Yissum develops potato-powered batteries for the developing world
Engadget Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:41 AM PDT
Researchers in Jerusalem have just announced they've developed super simple, sustainable, organic electric batteries which are powered by treated potatoes . Their findings have just been published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and detail uses of the batteries in the developing world where infrastructure is lacking. The apparently highly efficient battery is made from zinc ... |
Naked cyclists put on show in Madison
La Crosse Tribune Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:34 AM PDT
MADISON - More than 75 bicyclists paraded through Madison onSaturday, most starting out naked but ending up clothed, sayingthey were bringing attention to the causes of energy independenceand body acceptance. |
Thousands still without power after Friday storm
DeWitt-Bath Review Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:32 AM PDT
About 2,250 mid-Michigan residents remained without power Saturday evening after a storm swept through the area Friday night. Consumers Energy officials said most residents should see their power restored by this evening. |
BP remains a player in Wise County wind project
Johnson City Press Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:29 AM PDT
WISE, Va. â€" Even while British Petroleum (BP) is up to its corporate neck in the oil-stained waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the company’s wind energy wing continues to explore the prospects of building wind farms in Wise and Tazewell counties along with its partner, Virginia Dominion Power. |
Impacts of 4°C Increase
Foreign Policy Blogs Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:28 AM PDT
I had an interesting visit the other day, along with some other local climate change folks, at the British Consulate-General in New York. Over lunch, members of the Climate & Energy team talked with us about developments in the UK, some of the politics here in the US, and clean tech initiatives. I want to [...] |
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Janssen solar facility may be biggest in state
Hopewell Valley News Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:26 AM PDT
An array of more than 13,500 energy-catching solar panels that Janssen Pharmaceutica is installing at its Hopewell Township campus is expected to be the biggest solar facility in New Jersey to date and the largest at any Johnson & Johnson site in the world, according to Janssen spokeswoman Tricia Geohegan. |
Cobra tops TOP General Santos leg
Sun Star Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:25 AM PDT
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Pari Llagas and PJ Barua scored 20 points each as Cobra Energy Drink recovered from a 24-point deficit to beat Misamis Oriental in overtime, 92-85, and rule the second leg of th read more |
Calvin Klein's Capes for Cool Guys
Fashion Wire Daily via Yahoo! News Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:09 AM PDT
The design leader of the modernist moment in men's fashion today is surely Italo Zucchelli, an Italian designing for Calvin Klein, where he evokes the energy, hard edges and technical crowded life of urban citizens for this American brand. |
Business briefs
Post-Tribune Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:46 AM PDT
Chicago Conventions pick McCormick Place after changesFive more conventions have extended commitments to stage shows in Chicago following reforms at McCormick Place that curb costs for exhibitors. The shows are the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Wind Energy Association, the Society for Neuroscience and Lions Club International. Three new shows ... |
Bureaucracy frustrates U.S. Gulf oil spill efforts
MSNBC Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:41 AM PDT
Those on the front lines of the Gulf oil spill say they are forced to fight two battles â€" one against the crude washing into the wetlands and another against needless bureaucracy. Oil spill - Gulf Oil - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment |
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