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USS New York battleship: The $1 billion battleship built with steel from the Twin Towers

Posted by AditiJ on 04/11/2009

It was a proud moment for the US Navy to see its new recycled battleship sail into New York harbor this week. The USS New York built using steel from the World Trade Center weighs some 25,000 tons and cost the Navy $1 billion. The 648-foot-long ship..

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Arlington's Silicon Energy presents a sleeker and safer solar panel

Posted by AditiJ on 27/10/2009

Arlington's Silicon Energy has designed a solar panel that is sleeker and hides the clutter of ugly wires and opaque padding to give a cleaner look. The new, better-looking product by the company is strong, safe and durable. The state's first solar...

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Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/06/2009

Several U.S. cities are planning to use federal stimulus funds to retrofit streetlights with energy-efficient technology.Seattle plans to use the federal stimulus funds to replace all 40,000 residential streetlights with energy- and cost-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) technology, reports th ...

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USS Kittiwake prepares to go underwater

Posted by kvaidya on 08/10/2008

USS Kittiwake, a decommissioned rescue ship used by the US Navy during the World War 2, will be sunk in the Cayman Islands to make an artificial reef. The 250 feet Kittiwake was made in 1945 and was decommissioned in the year 1994. This ship will be...

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