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Should Central California Farmers Convert Cow Manure to Electricity?

Posted by Hillary Newman 1 week ago
The Los Angeles Times reports, "Central California is home to nearly 1.6 million dairy cows and their manure -- up to 192 million pounds per day. It's a mountain of waste and a potential environmental hazard. But for dairyman John Fiscalini, the dung on his farm is renewable gold: He's converting it into electricity...But efforts...
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Tags: Business, Electricity, Energy, farmers
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Using Technology to Prevent Blackouts

Posted by GOOD, Redub, Oliver Munday 3 months ago
using-technology-to-prevent-blackouts It's easy to take electricity for granted. Because it's such a critical part of our lives, we expect it to be there all the time. When the power goes out unexpectedly, how does the power company react and fix the problem? Click here to see how some power companies are using a smart grid to help track down the cause of...
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Tags: Cities, Electricity, Power companies, Smart Grid, Technology
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Massive Funding to Lift Smart Grid Companies, Look for It Next Month - NYTimes.com

Posted by Craig Shapiro 4 months ago
The federal government has doled out $4 billion dollars over the past few months to companies promising to build out a Smart Original article: Massive Funding to Lift Smart Grid Companies, Look for It Next Month - NYTimes.com
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Tags: climate change, Electricity, Smart Grid
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Vampire Energy

Posted by GOOD 2 years ago
vampire-energy-2 Even when household appliances are turned off, most are still using some electricity. Appliances are either in passive standby mode (the clock on the microwave is still ticking) or active standby mode (the VCR is off, but programmed to record something). Our Vampire Energy transparency will show you how much money these energy-sucking...
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Tags: Electric appliances, Electricity, Energy, Environment
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