In less than a week, world leaders, government negotiators, industry, and civil society will converge on Doha, Qatar, for COP18. They will discuss how the global community can get itself out of the current climate mess. What’s clear is that, in terms of solutions, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) … [continued]
A professor and student team have designed a network of modular floating docks to harness clean energy for New York City. The eco-docks would generate the energy by harnessing tidal power from the city’s rivers; they should also help to add much needed green space above the dirty waters.
After two failed attempts, New York City has installed a new-and-improved aluminum alloy turbine in the East River, the only of its kind in the United States. [social_buttons]The turbine is the first of 300 which the city hopes to install in the waterway. Unlike the typical river which flows in … [continued]
