News tagged with energy parks
Report: Use 'brownfields' as energy parks
Jan 29, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (7) |
0
Northwest Michigan could generate hundreds of new jobs and generate enough electricity for thousands of its residents by converting abandoned factories and other brownfield sites for renewable energy production.
Search results for energy parks
Report: Bush admin's gas leases too close to parks
Jun 12, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (18) |
1
(AP) -- Bush administration officials pushed aside the National Park Service and sought to lease public lands for drilling on the borders of Utah's most famous redrock parks during their final days in power, a special report ...
Disney makes plans to go greener
Mar 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
The Walt Disney Co. wants to cut companywide greenhouse-gas emissions in half during the next four years, and reduce electricity consumption by 10 percent over the next five, as part of a series of environmental initiatives ...
U of A students reaffirm the work of a 1920s paleontologist
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 14, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Three University of Alberta paleontology graduate students blew the dust off an 85-year-old dinosaur find to discover the original researcher had it right and a 1970s revision of his work was wrong.
Physicists make an effervescent discovery
Jun 20, 2006 |
4.9 / 5 (30) |
0
Space is fizzing. Above our heads, where the Earth’s magnetic field meets the constant stream of gas from the Sun, thousands of bubbles of superheated gas are constantly growing and popping. Their discovery ...
Germany paves way to offshore wind farms
Sep 16, 2009 |
3 / 5 (4) |
0
The German government on Wednesday agreed a plan to set aside special zones off its northern coast for a host of wind farms that could provide energy for more than eight million homes.
More safety for cell phone batteries
Apr 10, 2008 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
0
Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting a novel lithium-ion battery at Hannover Messe on April 21 - 25. It is based on a polymer electrolyte, which is – unlike the liquid electrolyte in conventional lithium-ion batteries ...
New work on leading wave power
Dec 09, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
A technology that is adapted to the special conditions for wave energy places the wave energy technology from Uppsala on the absolute cutting edge in the world. In his dissertation, Rafael Waters presents the findings from ...
Limiting fructose may boost weight loss
Jul 24, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (30) |
2
One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical ...
What are 'green cities'?
Mar 23, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Dear EarthTalk: What is the "green cities" movement? - John Moulton, Greenwich, Conn.
Huge public lands bill gets final congressional approval
Mar 26, 2009 |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
2
The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave long-awaited final approval to a massive public lands package designed to protect wilderness, restore rivers and expand national parks.
List of search results for energy parks
