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Notre Dame team develops power-generating paint
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A team of University of Notre Dame scientists say they've developed a "solar paint" that can inexpensively harness the sun's power. The team says its "Sun-Believable" paint moves the silicon-based solar power industry into... -
Solar power warms up Goshen College
GOSHEN – Goshen College students need more sunny days this year because they are hoping to heat the water at the campus REC center by using sunshine.
This has been in the works for the past three years now. Students helped design and build most of...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Colleges and Universities, Renewable Energy, Energy Resources
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Future of farming to start in Berrien County
BERRIEN COUNTY – It might just be the future of farming and the first of its kind in the United States is coming to Berrien County: Produce grown year round, inside, and we're not talking about a greenhouse, it's called vertical farming. Produce...Tags: Renewable Energy, Technology, Energy Saving
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Sun power: South Bend firm makes solar energy strides
A local company is making strides in the solar technology world. Inovateus Solar is one of the fastest growing solar power companies in the midwest. They recently partnered with GE to build solar energy carports and have built hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Renewable Energy, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Solar Energy
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'Engineer by birth' is South Bend's first energy director
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterGrowing up near Three Rivers, Jon Burke figured out in a physics class wind tunnel that the three-prop windmill design was most efficient. In chemistry, he built an anaerobic digester and flared gas in class. “I’m an engineer by birth,”...Tags: Bible, Michigan, Indiana, Religious Texts, Renewable Energy
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Proposal for the Southeast Berrien County Landfill called 'recycling on steroids'
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterBUCHANAN — Waste at the Southeast Berrien County Landfill would become a renewable energy source under a proposal introduced Wednesday night to the landfill board, dramatically changing the face of the facility and perhaps putting to rest the...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Ohio, Drugs and Medicines, Steroids, Health
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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: FBI, Chesapeake Bay, Global Change, Health Insurance, Washington, DC
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MIT grad's invention turns brewery waste to fuel
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont brewery is giving new meaning to the idea of green beer. Magic Hat Brewing Co., of South Burlington, is the first site to use a device that turns spent grain from the brewing process into natural gas that...Tags: Vermont, Energy Resources, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Natural Resources, Natural Gas
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DOE finalizes loan to build vehicles in Mishawaka
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy says it's finalized a $50 million loan to a Miami-based company that has a contract with AM General to build wheelchair accessible vehicles in northern Indiana. The Energy Department said...Tags: Indiana, Energy Resources, Steven Chu, Natural Resources, Natural Gas
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REUTERS AMERICA NEWS BUDGET - SUNDAY, MAY 27, P.M
Reuters** = New/Updated) UNITED STATES: ** SAN FRANCISCO - Golden Gate Bridge marks 75 yrs since opening against steep odds GOLDENGATEBRIDGE/ (PIX, TV), moved, 821 words) ** MIAMI - Subtropical Storm Beryl moves toward southeast U.S. coast (USA-STORM/BERYL...Tags: Sports, Listeria Outbreak (2011), Health, Lady Gaga, Memorial Day
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Lauderhill seeks to make new homes ready for a green future
Anticipating a green future, Mayor Richard Kaplan wants to make sure new homes built in the city can accommodate electric car chargers and solar roof panels without their owners having to pay for costly retrofits. He fears that cities that don't have...Tags: Local Government, Arts and Culture, Politics, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Environmental Issues
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Germany sets new solar power record, institute says
Reuters* German solar plants produce as much power as 20 nuclear plants * Higher capacity and bright sunshine boost output By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN, May 26 (Reuters) - German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour -...Tags: Nuclear Power, Consumers, Politics, Global Warming, Solar Energy
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