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Our Planet and the Environment – What’s Going On?

If you are a world citizen in the 21st century, one of the most common concerns that you will come across refers to the environment. Everyone is talking about the environment and more importantly, everyone is talking about the need to preserve and conserve the environment.

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Why Bother With QR Codes Now?

Engage users Not only can you use QR codes to attract new prospects, but they can also encourage users to spend more time with your content. … If you are new to using QR codes, here are some tips to get started: QR codes should link to a URL that is optimized for mobile viewing QR codes should be at least one inch square and placed in areas that have connectivity Depending on who you are targeting, you may want to provide instructions on how to use QR codes since they are relatively new An incentive may be needed to motivate prospects to scan since they may need to install a QR code reader.

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Sybac Solar Builds Largest Privately Held Solar Farm in Southeast

Lakeland, FL (PRWEB) February 7, 2011 The 2MW array will be completed next month and is comprised of 8600 modules erected on 9 acres off U.S. 441. Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) will purchase the electricity produced for twenty years at a fixed rate of 0.26 per kWh under the terms of their feed in tariff program (FIT). Gainesville accounts for…

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Guest opinion: Florida has much better ways to use tax dollars than biofuel subsidies

Algenol describes itself as a “science-driven company using biotechnology to produce biofuels and green chemicals from carbon dioxide emissions.” Who could possibly object to something so green and clean? Anyone with a basic understanding of life. It is impossible to make energy from CO2 emissions, without adding a lot of other ingredients. Algae require water, sunlight and (drumroll…) nutrients –…

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Florida Renewable Energy Tour is set for Thursday

The 2011 Florida Renewable Energy Tour is set to kick off Thursday in Palm Beach and Broward counties. The tour will highlight job creation and local economic growth through renewable energy development and will visit 10 cities this month, leading up to the March legislative session, according to the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy. Stops on Thursday’s tour include Waste…

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Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America Announces Key Industry Participants — TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –

TAMPA, Fla. , Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — PennWell Corporation is proud to present its eighth Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America taking place March 8 – 10, 2011 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. The event has added several influential industry leaders to its lineup of speaker participants in ten comprehensive and informative conference tracks….

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Top 10 Green Trends for 2011

There is no doubt that 2010 was a difficult year for the economy, yet the hope for the coming year is high. And for good reason — Many leading U.S. economists predict that the economy will grow an astounding two to four percent in 2011. This is welcome news after two years of a painful recession. What can businesses do…

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Hybrid Cars – Positive Effect on the Environment

By: Matthew Hick Car manufacturers tout their efficiency. Consumer advocates dispute claims of 60-plus miles per gallon gas efficiency. Amidst the controversy, environmentalists still claim, in the absence of anything better – that hybrid vehicles are still better for the environment than their traditional gas-guzzling counterparts. Hybrids, known for the way they combine both gas and electric power to offer…

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Biosphere Technology: The Waste Management Solution

By: DZ Perez The world is challenged with so many environmental problems nowadays and waste management is just one of the major dilemmas of every nation particularly those in the third world countries. In the Philippines for example, they have been using landfill system for many years and this has brought greater problems on their environment. Many of the country’s…

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Add Some Style to Your Eco-Friendly Endeavours

For many, the sight of a giant wind turbine (or much worse, a wind farm) is extremely undesirable. Despite the benefits of the renewable energy source, some cannot get over the sheer imposition of the structures. This sentiment extends to the area of domestic wind turbines, in which there are many who would never permit such a “monstrosity” to grace…

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