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Archive for March 2008

March 31st, 2008

US Energy Gives Grant To 12 Cities

They are now known as Solar America Cities and they are twelve in all. Each one of them have been selected and they will receive grant funding from the federal government. Technical help would also be given to these cities so that they would be able to properly set up solar technologies.
Last Friday, Samuel Bodman, […]

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March 30th, 2008

Earth Hour Updates

So how was your Earth Hour experience?  Did many people in your neighborhood joined?   If you’re wondering how it went in other countries,  here are some of the Earth Hour links I found
1.  Cities switch of lights for Earth Hour
2.  Aussies turned on by Earth Hour switch off poll
3.  Canadian Press
4. Bloomberg
5.  Xinhuanet
I wish there […]

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March 28th, 2008

Earth Hour Reminder

Just a reminder for all those people who will be participating in the Earth Hour.   If you already forgot,  I made a post last Feb about a unique global event that will happen this Mar29 which is called Earth Hour.
What: Earth Hour
When:  Saturday, March 29th – from 8 p.m to 9 p.m
How:  Just turn off […]

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March 27th, 2008

Give Me Solar

We do know what solar power is all about and just how many solar farms have sprouted in various places all around the world. We do know of some buildings which have made use of solar panels for energy rather than be connected completely to the grid.
Anyhow, while browsing the net, I chanced upon a […]

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March 26th, 2008

Solar Plant To Sprout In The Mojave

Where else would the sun be shining brightest but on the desert? Yes, in a place where it is very hot and there are no trees and no towering structures, the sun is really going to pour out its power there. And the desert is the very place for that.
With that in mind, the FPL […]

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March 25th, 2008

Teaching Energy Conservation

With the help of a $5000 grant given to two teachers by PG&E, students would be able to learn more about solar energy and how to conserve energy. These two teachers (who teach science, by the way) are Mike and Lynn Skutches and they have cooked up a campaign which would be put into action […]

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March 24th, 2008

Solar Laptop Bag

One of my friends hates lugging around this bulky laptop bag. But I am sure that he would come to love this laptop bag which can charge up your laptop. Yes, this laptop bag from Voltaic Systems Inc. is known as The Generator and it can give juice to the laptop through solar panels inside. […]

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March 22nd, 2008

Mail Back Recycling

A lot of gadgets may have collected in your home like those old shoes that you just hate to throw away. Through the years, we keep on getting the newest and the best gadgets and then we just put the old gadget in some shelf and forget about it.
You could actually recycle these gadgets and […]

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March 21st, 2008

Double, Double, Cauldron Bubble: Mitsubishi Solar Cell Production To Double

The industry would soon be receiving more and more solar cells. This is because, according to the newspaper Nikkei, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation would be doubling the current amount of solar cells that they produce. At present Mitsubishi Electric is the sixth-largest producer of solar cells in the world. The newspaper did continue to disclose that […]

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March 20th, 2008

Do It At Night

Let’s unwind for today and share a joke. Here’s one involving our favorite source of energy - the sun:
Three men were in a NASA conference room to decide how to spend $10 billion.
“I think we should put our men on Mars!” said the first man.
“Ooh, good idea,” said the other two.
“I think we should put […]

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