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Solar for Elephants, Cheetahs and Lions
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, green technology, Africa, habitat, animals, solar )

Cher
- 41 days ago - greentechmedia.com
African elephants, Ethiopian wolves, Andean cats and cheetahs are on the run. Habitat loss, encroaching human populations, disease and pollution are threatening their existence. Do you want your or your children's generation to be the last to know
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Hawaii Tries Green Tools in Remaking Power Grids
Green Lifestyle  (tags: hawaii, usa, americans, greenliving, environment, eco-friendly, sustainable, recycling, green, alternative, energy, conservation, volcanic, rock, steam, wind, biomass, solar, panels, seawater, renewable, sources, electricity, power, global, warming )

Tom
- 53 days ago - nytimes.com
With the most diverse array of alternative energy potential of any state in the nation, Hawaii has set out to become a living laboratory for the rest of the country, hoping it can slash its dependence on fossil fuels while keeping the lights on.
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China, Green? In the Case of Solar Water Heating, Yes
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green, energy, eco-friendly, coolstuff, greenliving, interesting, sustainable, environment, china, solar, panels, wind, turbines, water, heaters, technology, business, conservation, goodnews, home, society, globalwarming, water, climate-change )

Tom
- 61 days ago - latimes.com
In the global race to develop green technology and stem climate change, China is now a leading producer of solar panels and wind turbines. It also dominates the lesser-known technology of solar water heaters, installed in over 30 million Chinese homes.
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Weak Economy Makes Solar Panels More Affordable to Homeowners
Green Lifestyle  (tags: affordable, solar, power, panels, economic, stimulus, incentives, subsidies, energy, eco-friendly, green, environment, coolstuff, conservation, sustainable, technology, greenproducts, globalwarming, ecosystems, CO2emissions, greenliving )

Tom
- 96 days ago - latimes.com
As part of the economic stimulus package, the federal government boosted tax credits to homeowners who switch to solar power. With state incentives, these subsidies could slash the cost of some systems in California by 50% or more.
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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
- 153 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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California Utility Companies Increase Solar Power, Sign Contracts
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green, PGE, Solar, utility, company, environment, society, sustainable )

Road
- 164 days ago - care2.com
Last week, California utility company, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced it signed contracts with solar company, BrightSource Energy to produce 1,310 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power around 530,000 homes during peak hours.
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Hybrid Car Feeds Electricity Back Into Power Grid - Australia
Green Lifestyle  (tags: australia, nsw, new south wales, sydney, universitu, car, solar, grid connect, eco-friendly, Sustainabililty )

Chrissy
- 199 days ago - abc.net.au
Imagine a world where cars not only consume energy, but also become a source of energy for the electricity grid. Researchers at the University of Technology in Sydney (UTS) say that time is coming, with the launch of the first Australian prototype hybrid
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Solar Powered Beer - USA
Green Lifestyle  (tags: usa, budweiser, bud light, solar, solar power, solar farm, renewable energy )

Chrissy
- 200 days ago - energymatters.com.au
Americans are well known for their affection for Budweiser beer and now the tipple is just a little bit greener thanks to solar power; giving somewhat a new meaning to their product "Bud Light". The Anheuser-Busch Fairfield brewery, announced today that
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Solar Panel Powered City - Florida, USA
Green Lifestyle  (tags: usa, florida, solar, solar power, Sustainabililty, greenliving, CO2emissions, tampa bay, solar farm )

Chrissy
- 200 days ago - energymatters.com.au
A planned new city south of the Tampa Bay area and east of Fort Myers in Florida, USA will be powered by the world's largest solar panel based solar farm. The solar farm for the 17,000-acre city of Babcock Ranch will generate more power than is consumed
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'Kyoto Box' Solar-Powered Cooker Wins Science Prize - World
Green Lifestyle  (tags: kyoto, kyoto box, solar, un, science, norway, south africa, Sustainabililty, globalwarming, CO2emissions, sustainable )

Chrissy
- 208 days ago - news.com.au
A $10 cardboard box that uses solar power to cook food and sterilise water has won a $100,000 science prize for ideas to fight global warming. The "Kyoto Box", named after the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol that seeks to cut emissions of greenhouse gases
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Rooftop Solar Panel System For Port Of Los Angeles : Renewable Energy News
Green Lifestyle  (tags: usa, los angeles, solar, solar power, renewable energy, world cruise centre )

Chrissy
- 214 days ago - energymatters.com.au
By the end of 2009, the Port of Los Angeles will be generating a megawatt of clean electricity electricity via 6,600 square meters of solar panels on its World Cruise Center rooftop. An AUD $13.5 million construction contract was recently approved by the
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South Africa Announces Feed In Tariffs - South Africa
Green Lifestyle  (tags: south africa, solar, renewable energy, energy, Solar Power, solar, tariffs )

Chrissy
- 214 days ago - energymatters.com.au
South Africa is the latest country to offer feed in tariff incentives to stimulate uptake of renewable energy. Announced yesterday, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has provided details of financial support for production of electrici
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Solar Aid - Bringing Clean Power To The Poor - Third World
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Solar Power, solar energy, solar, energy, poor, third world countries, poor countries, africa, south america )

Chrissy
- 214 days ago - energymatters.com.au
Imagine a world where everyone has access to clean, affordable renewable power. Over two billion people have no access to electricity and rely on burning fossil fuels such as kerosene for light; generating highly toxic fumes and large amounts of greenhous
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China's Major Solar Farm Push - China
Green Lifestyle  (tags: china, renewable energy, energy, solar, solar energy, tariffs, government )

Chrissy
- 214 days ago - energymatters.com.au
Solar power equipment is already quite cheap in China as the country is home to some of the world's largest solar panel manufacturers including Suntech and Solarfun, but the Chinese government last week launched an ambitious program that will see new sola
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Thousands Seek Solar Subsidy - Queensland, Australia
Green Lifestyle  (tags: australia, queensland, subsidy, government, solar, hot water )

Chrissy
- 215 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
Eight thousand people have bombarded a call centre on opening day seeking to register interest in the State Government's cheap solar hot water subsidy scheme. A second Ergon call centre at Rockhampton is being set up today to cope with the extra public
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