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Invest Your Green in Green: Earth Day 2008

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments

In Washington DC today, an Earth Day festival on the National Mall was almost rained out by heavy thunderstorms, leaving many concert-goers dripping from head to toe.
The concerts may be over, but Earth Day is not actually until Tuesday. The Washington Post featured a number of editorials giving opposing views on the […]

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Tags: Appropriate Technology · Energy

Brazil: Biofuel. U.S.: Cleaner Coal? Solar? Wind?

December 28th, 2007 · No Comments

In Brazil, ethanol can be made relatively cheaply from sugarcane, a production method that is proving so popular that companies are scrambling to keep up with domestic demand. Noble Corp. said today it is increasing its production of cane ethanol five fold. (Brazil is clearly striving to be a leader in alternative […]

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Tags: Brazil · Energy