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Laila Briquet-Mosig

webmaster, 42 years old

France, Haute-Savoie, Clarafond

Topics of interest geothermal heating | biodiversity | carbon sinks | climate change | developing countries | solar energy

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Geographer by schooling, archaeologist in dreams and webmaster to make a living... I have followed closely the problems of global warming and extinction of species since high school.  Now, as a mother of three and an avid flower gardener, I hope that together we can find ways to promote energy efficiency and save what we can of our beautiful planet.

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Local "grassroots" competitions

Posted on October 11, 2007 | 1468 Views | 1 Comment
Getting the individual to realize whan impact small changes in their lives can have on energy consumption is not easy.  Grassroots competitions can inspire people to make changes in their ...
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LEDs without transformer?

Posted on July 9, 2007 | 2310 Views | 6 Comments
Is it possible to have an LED lamp which can be plugged into a normal power source, without going through a transformer?
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GERMANY - "Waldpolenz" solar park

Posted on June 25, 2007 | 1945 Views
What can you do with an abandoned military base?  The town of Brandis, Germany, has found a original solution... build one of the world's biggest solar power parks! Construction ...
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Synthetic trees to absorb CO2

Posted on June 25, 2007 | 1739 Views | 1 Comment
Even if the world was to stop CO2 emissions levels are already so high that climate change is inevitable.  Al Gore's film "An incovenient truth" illustrates this fact all ...
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SPAIN's mirrors, solar panels and steam driven turbines

Posted on June 25, 2007 | 2270 Views
While at the hairdresser this weekend I read about a really interesting thermoelectric solar power plant which is being built in Spain. The project produces electricity with 624 large movable ...