A sun-drenched town in Australia's north hopes to use only solar power in two years after being chosen as the site for a solar thermal power station. Cloncurry, which boasts recording Australia's hottest day, would be able to generate electricity on rare cloudy days and at night from the station which runs off heat stored in graphite blocks.
energy crisis
Australian Town to Run on Solar Power in 2 Years
(via www.reuters.com)
Submitted by Bukowsky on Sun, 2007-11-04 20:46. | Tags: technology | austraila | climate change | energy crisis | environment | global warming | solar power
Garbage-Burning Oven Helps Clean Up & Power Kenyan Slum
(via www.treehugger.com)
At least there will be a place for all those $200 OLPC laptops and shredded spam documents
Submitted by Bukowsky on Fri, 2007-11-02 20:50. | Tags: culture | africa | climate change | energy crisis | garbage burning | kenya | recycling | Renewable Energy | slum
Fixing the Climate, One SmokeStack At A Time
(via www.orionmagazine.org)
An energy-saving technology takes recycling to new heights, but it has an image problem.
Submitted by Bukowsky on Fri, 2007-11-02 20:48. | Tags: business | climate change | energy crisis | global warming | green | recycle | recycling | smokestack
