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energy
April 25 to May 1, 2005
Glass bottles require less
energy
to produce and recycle. But could Hawaii save due to reduced shipping weight? It's a careful trade- off...
April 11 to 17, 2005
Here's more details on how the bus was retrofit with
energy
-efficient, sustainable materials and technology...
April 4 to 10, 2005
China spends three times the world average on
energy
to produce $1 of gross domestic product - and 70% of its
energy
comes from coal. Because the U.S. isn't in the Kyoto accord, imported Chines...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Also, info about the vanadium battery, which retains its
energy
indefinitely with 100% charge/discharge cycles...
Meanwhile, "Sales of
energy
-efficient Japanese cars soar in U.S."...
A shortage of silicon is making solar cells scarce. A federal program could help, but funding for solar
energy
has gone from "pathetic" to "laughable and ridiculous"...
March 21 to 27, 2005
How about making a bumper sticker with "IWASTEGAS.COM" on it - the site could hold current information on gas guzzlers, fuel-efficient cars, and simple ways to save
energy
. The name's available...
March 14 to 20, 2005
Could trapped frozen natural gas under the sea be a solution to the world's
energy
problems...
March 7 to 13, 2005
Meanwhile, a demonstration of how a hacker could easily disable a U.S.
energy
utility makes the Chairman of the Federal
energy
Regulatory Commission wish he'd "had a diaper on"...
February 14 to 20, 2005
U.S. cities are increasingly looking into tapping ocean waves for power: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20050214/sc_nm/
energy
_waves_d...
Chloroflourocarbon-free expanded polystyrene housing can withstand the worst earthquakes recorded and is
energy
-efficient too...
February 7 to 13, 2005
A pretty good study of the contents of the Red Bull
energy
drink, recently approved for sale in Canada...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
At least the U.S. Department of
energy
is trying to put automatic-off sensors in lights...
January 24 to 30, 2005
The Bush administration OKs drilling for oil in rare grassland in New Mexico, despite objections from the state's governor, who used to be the Secretary of
energy
in the Clinton administration. Thi...
January 1 to 9, 2005
Fluid flow simulation software is now open source. Implications for cheaper environmental studies and wind/water
energy
generation prototypes...
December 13 to 19, 2004
Precast concrete walls that use recycled material and are up to 50% more
energy
efficient than regular walls...
December 6 to 12, 2004
The same author believes renewable
energy
could be Silicon Valley's Next Big Thing...
November 8 to 14, 2004
Communities offering "zero-
energy
homes" are popping up that allow homeowners to cut as much as 90% off their utility bill...
Controversial thoughts on
energy
alternatives. The point is that major changes in
energy
sources cannot be monolithic - everything affects everything else: "Bio-Diesel: Salvation or Disaster?...
October 25 to 31, 2004
"
energy
and America's Future...
September 20 to 26, 2004
It takes a lot of
energy
and money to send Oahu's garbage to the mainland. Rather than spreading our trash around the planet, are there better alternatives...
May 17 to 23, 2004
Rupert Murdoch's first commercial waste-to-oil plant launched and makes 200 barrels a day from the turkey processing plant next door. It's 80% efficient and runs on its own
energy
...
May 10 to 16, 2004
In 18 months Kaufmann designed six versions of her prefab "Glidehouse", making use of recyclable,
energy
-efficient materials. It's designed to accommodate solar panels and looks and feels like ...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
"
energy
bill would improve economic stability - A bill that maps an
energy
strategy for Hawaii appears stalled in the Legislature....
March 15 to 21, 2004
There is NO excuse not to buy a PC (non-laptop) larger than a shoebox any more. Anything larger is wasteful, ugly,
energy
and noise polluting. Here's the Nanode, the first Nano-ITX-based PC...
March 1 to 7, 2004
1.8 tons of raw material are used to make your average desktop computer and monitor. Upgrading rather than replacing your computer saves more
energy
than recycling it...