Global Recycler

Ride It Hard, Fast, and Electric
by Cristina Foung
My favorite green product of the week: Vectrix Electric Maxi-Scooter
What is it?
The Vectrix is an electric motorcycle that has a top speed of 62 MPH
(100 km/h) and goes 0 to 50 in 6.8 seconds. At a constant speed of 25
MPH, the Vectrix has a range of 65 miles […]

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March 27, 2008
California utility to turn roofs into solar power plants
Southern California Edison plans to install 250 megawatts’ worth of
solar panels on commercial rooftops, generating enough electricity to
power 162,000 homes.
It’s a potentially game-changing move, one that could lower the cost
of solar cells as manufacturers ramp up production to meet the
utility’s schedule of installing a megawatt-a-week […]

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The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee discussed ending the country’s energy dependence last week. It was concluded in the hearings that the United States will be unable to have a proper policy toward the major hydrocarbon-exporting countries, including Russia, until it finds alternative energy sources. Committee members calculated that the manufacture of ethanol […]

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Tampa Bay Business Journal - March 23, 2007

Florida businessmen can learn about current initiatives relating to ethanol and bio-diesel at an upcoming “Farm to Fuel” summit.
Hosted by Charles Bronson, Florida’s agriculture and consumer services commissioner, the meeting is intended to help establish a renewable energy industry in Florida, according to a release.
“There has been a […]

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By MOLLY MONTAG
Times Herald

CARSONVILLE- As school budgets continue to tighten, Carsonville-Port Sanilac Superintendent Harold Titus thinks the district can find a natural way to pay its electrical bills - the wind.
He thinks wind turbines, the modern equivalent of windmills, could take advantage of Sanilac County’s windswept plains and produce electricity - and educational opportunities - […]

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By CHLOE JOHNSON
Staff Writer
ljohnson@fosters.com

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AP file photo A photo of a wind generator plant in the village of Lisewo, northern Poland, on June 6.

New Hampshire lawmakers are considering several alternative energy bills this year.
One bill, HB 873, would require power companies […]

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