After watching this informative video, by the World Wildlife Fund, you may think differently about your t-shirt! Tweet

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Courtesy of The University of British Columbia Today, the University of British Columbia officially opened a pioneering $34-million clean energy facility, making it Canada’s first university – and one of a few institutions worldwide – to produce both clean heat and electricity for its campus from renewable bioenergy. UBC’s Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility (BRDF) [...]

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Scientists at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s FOLIUM Project, use light to convert the carbon dioxide and carbon from tobacco leaves into biofuels. Converting tobacco to a bio-energy crop would generate a new market for tobacco farmers.   Tweet

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Courtesy of A&M University Tamu Times Algae, tobacco, the food scraps from a discarded cafeteria tray — they may seem like an unlikely club, but all of these items are playing major roles in the world’s hunt for suitable alternative fuels. The earth’s supply of fossil fuel continues to diminish and oil prices are skyrocketing. [...]

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This year’s Consumer Electronics Show featured many a Green Gadget.  One that’s small, practical and taking orders now is the nPower PEG Kinetic Energy Charger. It converts energy generated by your day to day activities and uses it to charge your electronic devices. Riding along in your backpack, briefcase or purse, this compact power charger will [...]

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My fascination with piezoelectricity continues – power generated by the force of everyday motion – people power with purpose.  The latest innovating piezoelectric invention I have found is – the sOccket – a soccer ball that takes the energy from soccer kicks and converts it to power for small devices such as LED lamps and [...]

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Just recently the city of Toulouse, France introduced pedestrian powered street lighting

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Orange, Official Communications Partner for the Glastonbury Festival, today announced the latest invention in the world of ecocharging technology with an innovative gadget that powers mobile phones using sound. It takes advantage of piezo electricity and is built into a t-shirt. Following months of planning and development, the prototype, named the Orange ‘Sound Charge’ has [...]

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On June 25th at noon in corresponding time zones around the world people will join hands on beaches and in cities for the second annual Hands Across The Sand event to show opposition to expanded offshore drilling and to call for clean energy solutions for a sustainable planet. Florida surfer and restaurant owner Dave Rauschkolb [...]

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On June 15th Celebrate Global Wind Day! For something that you can’t see, wind is a remarkable source of power, drama and dollars. It also inspires art and personal accomplishment. Here are a few avenues for exploration. Wind – Sculpture Click on Lyman Whittaker’s work to see it in motion. Wind – Most and Fastest [...]

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