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Posts from the ‘NATURE-GREEN’ Category

Storm clouds, south Dakota

March 3, 2011

Storm clouds

Large powerful storms can be nearly a daily occurrence during the summer months on the South Dakota plains. This one felt very mysterious as it filled the sky with dark, heavy clouds and thunder that shook the ground. It was as if two worlds were colliding. Photographer Patrick Kelley

Rolls-Royce 102 EX Phantom Electric (video)

March 3, 2011

Rolls-Royce 102 EXRolls-Royce officially unveiled its first electric car — the 102EX Phantom Experimental Vehicle — at the Geneva Auto show. Although only a concept at this point, the car will be one of the first electric vehicles made for for the ultra-luxury segment.
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Power flowers

March 3, 2011

wind powerPower flowers, urban windmills that can be used in densely populated areas, designed by Amsterdam based studio, NL architects. Resulting from an ongoing investigation into the potential of wind energy, the turbines feature multiple branches with propellers of a reduced scale.
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Waning crescent Moon over Poseidon temple

March 1, 2011

crescent Moon

On the morning of January 1, 2011, I visited Sounion, Greece hoping to celebrate the start of the New Year with a glimpse of the waning, crescent moon rising over the ancient Poseidon TemplePhotographer: Elias Chasiotis
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Auroras in the skies over Aberdeen

March 1, 2011

Auroras over AberdeenNo matter how many times they appear, the amazing Aurora Borealis are always a sight to behold. Now some of the most spectacular skies to have ever been captured in Britain have been unveiled by a photographer who has taken photos of the Northern Lights for more than 20 years.
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Germany’s stealth submarine propelled by hydrogen fuel cell

February 28, 2011

Germany's stealth submarineThe ‘green’ technology submarine U212A designed by German naval shipyard Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft, is the first of its kind of craft which is exclusively powered by the all in all advanced hydrogen fuel cell.
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Teide volcano, snow, lightning and Orion

February 28, 2011

Teide volcano

On the night of November 29, 2010, the Canary Islands were clobbered by a strong storm system with  wind gusts exceeding 100 mph (160 km/h) at the Observatorio del Teide (elevation of  7,874 ft or 2,400 m).  Photographer: Jurgen Rendtel; Jurgen’s web site
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Floating wind turbines

February 28, 2011

vestas

Vestas, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of wind turbines, has announced that it will be working in collaboration with WindPlus to deploy a unique wind turbine that uses a first-of-its-kind floating platform technology.

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Erebus Ice Tongue

February 27, 2011

Erebus

The Erebus glacier in Antarctica comes down from Mt. Erebus and protrudes off the coast of Ross Island, forming an 11-12 km long ice tongue—a long and narrow sheet of ice projecting out from the coastline.
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Apollo 18, the secret mission

February 26, 2011

Apollo 18

Apollo 18 is a totally realistic and terrifying movie about the secret Apollo 18 mission to the moon and the discovery of intelligent and deadly extraterrestrial life.
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