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Brewery Power
The green movement has brought together some strange bedfellows — people, agencies or firms that ordinarily wouldn't work together — but this one takes the prize: A hospital and a brewery are joining forces to create electric power.
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Follow that Bus
New York City is at the forefront in the use of hybrid buses. Of its fleet of 4,500 buses, 850 are hybrid, and the number is growing. In the mid-'90s, the transit system took some heat for its impact on air quality, and officials looked for …Read more.
LED Price Reduction
Panasonic's LEDs have been the recipient of some nice buzz at the Japanese electronics fair, CEATEC — and it all centers around price. Last year, Toshiba highlighted a 60-watt equivalent LED that ran for $90 and a 100-watt equivalent for $360. …Read more.
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Algae PowerLet's compare the yields of certain biofuel sources: the amount of fuel that an acre of palm yields in one year is 650 gallons. The number for an acre of canola is 150 gallons, and the number for an acre of soy is only 50 gallons. Now consider the number that some companies say that algae — yes, algae — can produce: 6,000 gallons. There are enormous technological hurdles to producing algae fuel on a scale large enough to compete with fossil fuels, but it is an alternative fuel with a huge output that can be harvested year-round and doesn't require large amounts of tractable land or even clean water. And since algae consumes carbon dioxide, the possibility of hooking up algae plants with industrial plants that produce too much carbon dioxide is causing the lowly green algae to assume center stage. Questions can be sent to Jim Parks at jrparks@mac.com. To find out more about Jim Parks and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS.COM 
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