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As you saw with my previous post, Daryl Warner Laux from Verda Vivo wrote a great article for this blog. I returned her the favor and wrote one for her. Called A new Apollo program, it focuses on how the United States can invent a low carbon energy mix by focusing on energy efficiency and […]
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Due to the economic crises around the world oil prices halved over the past two months. Indeed, after nearing $150 in July, they are now back to below $70. You may think that high oil prices won’t happen ever again and that we can keep on relying on this fossil fuel. But beware : the
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The European Union decided last week to ban all incandescent light bulbs by 2010. This occurs as Australia, Cuba and the Philippines did the same last year. This is important as the EU and its 27 members accounts for nearly half a billion inhabitants. This law is due to cut by sixty percent the amount
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At the Paris Motor Show, the French industrial company Bolloré and the famous Italian car designer Pininfarina presented a car they will release next year, the B 0. All electric and coming with brand new lithium polymer battery, the B0 (or B Zero) has a range of 250 kilometers (155 miles), a top speed of
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Some are trying to convince the public that clean coal is the ultimate solution to all our needs. Even if I already stated my opinion on what I consider as the panacea, I will rebut their arguments. Clean Technica outlined no less than five reasons why clean coal will never happen, or if it would
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At a time where stock markets plummeted around the world, you may be looking for sound and profitable investments that will pay back for themselves quite quickly and last long. You might think about putting some money in a far away country’s companies or else. The ideal solution is nearer… as a matter of fact,
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Only two days after my first article on the various possibilities of harnessing a part of the tremendous energy from our oceans, GreenTech Media provides us with more on this topic. This article focuses forecasting the future of this particular market segment. With less than 10 MW currently installed, experts believe installed power could reach
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Oceans are covering up to 70 percent of our planet. Yet, until now we didn’t hear much about their potential for providing us with huge quantities of renewable energy. But as things are beginning to change as projects are being launched in Europe and in the United States it is time for me to write
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Since my article on the green recovery, we know that what is referred to as green jobs may be a very good thing for the United States as it would create two million jobs. This is fine, but what about the rest of the job ? A study from the United Nations provides us figures
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The cornerstone of the environmental policy in France – the Grenelle de l’Environnement – has been facing wide criticism as it is not going as fast as it should be. Yet, interesting ideas arose in the last weeks on reducing the light pollution at night and providing financial aid to those willing to insulate their
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