Move over Nuclear



 

 

a. SolarCentury has designed the "Complete Solar Roof" that integrates solar electric and solar thermal technologies in a tile that is installed like a conventional roofing tile, with the aim of integrating solar energy into standard construction practices.



b. A newly published report from the Earth Policy Institute says that wind power is now cheaper than conventional sources in at least two areas of the US: Austin, Texas and the state of Colorado, and that this is a trend that will be seen elsewhere.



c. Like others before her, actor Mandy Moore has had her car adapted to run on pure vegetable oil, or the filtered leftovers from restaurant deep fryers." Diesel engine guru Brian Friedman of LoveCraft BioFuels says, "It's crazy right now... I can't take half the business that comes in."

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