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Solar-powered plane can fly all day -- and all night
Wed, Dec 05, 2012 12:05 PM by John Platt
Solar Impulse will circle the globe in 2015, a journey that will take 20 days and 20 nights broken up over several months.
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Advantages of biodiesel fuel blends for home heating
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 12:39 PM by Networx.com
Virtually sulfur-free biodiesel fuel is available in blends for home oil burners.
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Cape Wind gets OK for power purchase contract with NSTAR
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 3:26 PM by John Platt
The deal may give Cape Wind the 'critical mass' to finance construction of the 130-turbine offshore wind farm.
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U.S. boosts solar farm opportunities
Tue, Nov 20, 2012 4:25 PM by Roni Robbins
About 7 million American homes could be powered by utility-scale plants under the Department of the Interior's plan for public lands.
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LED replacements hit stores empty of 100W bulbs

Thu, Nov 15, 2012 9:17 AM

Video: Sorry to see 100-watt bulbs disappear from stores because they were energy hogs? LED bulbs will roughly match the 100-watters for size and brightness, but their price may not come close.
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U.S. to become the world's biggest oil producer, but hold the applause
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 12:37 PM by Jim Motavalli
By 2030, America could surpass Saudi Arabia in terms of crude output. That's great for energy independence, but it's not all good news.
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N.J. man powers house with hybrid car

Mon, Nov 12, 2012 9:08 AM

Video: Bob Sakala bought his Toyota Prius Hybrid to save gas. In the week since Hurricane Sandy, he powered his home on three-quarters of a tank of gas.
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'Kite surfing' helps generate wind power

Tue, Nov 06, 2012 5:35 PM by TechNewsDaily

Compared to wind turbines, utilizing 'kite surfing' to harness wind power would yield more energy for much less money and could generate energy almost anywhere.
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5 American towns leapfrogging toward a greener future
Sun, Nov 04, 2012 4:08 PM by Shea Gunther
These places aren't waiting for the rest of the world to set an example.
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Hurricane Sandy could leave 10 million in the dark

Mon, Oct 29, 2012 10:56 AM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

Most power companies are mobilizing their repair crews so they are ready to restore power as quickly as possible.
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'Smart grid' goes live for the Pacific Northwest

Mon, Oct 29, 2012 8:24 AM by Francie Diep, TechNewsDaily Staff Writer

A smart grid has been set up to serve most of the Pacific Northwest, in hopes that the communication between utility and customer will lead to better energy efficiency.
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Building a rocket stove to heat up the house
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 2:04 PM by Shea Gunther
One blogger took a super-efficient stove design that's been embraced in the developing world and applied it to heating up his living room. Read about how he did it here.
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Scientists successfully generate gasoline out of thin air
Thu, Oct 25, 2012 12:46 AM by Bryan Nelson
Breakthrough technology takes carbon, hydrogen and oxygen from CO2 and water in the air to create methanol and then converts it into gasoline.
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Plastic power: Aviator plans intercontinental trip using plastics for fuel
Fri, Oct 12, 2012 11:20 AM by John Platt
Jeremy Rowsell will fly a Cessna from Australia to England using diesel made from discarded plastics.
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U.S. approves huge wind farm in Wyoming
Wed, Oct 10, 2012 12:36 PM by Russell McLendon
The Chokecherry and Sierra Madre project could include up to 1,000 wind turbines, which would make it the largest wind farm in North America.
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