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How self-repairing turbines could change wind energy

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Connor Muldowney

George Washington University

Self-repairing wind turbines could forever alter the economy of energy, but it needs the funding to get there.

Carleton College: Clean Energy in Our Community

Martha Larson

Carleton College is proud to be a Second Nature Climate Leadership award finalist for the second year in a row. Through formal adoption of its Statement of Environmental Principles, Carbon Neutrality Value Statement, and Climate Action Plan,... Read More

Climate Leadership Awards 2012

Susanna, PF Web Maven

Planet Forward

All of Second Nature’s Climate Leadership Award Finalists were asked to create a 1-3 minute video highlighting their climate innovation on campus. Our online community was asked to decide who the most innovative campus was. After more than 14,000... Read More

Going With the Flow

Carlos Barrera

Individual Inventor/Self Taught

Thermodynamic Technology Development - Atypical InFlow Device GEARTURBINE PROJECT Atypical InFlow Thermodynamic Technology Proposal Submission Innovative [TURBO-ROTARY] Novel Fueled Motor Engine Type

Turbines Inspired by Nature

Omar Abass

Tornadoes and hurricanes are dangerous, but they also inspire new innovations in the renewable energy field. New turbines mimic those storms’ spiral rotations, hoping to generate energy cleanly and inexpensively!

Turning Tires into Turbines

Luis Marrrero

Retired from USDA

Here are my thoughts. Those huge windmills use wind to create energy. A typical car has shafts or axles connected to the wheels and when the wheels turn, the car moves. Now, what if we use the windmill concept on a miniature scale to create a self-... Read More

Want to see what a big wind farm looks like, up close and from the air?

MPGomatic

Do you know where your electricity comes from? Have you ever wanted to visit the source? The electricity for John Fischer's company Sticker Giant, comes from 100% wind power via Xcel Energy. John wanted to see where his power was generated, so he... Read More

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National recycling report: We must do better at reducing unnecessary waste

Matthew Lauster

SUNY College at Brockport

Recycling used to be thought of as the answer to our waste problems. But rising recycling issues mean the U.S. has to change its strategies toward waste, reports a new survey from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

Eckerd College to eliminate nonessential single-use plastics

Anne Flaherty

Planet Forward Correspondent | Eckerd College

Eckerd College President Donald Eastman III signed the Break Free from Plastic Pledge on Nov. 5, making it the first college in the United States to implement a comprehensive ban of unnecessary single-use plastics.

'Solar Dividends': An idea to provide clean energy, income for all

Matthew Lauster

SUNY College at Brockport

Could solar energy end poverty? Author Robert Stayton proposes an idea that would do just that — and eliminate our reliance on fossil fuels too.

Clinging onto chimps: Why you should think of chimpanzees during the climate crisis

Cate Twining-Ward

Planet Forward Correspondent | The George Washington University

As a wildlife conservation intern at a chimpanzee sanctuary in Sierra Leone, I learned why conserving these creatures is important and how they are directly impacted by climate change.