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Blood Batteries - Cobalt And The Congo

Jim Conca

Cobalt is essential for our new technological world but, like blood diamonds, half of the Co supplies come from inhumane child labor practices, not the image sought after by people surfing the internet for free-range eggs on their iPhones. Vivienne Walt in Fortune outlines the issue.

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Solar road in France generates half the power expected

Treehugger - Technology

I am sorry, they are a dumb idea, and the data prove it.

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How Expensive Are Solar Panels?

Sunrun

Solar Panel Costs on The Decline The cost of a residential solar system has decreased over the last 10 years due to positive trends in supply and demand. From California to Florida, homeowners are turning toward solar energy and away from dirty fossil fuels. While increasing numbers of people go solar, it figures that the price of solar panels will continue to decrease.

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Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide

AutoGrid

Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide. Wherever you live, you may have experienced a hot summer. But since many of us live and work in California, let’s talk about what our summer was like. As you know, California sweltered in July—the warmest month ever recorded in the Golden State. On July 6, Los Angeles hit a new all-time record high—111 degrees F.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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101 Common Sense of Intensive Green Walls

Green Roof Technology

People like to make statements – environmentally friendly statements. For such statements, Intensive Green Walls are often utilized. Intensive Green Walls are systems where the roots of plants are in vegetation carrier that is mounted to a vertical surface. Because of gravity it takes some technical efforts to supply the plants with their essential needs like nutrients, water, air, and light.

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Just what we needed dept.: An air-filtering diesel bus

Treehugger - Technology

I think they are missing something, or I am missing something, but this seems like the dumbest idea ever.

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Low-Tech Magazine switches to a low-tech, low carbon website

Treehugger - Technology

Blogging like it's 1999 might make sense for a lot of people.

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