The UK will stick to its current target of cutting emissions by 34% from 1990 levels by 2020. to meet the targets of its 2008 Climate Change Act, as advised by The Committee on Climate Change.
Three Major Powers to Stick to Copenhagen Goals Without Legally Binding Agreement
December 31, 2009 By 2 Comments
Foreign Windpower Giant Iberdrola Taps Saudi Arabia of Wind Because We Can't
December 31, 2009 By 51 Comments
Today, a European company put the finishing touches on a wind project in North Dakota which Americans have known for decades is “the Saudi Arabia of Wind.”
Spain’s Iberdrola Renovables, the parent company of Iberdrola Renewables Inc that built the project became a giant global wind company in the wake of the Kyoto Accord. The European renewable energy sector grew from the resulting renewable energy legislation in Europe.
The result is that it is European wind companies such as Vestas and Iberdrola, that are now building the wind energy that we need.
Algae Diet Could Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cows
December 31, 2009 By 13 Comments
Cow farts are emerging as a major source of the greenhouse gas methane, but scientists in Australia may be on to a simple way to nip that in the bud. Preliminary studies are showing that feeding “algae cakes” to cows results in a significant reduction in their methane emissions. As reported in The Australian, a [...]
Toilets That Separate Pee For Urea-Hydrogen Fuel Harvesting Already on Market
December 30, 2009 By 17 Comments
Why new toilets that separate liquids from solids might just be in your future.
FREE Solar Electric Vehicles! [PICS]
December 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There are large steps and small steps that can be made to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution. I think these solar electric vehicles are something in between, but definitely something to start using! The Solar Electric Vehicle Company creates innovative electric shuttles (i.e. large golf carts) for universities, resorts, stadiums, governments, shopping [...]
North Carolina and Virginia Ask for $5 Billion for High-Speed Rail (but Not the Only Ones)
December 30, 2009 By 13 Comments
People in North Carolina and Virginia must have seen what’s going on in China with high-speed rail and decided they wanted some of that. They are now requesting over $5 billion in funding for high-speed rail. Actually, as a former resident of both North Carolina and Virginia professionally and personally involved in this topic, I [...]
Copenhagen Actions and Pledges Are Not Final Till January 31st
December 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Europe’s pledge was for 30% below 1990 by 2020, with international agreement. Two events since the close of the talks make this still a possibility, even without that.
1. The collapse of carbon prices on the EU market after the uncertain result of Copenhagen.
2. The unlikely passage of the US health care bill out of the Senate, against all odds, suggests a limit to the effectiveness of the Republican filibustered gridlock paralyzing US legislation.
New Micro-Machine Harvests Energy from Vibrations
December 30, 2009 By 9 Comments
Highways, train stations, and even dance floors: the world is full of vibrating surfaces that could yield a rich trove of clean, sustainable energy. It’s called piezoelectric energy, formed by the conversion of mechanical strain into electrical current. Now a team of researchers in Europe has developed a micro-scaled piezoelectric device that could harvest energy [...]
