December 20th, 2007

Portable nuclear reactor as a green alternative?

Hyperion Power Generation is promoting a new design for a small scale nuclear power system developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory that is being touted as a cleaner, greener method for providing nuclear power. “The portable nuclear reactor is the size of a hot tub. It’s shaped like a sake cup, [...]

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December 18th, 2007

Google invests in alternative power

Google is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company’s power requirements to run its massive computing centers. As part of a project announced in November 2007, the Internet search leader and its philanthropic arm will fund a quest to lower the cost of [...]

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December 15th, 2007

Green Gift Ideas

Holiday Gift Ideas
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