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• Biofuels: The Solution To Energy Crisis And Global Warming, Or Part Of The Problem? - Greener Ideal www.greenerideal.com Shared once We once thought biofuels would save the world by ending the worldwide dependence on fossil fuels. Biofuels offer a number of clear advantages over petroleum:

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• Calculate How Much Money You Could Be Saving By Generating Your Own Electricity www.article-tips.com Shared once Although the majority of individuals are 100% behind the concept of solar energy and agree that it is a fantastic alternative to the use of fossil fuels, the primary issue has always been the cost involved in purchasing and installing a solar energy system. In the past, there used to be a large upfront cost involved and it was not possible for anyone investing in solar energy to ever make their money back on their system, even after 25 years! Because the maths did not add up, the only people putting money into going solar, were those who were fairly well off and more concerned about the environment than achieving a return on an investment.

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• Saudi Arabia Announces Plan to become "the Kingdom of Sustainable Energy" www.ecology.com Shared 5 times When one of the world’s largest oil exporters invests $100 billion in renewable energy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel, the world needs to wake up.

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• Converting Carbon Emissions into Liquid Fuels oilprice.com Shared once Converting carbon into syngas and then into liquid fuels is an idea that is becoming more and more popular. One company in California is hoping that its technology will

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• Manmade pollutants may be driving Earth's tropical belt expansion www.eurekalert.org Shared once Research led by the University of California, Riverside, shows that black carbon aerosols (tiny carbon particles produced from biomass burning and incomplete combustion of fossil fuels) and tropospheric ozone, both manmade pollutants emitted predominantly in the Northern Hemisphere's low- to mid-latitudes, are most likely pushing the boundary of the tropics further poleward in that hemisphere. The researchers caution that an unabated tropical belt expansion would impact large-scale atmospheric circulation, especially in the subtropics and mid-latitudes.

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• Canada axes green advisory body

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• Top 10 Green Gadgets

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• Tories shut down ‘groundbreaking’ freshwater research station - The Globe and Mail

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• Vermont first state to ban fracking - CNN.com

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