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| Facebook Launches Green Energy Application |  |
| Facebook, the online social networking site, launched an application designed to promote renewable energy awareness and participation. Village Green Energy designed the Facebook application, named Green My Vino. Participating wineries will purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) from Village Green Energy, based on milestone levels of Green Power Minutes Facebook users give to each other. Each Green Power Minute is ... |
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| Eagles Win `Stevie` for Going Green | |
| The Philadelphia Eagles football team was recognized with a Stevie award for Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program, for its Go Green environmental program. As part of the program, the Eagles are purchasing about 14 million kWh of wind energy RECs per year from NativeEnergy, or the equivalent of 100% of the team`s electricity use for its operations, including those of its ... |
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| ARAMARK Participates in EPA`s Fortune 500 Challenge | |
| ARAMARK Parks and Resorts, a national food and recreational services company, was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its support and participation in the Agency`s Fortune 500 Green Power Challenge. ARAMARK purchases more than 15 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power, which is enough to meet 100% of the company`s annual purchased electricity use. The renewable energy certificates (RECs) are supplied by the Carbon Solutions ... |
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| President: Indonesia to tackle power crisis | |
| JAKARTA, Indonesia : Indonesia`s president vowed Friday to begin tackling a national power supply crisis next year through projects to develop alternative energy and expand electricity capacity by more than 30 ... |
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| China`s lunar satellite faces eclipse challenge | |
| China`s first lunar satellite, which has been turning around the moon for nearly nine months, will be stripped of its solar energy supply Sunday when the earth eclipses the sun, state media said Friday. |
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| Oregon Launching First Solar Highway in the US | |
| In Oregon, road side solar panels will power the highway it sits next to. |
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| Residents band together to fight wind turbines | |
| Johnny and Tesa Whitley bought 350 acres in rural Erath County to raise horses and enjoy the breathtaking sunsets, but their view now includes something they never expected: two dozen wind turbines. |
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| $800 Million Prize for Alternative Energy to Power Africa | |
| What this space: Africa is fast becoming an important player in cleaner energy sources. If only 0.3% of sunlight falling on the Sahara and Middle Eastern deserts can potentially provide all of Europe’s energy needs because of its intensity, according to a report, how about everything else? |
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| U.S. Wind Power Could Hit 150 Gigawatts by 2020 | |
| The U.S. will shortly be the world`s largest producer of wind energy, surpassing Germany`s 22 gigawatts. If the rate of growth continues, and ideal wind energy areas are exploited, the report says we could hit 150 gigawatts of wind power by 2020! |
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