Deborah Robinson

My Articles

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  Starting With Solar

  Most of us cannot feasibly afford to install a full solar power system into our homes. Energy Refuge suggests starting small. One solar panel and a se...

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  Solar Sea

  A new environmentally friendly energy source may be found in the world's oceans. Marine bacteria DNA contains 'proteorhodopsin', a light capturing pi...

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  Unplugged

  Did you know even when you shut down powered devices in your home, phantom power usage continues? It all adds up. Besides increasing the cost of your ...

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  Polo Shirts 'To-Go'

  What would you say if I told you I could sell you a shirt which wrinkle-free, won't shrink, washes in cold water, won't absorb odors, is soil and stai...

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  Micro-Generation

  Living off grid can be comfortable, as homes in a 16-square-mile area of Decorah, Iowa know. Supplementing energy needs using the powers of the Earth...

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  Undiscerning Taste

  Southern Sumatra is the location of illegally grown coffee which may threaten exotic wildlife. It is not the first time Indonesia's Bukit Barisan Sela...

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  Politics of Food Biotechnology

  If you have interests or concerns about Genetically Modified Foods, and the future of our food supply I recommend you take ninety minutes of your tim...

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  Zero VOC Paint

  Next time you decide to redecorate consider using Eco-friendly paint. Green Planet Paints has come out with a hand-crafted environmentally responsibl...

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  Toxic Chemicals Reporting Relaxed

  In a time for reducing toxic waste which is released into the environment, the EPA is relaxing regulations, according to a Dec 18 2006 article on Sc...

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  Jupiter Closeup

  It is almost one year since the 'New Horizons' mission left earth, bound for Pluto. The spacecraft will spend six months studying Jupiter. New Hori...

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