Europe’s Largest Engineering Company Quits Nuclear, Will Focus on Renewables
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Siemens, Europe's largest engineering conglomerate, is severing its ties to nuclear power. CEO Peter Löscher has announced that effective immediately, the company will no longer make any investments in nuclear power. A planned project with Russia's state-owned power company will be canceled. Siemens will instead focus its efforts in the energy sector on renewable projects -- its clean energy division is currently its...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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As new electronics are introduced all the time, the piles of e-waste grow and grow. According to the EPA, the United States on the whole throws out over 2 million tons of e-waste a year, which equals nearly 216 million units. While the 'per-person' impact seems minimal (who throws out multiple keyboards or cell phones a year?) the total numbers speak for themselves. Plus, there must more e-waste than we think. After all, who doesn't have an old monitor or monolithic desk tower in their basement or closet?...
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Apparently the word tejas means roof tiles in Spanish, and it is sort of what these addictive little crackers look like. I took a batch of these down to the campaign office where my son is working, along with the 
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Every wonder what it feels like to be in the International Space Station and watch the planet as you orbit around it? This incredibly cool video is a time-lapse taken from the ISS, and gives you an idea about how amazing our planet looks from high above (or rather, far away). ...
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Toyota's a Bit Late to the Lithium-Ion Party, But Better Late Than Never
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From recycled silk shorts to hand-crocheted jackets to a zero-waste oh-so-classic little black dress, 
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