I’m not sure where David Roberts of Grist ran across this one, but this is pretty big — both the law on the books and the efforts to remove it before it does anything. David has so beautifully and intelligently covered the story that I’m just going to go … [continued]
This is going to be a quickie, but I hope it drives home a very important point that we could all benefit from. Southwest Airlines just won an Eco-Aviation Award from Air Transport World (ATW) Magazine today. Southwest was named “the Eco-Pioneer of the Year for the airline’s focus on efficiency … [continued]
With so much misinformation out there, consumers are not being given good information about lighting. There is especially poor reporting about the ongoing elimination of 100w, 75w, 60w, and 40w incandescent lamps from the national inventory. In fact, incandescent lighting is not being eliminated or outlawed, but what is being eliminated … [continued]
Europe’s renewable energy drive is opening up substantial new opportunities for innovative US companies such as Chicago-based smart grid systems provider S&C Electric, which is doubling the size of its factory in Milwaukee as a result of its growing European and overseas business portfolio.
Many cities trumpet their sustainability initiatives to claim the title of “greenest” city in America, but it’s hard to argue with the ongoing turnaround from brown to green in Cincinnati.
Kyocera is well known for its solar panels. But the Japanese company greens up its own buildings in more ways that with solar. The company also grows “Green Curtains” on trellises around its buildings “to shade windows and outer walls of manufacturing and office buildings at 19 locations in Japan.” … [continued]
By Mark Golden The United States and other countries need to reform their support of clean energy for the environment and energy security in order to improve meaningfully, according to two new articles by Stanford writers. The debate over how to fundamentally change the world’s massive energy system comes amid the … [continued]
I never really thought about it, but consider how much energy could be saved if recycling, compost, and trash cans were only emptied when they were full. Well, the University of Washington may be leading us in that energy efficient direction. “Last year, the University of Washington realized it … [continued]
For many commercial buildings in America, lighting represents about one-third of the total energy consumed. On average, over half of the lighting fixtures in commercial buildings operate for more than 10 hours a day and collectively consume more than 87 terawatt hours of electricity annually, which is equivalent to … [continued]
Say what? As you can see above, that’s a lamp. It was printing using 3D printing. And its design makes it produce electricity for its LEDs when it spins in the breeze. Nice? I thought so, too. The lamp was created by Margot Krasojevic. Here are more details from Archello: … [continued]
