“The missing ingredient is the force of public opinion.” That’s the line Cathy Zoi recalls from former vice president Al Gore when he urged her to become CEO of the Alliance for Climate Protection. Americans are aware of global warming, … Continued
Boston’s home heating season came to an abrupt close in April and with it my experiment with a technology known as micro-combined heat and power, or MCHP. The idea behind this and other so-called co-generation systems is to minimize wasted … Continued
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Europe’s beekeeping industry could be wiped out in less than a decade as bees fall victim to disease, insecticides and intensive farming, the international beekeeping body Apimondia said on Monday. “With this level of mortality, European beekeepers … Continued
Washington, D.C. (April 21, 2009): Pending federal energy efficiency provisions could reduce U.S. energy use by 10.6 quadrillion Btu’s, about 10% of projected U.S. energy use in 2020, according to a new analysis released today by the American Council for … Continued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Diplomats from the world’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters including the United States, China and India are set to take part in a forum on Monday at the U.S. State Department aimed at getting a U.N. agreement to … Continued
World Food Garden Map It’s times like these when we remember that it’s actually of huge benefit to ourselves to grow some of our own food. So many of us have forgotten that, because it’s “easier” to just pop to … Continued
Howard Brandston, an award-winning lighting designer, has worked on a number of high-profile projects in his career — from a makeover of the Statue of Liberty in the 1980s to helping to develop the nation’s first standards for energy-efficient building … Continued
State Senate Passes Bill Offering $500 Million to Subsidize Small-Scale Users AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state legislature is expected to soon approve one of the largest subsidy programs for solar-power in the U.S. Long a leader in oil and … Continued
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California on Wednesday said it would take several measures to ensure corn ethanol can help transportation fuel suppliers reach a proposed low-carbon fuel standard that is expected to be passed by the state on Thursday. California’s … Continued
Rain Water is one of our easiest and readily available sources of water. During every rain storm we let a massive amount of water go to waste. With the water supply decreasing at an alarming rate, we cannot afford to … Continued
