Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse says that, following the 20-day stay in Chongqing, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the world’s most advanced solar-powered airplane and the first to fly day and night without fuel, is busy in Nanjing, China, with Solar Impulse Partners, spreading the Round-The-World message and presenting the latest clean and green technology to … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. When Bertrand Piccard landed in Chongqing, China, he made this flight Leg 5, and the 5th country Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has visited on the 5-month, 12-stop, 35,000-km (22,000-mile) journey that is the 2015 Round-The-World attempt. Bertrand Piccard, upon landing, declared that managing to land in such difficult conditions was extremely reassuring in view of the numerous … [continued]
As a reminder of why we do what we do, here’s some top global warming and climate change news from around: Climate Science Each Degree of Global Warming Might Ultimately Raise Global Sea Levels by More Than 2 Meters They Didn’t Change the Name from ‘Global Warming’ to ‘Climate Change’ … [continued]
Funny, if it weren’t so horribly, horribly sad: h/t Climate Progress Related Stories: 4.47 To 1 — Ratio Of U.S. Voters Who Would Prefer Carbon Tax To Cut In Spending US Senators Propose Carbon Tax China Announces Introduction Of Carbon Tax $20/Ton Carbon Tax Could Reduce US Deficit by $1.2 … [continued]
Check ’em out: Climate Climate Change–Related Job Losses Large Fractures Spotted in Vulnerable Arctic Sea Ice US Insurance Industry Ill-Prepared to Deal with Climate Change Risk, Impacts Advice For The Woman Who Wrote Salon Worried She Can’t Protect Her Children From Global Warming Help Henry Waxman Write A New Carbon-Tax … [continued]
The #1 impetus behind our cleantech revolution is climate change. To tag on to our own climate change stories, here are some top climate change stories of the past week or so: Climate Change Impacting Health, Safety And Economy of US Coasts Large Cities Change The Weather Of Regions Thousands … [continued]
Other than our own stories (and have a few more of those coming shortly), here’s some top cleantech and climate news from the past day or so: Solar Power Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Selected to Lead U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Project: “The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable … [continued]
Ask me about some of my favorite activities during my childhood and you’ll hear me speak of PlayStation, Racing and Cartoons. There are not many things that make me feel young now (sadly) but when I talk about some of my old favorite cartoons, that spark of youth still comes to my eyes; especially when you speak of…wait for it… Captain Planet. At the drop of a dime, I can still sing every word to the theme song with fervency and you don’t have to dare me. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that I would live to see the day that a Captain Planet movie would be in production. The time has come, Captain Planet is coming and in live-action to boot.
