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Enviros approve next generation coal plant

By melissalott | Published: April 20, 2010
Success for clean coal with enviros approval of next gen coal plant? On Friday, Amanda wrote a piece on new technology that might make carbon capture and sequestration economically viable in the near-term. Yesterday’s announcement by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and  Tenaska Inc. show the importance of this type of win for the future of [...]
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Economic CO2 Capture… GASP!

By ADC | Published: April 16, 2010
As the largest source of CO2 emissions in the United States, scientists have long sought a process to clean up the coal-fired power industry. Unfortunately the solutions to capture and sequester carbon have yet to be economically feasible without the government placing a hefty price on carbon emissions. The new Silicon Valley start-up, Calera, claims [...]
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Bottled Water? No thanks!

By ADC | Published: March 24, 2010
The ‘Story of Stuff’ folks just released a new animated video on ‘The Story of Bottled Water’. This is a fun eight minute video on the development of the bottled water industry through ‘manufactured demand’ and the many negative effects buying bottled water has on the environment and your wallet. The video emphasizes the question, [...]
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A Car That Needs a Caffeine Fix As Much As You Do

By ADC | Published: March 9, 2010
Imagine stopping at a gas station for coffee and walking out with a cup for yourself and a bag of grounds for your car. Sharing your love of java with your car is exactly what the people at ‘Bang Goes the Theory’ (a British TV show) had in mind when they designed the Car-puccino. This [...]
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Climate Change Hoax? Hardly.

By AKB | Published: March 3, 2010
“I, for one, genuinely wish that the climate crisis were an illusion.” – Al Gore. Me too buddy. I wish that I could wake up tomorrow and the facts were different. I wish climate change was a lie. Unfortunately, it’s not. “The overwhelming consensus on global warming remains unchanged.” “Companies whose business plans are dependent [...]
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