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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Ron Paul's Speech at Iowa Straw Poll

Ron Paul speaks to an enthusiastic audience in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2007 He stated that the government is borrowing two and a half Billion petrodollars/day. That means one Trillion dollars from foreign banks before the next election!

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Three more join Victor Valley College race

I was able to meet several of the board of trustees, who are currently trying to bail water on the Exxon Valdez, as they voted unanimously to support the windpower development at VVC, which will be the first community college in the State of California to invest in windpower production.

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Ontario Gets Monster Solar Farm

The image presented here about the potential solar farm is quite fascinating and creates a good representation of what this farm might look like. However, I am wondering what the life expectancy of these solar panels are and what kind of repairs that might have to be done after acouple Canadian winters?

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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Green Goes Modular...2006-05-31 By Jeff Siegel

Michelle Kaufman Designs (MKD), a group of ‘green’ architects/designers have taken the lead in modular ‘green’ homes by integrating the low-cost of a modular home with green building standards…like energy efficiency, recycled building materials, healthier levels of indoor air quality and water reduction.They call the ‘green’ homes, Glidehouse

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10 Months of Alaskan Oil: A Soggy Band Aid on a Sinking Ship

But hey, there's an awful lot of oil up there too. We're talking between 6 and 13 billion barrels. At 13 billion barrels...that's enough to cover U.S. consumption for almost 2 years. At 6 billion, we're looking at about 10 fun-filled months. So what will the going rate for regular unleaded be with $80 oil...$90 oil...$100 oil?

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Thursday, August 9, 2007

The social responsibility revolution | csmonitor.com

It's not just about PR anymore. Firms see big profits in green solutions. Superior product quality and competitive pricing may no longer stand above all others as the most critical variables in the equation for business success.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Sde Boker makes solar energy viable in Israel and the Mojave Desert

Last month, Sollel signed a contract with the U.S. company PG&E, to build the largest power station in the world, in the Mojave desert in California, which will have about 7,000 such panels and will cover about 14 square kilometers. It is due to go into service in about four years, providing 553 megawatts of electricity.

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