Let’s say you have a clothing company that supplies Walmart. They’ve hinted for years that they are about to demand sustainably produced merchandise. And last week they announced it: Walmart’s new Sustainability Index. Governments have been unable to change the world. But the planet’s shopkeeper is just so much more … [continued]
RE-ENERGYSE trains students to take on the world of energy Today, more than 100 universities, student groups, and professional associations signed a letter drafted by the Breakthrough Institute (read the press release) urging the U.S. Senate to fund RE-ENERGYSE, a program aimed at ‘REgaining our ENERGY Science and Engineering Edge’. … [continued]
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced that San Francisco will adopt municipal financing that helps building owners add renewable power without the risk or the hassle of loans. The program is based on the Berkeley First program which allows homeowners to pay for solar installations through a 20-year assessment … [continued]
Abengoa Solar has signed an agreement to join as a founding member of the inspirational Desertec idea to supply Europe and Africa electricity from a chain of huge solar thermal projects in the Sahara. The ambitious plan requires building direct current transmission to connect the continents, but once in place … [continued]
Tuvalu is the tiny nation in the Pacific that sued the Bush administration because of sea level rise that was destroying its ability to sustain itself. (Tuvalu’s flag is number three above, with the stars of the Southern Cross.) Climate change was affecting Tuvalu early – its gorgeous islands are … [continued]
Those yummy California lemons, avocados, oranges, pistachios or cherries on your table right now could have been very sustainably grown using solar panels. That’s because a giant California grower has just installed 1 MW of solar power to water their 7,000 acre farm. The 6,400 solar panels power pumps to … [continued]
[social_buttons] Renewable sources of energy are beginning to replace coal power in the U.S.: Every year the percentage of U.S. electricity generated from renewables has been increasing, according to the latest figures released by the Energy Information Administration in its Electric Power Monthly report. As a result, by April of … [continued]
Just in time, too. As climate change brings an increase in drought areas and rising sea levels we have to find a solution to soil salinity if our civilization is to survive. Previous civilizations dependant on irrigation of dry soil have failed. The gradually increased salinity in irrigated dry soil … [continued]
[social_buttons] The discovery of a tiny bowl-shaped molecule which collects carbon dioxide right out of the air has beckoned some creative solutions to global warming. By genetically engineering microbes to manufacture the handy molecule, scientists hope to make it useful as an industrial absorbent for CO2 capture. That could help … [continued]
[social_buttons] In January the Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services AG launched two insurance products to cover liabilities for Carbon Capture & Storage. It is now processing four submissions from some of the 10 to 15 European companies planning to have plants running by 2015. Additional companies in Europe, United States, … [continued]
