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Giving thanks for Planet Earth
… in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, where there have been serious efforts to convert to solar and other forms of renewable energy for decades. Germany, while not exactly a "solar" paradise, is reporting now that it has exceeded its goals for renewable energy conversion. …
Student, professional engineers answer call to 'solve the world's problems'
… one in Tshumbe, a remote area with more than 2 million inhabitants. The concept is to install solar panels (which can generate electricity at a cost of roughly $0.20 per kilowatt hour) in … said. In 2009, his Kansas City professional chapter was in Haiti, installing a 9.5-kilowatt solar panel system on the roof of a birthing clinic. After installing 48 panels, he and his team … 51 homes will have three lights and an electrical outlet," Beyer said. "We are installing solar panels and are planning on installing a micro-hydrogen turbine in order to have more …
‘Earth Sabbath’ helps activists tend spiritual side of environmentalism
… eliminating foam and plastic coffee cups, planting gardens and installing solar panels, few have paid attention to the spiritual dimensions of this work. “More and more …
Founder of WorldWatch Institute a modern-day ecological prophet
… cutting carbon emissions "and doing it fast" by going to electric cars and converting to solar and wind energy. All that are lacking here are the political will and changing the current …
New popemobile designs feature imaginative, high-tech touches
… a hybrid Volkswagen Cross Coupe concept car into a white popemobile with an expandable solar roof and bullet-proof wheels. Their design also featured so-called "spray-on battery" …
Editorial: Step up pressure on candidates to act on climate
… exception of raising auto and truck fuel efficiency standards and some moves to promote wind, solar and battery energy enterprises, he has proposed minimal steps to curtail carbon emissions, …
Congressional candidate Joe Kennedy III: the listener
… to listen. He said he wanted to be a "sponge" and learn from the real experts on wind and solar power. "There is a lot of knowledge in this room ... I'd like to do as little talking as …
What was Cardinal Martini thinking?
… various popes. The official church position held that the earth was the unmoving center of the solar system, around which the sun, moon, planets and stars all circulated. So Copernicus delayed … house arrest. But by then, the horses were out of the barn. The doctrine of a sun-centered solar system would prevail, and only the most uneducated would cling to the certitudes of old. …
Super Mario and the pope, a quarterback controversy, and coming attractions
… of philanthropy stems from late 2010, when the Vatican launched a book about its embrace of solar energy. At the time, a reporter asked why the pope didn't use an electric car, given his …
Morning Briefing
… of blasphemy … Austrian priest: Dissent reflects church leaders' lack of answerability … Solar System Scale: … Weigh Yourself On Planets Where Gravity Isn’t So Harsh … NCR's sister …