Daily Archives: July 23, 2008

Photos: 'Green' graffiti makes paint-free protests

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the story and see the photos at News.com. Street artists are increasingly turning to non-destructive, paint-free forms of graffiti to make a point without permanently defacing property. Their urban pranks and social protests engage mobile gadgets, open-source software, and … Continue reading →

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U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Washington Post. Political appointees at the Department of Labor are moving with unusual speed to push through in the final months of the Bush administration a rule making it tougher to regulate workers’ on-the-job … Continue reading →

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Uprising Against the Ethanol Mandate

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. The Texas governor is leading a coalition seeking to waive the federal ethanol mandate because of costly grain.

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Harvest the Sun — From Space

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the commentary in the New York Times. Generating energy from space solar power is not science fiction. It is environmentally friendly, cost effective and the technology already exists.

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The latest from Renewable Energy World

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: The Byproducts of Biodiesel Production Are Valuable Organic Acids, Researchers Say UC San Diego Enacts Green Energy Initiatives China’s Wind Power Industry: Localizing Equipment Manufacturing Distributive Wind Power … Continue reading →

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A Concrete Fix to Global Warming

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. A Canadian company says that it has developed a way for makers of precast concrete products to take all the carbon-dioxide emissions from their factories, as well as neighboring industrial facilities, and store … Continue reading →

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More-Efficient OLED Lighting

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. Researchers at the University of Michigan and Princeton University believe that they’re on to a way to break the OLED-efficiency logjam. The scientists have designed an OLED that boosts illumination by 60 percent … Continue reading →

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Alternative Fueling Station Locator

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Need to know where to buy E85 or other alternative fuels? The US Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center now has an online station locator. Just specify which kind of fuel you want, then enter your … Continue reading →

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Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive for Engine Oils

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from NIST. Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials scientists from Afton Chemical Corporation … Continue reading →

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Cool! Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from NIST. Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems, suggest … Continue reading →

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