Watch this super-powerful explosion-scented commercial, but only if you like having your mind blown into 1,000 smaller, better minds. bubba-bup — bup bup — buh — power!
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Future of wind power? I vote for Dutch Windmills and small pinwheels
I recently encountered a state-of-the-art wind tower on the freeway. The base was separated into three parts and the turbine into another three. Carried by six trailers flagged with “wide load” and trailed by escort cars. Yeah, it was big. The current trend in wind power is to go bigger and bigger with more complex …
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AES power plant in Huntington Beach
If you drive down PCH in Huntington Beach you will pass the only power plant in Orange County. Located at Newland and PCH, across the street from the beach. The natural gas plant is owned by AES a leading global power company with 132 plants in 32 countries with $17 billion in revenue. It is …
Huntington Beach Goes Solar
Huntington Beach is leading the nation in many green areas, including clean energy. In just a few weeks, the city government’s largest buildings, City Hall and Central Library, will have full solar installations in the parking lot. This project is the result of several years of energy savings for the city, including a review of …
Are cars causing Global Warming?
I often hear folks complain about cars and the pollution they cause. This seemed a little off so I did some investigating. Out of all the ways to go green, including reducing energy use, buying green products, and driving less… Which one is the best for the environment? The EPA keeps a tally …
Molten salt and the Power Tower, the new solar power
I like to think of thermal solar power as the rock star of clean energy. The technology starts off with the coolest name, the Power Tower. The Tower is surrounded by thousands of adoring mirrors all focusing their attention on it in the center. As the mirrors build up the heat in comes the molten salt …
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