Could There Be Life on the New Earth-Size Planets? SPACE.com via Yahoo! News Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:41 AM PST For life as we know it to arise on another planet, scientists think the alien world must have three key ingredients: organic molecules that can form complex structures, energy to jiggle those molecules, and liquid water for them to jiggle in. It's a short recipe, but nonetheless, only planets that are extremely similar to Earth can possibly have all three items in stock. | Google invests in more renewable energy production capacity IT World Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:40 AM PST Google has paid US$94 million for a stake in four photovoltaic power generation projects around Sacramento, California, bringing its total investment in renewable energy generation this year to $880 million, it announced Tuesday. read more | Solar panels at MVDHS send power to the grid Pembroke Daily Observer Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:35 AM PST HEATHER SUTHERLAND QMI?Agency Madawaska Valley District High School is now producing electricity through alternative sources of energy as it recently installed the first microfit solar panel system in the Renfrew County District School Board.[...] | World stocks rally on economy, Spanish auction Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:28 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks posted their strongest gains in three weeks and the euro rose on Tuesday on signs of improved economic prospects in Germany and the United States as well as a better-than-expected Spanish debt auction. U.S. stocks jumped, led by materials and energy shares as commodity prices also rallied. Wall Street also got a boost from a 1-1/2 year high in housing starts ... | Here Comes Google's $94 Million Sun Forbes Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:24 AM PST More action and intrigue in Google's clean energy portfolio, this time in the form of an on-grid solar investment. | | |
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