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Holy Solar Funding: Project Desertec to Get $500 Billion Cash Infusion?

Desertec,  ”….. seeks to transform Saharan Africa into a solar hub for Europe by constructing a supergrid of concentrating solar thermal plants (CSP) on 6,500 square miles of North African desert. They claim their scheme could eventually meet much of the continent’s electricity needs.” This should be done on every rooftop and... [Read more of this review]

Coca-Cola’s innovative renewable, recyclable, plant-based plastic bottle.

Coca-Cola’s innovative renewable, recyclable, plant-based plastic bottle Coca-Cola has launched it’s plant based bottle – it uses 30% renewable resources in the form of sugar cane and molasses. Napcor, the PET industry association, is calling for restraint in using these materials as they do not believe the claims Coca-Cola is making can... [Read more of this review]

Michael Pollan speaks about GMO’s

 Michael Pollan speaks in San Francisco about GMO’s Michael Pollan, acclaimed author of many books, including “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”, speaks here about GMO crops. I have heard recently that there are positive uses for GMOs, one being a plant that when it detects old land mines below the surface, it’s leaves turn a different... [Read more of this review]

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