- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 27th, 2013
Cape Code Community Readies to Take Down $10 Million Wind Turbines
People say the wind turbines cause too much noise, make them sick
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2013
Spotlight: German Town Bids the Grid Farewell, Embraces Renewables
The town of Feldheim is 100% energy independent, and quite proud of it
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 11th, 2013
Solar Capacity Worldwide Surpasses 100GW Barrier
30GW of new capacity were installed in 2012 alone, new report says
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 30th, 2013
Wind Turbine Stumbles to the Ground After Being Hit by Hurricane-Force Winds
Its blades started spinning out of control, the wind turbine eventually caught fire
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 19th, 2013
Australia Can Be Powered by Renewable Energy Alone In 10 Years' Time
Report analyzes the country's solar and wind power potential
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 14th, 2013
World First: Global Atlas in Renewable Energy Goes Public
The atlas is meant to promote investments in harvesting green energy sources
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 11th, 2013
1000-Pound Butter Sculpture Ends Up Powering a Farm for 3 Days
The sculpture was revealed during this year's 97th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 3rd, 2013
Shape Shifting Solar Lamp Looks More like an Alien Device
The lamp has three main arms, each of which can be made to turn and bend
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 19th, 2012
Coal Museum Gets Electricity from Solar Panels
The “Big Pit” National Coal Museum in the UK is powered by renewables
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 11th, 2012
Wind and Solar Could Power Grid 99.9% of the Time
Coupled with storage technologies, these energy sources could slash electricity costs
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 10th, 2012
GravityLight: Device Uses Gravity Alone to Generate Light – Video
GravityLight needs no batteries and no fuel, creates 30 minutes of light
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 27th, 2012
Saudi Arabia Readies to Invest $109 Billion in Solar Power
The country's first solar farm will be up and running in 2015
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 16th, 2012
Google Spends $75 Million (€58.8 Million) on a New Wind Farm
The 50MW wind farm will be built in Rippey, near Des Moines, Iowa
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 10th, 2012
Stephen Colbert Mocks the “Wind Turbine Syndrome” – Video
This disease manifests itself when people spend too much time close to wind turbines
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 7th, 2012
Kites Could Harvest Wind Power More Efficiently Than Wind Turbines
Company plans to use “kite surfing” technology to produce green electricity
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 5th, 2012
Watch: Nation Drops Fossil Fuels Altogether, Turns Towards Solar Power Instead
The 1,411 people now living in Tokelau get 90% of their energy from the sun
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 2nd, 2012
One Minute of Pressure Cooking Turns Algae Into Crude Oil
By pressure cooking algae for 60 seconds, researcher says he can turn them into crude oil