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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Energy Saving

Posted By NG Kids

Image courtesy energystar.gov

Did you know that your cell phone charger still uses energy if you keep it plugged in after your phone is charged? That is one of the amazing facts you can discover on the Energy Star website created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. You can find ways you can save energy, watch a slide show about global warming, and learn how your school can get involved and become more energy efficient.

Visit the Energy Star website.

Get more Green Tips: Save Power on National Geographic Kids

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Watermelon Powered Cars?

Posted By NG Kids

Did you know that not all watermelons are sold for food? An incredible one-fifth of watermelons go to waste because they have too many scars or are shaped oddly. Wouldn't it be great if something could be done with these rejected watermelons?

Wayne Fish, a chemist with the Agricultural Research Service in Lane, Oklahoma, and his team were working on a project using watermelons when they realized that watermelon juice could be used to make ethanol, which can be used as fuel for cars. It doesn't matter how the watermelons look, because only the juice is used. Could watermelon juice be the fuel for a car you might drive one day?

Read more about this green (or is it red?) fuel on National Geographic News.

Put your own words into a photo of a woman eating watermelon on National Geographic Kids.

Photograph by Gareth Richards, My Shot

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Energy Makeovers in Cairo

Posted By NG Kids

Photo: Two men on roof with solar panels

The poor neighborhoods of Cairo are harnessing the power of the sun and microbes to find new sources of energy in the city. Since 2003, Thomas "T.H." Culhane, an urban planner and NG Emerging Explorer has been working on these projects with a nonprofit called Solar CITIES.

Using simple materials and waste from kitchens, he and Solar CITIES have installed 34 solar water heating systems and five biogas reactors to help residents get clean energy in their homes.

(Pictured: Solar CITIES project leader T.H. Culhane (right) and organization intern Omar Nagy stand next to a solar-powered water heater.)

Learn more about the Solar CITIES project on National Geographic News.

Play Recycle Roundup.

Photograph courtesy T.H. Culhane

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