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South Region High School #15 set to be Americas greenest school ever

Posted by DeshRaj on 17/11/2009

Soaring high on hopes, the South Region High School #15 in the City of Angels will soon be generating 100 percent of its own electricity, and almost certainly will register itself to be Americas greenest school ever. Soon youll see its roof...

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Young students transform trash to treasure at Corriher-Lipe

Posted by AditiJ on 09/11/2009

Creativity and ingenuity of young students was on display at a recycled art show of a middle school system. Dubbed as Trash to Treasure, the recycled art show held at Corriher-Lipe last week, displayed work of about 300 middle school students...

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DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency projects across the country. These awards include funding for industrial combined heat and power systems, district energy systems ...

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Energy from non-linear human motion can be harnessed, study suggests

Posted by DeshRaj on 03/11/2009

The engineers at Dukes Pratt School of Engineering are working to harvest electricity from natures motions or even human actions, since these are the most abundant energy sources ever. They experimented to develop a device that could adapt to...

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Pulpit Rock Lodge, crafted in timber, goes greener than before

Posted by DeshRaj on 29/10/2009

The Pulpit Rock Lodge, located at the old pulpit in Stavanger, Norway, welcomes in excess of 100,000 tourists a year. Brooding over the Lysefjord, the 1,290 sq. meters eco-lodge is crafted in timber and laminated plywood planks held together by...

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