Sun Power: Jet Fuel for the 21st Century?

By Irargerich via Flickr
By Irargerich via Flickr

Airplanes and jets have become part of everyday life since the first flight more than a century ago.  Solar aviation, on the other hand, is finally nearing perfection after decades of exploration.  The first functional solar cells were introduced in 1954 – 2 decades later, in 1974, the first solar powered airplane made its virgin flight.  The small-scale model was the first of many attempts to power aircraft with the sun…

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Green Politicians: 10 eco-friendly additions to Washington

Change is coming to Washington. Greed is out, and Green is in! Here are 10 of our favorite fresh new faces: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfLaQUD86Mw[/youtube] Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy Here’s a nice change, blasting the Energy Department out of its fossilized, fossil-fuel state and into the 21st Century. Instead of an oil …

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5 Weird Ideas That May Improve the Planet

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Photo by tlindenbaum via Flickr

The technological advancements we continue to make, especially in sustainable innovation, never cease to amaze me – especially when they’re as strange and weird as the green ideas featured in this post!  Could a tornado be the source of your electricity in the future?  Will we wash our dead straight down the drain?  Read on to learn more strange ideas that could improve the planet…

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Top 10 Eco Innovations of the 20th Century

We’ve come a long way with green technology over the past century but not every eco innovation from the past is worth forgetting…

This clunker will go further on just a gallon of gas than many cars can travel on an entire tank!
This clunker will go further on just a gallon of gas than many cars can travel on an entire tank!

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18 Free Green Ebooks Worth Reading

Photo by Lori Greig
Photo by Lori Greig

Whether you like to read, enjoy learning new things, or just need a good resource to make your life a little greener – check out these free eco ebooks and satisfy your literary cravings:

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