Daily Archives: February 29, 2008

Promoting Renewable Power

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Governing.com’s Idea Center. One day soon, Floridians might find that their electricity comes from a wind energy farm in St. Lucie County or from solar panels on their roofs, thanks to a statewide campaign to make solar energy more … Continue reading →

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The latest from RenewableEnergyAccess.com

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: Hydrokinetic Permits Abound Despite Objections Scaling Up Solar in India Inside Renewable Energy Podcast: Conflicting Research on Renewables; Spanish Energy Companies Entering the U.S. Feed-in Tariffs: Getting off … Continue reading →

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Google branching out with new tools for setting up Web sites

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. Google, already the world’s most popular spot for finding Web sites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites too. Google Page Creator is available in Google Labs.

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Solar without the Panels

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. Investors and utilities intent on building solar power plants are increasingly turning to solar thermal power, a comparatively low-tech alternative to photovoltaic panels that convert sunlight directly into electricity. This month, in the … Continue reading →

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NWF's Campus Climate Champions Program

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Through their Campus Climate Champions Program, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) reaches out to universities across the state and encourages them to reduce their GHG emissions by2percent per year. NWF has successfully worked with students, parents, and communities through their … Continue reading →

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Mom's cleaning products tied to kids' wheezing

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from Reuters. Children exposed to cleaning products and other household chemicals before or after birth may be at increased risk of breathing problems, results of a study published Wednesday hint.

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Group Criticizes Latest Nanotech Risk Research Plan

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. The National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) Nanotechnology Environmental and Health Implications (NEHI) Working Group recently released its strategy for nanotechnology environmental, health, and safety research. The strategy outlines risk research for more than 20 … Continue reading →

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2006 TRI Shows 2% Drop in Chemical Releases

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Information on the 2006 reporting year now is available from EPA as part of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) database. Nationwide chemical releases into the environment are down by 2 percent from 2005.

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Quest Atlantis

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-15, in educational tasks. QA combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning … Continue reading →

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UNData Search Tool for Statistics

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Via ResearchBuzz. Note that U.N. energy and environmental statistics are covered. Thanks to Novalawcity for the pointer to UNData, a search tool for UN Statistics. It’s available at http://data.un.org/ aaaaand it’s in beta. It looks like a regular search engine, … Continue reading →

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