This week, history was made! The “Solar Impulse,” a $76 million dollar project sponsored by Betrand Piccard finally took flight! The Solar Powered plane included approximately 12,000 solar panels, as well as batteries and motors. Traveling at a speed of up to 44 miles per hour, the Solar Impulse was airborne for about one hour. [...]
If you live in or near NYC, why not plan to attend a free seminar, “Green Within Reach” on April 15, 2010? The half-day seminar and workshop (8-11 a.m.) will be held at the New York Academy of Sciences, and seeks to provide explanations of the scope, reach and purpose of the Greener Greater Buildings [...]
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Solar power is useful in providing clean, renewable-based electricity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But energy from the sun can also lead to basic life provisions for people in impoverished countries, regions that have suffered natural disasters, and servicemen and women. With a solar water purifier, safe drinking water can be created from just about [...]
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Solar Powered! Absorbs light energy during the day for hours of nighttime illumination. Measures Rainfall day or night. (more…)
You want to live green, so you consider installing solar panels on your home or business to minimize use of fossil-fuel based electricity. But just how green is that energy source, anyway? Is clean solar energy a myth? Solar panel toxicity is considered by many to be solar’s dirty little secret. While power from the [...]
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