Archive for January, 2008

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Water district to consider using solar power to run waste water

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

From Riverside’s Press-Enterprise: Rancho California Water District wants to use the sun to power its wastewater-treatment plant, a move expected to save nearly $4 million over time while providing an earth-friendly means of electricity … Read More

Solar power brings light to Barangay Basio

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Most residents in this sitio are Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) and they had been given the project Solar Power Technology Support (SPOTS) which provided lighting in the elementary school, plaza, chapel and some households. … Read More

NC Zoo Opens New Solar-Power Project

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

The NC Zoo New Solar-Power Project incudes solar panels over three picnic pavilions. The zoo now has in operation a 104 kilowatt, 9600 square-foot grid-tied, photovoltaic solar system. The solar panels will generate 130000 … Read More

Car adds ray of sunshine to show (Central Western Daily)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

THE University of NSW’s record-breaking solar car will add a green flavour to this year’s Gnoo Blas car show on February 9. Read More

At auto show, all eyes on fuel economy (The Record)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Many of the thousands checking out the hottest new cars at the Northern New Jersey Auto Show on Sunday looked first at how much gas those babies burn. Read More

Old Ford auto plant revs up for life again (Contra Costa Times)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Seven decades ago on Richmond’s waterfront, workers rolled up their sleeves and churned out Ford cars for American consumers at a plant lauded for its brick-and-glass architecture. Read More

Plan to fight climate change unveiled (Contra Costa Times)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

BERKELEY — City leaders on Monday took a hydrogen-powered bus to a solar-powered building made of rice straw bales to unveil an innovative new program to reduce Berkeley’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Read More

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