NRG Energy, Inc (NYSE:NRG) has been using their emissions to grow algae since April 2007 at it’s 1700 Megawatt Big Cagun II coal fired plant in Louisiana. While some organizations will wait until the last possible moment to comply with the minimum government standards, Big Cagun II is leading the way in responsible baseload […]

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According to University of Toronto research, the energy stored in Toronto’s municipal wastewater could be harnessed to run water treatment facilities and contribute power to the city grid. Back in 2004, David Bagley, a scientist at the university, calculated that the energy potential in wastewater was approximately 10 times the cost to treat it.
The research […]

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Firefighters, Cops, Nurses & Power Plant Workers. All work shift work. All work birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, nights, weekends, whatever. Sure you can schedule to be off, but you know when you do, someone else is going to have to cover your shift. So you try to plan in advance as much as possible so you’re […]

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