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Petite Woman Builds Small Hydro Plants Bringing Electricity to Half Million Indonesians
An Indonesian woman has developed micro-hydro projects that have already delivered electricity – and all that comes with it – to half a million...
Clean Power Projects Turn Landfills Into Electricity Makers
Landfills, with the tendency to belch noxious greenhouse gases, have long gotten a bad rap from environmentalists. But now several clean-power technology companies are...
Solar Powered Roads Can Collect Electricity, Melt Snow, and Wake Sleepy Drivers
An Idaho man envisioned "electric roads" way back in his early childhood. Now, in his own state-of-the-art electronics lab, he is building the panels...
Pedal-power Electricity Helps Run Hotel
A Danish hotel is pioneering a pedal-power electricity generation scheme where guests are invited to jump on and start pedaling -- and if they...
Al Gore Details Five-Step Plan to Clean Electricity
As speculation mounts over the shape of president-elect Obama's energy policy, Al Gore laid out a multifaceted plan to rebuild a green...
Electricity Brightening for State That had Seen Dimming
In the last few years, Connecticut has become a leader in "demand-response," which provides financial incentives for electricity customers to lower their use during...
See-Saw to Power African Schools With Electricity
"A young inventor is hoping to tap the unbounded energy of children in a playground to power schools in Africa. Design student Daniel Sheridan...
Energy From Moving Crowd Could Generate Electricity
"The energy from commuters in a train station, dancers in a night club or shoppers in a mall could one day be harvested,...
Japan: Producing Electricity from Train Station Ticket Gates
The East Japan Railway Company, as part of research aimed at developing more environmentally friendly train stations, is testing an experimental system...
Stay Cool but Save Electricity (and Money)
With this week’s heat wave, demand for electricity is reaching peak levels in many parts of the country. The really good news is...
Cow Dung Is Used to Make Electricity
Instead of treating the waste from cows in smelly lagoons, why not harness the methane for energy, break down the waste for fertilizer and...
He Saved One of the Largest Forests in India from Coal Mining–and Was Honored With 2024 Goldman Prize
Winning what's been called the 'Green Nobel' an Indian environmental activist has been recognized for saving a 657 square-mile forest from 21 coal mines.
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Good News in History, May 18
On this day 976 years ago, the astronomy and mathematician of the Seljuk Dynasty of Persia, Omar Khayyam, was born. Most famous for calculating...
Good News in History, May 15
627 years ago today, one of the most august figures in East Asian history was born—Sejong the Great—scientist, reformer, and engineer of the Korean...
Telecom Boxes Becoming EV Charging Stations Across Britain–60,000 Curbside Cabinets Could Be Adapted
British telecom giant BT Group is now converting curbside cable boxes into charging stations for electric cars, helping Great Britain accelerate its transition to...
Good News in History, May 6
70 years ago today Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes—significant because...
Scientists Are Making Jet Fuel from Landfill Gas Aiming to Launch Circular Economy
In a world-first, University of Sydney researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted...
Good News in History, April 28
6 years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India had achieved its goal, ahead of schedule, of providing electricity to every village...
Solar Balconies Are Booming in Germany and You Can Plug in and Install Them Yourself
Solar panels are finding their way onto all sorts of surprising surfaces, and now Central Europeans are beginning to line their balcony rails with...
Good News in History, April 25
70 years ago today, Bell Labs finished the first functional solar cell, allowing for a panel of metal and glass to refract light and...