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Archive for June 2007

June 19th, 2007

Youth’s Big Environmental Issue

Just imagine that time when we were about to meet the year 2000. The world was crazy about the Y2K bug. Well, when the clock struck twelve, nothing much happened. It was just a change of numbers and that was that.
But if you remember the heat of that time and we were all anxious about […]

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June 18th, 2007

The Green Ones

Being an environment junkie, I do try to find out if some of the things that I would be using would be harmful to nature. And when my friend in the US asked me what vehicle would be best, I decided to do some research for him. And here’s what I found from MSNBC.
The list […]

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June 16th, 2007

NY To Go For Solar Power & Biodiesel

They say people who live in New York have hearts which have been already hardened by the NY culture. However, it may not seem such for the officials of the city are now doing some steps so as to help keep our environment greener and cleaner.
One of the most recent developments is a piece of […]

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June 15th, 2007

Prince Charles: The Green Prince

He is known as The Green Prince. Well, not because Prince Charles looks green (like Kermit the Frog maybe) but because he is one of those people who do try out and use alternative energy vehicles.
A couple of days back, the Prince was seen riding in a couple of the newest eco-friendly vehicles there are […]

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June 14th, 2007

Idaho To Get Solar Test Plant?

There are plans of having a solar power system built in North Idaho’s Rathdrum area. This plan is a joint venture of Avista Utilities as well as a new company from San Francisco, GreenVolts Inc. They say that if this plan does push through, it could actually help give more power to those who live […]

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June 13th, 2007

Have You Heard About Green Weddings?

Oh yes. There are such things as green weddings (honestly, I just learned about this today).
In San Francisco, a couple – Kristy Wang and Nik Kaestner – had their green wedding. And Kristy describes it by stating, “Every time we make decisions, we’re trying to decide what would be the least wasteful. We didn’t want […]

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June 12th, 2007

No More Bulky Solar Heaters

I remember those days when I would love the thought of having solar water heaters in our home but I would dread the fact that such came in bulky forms. But I guess I now can smile for there is a newer version of such a gadget. This one comes lighter and is said to […]

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June 11th, 2007

The Sun Could Make You Cross Safely

An accident researcher from Australia, Dr. Eric Wigglesworth, is currently claiming that the numbers of people dying because of collisions and crashes at railway crossings could go down. And to do that, warning systems must use solar power. It does not only let the whole country save on power but it also tells people of […]

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June 9th, 2007

Solar Energy Gets Thumbs Up From Vatican

The Vatican is also going green and is going solar. You see, Pope Benedict XVI has spoken about keeping our natural resources as pristine as possible (remember him saying that we should “care of creation without squandering its resources and sharing them in a convivial manner”) and so some of the most important buildings in […]

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June 8th, 2007

The Classroom That Was Powered By The Sun

In Australia, there is this classroom which is completely powered by the sun. But what is unique about this one is the fact that it used to be a bunker for ammunition during the World War II.
Of course, the bunker had gone through some redesigns. It also did receive solar panels and new computers. According […]

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