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Vodafone sleeping bag turns body heat Into clean energy	18.6.2013	TreeHugger
The Recharge sleeping bag, developed with help from the Electronics and Computer Science Department at the University of Southampton, uses a prototype “Power Pocket” to harvest thermoelectric energy.
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Sasha Lyutse: New Evidence That Cutting Forests to Burn for Electricity Is Even Worse for the Climate Than We Thought	18.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Previous studies have focused on emissions of the carbon that's stored in above-ground biomass (i.e., tree trunks, limbs, etc.) when it burned in a power plant. A new study looked at the carbon stored deep in forest soils and what happens to it when forests are chopped down to supply biomass to energy companies.
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Major Company Partners With 'Solar For Sandy' Project	18.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: Following a successful pilot run in Far Rockaway Queens, party hardy environmental organization Global Green USA is moving forward...
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Phyllis Cuttino: Why Tesla's Success Matters	18.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Tesla's repayment of a Department of Energy loan nine years ahead of schedule is welcome news and another indication that use of electric vehicles is growing -- both here and around the globe.
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Sarah van Gelder: Climate Change Is Happening, But We Can Meet the Challenge	17.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It can be hard for youth to deal with the overwhelming effects of climate change. But, by taking action, we can erode the hold that oil, fracking, and coal has on people and the environment.
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Outgoing U.S. Ambassador: Keystone Decision 'Very Important' To Canada	17.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
TORONTO -- Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Canada David Jacobson says the Obama administration knows how important the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is to Canada but...
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Steven Cohen: Adapting to Climate Change in New York in the Absence of Federal Climate Policy	17.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It is fair to say that none of us were fully prepared for the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Nevertheless, first responders in this region saved...
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Developing a Regional Renewable Energy Roadmap for Central America	17.6.2013	Worldwatch Institute
The Worldwatch Institute and INCAE Business School explore renewable energy status and potential in the region Washington, D.C. —Nearly 22 percent of the world"s electricity is now supplied by renewable energy, and Central America is part of this global transition. The region is a worldwide leader in hydropower and geothermal energy, and most Central American countries are developing wind power projects. Yet the region is far from harvesting its enormous renewable energy resources to their fullest potentials, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute, The Way Forward for Renewable Energy in Central America . "Central America is at a crossroads," said Alexander Ochs, Director of Climate and Energy at Worldwatch and a co-author of the study. "As the economies of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama expand, regional use of fossil fuels is growing quickly, while the use of traditional fuelwood, primarily for ...
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Oil Spills Make Ethan Hawke REALLY Angry	16.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
From Mother Nature Network's Michael d'Estries: In the new hit horror flick "The Purge," it's the year 2022 and the United States has achieved record...
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Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Arctic Carbon Bomb, California Cleaning, and More!	15.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
NASA: The Arctic Methane Bomb Fuse Is Burning, reports Alan Buis at NASA (Natl Atmospheric & Space Admin). Field data show permafrost, vast frozen polar...
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Building the Business Case for Energy Storage	15.6.2013	Technology Review Feed - Tech Review Top Stories
A novel software tool could make it far easier to bring new energy storage technologies to market. If we’re ever going to run the world on intermittent renewable energy, we’re going to need to change the power grid, making it smarter and more adaptable, extending transmission lines to connect far flung wind farms, and adding something that we only have a very small scale right now—the ability to store electricity generated when the sun is shining for use when it isn’t.
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New poll confirms majority of public support renewable energy	14.6.2013	Environmental News Network
A new survey report has revealed that the majority of the public believe the Government should support the construction of more renewable energy sources like solar, wave and tidal power. And the poll, commissioned by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, found a third of those questioned would even consider investing in small-scale community renewable projects like wind farms, solar farms or small-scale biomass plants.
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Justin Guay: U.S. Coal Exports Causing Death in Europe	14.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Co-authored by Lauri Myllyvirta Greenpeace International Increasing coal burning in Europe caused 2,000 additional premature deaths, with exports from the U.S. accounting for two thirds...
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Steven Borncamp: How to accelerate green building in Europe	14.6.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
The green building movement is growing in Europe — but not without a lot of help.
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Facebook turns on hydroelectric data center in Sweden	14.6.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
The social network's first data center in Europe runs on hydropower. What does Greenpeace say?
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New spin on wind turbine adds solar element	13.6.2013	TreeHugger
The university is touting a design that combines wind and solar in a vertical-axis turbine configuration.
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Pollution from Silesia to Scunthorpe	13.6.2013	Earth Times
This report is explosive in its hard-hitting expose of health concerns for every European (and for that matter, every other) country that uses coal for power.
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Charles Redfern: Hear No Evil, See No Evil	12.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Presidents and prime ministers and governors can ignore the potential devastation of climate change because some in the Christian church have forgotten their heritage and role.
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The United States of Energy	11.6.2013	From the Blogs
A cool new map shows the U.S.'s energy production and potential
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Time to put the pieces of the puzzle in place for a national energy strategy	11.6.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
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