Grammy-nominated singer Akon has a goal of bringing solar-powered electricity to 1 million homes in Africa by the end of the year, and the singer is using millions of his own dollars for the cause. Akon started an initiative called “Akon Lighting Africa” this month
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VIDEO DONNIE WAHLBERG: Hurricane Sandy Flooded Out My Entire Apt
Donnie Wahlberg’s apartment was flooded out in the weather disaster, Hurricane Sandy Danny Documents The Damage Donnie Wahlberg’s cereal bowl was floating across his kitchen last night … after his apartment flooded due to Hurricane Sandy … and he documented the entire situation on camera. Wahlberg shot footage of himself sloshing his way through his […]
Three Mile Island at 30: Nuclear Power’s Pitfalls
If the Three Mile Island atomic reactor near Harrisburg hadn’t melted down 30 years ago this Saturday…well, there probably would have been an accident somewhere else.
Economic Development: The Future Is Bright
At Conergy AG’s Hamburg headquarters, on the top floors of a futuristic building with a striking, curved glass roof, Hans-Martin Rüter, founder and CEO of one of Germany’s most successful solar-energy companies, muses over last year’s acquisition of New Mexico– based Dankoff Solar Products Inc.
Norway’s Power Push
Imagine generating electricity from the energy a redwood tree exerts when it sucks water up 300 ft. to its highest needles
Calderon’s Mexico Utility Shutdown: A Bold Reform Move
Economic reform arrived at Mexico’s electrical utility on Saturday night wearing black body armor, crash helmets and ski masks. Flabbergasted workers arriving for early morning shifts on Sunday found thousands of Federal police deployed to enforce a government decree shutting down the company.
Iran’s president may deliver ‘good’ nuclear plant news
Iran’s president will deliver some “good news” this week about the country’s first nuclear power plant, a semi-official news agency reported Monday. The Mehr News Agency said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will comment on progress at the Bushehr nuclear power plant on a visit to the city of Natanz on Thursday.