Solar House: A Guide for the Solar Designer (Paperback)
By Terry R. Galloway
Lily, a wild three-year-old black bear, began labor on Thursday. People around the world anxiously waited and watched for the arrival, which was shown live on the Internet. While most first-time litters include one or two cubs, after nearly 22 hours of labor, Lily gave birth to a single cub on January 22, 2010.
Everything PRAgribusiness Kicks Off to GE In the Game for BrazilEverything PRThe deforestation occurring in Brazil and other tropical areas serves to open areas for not only ethanol and biofuel production, but massive corporate feed …
The HinduBiofuels Market in China – Aarkstore EnterprisePRMinds (press release)Owning to technology bottleneck and food security concern, biofuel production has encountered barriers, especially fuel ethanol production in China. …One quarter of US gra…
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Pristine green lawns actually create greenhouse gases
Mother Nature Network In the ornamental lawns, nitrous oxide emissions from fertilization offset just 10 percent to 30 percent of carbon sequestration. In the athletic fields, … and more » |
Carbon Offsets Come Under Fire
Earth2Tech (blog) s Center for Investigative Reporting, has written a scathing report on the carbon offset industry in the February edition of Harper's. … |
Mark Shapiro, of Berkeley, Calif.’s Center for Investigative Reporting, has written a scathing report on the carbon offset industry in the February edition of Harper’s. Policymakers crafting U.S. climate legislation, which might include provisions for offset projects, should heed the warning, but the criticism shouldn’t be confused with calls to kill a nationwide cap-and-trade program. The industry […]
Auroville’s main goal has always been “to realise human unity — in diversity”. It is also concerned with “sustainable living and the future cultural, environmental, social and spiritual needs of mankind.” It is involved in ongoing researching on these topics. Ideally, it’s intended that Auroville (City of Dawn) eventually consist of 50,000 people from India and around the world.
The idea for the ecovillage or township started to sprout in the mid-1960s by its main founder, Mirra Alfassa, “The Mother” (born in Paris by an Egyptian mother and Turkish father), and the project was founded in 1968.
In 1966, before it was founded, the project (located in southern India) had already received the backing of UNESCO, support which has continued in a variety of ways since then. “In 1966 UNESCO passed a unanimous resolution commending it as a project of importance to the future of humanity, thereby giving their full encouragement.”
A new agreement between the U.S. Navy and the Department of Agriculture may offer a boost to developers of fuels derived from plants, and other greentech firms vying for military contracts. The two departments have agreed to work together — and with private partners — to “encourage the development of advanced biofuels and other renewable […]
Jan 22, 2010 (Energy Department Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) — (202) 586-4940 Thursday, January 21, 2010 Secretary Chu Announces More Than $20.5 million for Community Renewable Energy Deployment Projects Will help promote …
After Microsoft’s Courier was a no-show at CES and the CrunchPad fizzled (JooJoo notwithstanding), the web tablet market is Apple’s to lose. Next week, the company may reveal its rumored tablet. And while it’s likely to be sleek and modern, perform well and carry forward the feature-rich and user-friendly interfaces for which the company is known, green […]
Solar Basics (Paperback)
By Neil Kaminar
The $6.7-billion deal to build four wind and solar power clusters in the most populous province in Canada sends a strong message to the world: climate change requires large, transformational change and this is how it begins. Guest opinion by Professor Danny Harvey, energy policy expert at the University of Toronto.
Report: Biofuel production could create jobs, clean up ChesapeakeBusiness GazetteThe commission's Biofuel Advisory Panel said biomass production, if managed correctly, could significantly reduce nutrient and sediment loads into the Bay. …Oversigh…
If 2009 was the year that the smart grid became a hot buzz word and utilities first started to look into energy management devices for their customers, 2010 will be all about how to tackle the emergence of the consumer energy management market. If you need any more proof that home energy management devices and […]
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Kenya Airways in EU environment scheme
Capital FM Recently, Kenya Airways signed a ground breaking agreement, with International Air Transport Association (IATA), to spearhead the global carbon offset … and more » |
MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama has received $6 million in federal stimulus funds to train people to qualify for jobs in emerging industries focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. The grant from the U.S. Department of Labor was awarded to the …
Topsun’s partner company won the project of solar lantern by aggressive support of Topsun.
FP Letters: Carbon credit trading no fraud
National Post (blog) Patricia Adams' commentary demonstrates a profound lack of understanding of the carbon offset markets in the world at large and in Canada particularly. … Entergy Announces Purchase of 100000 Tons of CO2 Emission OffsetsPR Newswire (press release) all 19 news articles » |
A bill aimed at utility customers who install renewable power sources such as wind turbines is seriously flawed and would hurt Indiana’s renewable energy movement, clean energy advocates told a state Senate committee Thursday. The bill would expand …
