Tag: Energy
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Blockade at PA Fracking Site Highlights Risks to Farms and Food
SHADBUSH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COLLECTIVE — Residents of Western Pennsylvania and friends of Lawrence County farmer Maggie Henry locked themselves to a giant paper-mache pig today in the entrance to a Shell natural gas well site in order to protest the company’s threat to local agriculture and …
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Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline
NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE — The rally and march were held to oppose an emerging proposal to send dirty tar sands oil through the 236-mile long, 62-year-old Exxon/Enbridge pipeline across Canada, Maine and New England …
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Evolution Inspires More Efficient Solar Cell Design
Researchers at Northwestern University have now developed a new design for organic solar cells that could lead to more efficient, less expensive solar power. Instead of attempting to increase efficiency by altering the thickness of the solar cell’s polymer layer — a tactic that has previously garnered mixed results — the researchers sought to design…
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Building a Solar City
ENVIRONMENT OHIO — The level of community engagement by the city on the green plan recommendations is terrific. Cincinnati is choosing a clean energy future and will reap the benefits for years to come …
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Congressional Democrats Launch Climate Change Task Force
ECOWATCH — Building on President Obama’s inaugural commitment to address climate change, key congressional leaders announced a new Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change that will …