earth month 11
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Shooting Challenge: Power
Everyone’s got at least one digital camera these days. But how well do you use it? Welcome to The Gizmodo Shooting Challenge, where Giz readers get to pit their photographic skills against each other for the admiration of their editors on a dedicated theme each week. This week’s challenge? Power.
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The Best Ways To Recycle Your Mobile Phone
How many phones have you owned over the past decade? Five? Ten? More? And how many of those early phones ended up in landfill? The good news is that in today’s environmentally conscious world, there are plenty of great options for recycling your old mobile. Here are some of the best ways to do it…
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Queensland Coal Plant Adding Solar Power
Australia has a fairly heavy reliance on coal power for our electricity supply, despite having plenty of open space and lots of sunshine. Which makes the announcement from Queensland coal power station CS Energy that they’ll be installing 44 megawatts worth of solar energy a promising step forward for the Australian energy industry.
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This House Provides Sustainable Energy In A Half-Shell
Solaleya’s Pearl house takes on the counter-intuitive task of maximising its energy efficiency by limiting the amount of solar energy it absorbs throughout the year. This tactic allows the structure to delegate energy-intensive tasks to the elements.