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June 11th, 2008

Arizona State U Works With Solar Power

In a most recent piece of news, it was disclosed that the Arizona State University was actually working on its plans to start using solar panels in its campus. If this pushes through, this would be the hugest solar array that you could find in a university in the US.
Jonathan Fink is the director of […]

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June 10th, 2008

Fiji Government’s Renewable Energy Promotion

In Fiji, the interim government has been making sure that its plan to be able to promote renewable energy to all citizens. And one of the most recent things that they have done to be able to do such is by helping install 700 solar systems of homes. This was done in Vanua Levu and […]

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June 9th, 2008

Houston City Hall Gets Solar Panels

What would be the best way to teach your constituents about solar power? Well, you may want to take a look at this piece of news from Houston. This just may inspire you and other people around you with regards to solar power.
The mayor of Houston, Bill White, has started the solar energy campaign just […]

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June 5th, 2008

12 Year Old Girl Silenced the Adults in UN With Her Speech

I am very impressed with this girl. I think people should really see this video. Delivered her speech with Conviction and deserves to be heard by everybody.
It is nice to know that people her age are well aware of what is happening in our environment and have the guts to tell […]

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June 5th, 2008

Toys Can Be Green (Part 2)

In my previous post, I have shared with you some tips on how you can give your kids the fun that they deserve with toys that are green and do not help damage the environment.

When looking for stuffed animals, make sure that you check if the materials used are organic. There are materials which have […]

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June 4th, 2008

Toys Can Be Green (Part 1)

Did you know that while you make your kids happy by giving them toys, you can also make sure that the toys you would be giving them would be green? Here are some of what you can do to give your kids green toys:

It is best if you would go for toys that are free […]

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June 3rd, 2008

Recycling in Manila

In a forwarded email that I have received just recently, it stated that Ayala, one of the largest companies in the Philippines, would be holding a recycling event. Read on to learn about this:
Schedules and Venues:
June 6, 1st fridays - Paseo de Magallanes, Makati City (beside Honda)
June 13, 2nd fridays - Goldcrest Parking […]

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June 2nd, 2008

Best Buy To Recycle For Free

Through time, there may be tons of stuff you have acquired through the years. You may have started purchasing electronics and gadgets for years already. And because of gadgets keep on upgrading and new stuff just continue to come in, you start to get new ones and discard the old ones. You surely may have […]

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May 29th, 2008

The SolarCity Seminar

SolarCity is an installer of solar panels for homes in the Bay Area. And one of programs that this company has thought of is creating a series of seminars for those people who are interested in going solar for their homes. After all, solar power is surely one of the most used among all other […]

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May 28th, 2008

Sony’s Solar Battery

So okay. There are plenty of devices in the market right now that make use of solar power and store the converted energy in solar batteries. That way, the gadget could make use of the power even at night. Now, in a report I came across just today, I read that Sony Corporation has been […]

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