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Cleantech Challenge Mexico 2012: Funds Green Startups in Mexico

May 21, 2012

San Francisco has it, so does Boston, London, Australia and South Africa, and now Mexico. Cleantech competitions have turned into a global trend over night, creating a forum where entrepreneurs can showcase their inventions, share ideas, learn from their peers and experts, and best of all, get financed. In its third edition, the Cleantech Challenge Mexico seeks to once again support Mexican cleantech and green entrepreneurs to kick-start their businesses.

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The Charcoal Bicyclists of Deforestation-Ravaged Mozambique

May 21, 2012

After chopping, burning, and packaging up what was once old growth forest, this charcoal-hauling cyclist will embark on a 70 km ride to sell his goods.

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Cleanweb Hackathon Comes to Boulder, CO May18-20

May 18, 2012

After hitting San Francisco, New York City and Boston the exciting Cleanweb Hackthon stops in Boulder CO. The Cleanweb Hackathon is an upcoming gathering to demonstrate the impact of applying information technology to resource constraints. Are you a developer looking to make a difference through tech? Head on over!

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21 Eco-Friendly Summer Tips That Are Worth Repeating

May 18, 2012

Image by Per Ola Wiberg / Creative Commons I don’t know about where you live, but it has been getting pretty hot around here. Temperatures have been closing in on 100°F and I’d say it is about time for some … Continue reading

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Vermont Bans Fracking: We Can Live Without Oil & Natural Gas, But Cannot Without Clean Water

May 18, 2012

In signing the ban into law, Vermont’s governor reminds us that there was civilization before fossil fuels, but there was no life at all before water.

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US Proposes More Tariffs For Chinese Solar Power Modules

May 17, 2012

For companies that participated in the Dept of Commerce’s investigation the preliminary tariffs are roughly 31%, and much higher for those that didn’t.

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Organic vs. Conventional: Can We Feed the World?

May 17, 2012

Population growth is a huge strain on the environment. Reducing family size is vital to saving the Earth, no matter how much the notion upsets some folks. Feeding the world‘s 7,013,987,392 people is a challenge and often cited as to why organic food is not as green as consumers believe.  In my opinion, this is [...]

Organic vs. Conventional: Can We Feed the World? is a post from: Eco Child's Play

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World’s First Ethanol Cooking Fuel Plant Opens in Mozambique

May 17, 2012

Part of a venture aimed at knocking charcoal out of the market in Africa, the Dondo biofuel plant turns locally grown cassava into ethanol.

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Electricity Transmission Line for 7 GW of Offshore Wind Power Off Mid-Atlantic States Given Go Ahead

May 17, 2012

Now if the US could just build the wind turbines to actually generate the electricity…

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North Sea Natural Gas Platform Leak Finally Stopped

May 16, 2012

After a couple months of work the methane leak amounted to not much at all, but it is a reminder that potentially environmentally damaging leaks are business-as-usual with fossil fuels.

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