Renewable Energy

Ugandan townsmen turn waste problem into fuel

Two men from Kampala, Uganda, have perfected a technique of turning rubbish into a versatile fuel, helping to tackle the town's escalating waste problem. Fred Kyagulanyi and James Sendikwanawa were...

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Tourists Welcomed to Chernobyl

It will probably never match Bondi Beach or St Tropez as a holiday destination with popular appeal, but the Ukrainian government is hoping that it can lure adventurous travellers to...

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Powered by alternatives: Lessons from Sweden

Kristianstad may be famous as the home town of the Absolute Vodka but now it has lessons in ecology that might help change our future with natural fuels. About 10...

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Indo French collaboration: In troubled waters

An Indo-French agreement to set up two of six nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra (India) has recently been signed but for the local residents this plant isn't welcome...

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Switching to Low Energy Light Bulbs

According to a new report issued by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), a global phase-out of old-style light bulbs, coupled with a switch to low energy lighting, would save...

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The Transition Movement in Transition

Image © Frank Peters --> etadshow468 --> "The emergence of the Transition movement in the last four years or so is one of the most hopeful signs in the early...

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Wind Farms - Fact vs. Fiction

There is a great deal of support for more wind farms in various locations all over the world. However, the advantages of using the wind as a source of renewable...

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Ban on Oil Drilling off the Florida Coast

After a pledge by President Barack Obama made in spring 2010 that as part of a new five-year offshore energy-drilling plan more offshore tracks would be opened up off Florida's...

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Solar panels on farms

Solar panels on a farm building; Credit: © Shutterstock With their farming income less than needed to be comfortable financially, farmers have been extending into a wide range of non...

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