Energy efficiency and conservation proposals in President Barack Obama‘s original economic stimulus plan would cut climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions by 61 million tonnes a year, a new report says. That would be equivalent to eliminating the greenhouse gas emissions from … Continued
Wind and solar power have been growing at a blistering pace in recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate under the green-minded Obama administration. But because of the credit crisis and the broader economic downturn, the opposite is … Continued
CHICAGO – Jeremy Youngman, a 32-year-old tattoo artist in Downers Grove, Ill., likes his birth control the way he likes his body art: permanent. At 27, Youngman got a vasectomy. Unlike the vast majority of the 500,000 men in the … Continued
Borrego Solar Systems, a manufacturer of a solar power systems that can connect to electrical grids, received $14 million in venture funding on Wednesday. The money will go toward the company’s expansion already under way to bring more solar installations … Continued
CHILIBRE, Panama — The land where Marta Ortega de Wing raised hundreds of pigs until 10 years ago is being overtaken by galloping jungle — palms, lizards and ants. Instead of farming, she now shops at the supermarket and her … Continued
Meeting the Obama Administration’s goal of putting 1 million plug-in electric vehicles on the road by 2015 will only happen with a coordinated set of policies and technology advances, according to an electric vehicle association. The Electric Drive Transportation Association … Continued
President Obama will direct federal regulators on Monday to move swiftly on an application by California and 13 other states to set strict automobile emission and fuel efficiency standards, two administration officials said Sunday. The directive makes good on an … Continued
Alex Bogdon |Special To The Orlando Sentinel January 31, 2009 What they think New Voices A forum for readers under 30 Think of all the times your car idles over the course of one day. Whether it’s ordering a hamburger, … Continued
Climate change is essentially irreversible, according to a sobering new scientific study. As carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, the world will experience more and more long-term environmental disruption. The damage will persist even when, and if, emissions are brought … Continued
“It’s time to bail out the people and the planet,” says Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems. We agree, and this guide to to sustainability-focused career paths will help … Continued
