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Biomass could fuel data center

A coalition trying to bring a data center to northern Columbia is promoting the concept of burning biomass to generate some of its electricity, thereby providing a renewable...
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Dealer sold on solar

Dan Shifley, whose company sells commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning products, hit upon the idea of starting a green energy business when he was volunteering for a...

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Power supply answer blowing in the wind?

At Sterling Dental Care, dentist Colin A. Malaker is doing more than helping patients keep their pearly whites right and bright. He’s also pioneering the use of wind...
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New businesses spawned by energy conservation

Missouri Solar Applications www.mosolarapps.com (573) 635-0211 Midwest Power Solutions LLC 3408 Buttonwood Drive (573) 355-5534 O2Geothermal 501 Cherry St., Ste. 100 (573) 442-7042 www.02geo.com Missouri SUNPOWER Dan Shifley...

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Heating, cooling with Mother Earth

My father always said a well is just a hole in the ground, but the founders of O2Geothermal will tell you that a hole in the ground is...

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Peckham's river power project gains momentum

When Nick Peckham talks about his plan to generate power from the world’s rivers, he sounds more like a philosopher and anthropologist than the owner of an architectural...
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Solar power business heating up

Vaughn Prost’s newest company, Missouri Solar Applications LLC, got its start through a conversation with an old college friend who headed Dow Chemical’s research on solar electric shingles...
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How to save energy without really trying

It turns out that I’m going to be saving a whole lot of energy and money. I didn’t plan it; all I wanted was clean windows....
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Columbia’s Wide array of certified green buildings

Building owners, architects and contractors have collaborated on a variety of construction and renovation projects in the city that earned the US Green Building Council’s highest ratings....
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Local website guides consumers to green businesses

Arianna Parsons wants to help consumers do more to help the environment than turn off unnecessary lights. She wants to help shoppers put their money where their beliefs...