(Anti-)High Speed Rail: Republicans & the Gulf Coast Corridor
High Speed Rail in the southern US
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Planning High Speed Rail Line For 17 Years: The Pacific Northwest
Overview of the long planned international line of the Pacific Northwest.
How to Get a Cheap Solar Roof – for 80% Off
Move — to Louisiana: According to SolarPowerRocks! The massive Louisiana solar state tax credit of 50% for solar roof installations, the most generous state subsidy for solar — Combined with the 30% Federal tax credit for solar that we all get now; (you knew about that, right?) so in Louisiana you … [continued]
Water and Energy – A Crisis and An Opportunity
[social_buttons] This post was written by Paul O’Callaghan, founding CEO of the Clean Tech consultancy, O2 Environmental Inc. and lecturer on Sustainable Energy at the BC Institute of Technology. ‘Any plan to switch from gasoline to electricity or biofuels is a strategic decision to switch our dependence from foreign oil to … [continued]
DOE to Help Communities Fund Renewables
Since even Big Solar is now advertising for help with the huge amounts of renewable energy stimulus funds suddenly gushing forth from Steven Chu’s magnificent new DOE, it’s not surprising that local communities are also unsure on how to fund their renewable projects. Here’s some help for them, that you … [continued]
High Speed Rail – 12 Corridors to be Stimulated
Energy efficiency in transportation is now in the national spotlight. Washington is acknowledging an “energy crisis,” and as part of a solution to this problem, passenger rail in the United States is set for an upgrade. With the inauguration of President Obama, new impetus has been given to constructing a … [continued]
Hydro Stormbloc Modules Look Like Milk Crates, Act Like Sponges
Sometimes the solution to a complicated problem arrives in a simple form, and that’s the case with Hydro International’s Hydro Stormbloc system. The Stormbloc modules look like nothing more than oversized milk crates but they could help some communities finally resolve chronic stormwater flooding problems that have bedeviled them for … [continued]
Local Power! As Power Management Systems Emerge, the Future Looks Micro
Where is the grid going, big or small?
Vitamin B12 Could Be Cure for Widespread TCE and Perc Contamination
Mom always said to take your vitamins, and now it looks like she was right. A good dose of vitamin B12 could be the key to cleaning up thousands of sites contaminated by solvents, particularly industrial degreasers and dry cleaning chemicals known as trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (perc). These are … [continued]
Cattail Army Deployed to Fight Water Pollution
The lowly cattail is emerging as the weapon of choice against water contamination, and perhaps even global warming. In addition to its use in large phytoremediation projects to absorb contamination from groundwater and wetlands, the cattail could also work in on a small, inexpensive scale, helping to reduce arsenic contamination … [continued]
