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Pellet and Wood Stoves Guide 25 Oct 2009 IN GREEN-MATERIALS-GUIDE \| COMMENTS When energy prices were really high a few years ago, many people switched to wood and pellet stoves. Some even say they are carbon neutral. But are they really?+ READ MORE	{ }
Ed Begley, Jr., on Nuclear Power, Car-Free Life, and More 15 Oct 2009 IN LIVING WITH ED \| COMMENTS Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr., answers reader questions on nuclear energy, car-free celebrities, and alternatives to city recycling plans.+ READ MORE	{ }
Move Over Corn: Sugarcane Rising Up in the Biofuel World, and Why Hemp Shouldn't Be Far Behind 13 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Sugarcane, seen as the most successful alternative fuel so far, is fueling Brazil's widely-praised biofuel industry, and is far more efficient than corn. But hemp, which is said to be way more efficient than either one, is illegal to cultivate in most places with growing biofuel economies.+ READ MORE	{ }
Focus on Focus Earth: When Recycling Isn't (Necessarily) Green: the Nuclear Waste Issue 2 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS France reprocesses its spent nuclear fuel; should we do the same? Both sides of the argument make a strong case for what they believe is the right answer. + READ MORE	{ }
Focus on Focus Earth: Nuclear Power: Boost or Threat to National Security? 2 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS To some, nuclear power is a clean source of energy that we must develop further if we are to move any closer to energy independence. To others, it's a recipe for disaster, either by accident, like the Three Mile Island disaster of 1979, or by design, if (or when) nuclear fuel gets into the wrong...+ READ MORE	{ }
Focus on Focus Earth: Nuclear Power: Still a Controversy, After All These Years 2 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Nuclear power still fuels controversy nationwide, over whether it's the source of clean, renewable energy we need, or an invitation for disaster. + READ MORE	{ }
New Use for Wind Power: Pumping Water from the Ground 29 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Wind power doesn't need to come from a wind farm; it can come from single-family homes (or farms), and it can come from yours.+ READ MORE	{ }
Giving Up Oil, Turning to Cow Poop? 29 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Dealing with manure is one of our most pressing environmental problems. So is getting off oil. Converting manure into methane for electricity does a little to solve both problems. + READ MORE	{ }
COOLFUEL Episode: Food and Veggie Oil 29 Sep 2009 IN COOL FUEL \| COMMENTS Watch the COOLFUEL team power from Green Bay to Chicago on fuel made from manure.+ READ MORE	{ }
Surfers, Move Over: Planet Mechanics Tap the Oceans For Energy 22 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Quite simply, wave power--not to be confused with tidal power--is electricity converted from energy carried by surface waves in the ocean or by pressure fluctuations below the surface. It can be converted on or offshore, and the amount of energy a wave can produce is determined by its height, speed...+ READ MORE	{ }
COOLFUEL Episode: Geothermal and Bio-diesel 22 Sep 2009 IN COOL FUEL \| COMMENTS When the COOLFUEL crew is running low on fuel, they meet up with the Ayatollah of Granola to help them get to Telluride.+ READ MORE	{ }
Geothermal Energy: Why We—You—Should Be Using More Of It 22 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS How geothermal energy works, where it's used, and why it leaves coal, oil, and nuclear in the environmental dust. It's everywhere, doesn't necessarily need to be converted, and is way more effiicient than fossil fuels.+ READ MORE	{ }
Can Soybeans Power Your Next Road Trip? 17 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Soybean oil is one of the best vegetable-based materials to use for making biodiesel.+ READ MORE	{ }
Will Wood Be the Next Big Thing In Renewable Energy? 16 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Wood: the next big thing in renewable energy?+ READ MORE	{ }
Planet Mechanics Episode: Tree Powered Truck 15 Sep 2009 IN PLANET MECHANICS \| COMMENTS In this episode of Planet Mechanics, eco-engineers Dick and Jem run a pick-up truck on wood and drive it through the streets of London.+ READ MORE	{ }

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