CleanTechnica » environment http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 67% Of Americans Support Federal CO2 Regulations http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/67-americans-support-federal-co2-regulations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/67-americans-support-federal-co2-regulations/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:12:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75303 Congress can while away the hours debating over EPA regulations. It seems to be the plan of some congresspeople who would rather see a broken government than a useful one. However, they should note that a strong majority of Americans support strict limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, even existing plants. The Yale Project on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/feed/ 9 Ambient Water To Install “Ambient Water 400″ at Applied Cryo http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/ambient-water-install-ambient-water-400-applied-cryo/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/ambient-water-install-ambient-water-400-applied-cryo/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:10:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73112 As a field test for future applications in the oil and gas industry, Ambient Water (formerly AWG International) announced today that it will install an Ambient Water 400 atmospheric water generator at Applied Cryo Technologies’ Houston facility. Scalable and modular, the patented Ambient Water system cost-effectively extracts water from humidity in the air. Applied Cryo

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/ambient-water-install-ambient-water-400-applied-cryo/feed/ 8 Ride A Bike, Save $100 Trillion: The Global High Shift Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/18/ride-bike-save-100-trillion-global-high-shift-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/18/ride-bike-save-100-trillion-global-high-shift-report/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:28:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72104 Intuitively, people concerned about the environment have reasoned that riding a bike or taking public transit offer more ecological benefits than driving a car, especially when they’re traveling alone. Now the University of California and the New York-based international nonprofit Institute for Transportation and Development Policy have provided some heady numbers in their Global High

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/18/ride-bike-save-100-trillion-global-high-shift-report/feed/ 1 Years of Living Dangerously Reprise Starts Tomorrow Night http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/years-living-dangerously-reprise-starts-tomorrow-night/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/years-living-dangerously-reprise-starts-tomorrow-night/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 21:52:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71530 The powerful cable television series Years of Living Dangerously, a remarkable view of the human impacts of climate change that we reviewed several times earlier this year, returns to television in rerun form this weekend. If you missed the compelling series the first time, you really owe it to yourself (and to all of us) to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/years-living-dangerously-reprise-starts-tomorrow-night/feed/ 5 Business Uses Carbon Prices For Long-Term Planning: CDP Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/16/business-uses-carbon-prices-long-term-planning-cdp-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/16/business-uses-carbon-prices-long-term-planning-cdp-report/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:30:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69518 CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) finds it encouraging that after years of denial, business uses carbon prices to plan ahead these days. The response of business and industry leaders to the problem of climate change is undergoing a major transformation, says the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: “Just over a decade ago, the corporate

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/16/business-uses-carbon-prices-long-term-planning-cdp-report/feed/ 1 Steam Whistle Brewing — Combination Of Classic Cars and Green Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/31/steam-whistle-brewing-combination-classic-cars-green-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/31/steam-whistle-brewing-combination-classic-cars-green-energy/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:00:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64631 Originally published on Gas2. By Zachary Coffey What do Canadian craft brews, classic American cars, and green energy have in common? Steam Whistle Brewing, a Toronto, Canada-based craft brewery that is an exemplary model of the green revolution infiltrating the brewing industry, combining our love of cool cars, green technology, and good beer into a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/27/poles-want-switch-renewable-energy-sources/feed/ 12 Top 10 Most Interesting Energy, Environment, & Climate Articles From December http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/09/top-10-interesting-energy-environment-climate-articles-december/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/09/top-10-interesting-energy-environment-climate-articles-december/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:31:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61097 Here’s my latest monthly pick of the “Top 10” most compelling clean energy, climate, and environment-related news stories from last month. While some articles may impact you profoundly, at the very least, others are very interesting. Over a thousand articles were reviewed and 30+ were collected and sent to my private reader list. This newsletter

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/09/top-10-interesting-energy-environment-climate-articles-december/feed/ 0 Top 10 Most Interesting Energy & Environment Articles From October http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/09/top-10-interesting-energy-environment-articles-october/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/09/top-10-interesting-energy-environment-articles-october/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2013 00:54:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58732 Here’s my latest monthly report of the “Top 10” most compelling clean energy, climate, and environment-related news stories encountered last month. These articles may have an impact on your business, your life, and the world we live in. Or, at the very least, might surprise you about what’s going on. Over a thousand articles were

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/07/uncovering-the-cultural-barriers-to-sustainability-a-eulogy-for-jim-farrell/feed/ 3 Rapid Change Needed In Way We Supply, Use Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/19/rapid-change-needed-in-way-we-supply-use-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/19/rapid-change-needed-in-way-we-supply-use-energy/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50862 This article first appeared on RenewEconomy By Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath The International Energy Agency has painted a bleak picture of progress on the decarbonisation of the world’s energy systems, saying governments are not acting fast enough and the world shows few signs of being able to achieve the stated target of limiting global

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