy Wisely

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By Sebrina Smith

I think recycling really begins with using less. Use the least amount of any resource that you can get away with, then recycle and re-use what you can’t finish. (Not a surprise, my blog is called Lite Green, after all.)

So when I found out today that Microsoft is offering a new energy-monitoring app called HOHM, I was thrilled. The HOHM app will help you track your energy consumption and usage.

It’s still in the beta stage, but I have high hopes for it. It’s free, (yippeeee!) so it appeals to my eco-nomical / eco-friendly side.

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EPA Announces Energy Star label for Computer Servers

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For the first time, EPA announced Energy Star requirements for computer servers that will protect the environment and result in significant energy savings. On average, computer servers that earn the Energy Star label will be 30 percent more energy efficient than standard servers.

If all servers sold in the United States meet this new specification, energy cost savings would grow to $800 million per year and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from more 1 million vehicles.

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Students for Solar Schools

We campaign for soalr panels on the roofs of schools across the US

We campaign for soalr panels on the roofs of schools across the US

visit www.studentsforsolarschools.org for more details and how you can sign your school up!

 

The Garden State turns to the sun

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Optimistic Outlook for Solar Power

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According to the solar industry, the future is very bright. Industry leaders announced this week that when tax breaks for solar producers run out in 2016, the solar industry will be just fine without them. In fact they believe that solar will achieve grid parity, meaning that it will be the cheapest form of electricity on the market.

Some are saying this date could be even sooner. In some parts of the country solar may reach grid parity by 2012, four short years away.

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22 Steps toward Energy Efficiency

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Want to save energy…and save money!?!?

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