Coal Plant Shutdown a Long-Awaited Step in the Right Direction
February 18, 2011 by
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Photo credit: Mona Miri It is a step towards victory for Massachusetts—a top official at Dominion Energy publicly announced the Salem power plant is expected to shut down in the next 5 years. In 2005, I began my environmental series documenting the coal and oil power plant that was responsible for environmental health problems and deaths in the region. Potential shut-down of the plant is a giant step for Dominion and for environmental advocates including Erin Brockovich , a big community and environmental a…
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Hybrid Power Bracelet Runs on Solar Energy and Body Heat
December 13, 2010 by
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In a giant step for wearable technology, Fujitsu recently unveiled a high-tech bracelet generator that runs on both solar energy and heat from the wearer . The device contains no electrical wiring nor battery replacements, and it can be completely powered by body heat and the sun’s rays.
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