PARIS — Just as Le Corbusier’s white cruciform towers once excited visions of the industrial-age city of the future, so Vélib’, Paris’s bicycle rental system, inspired a new urban ethos for the era of climate change. Residents here can rent … Continued
When U.S. negotiators show up in Copenhagen next month to work on a deal to tackle global warming, they probably won’t have in their pockets what they most wanted: a law enacted by Washington committing the country to carbon pollution … Continued
THERE is a lot of water on Earth, but more than 97% of it is salty and over half of the remainder is frozen at the poles or in glaciers. Meanwhile, around a fifth of the world’s population suffers from … Continued
Executives from solar power companies see clearer skies in 2010 for the beleaguered industry, even as quarterly reports from heavyweights like First Solar Inc and SunPower Corp have disappointed investors and dragged down shares. The industry has struggled to emerge … Continued
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies. A report released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey also … Continued
Excerpts below from the article in Reuters point to how the Earth has benefited by the economic slow down because with lower consumer demand there is less being made therefore less pollution from manufacturing. Sadly the same economic slow down … Continued
The goal of producing 100% wholly-green computers is not fully realized, but the market for green hardware will grow from about $47 billion in 2009 to $223.7 billion in 2013, according to a new report. A green computer/server, as defined … Continued
About 50 businesses were approved by an Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority committee today to enter the second year of a program designed to bolster the energy efficiency of downtown buildings. The businesses, large and small, represent about 560,000 square … Continued
Reporting from Frankfurt, Germany – Here’s a twist: How many lightbulbs does it take to change a person? For Ulf Erdmann Ziegler, the answer is 3,000. That’s how many bulbs are squirreled away in his modest apartment here in Frankfurt, … Continued
This is a very important initiative for the future of the USA. If today’s kids are taught the importance and the “why” of saving energy, then possibly they will demand less energy for their upcoming adult lives than has our … Continued
