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Portable hydroelectric generator lets you take your power station with you

Take one Estream and add moving water for clean, quiet, offgrid energy.




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Why all is lost: increasing demand for jet fuel will be bigger than savings from electric cars

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.




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Alive and "Growing" Electric Power Poles in Rural Honduras

With the cost of cement electric power poles and




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Make your own electricity-generating sneakers

We often write about technologies that harness energy from your steps. Here's how you can make your own piezoelectric sneakers at home.




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Kenya to get 50% of electricity from solar by 2016

There's been much talk of Africa "leapfrogging" the paradigm of fossil fuel dependence. Kenya's latest announcement on solar power provides a vision of what that might look like.




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Man charges a LEAF electric car using an Hawaiian volcano! (video)

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds. It's simply a good demonstration of the power of regenerative braking!




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Renewables = 92.1% of new US electricity capacity so far in 2014

We still need a ton more renewable energy in order to combat climate change, but the good news is that renewable energy is picking up the pace.




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If governments are going to subsidize electric vehicles, why not e-bikes?

Eben Weiss, the Bike Snob, is an unexpected source for this proposal to save the environment.




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Do electric cars generate as much particulate pollution as gas and diesel powered cars?

No they don't. Whether or not you buy into this study, the fact remains that cars are cars are cars.




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Solar powered supercapacitor produces hydrogen fuel and electricity

The technology could lead to cheaper hydrogen cars in the future.




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Scotland is subsidizing electric bikes to encourage sustainable and active travel

This is something North American governments should copy.




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Scotland's wind turbines generated '98% of electricity demand' last month

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.




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No Sun? Get a GoSun Fusion solar cooker and live better electrically

The GoSun Fusion probably won’t save the world, but the design thinking behind it might.




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Plug-and-play radiator integrates a battery to help lower electric bills

The Lancey electric space heater allows users to charge its battery during off-peak hours and use the electricity for heating during peak demand periods.




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COP15 Is Here, Ford Re-Training for Electric Cars & Finland Ho!

A weekly wrap up of green and socially minded business news from the gang at TriplePundit.com.




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Flat pack 25 Lamp is one step toward biomimetic electricity-free lighting

Besides looking lovely, all proceeds from this lamp will go to a project that is developing electricity-free lighting that is inspired by nature.




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Government says every car in India could be electric by 2030

If this plan even halfway succeeds, oil companies will be in serious trouble.




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Building façade generates electricity and tells you stories

The skin of MVRDV's new Milestone office building is very busy.




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University Installs Solar and Electric Car Charging. "Environmentalists" Get Mad.

Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it.




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See-through solar cells could close gap to meet electricity demand

This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass in the USA alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets




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CA approves utilities' massive $738 million electric vehicle proposal

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.




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California utility offers rebates and incentives for going all-electric

SMUD demonstrate that all-electric living is actually cheaper than gas.




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California utilities will pay you to drive electric

And why not?




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Surprise! Study finds that gas heating is cheaper than electric

That doesn't mean we shouldn't still be trying to electrify everything.




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Google will be able to offset 100% of electricity needs with renewable energy in 2017

The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors.




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Montreal reveals plans for an electric car sharing service, aims for 1,000 EVs by 2020

The city wants to become a leader in electric transportation, part of a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third.




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Ikea deliveries now 100% electric in Shanghai

Well, that happened fast.




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Lyft launches 'Green Mode,' allows users to request electric cars

The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly.




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Why do electric cars look just like.... cars?

Why doesn't form follow function?




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Gas car sales are down in China, EU, US. Electric cars to blame.

Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks.




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Are you waiting for the perfect electric car?

And will gas cars suffer as a result?




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Two mail giants commit to 100% electric vehicles

Fleet purchasing may turn out to be critical to electrification.




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Norway's capital adding 70 new electric buses

Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes.




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Canada introduces $5,000 incentive to buy electric vehicles

Now how about some incentives to get people out of cars?




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Why aren't North Americans buying electric cars?

Price is no longer the main obstacle. Lack of understanding might be.




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Why electric cars won't save us: There are not enough resources to build them

British scientists do the math and find that we come up short for cobalt, lithium and copper.




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Electric cars are taking over

As prices drop and range increases, more and more people are going electric.




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Will electric skates solve the last-mile problem?

You already own the solutions. They are called feet.




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Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal?

In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction.




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Electric cars are sucking up all the air in the room

Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won't save us.




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Coming soon: weird but maybe wonderful alternative electric vehicles

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels




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Run Cordless and Free: New Electric Mowers from Black & Decker

Images: Black & Decker Here in the southeast, my front lawn is already starting to perk up in response to intimations of spring. Those handsome green blades of fescue are yawning, stretching, and preparing to greet the season with exuberant,




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Thanks to new tech, it’s easier to Live Better Electrically

From heat pumps to induction, it has never been easier to give up gas.




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Tesla wins battle to sell its electric cars in Maryland, but more fights are coming...

Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing?




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China's Hydroelectric Plans to Damn the Mekong Threaten Millions

A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper




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The Electric Bicycle World Tour and What The World Looks Like from an E-Bike (video)

Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage




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9 Best New Electric Scooters on the Market (Slideshow)

Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last few years, steadily gaining acceptance as a practical and sustainable form of transportation. This is especially true in cities, where most trips are short and space is at a premium.




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BMW i8 electric supercar details unveiled

The BMW i8 is now in production, and final i8 details have just been unveiled.




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Electric cars growing 100% every year (graphs)

Actually, a bit more than 100%.




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The most efficient car in the United States is now the BMW i3 electric car

The EPA has just released official "fuel economy" and range information for the BMW i3 100% electric car.