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Solar Growth Causes Water Worries

Posted by Environmental Leader on 29/10/2009

California and other western states are pegging their energy future on renewables, including solar. But that growth comes at a cost to the region’s already dwindling water supply, reports the New York Times.Many solar power plants consumer millions and millions of gallons of water a year fo ...

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SINTEF high-energy zinc-air batteries to outdo Lithium-ion

Posted by DeshRaj on 29/10/2009

Having a definite edge over traditional Lithium-ion batteries, ReVolt Technology's zinc-air rechargeable batteries claim to be 300% more energy efficient than the former. The battery design, developed at SINTEF, a research institute in Trondheim,...

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Solar-powered lanterns light up rural India after dark

Posted by AditiJ on 24/10/2009

The Lighting a Billion Lives" scheme by The Energy and Resources Institute in Delhi bring a new light into the lives of millions of rural Indians. Under this scheme, as many as 5,000 solar lanterns have already been distributed across nine states..

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Eco Echoes: Ugandan army wives recycling paper to support their families

Posted by AditiJ on 23/10/2009

We are living in an age where women no longer stay at home taking care of the family and the house. Todays woman is a woman of substance, she walks with the world proving her potential. Exemplifying the same is a group of women, who not only pay...

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EPA Orders Review of Air Pollution at BP Refinery

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/10/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Indiana to re-examine several sources of air pollution at BP’s Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana, one of the largest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area, reports the Chicago Tribune. The results are due in 90 days.In re ...

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