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  • Airplanes Running on Solar Power

    michelle victoria April 7, 2010     No Comment     Changing Habits, Sustainable Energy, Transportation

    This is amazing…. The maiden voyage of a solar-powered airplane took place today in Switzerland without any problems. The plane is designed to fly day and night, without any fuel, so there are absolutely no emissions. The plane is called the Solar Impulse and it has 12,000 solar cells built into its wings. It is a

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  • Clean Coal…is this an oxymoron?

    michelle victoria April 5, 2010     1 Comment     Changing Habits, Climate Change, Sustainable Energy

    There is considerable conversation these days about clean coal…much of it is an excuse to delay the immediate funding and implementation of more clean and renewable energy sources in America. But I don’t hear many asking…Is it possible to have clean coal?  and what does this really mean? Some people within the coal industry and

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  • Creating a 21st century Economy…in Detroit?

    michelle victoria February 21, 2010     1 Comment     City Information, Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Energy

    I recently wrote about a plan, which is actually beginning to come to fruition, to create a major urban farm in Detroit called Hantz Farms;  you can read it here. One of the inspiring aspects of this project is that Detroit is probably one of the most surprising places one could imagine to create a

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