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Over at Inhabitat, there are two posts on using wind created by traffic on highways to generate electricity. A student proposes horizontally placed wind generators over highways, much like road signs are placed now (pictured).
A proposal coming from New Jersey has the generators built into the highway that powers a light rail system. Awesome!
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Modbury is a very small town in England that is quiet and quaint, until today. At 8am today Modbury became the first plastic bag free town in Europe. This is great news which comes after San Francisco gave up plastic bags last month.
Modbury may spark a Europe-wide rejection of the dreaded plastic bag.
Spurred by environmental [...]