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GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain
physorg.com — US automaker General Motors said Tuesday it will equip the roof of its factory in Zaragoza in northeastern Spain with solar panels to create the world's largest rooftop source of power from the sun.More… (Environment)
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Australian Cyclists Save Millions in Health Care
carectomy.com — A recent report entitled Cycling: Getting Australia Moving indicates that by improving their health, cyclists saved about $227.2 million Australian per year. More… (Environment)
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90% of Israeli Homes Are Equipped With Solar Water Heaters
cleantechnica.com — Hawaii just made it a law... But, apparently, approximately 90% of Israeli homes already have solar water heaters and have had them for a long time. It began in the early 1950’s when the Israeli government encountered a fuel supply shortage, and restricted the times when water could be heated.More… (Environment)
BukowskyDNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents
sciam.com — Scientists trace the path of human migrations by using bones, artifacts and DNA. Ancient objects, however, are hard to find. DNA from contemporary humans can be compared to determine how long an indigenous population has lived in a region.More… (General Sciences)
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Corals, Already in Danger, Are Facing New Threat From Farmed
nytimes.com — Efforts to spread seaweed cultivation across the Pacific have backfired and are putting coral reefs at risk.More… (Environment)
dagorretSolar to produce more than 26 Gigawatts by 2015
renewableenergyworld.com — According to NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, the thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) market will produce the equivalent of 26 gigawatts (GW) by 2015 and will generate well over $20 billion in revenues in that same time frame.More… (Environment)
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lazycatGermany Announces 30 New Wind Farms in North & Baltic Sea
thedailygreen.com — Germany's transport minister, Wolfgang Tiefensee, announced this weekend that his country plans to build up to 30 offshore wind farms to meet the country's renewable energy targets. Berlin wants to source 25,000 megawatts of energy from wind farms by 2030. More… (Environment)
CNN: Bertha Becomes Hurricane
edition.cnn.com — MIAMI, Florida (CNN)- Bertha became the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 5 a.m. ET, Bertha was 845 miles (1365 km) east of the northern Leeward Islands and was moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph. It was packing winds of 75 mph -- the minimum for hurricaneMore… (Environment)
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Wind turbines could cause black-outs
dailymail.co.uk — Plans to cover the countryside with thousands of wind turbines could leave the UK vulnerable to mid-winter black outs, a new study suggests.More… (Environment)
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Astronomers Discover the First Ring Around a Moon
discovermagazine.com — Astronomers were recently shocked to find that Saturn's second-biggest moon, Rhea, is surrounded by a ring. So how did it get there? And what's keeping it there?More… (Space)
MediaSightA Single Chemical Separates Humans from Closest Relative
telegraph.co.uk — AND this chemical could be linked to many of our most debilitating illnesses.More… (General Sciences)
kickoff22Humor, wit, and sex...all used to champion green
greenhome.huddler.com — Hilarious, provocative, and innovative examples of sustainable advertising in print and video. Awesome.More… (Environment)
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Why We're All Moral Hypocrites: A Scientific Explanation
livescience.com — Most of us, whether we admit it or not, are moral hypocrites. We judge others more severely than we judge ourselves. Mounting evidence suggests moral decisions result from the jousting between our knee-jerk responses and our slower, but more collected evaluations. Which is more responsible for our self-leniency?More… (General Sciences)
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