Denver Mint to coin new energy approach, use wind The Washington DC Examiner Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:37 PM PDT DENVER â" The U.S. Mint in Denver is going green. Xcel Energy said Tuesday that the Mint, which produces coins, will start getting all its electricity from wind power. | Planet Ark Planet Ark Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:33 PM PDT Greenpeace activists suspend themselves in tents from Cairn Energy's Stena Don oil rig in the Sigguk block, 175 km offshore of Disko Island, West Greenland August 31, 2010. | HP commercializing "memristor" computing technology MacNN Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:24 PM PDT HP has announced a new partnership with Hynix Semiconductor that aims to commercialize its "remristor" technology. The memory resistors are said to be a potential alternative to existing transistors, promising speeds up to 100 times faster than flash storage. Project scientists also highlight power savings, as memristors reportedly use a fraction of the energy compared to current technology ... | Solar Zone could light Tucson's way to global solar leadership KOLD News 13 Tuscon Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:12 PM PDT TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - People in Tucson are working hard to put our city at the forefront of solar energy technology. They're about to take a huge step, but there are still a lot of questions about solar energy. | Merdeka Day reflections: Don't lose sight of peace, unity New Straits Times Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:10 PM PDT AFTER 53 years of independence, our country has drifted far from the original spirit of unity which our forefathers dreamt of and created. They may be angry with us for wasting their energy at getting independence because the disunity and distrust among citizens is worse than before. | Colo. regulators hold hearings on Xcel smart grid Summit Daily News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:08 PM PDT DENVER - Xcel Energy's SmartGridCity is supposed to be an experiment in what a modern energy grid might look like. Since the utility announced the project in Boulder in 2008, its costs have nearly tripled from initial estimates. But the utility says it's still learning valuable lessons in providing power. This week the Colorado Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings on the project and ... | Planet Ark Planet Ark Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:03 PM PDT Gasoline misers like the Toyota Prius would get an 'A-' while muscle cars -- including the Ferrari 612 -- would get a 'D' under a labeling program proposed by Obama administration, which wants to convince consumers to buy vehicles that use less energy. | | |
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