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    Urban Gardening, Part 1: The Hydroponic Lab on the Roof

    www.technewsworld.com, July 8, 2010 — In densely populated metro areas, any space that's suitable for gardening is probably also very attractive to developers looking to build structures on it instead. However, some city dwellers with persevering green thumbs have looked skyward, using the latest in hydroponic technology to put vegetable gardens on rooftops. Read More...

    Urban Gardening, Part 2: Greenhouse Technology

    www.technewsworld.com, July 8, 2010 — Those who aim to grow plants and vegetables in a contained, environmentally controlled greenhouse have a lot of high tech tools at their disposal. Advanced materials, efficient lighting techniques, green energy production and computer software all come together to make indoor gardening take root. Read More...

    The Civic Innovation Lab in Cleveland honors Chris Clark

    April 26, 2010 — The latest Champions Breakfast was on April 21. The Lab honored Chris Clark, president and founder of Sunflower Solutions (www.TheSunflowerSolutions.com), a renewable energy company. Clark, 26, and his team of young entrepreneurs aim to provide developing nations with the lowest-cost source of electricity. The group designs manually adjusted solar tracking arrays, which are installed in areas outside of the electrical grid. The systems result in cheaper, dependable, life-changing electricity with 40-percent more power than solar panels on roofs or a pole. Sunflower Solutions' customers are any nonprofits that service some of the poorest people in the world. The end user is an individual in an area that previously had little or no electricity. Read More...

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