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With its sharp angles and its glass walls shimmering in the sunlight it looks like a piece of modern art. But this innovative design is actually a blueprint for the city of the future - a giant glass pyramid that could house up to one million people.

Glass Pyramid That Could House 1 Million People  --Mysterytopia

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New Center to Focus on Algae, Biofuels
S.D. research institutes, biotechs to collaborate on green products.
--San Diego Union-Tribune

 

Tri-State Partners On Large Solar Plant

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association said Tuesday it will partner on building one of the largest solar power plants in the world. --Topix

 

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Clean Energy Is Made in the USA

by Stephanie Burns, Roll Call

 

America is at the dawn of a new energy era — a transformation that will provide us with more clean energy-producing options such as solar, wind and other renewable energy sources.

This transformation could bring with it whole new industries, hundreds of thousands of new jobs, a sustainable source of economic growth and a reduced carbon footprint that is good for our country and for our global environment. As the CEO of one of the world’s only producers of the silicon-based technology that powers the solar industry, I know firsthand that America’s energy transformation is inexorably linked to our nation’s economic and manufacturing future...

 

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Wind Industry Expects Its Slowdown To Be Only Temporary

by Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers

 

WALLED LAKE, Mich. Michael and Sharon Medwid did what other family businesses are trying around the country: They invested in a new shop and machinery to build parts for wind turbines and to reap the benefits of America's expansion of wind energy. Then the recession clobbered them.

Now they're running lean to survive until credit flows again and they can be part of a wind energy initiative to reach a national goal of doubling renewable energy in three years.

The recession has slowed down the whole wind industry this year, from materials to final assembly of turbines. Experts say that getting it up to speed to produce the number of turbines needed to generate large amounts of renewable energy will require more government support and innovation to make the parts lighter, stronger and cheaper...

 

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Green Wedding Ideas
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If you are planning a wedding to reflect your ethics we have lots of ideas to help you. Here are a few of our favorite things to create a really special green wedding; from a towering organic chocolate cake to a beautiful hemp and organic cotton wedding dress. For the perfect natural nuptials, read on to find out more.

VENUE More travel means a greater impact on the environment. Choose a venue that is easily accessible. Send out information about public transport with your invites and consider organizing a coach or minibus to collect guests from the nearest train station. Penrhos Court is an old manor farm nestled in the countryside between England and Wales. It offers organic and environmentally friendly weddings with services including a green wedding list; seasonal organic food and a hotel run on environmental principles. Ryton Organic Gardens offer a large conservation area with native trees and a wildflower meadow, a bee garden and living willow sculptures. This is a fabulous place to have a wedding if there are a lot of children involved as the 10 acres of land provide plenty of play space...
 

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Install solar and wind electricity for a secure and sustainable future
by Rex Ewing, Countryside Journal

 

What is the hidden value of a renewable-energy dollar? Ten years ago, when my wife and I hauled all of our animals and belongings to the mountains to begin a new life beyond the power grid, I would have answered, not much. The renewable energy (RE) landscape was a very different place then. Most utilities looked upon renewable energy as a fly in the ointment; a passing fad embraced by a few diehard ex-hippies and back-to-the-land fanatics. Following the utilities' lead, state governments, by and large, offered nothing in the way of incentive programs, and the feds and most financial institutions turned a blind eye to the whole residential RE issue.

But times change, often quickly and sometimes for the better. In 10 short years, solar and wind energy have emerged as the new clean-energy juggernauts, amidst growing concerns of national security, environmental degradation, and deleterious climate change, all related to our stubborn dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels.

Suddenly the government wants you to want solar panels on your roof. And if you haven't already, the time to oblige them has arrived. The only question is: how sweet of a deal can you expect?..
 

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