In a recent press release from the governor’s office in the State of New York, things got a little awkward. They started out on strong footing, but seemed to be embarrassed about where they plan to install a bunch of solar capacity. “Governor Kathy Hochul today, during Earth Week, announced … [continued]
Kate Aronoff wrote about a great idea recently: turn Rikers Island into a solar farm. Transforming a prison that was built on heaps of trash into a solar farm does have many benefits.
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone Talk of building energy-efficiency retrofits usually focuses on commercial offices. But there’s another type of building—prisons—where the non-energy benefits of those retrofits really stand out in stark relief. True to their name, deep energy retrofits generate a suite of deep retrofit values … [continued]
As concerns reach a fever pitch about America’s dependency on foreign oil, a Brazilian prison has tapped into an energy supply that benefits both suppliers and consumers. Inmates at the Santa Rita do Sapucaí prison can ride stationary bikes that have batteries that bank electricity generated by pedaling. The … [continued]
