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WHAT'S INSIDE: GREEN TECHNOLOGY

Green technology is technology that produces clean energy, helps repair environmental damages or offers solutions to wasteful practices.

Energy Production Technologies
Remediation Technologies
Sustainable Technologies

Energy Production Technologies
Energy production technologies bring about new, clean, sustainable sources of energy. Read up on the newest, most affordable ways for us to fuel machines and devices.
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Remediation Technologies
Remediation technologies work to decrease pollutants in the air, soil and water. Learn how we may be able to undo some of the damage that we've done to the environment.
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- How the Atmospheric Sun Shade Could Work
- How the Slingshot Water Purifier Works
Sustainable Technologies
Sustainable technologies work to reduce waste while maintaining efficiency. Learn about new ways to reduce your environmental impact in this section.
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- Sustainable Technologies at Home
- Sustainable Technologies in the Community

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Gasification could represent a second chance for coal. Will this old technology, which can run on coal or biomass, get a new life as one of the most important energy alternatives of the future?