After a year of living with no indoor shower, dishwasher or central air-conditioning, an east Orange County couple calls it an off-the-grid paradise. Terry and Tia Meer built their electric-sipping, super-efficient log cabin down a gravel path alongside the Econlockhatchee … Continued
According to Industrial Info Resources, half of all solar panels manufactured in 2009 will not be sold, resulting in a massive oversupply that will take until at least three years to sort out. Technology value chain research and advisory corporation, … Continued
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Recession-stricken New York City plans to double its current green work force by creating over 13,000 new jobs in the next decade, partly by competing with London to become the new center for carbon trading, a … Continued
We feel the UN study on sustainable manufacturing practices is a very important look at the relationship between the human and non human participants of the Earth experience. Humans are taught that their Earth experience is the sole reason for … Continued
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – South Africa’s Standard Bank is close to launching a A$250 million ($230 million) forestry fund in Australia, aimed at selling carbon offsets to companies, in what is believed to be the largest fund of its kind so … Continued
Bikes(Bicycles), cars, and people are an interesting triumvirate in the USA.They all exist on the roads but in varying degrees of politeness and coexistence. One of our co workers was almost injured badly while riding his bike(bicycle) Saturday in a … Continued
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – By any yardstick, it’s an ambitious project: allow energy to flow more freely across the nation’s three massive power grids, breaking down significant barriers to ramping up alternative energy in the United States. A proposed “Tres Amigas … Continued
The advantage of the accessibility to the sun and small solar powered gadgets give many in the world an experience those in the first world take for granted. Selections from this Reuters article speak to this solar solution So when … Continued
Paper or plastic? How about neither? Florida environmental officials want to make the state the first in the nation to prohibit throwaway plastic and paper bags. The proposed ban would follow a five-year phaseout during which escalating fees, starting at … Continued
The extraordinary true story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk is the subject of a new book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Self-taught William Kamkwamba has been feted by climate … Continued
