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Oil Rig of the Future: A Solar Panel That Produces Oil: Scientific American
Green Lifestyle  (tags: biofuel, oil )

Angela
- 63 days ago - scientificamerican.com
Researchers propose a novel approach to producing biofuel using diatoms
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Can Oil Be Recycled?
Green Lifestyle  (tags: recycling, oil, Sustainabililty, greenliving )

Angela
- 87 days ago - scientificamerican.com
So what happens to all that used oil--and could it be recycled? After all, reusing that lubricant would not only avoid pumping it out of the ground in the first place, thereby delivering a little energy independence from foreign suppliers,
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Sign Petition: Tell the Energy Department to Strengthen Lighting Efficiency Standards
Green Lifestyle  (tags: power, energy, tube, fluorescent, bulb, house, Sustainabililty, greenliving, greenproducts, environment, eco-friendly, CO2emissions, conservation, business, humans, technology, architecture, carter, obama, government, politics, oil, independence )

Tom
- 167 days ago - change.org
A new lighting standard could save energy and money and reduce global warming pollution. Urge the new leaders at the Department of Energy to strengthen the proposed lamp standards and close the loopholes left behind by the Bush administration.
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Sign Petition: Restore Solar Panels to the White House
Green Lifestyle  (tags: solar, panels, power, energy, white, house, Sustainabililty, greenliving, greenproducts, environment, eco-friendly, CO2emissions, conservation, business, humans, technology, architecture, carter, obama, government, politics, oil, independence )

Tom
- 167 days ago - change.org
After the first oil embargo and gas crisis in 1973, President Carter installed solar panels on the White House to show how to become independent of foreign oil. In 1980 Pres. Reagan took them down, saying "America didn't conserve its way into greatness".
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6 Healthy Uses for Coconut Oil
Green Lifestyle  (tags: coconut, oil, skin, hair, benefits, nutrition, organic )

Road
- 167 days ago - care2.com
Dry skin, a paper cut, maybe even a tummy ache? Try a drop of coconut oil. Offering a myriad of health benefits, coconut oil is affordable, readily available and completely natural. Here are six reasons to give it a try:
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Who Killed The Electric Car?   video
Green Lifestyle  (tags: electric, car, oil, fast, zero, emissions, gas, auto, health, cool, sexy, environment, eco-friendly, conservation, sustainable, technology, healthy, globalwarming, energy, CoolStuff )

Gregory
- 362 days ago - youtube.com
Are we addicted to looks and fast speeds of gas cars? Electric cars were manufactured in the 1970s. Then the EV-1 was pulled, canceled and sent to the car crusher. No bailout for auto industry until the electric cars return to consumers.
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The Energy Non-Crisis   video
Green Lifestyle  (tags: oil, Sustainabililty Studies, crude oil, north slopes, alaska, linsey williams, goodnews, ecosystems, sustainable, Sustainabililty, humans, BP, Arco )

Gregory
- 411 days ago - video.google.com
Lindsey Williams talks about his first hand knowledge of Alaskan oil reserves larger than any on earth. And he talks about how the oil companies and U.S. government won't send it through the pipeline for U.S. citizens to use.
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Tell Congress to Say YES to Clean Energy and NO to Drilling
Green Lifestyle  (tags: clean, sustainable, energy, offshore, oil, drilling, gas, prices, politics, green )

Tom
- 438 days ago - rushprnews.com
Congress is scheduled to vote on comprehensive energy legislation in the coming days. As high energy costs are challenging households across America, legislators have offered a variety of policies to address the problem. Some are better than others.
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Solar Energy Can Bring Clean Energy To Over 4 Billion People By 2030
Green Lifestyle  (tags: solar, energy, green, sustainable, eco-friendly, environment, conservation, oil, globalwarming )

Tom
- 442 days ago - greenpeace.org
Solar electricity can contribute largely to the energy needs of two-thirds of the world's population - including those in remote areas - by 2030. This is the main conclusion of the Solar Generation report, published by The European Photovoltaic Industry.
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Car Runs on Air
Green Lifestyle  (tags: climate, conservation, environment, globalwarming, research, science, Sustainabililty, pollution, green, greenhousegases, goodnews, CO2emissions, automotive, consumers, energy, Entrepreneurs, oil, technology, transportation, research, business, greenprod )

Rachel
- 527 days ago - videos.komando.com
OMG this is so incredible; you HAVE to see the video. I wish I knew how to post it on here. Guy Negre has developed a car that runs on compressed air, goes up to 60 mph, and can potentially refuel itself in transit.
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Who Killed the Electric Car Trailer
Green Lifestyle  (tags: movie, doc, film, oil, design, environment, energy, society, technology, climate, carsworld, Sustainabililty, organic )

Victoria
- 561 days ago - boston.com
(2006) the victim is a battery-powered automobile. GM & Toyota Threatened the owners of the EV1 (including Alexandra Paul, Martin Sheen, Peter Horton, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Ed Bagley Jr, ***President Jimmy Carter)
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Learn How To Make Biodiesel On YouTube : Gas 2.0
Green Lifestyle  (tags: activism, alternative fuels, appleseed, B100, biodiesel, biofuel, diesel, diy, fuel, home and garden, homebrew, homemade, howto, oil, reactor, transportation, video, youtube )

Clayton
- 626 days ago - gas2.org
Trying to learn how to make biodiesel, or interested in seeing how it's done? It always helps to get a visual, and you may not be aware that there are currently enough biodiesel videos on YouTube to develop an entire college course on the subject.
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Move Over, Oil, There's Money in Texas Wind
Green Lifestyle  (tags: United States, alternative, electricity, turbines, wildlife, oil, energyconservation, environment, sustainable, technology, business )

Dr Kathi
- 636 days ago - nytimes.com
Alternative power from wind turbines 2x taller than Statue of Liberty, in TX. United States has the 2nd largest wind power market in the world. Not as cost efficient as fuel, yet. Brings problems with wildlife casualties, as the turbine blades get larger.
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What Washington Can Learn From Montana
Green Lifestyle  (tags: climate, ClimateChange, CO2emissions, energy, environment, globalwarming, GoodNews, government, green, humans, politics, pollution, oil, protection, research, Sustainabililty, world, AlternareEnergy, eco-friendly )

Joe
- 667 days ago - time.com
Montana issues at report with 54 recommendations that would reduce Montana's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, including renewable energy incentives and reforestation.
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Planet Ark : China Launches Surprise Crackdown on Plastic Bags
Green Lifestyle  (tags: plastic bags, china, green, environment, oil )

Keith
- 674 days ago - planetark.com
BEIJING - China launched a surprise crackdown on plastic bags on Tuesday, banning production of ultra-thin bags and forbidding its supermarkets and shops from handing out free carriers from June 1.
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