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Pedreres de s'Hostal
Pedreres de s'Hostal
pruned.blogspot.com — (Pedreres de s'Hostal, Minorca, Spain. Photo by Lluis Bertran.) Pedreres de s'Hostal is a disused stone quarry... on the island of Minorca, Spain. In 1994, the quarry saw its last stonecutters, and since then, the non-profit organization Líthica has ... (more) Pedreres de s'Hostal
Samsung Mobile World Congress 2009
samsungmwc.com — [FEB. 16. 2009] Get In Touch With Samsung Mobile at Mobile World Congress 2009 Barcelona, Spain, February... 16, 2009 - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today revealed its vision to support its robust business strategy to be ... (more) Samsung Mobile World Congress 2009
Spain:  How to Use Solar Energy at Night
Spain: How to Use Solar Energy at Night
sciam.com — Scientific American: Near Granada, Spain, more than 28,000 metric tons of salt is now coursing through pipes... at the Andasol 1 power plant. That salt will be used to solve a pressing if obvious problem for solar power: What do you do when the sun is ... (more) Spain: How to Use Solar Energy at Night
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Inching Toward Greener Cellphones
Green Inc. — ... from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. That suggests a new niche for environmental technologies — and environmental marketing — could be quickly developing. Among the products is a Nokia phone that includes a sensor that detects natural light, allowing the phone to save energy. Another product that is on the way comes from ZTE, a Chinese manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, and the Latin American service provider Digicel, which are expected to introduce what they called the first solar-powered, low-cost mobile phone. That product could be appealing in parts ...

Greenews: Cell Phone Makers Pledge to Produce a Universal Charger by 2012
Daily Greenz, the Blog from Greenzer.com — Since cell phones first became popular, people have been pleading with cell phone makers for chargers that would work for more than one model, and now it looks like mobile makers have finally heard the cry. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA), which represents more than 750 of the world’s cell phone providers, announced on behalf of itself and 17 mobile operators and manufacturers a pledge to implement an industry-wide standard ...

Global Health: Mobile Phones to Boost Healthcare
Global Voices Online — ... (or mHealth Alliance for short). The alliance, announced at the Mobile World Congress, will facilitate projects that use mobile technology for health purposes and work with public and private groups to further these initiatives. The plan is to leverage the widespread use of mobile phones in developing countries – 64 percent of cell phone users are in the developing world. ...

LG Answers the Green Call With a Solar-Powered Cell Phone
INHABITAT — ... recently unveiled its own solar-powered concept cell phone at the Wold Mobile Conference in Barcelona. The prototype, which features a ...

LG Answers the Green Call With a Solar-Powered Cell Phone
Matter Network - Clean Technology, Green News and Sustainable Business News — ... recently unveiled its own solar-powered concept cell phone at the Wold Mobile Conference in Barcelona. The prototype, which features a ...

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