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Earthship Trooper
September's Miller-McCune magazine features Michael Reynolds and his brand of low-consumption, off-the-grid…
Take This Theory — Please!
Evolutionary theorist suggests humor played a key role in our development as a species.
Restoration: You Can’t Get There From Here
An ambitious plan to restore the Everglades to a pre-development condition may be plain impossible.
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Electrifying the Developed World
Written by: John Perlin, Wednesday 26 March 2008 - 10:56 AM 
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In the final part of our series on photovoltaics, John Perlin explains how the German experience offers an excellent model for creating a solar cell marketplace.
Solar Cells From Space to Earth
Written by: John Perlin, Tuesday 25 March 2008 - 10:28 AM 0 Comments
In the second part of our series on photovoltaics, John Perlin looks at how the in-space success of the world’s first solar cell-powered satellite encouraged their commercialization across the globe.
Photovoltaics: A Bright Idea
Written by: John Perlin, Monday 24 March 2008 - 12:06 PM 0 Comments
In the first of a three-part series on photovoltaic solar energy, John Perlin chronicles solar electrical generation from wishful thinking to realized dream.
Finding Health, and Opportunity, in the Latrine
Written by: David Richardson, Friday 21 March 2008 - 09:49 AM 0 Comments
Ecological sanitation, or "ecosan," can provide both improved hygiene and an income for the majority of the world, where just getting a sip of clean water can be a challenge.
The Musician's Brain
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 17 March 2008 - 15:22 PM 1 Comments
Two new MRI studies provide insights into how music is processed in the brain and clues to the underlying structure of the creative process.
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- Al Gore,
- Butterflies,
- Climate Change,
- Contamination,
- Education,
- Electricity,
- Energy,
- Engineering,
- Environment,
- Ethanol,
- Everglades,
- Farming,
- Florida,
- Forests,
- Fuel,
- Global Warming,
- Green,
- Greenhouse Gas,
- Health,
- Hydropower,
- Nitrogen,
- Phenology,
- Photovoltaics,
- Pollution,
- Renewables,
- Solar,
- Solar Energy,
- Solar Power,
- Water,
- Wind
- 1 Environment Becomes Heredity
- 2 Did Archimedes Solve Our Energy…
- 3 See It — and Believe It or Not
- 4 The Next Market Crunch: Water
- 5 The Musician's Brain
- 6 The Doubt Makers
- 7 The ‘Big One’ Might Not Be…
- 8 Ecologist Dismisses ‘Ethanol…
- 9 Solar Building a Wise, and Ancient,…
- 10 Photovoltaics: A Bright Idea