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Mining Methane From A Rwandan Lake Offers to More Than Double Nation’s Electric Capacity

March 11, 2010

lake kivu photo
photo: Wikipedia

This is one you definitely don’t hear about too often: Over at Green Biz Marc Gunther is highlighting the efforts of Contour Global to extract methane from Lake Kivu, on the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here’s how they are doing it:…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Dubai Skyscraper Is One Giant Wind and Solar Generator

March 11, 2010

10MW tower dubai imageImages: Studied Impact

It’s hard to fathom much of the news from Dubai, especially when it comes to architecture. Then again, this city of excess has delivered some astonishing structures, including, of course, the world’s tallest building. So it with a mixture of cynicism and excitement that we greet news of projects such as this.

The proposed 10MW Tower, designed by Studied Impact, is a 50-story skyscraper that integrates three massive ren…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Join the Campaign to Get Facebook to Use 100% Renewable Energy

March 11, 2010

For the next week, your friends’ profile pictures might look a little different on Facebook.  A little greener.  Don’t worry, they’re not sick – they’re just concerned.  They’ve joined Greenpeace’s campaign to get Facebook to …

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