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  • Facebook Users Turn Unfriendly On Coal March 26, 2010 

    Social networking site Facebook is coming under fire from its users because its new data center in Prineville, Ore., will be located in the footprint of Pacific Power, which under parent Pacificorp relies mostly on coal-fired generation, according to news reports.

  • Greening Of Alcatraz After The Fact March 19, 2010 

    The U.S. National Park Service will be using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds toward the greening of an unlikely attraction: Alcatraz.

  • Green Bottoms Up March 12, 2010 

    When you're out looking for the pot of gold on St. Patrick's Day in the pub, be sure you're swiggin' green, not just wearing it.

  • Easter Bunny Power March 05, 2010 

    Easter, the holiday of sugar-coated marshmallows, spring buds and egg hunts also signifies the day of the lowest electricity consumption in the New England.

  • Solar Panels Take Round-The-World Ocean Voyage February 26, 2010 

    SunPower is taking its solar panels to the high seas--via the equator, naturally.

  • Carbon Offset? Greener Isn't Always Cleaner February 19, 2010 

    When it came to grooming the ice at the Vancouver Olympics this year, organizers had to ship in a propane-fired Zamboni after two electric vehicles left the rink at the Richmond Olympic Oval less than slick for the world-class speed skating competition.

  • Vonn? Blah, Blah...What About The Green? February 12, 2010 

    While the headlines in the run up to the Vancouver Olympics focused on the lack of snow and Lindsey Vonn's boo-boo on her shin, a well-oiled PR machine has been plying a different angle: the greening of the games.

  • Forget The Wall: Scale Some Turbines February 05, 2010 

    Rock climbing enthusiasts searching for the next rush may not have to look farther than their nearest wind turbine.

  • A Really Rice Story January 29, 2010 

    Rice paddies situated in terraces carved into the tropical mountains of the Philippines are benefitting from the cash generated by a hydropower project funded by 10 of the world's largest utilities.

  • Wind Turbines: Better Than Bait January 22, 2010 

    If the fish in Finding Nemo was really looking for a fresh start, he probably would have flocked to the nearest offshore wind turbine to join all other manner of marine life.

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