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I have in the past here ,  here and here made clear my feelings about the Republican party’s choices for the 2008 Presidential election. I’m going to again. The longer it goes on, and let’s face it, it is the biggest, longest reality tv show in the world, the deeper is my conviction that a [...]

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Solar magnifyers use the same principle that youngsters everyhwere have used to burn leaves and wood. The magnification in this case is a lot more sophisticated than a magnifying glass or bottle base. Start up company Sunrgi claim to have mgnifying lens that maximizes solar ray collection throughout the day and then magnifies it 200 [...]

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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 percent of the light that hits it into electricity. This is the highest confirmed efficiency of any photovoltaic device to date.   The new solar cell differs [...]

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Saturday is the first ‘Green Jobs Now‘ national day of action in the US. In true power of the people grass roots traditions Green Jobs Now is co-ordinating a National Day of Action to empower citizens to stage hundreds of grassroots events throughout the country. The partners in the project extend from national organizations to [...]

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Our Favorite government agency, The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there’s no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country. (Just like there is no need to have rigorous environmental testing of  toxic chemical like IMD and fipronil, when a simple Section 18 [...]

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  Chrysler’s announcement that is is planning to roll out three electric vehicles ready for sale in 2010 is welcome news in a USA hurting at the pump. The line-up of EVs includes a range-extended electric versions of the Chrysler Town & Country minivan and Jeep Wrangler SUV and an all-electric Dodge sports car. Chrysler [...]

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Following up on a water pollution story from a few days ago on drugs in the water – on Thursday this week while many people were wondering if financial apocalypse was upon us, pollution experts were making their case in Washington. They are asking for a new national approach that monitors the country’s waters more [...]

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