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Energy

Understand how alternative energy and renewable resources are changing our world, from geothermal to nuclear.

Solar thermal power just got hotter
Wed, Apr 08, 2009 1:11 PM by PlentyMag.com
Figuring out how to supply power utilities with solar energy from Fresnel technology will change our future.
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Quantum dot solar cells come of age
Wed, Apr 08, 2009 12:58 PM by PlentyMag.com
Solar cells made from a new class of materials, called quantum dots, could capture much more sunlight than existing photovoltaic panels.
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Building more coal-fired power plants: Big mistake?
Wed, Apr 08, 2009 12:52 PM by PlentyMag.com
Environmental expert explains why investors and power companies getting fired up for coal growth will get burned financially.
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Cleaning solar panels
Wed, Apr 08, 2009 12:04 PM by PlentyMag.com
Your panels don’t need much at all in the way of cleaning.
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Hot, wet, and steamy
Wed, Apr 08, 2009 11:53 AM by PlentyMag.com
Geothermal just may be the sexiest power on the planet.
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Geoengineering getting a second look?
Wed, Apr 08, 2009 11:40 AM by PlentyMag.com
Skepticism on geoengineering technologies may be clearing up and heading toward better solutions.
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Power from cow poo heats homes
Wed, Apr 08, 2009 11:00 AM by PlentyMag.com
Biogass facilities that turn manure into methane are popping up nationwide
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Fighting with, not over, fluorescent lights
Wed, Apr 08, 2009 12:55 AM by Shea Gunther
A crazy new Japanese sport arms combatants with a stockpile of fluorescent tubes and sets them against each other in an orgy of blood and glass.
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Top clean tech breakthrough of 2008?
Tue, Apr 07, 2009 5:01 PM by PlentyMag.com
Scientists well on their way to perfecting solar and wind energy use.
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Radiating roads
Tue, Apr 07, 2009 11:30 AM by PlentyMag.com
Capturing asphalt's heat for power.
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Sun rises on ancient ritual
Tue, Apr 07, 2009 5:50 AM by Jay Michaelson
A rare Jewish sun prayer, recited once every 28 years, inspired a legendary rabbi to promote America's solar energy independence.
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End o' the week links: Energy
Fri, Apr 03, 2009 6:31 PM by Shea Gunther
Conventional farming is to farms as steroids is to our bodies, the GOP might be playing loose with the numbers, and is the TVA trying to hide water contamination data?
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Ecollywood: Colbie Caillat & Christian Kane

Thu, Apr 02, 2009 11:44 AM

Video: Get green tips from Colbie Caillat & Christian Kane.
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Portrait of a carbon trader
Thu, Apr 02, 2009 11:10 AM by PlentyMag.com
A new breed of financial wheeler-dealers.
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California gains green while going green
Wed, Apr 01, 2009 1:27 PM by PlentyMag.com
Though it’s true that clean tech investments are taking a plunge in light of the economic crisis, environmentalists shouldn’t fret just yet.
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