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SCAD student creates waterless sand-removal system using Astroturf and bamboo

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Designed by Casper Krouse, a senior industrial design student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, the system (pictured above) uses collected rainwater, a mat of bamboo poles and AstroTurf. The design-work is the part of a project that asks...

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National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants to sell the electricity retailer energy from a yet-to-be-developed wind farm.National Grid says the price to purchase renewable energy from New Jersey-based Deepwater Wind is too hi ...

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Restore Relics in Charleston morphs trash into treasure

Posted by DeshRaj on 16/11/2009

The renowned Christian housing ministry Habitat for Humanity International has been doing a sterling job in eliminating poverty housing, and conducting other rehabilitation and recycling programs. One of its affiliates, the ReStore is also...

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Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 3

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2009

As the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo wraps up, more than 30,000 attendees are estimated to have attended the job fair or any one of more than 100 educational seminars, 800 exhibitors’ booths or green building tours of Phoenix, reports The Independent. Here are some more highl ...

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For Aesthetics, 8 Miles About Right for Offshore Wind

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/11/2009

One of the big gripes with coastal wind power is the effect that giant turbines would have on the view. Put the turbines two miles out, and they are clearly visible. But put them about eight miles out and they start to disappear into the haze, according to a photo simulation from Clemson’s ...

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