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Top Nine Energy Contests with Big Payouts

Posted by on July 30, 2010
In Energy Initiatives, Energy News

Most people agree that protecting the environment and developing cleaner, more efficient technologies are commendable goals, but sometimes people need a little push to get them going. And occasionally that push takes the form of a huge cash prize. Here are ten examples of contests that take that principle to heart: the Top 10 Green [...]

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WellHome President Larry Laseter Speaks at Senate Press Conference Today on Behalf of HOME STAR Coalition, Clean Energy Jobs

Posted by on July 28, 2010
In Energy News, Homestar

WellHome President Larry Laseter Speaks at Senate Press Conference Today on Behalf of HOME STAR Coalition, Clean Energy Jobs Washington, D.C. – July 28, 2010 – Affirming the critical need for clean energy jobs and the bi-partisan home energy efficiency program HOME STAR, WellHome President Larry Laseter joined Senator Majority Leader Reid and Senators Stabenow [...]

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Five Awesome (Theoretical) Future Energy Projects

Posted by on July 27, 2010
In Energy and Technology, Energy and the Environment, Energy Initiatives

Construction Projects by Shimizu Corporation: Japan is a island country with limited land resources for the needs of its people.  To help meets its land resource needs, Japan has pioneered innovative mega-construction, projects, such as an extension of one of its airport runways into the sea.  Shimizu Corporation has conceived and designed some extremely bold, [...]

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The Energy in Sports

Posted by on July 26, 2010
In Infographic, Science and Energy

Did you ever wonder how much energy or how much power athletes expend when performing? Certain sports require a small amount of energy to be very precisely directed, while other sports require a large amount of energy to be exerted in a very short amount of time. The following infographic takes a visual look at [...]

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Running The World On A Single Energy Source

Posted by on July 20, 2010
In Energy and Technology, Energy Statistics, Science and Energy

With population and energy demands at an all time high, there is keen competition between the developers of renewable energy for a meaningful share of the energy market. While it is unlikely that a single alternative or renewable energy source could meet the needs of the entire world, it is important to look at just [...]

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