Asphalt roads may one day give way to plastic roads. PlasticRoad, a Netherlands company has released a well-engineered version of a road built with recycled plastic. Right now, it is only an idea, but the idea is intriguing. According to the company, “PlasticRoad features numerous advantages compared to conventional roads, … [continued]
Just two hours ago, California Governor Jerry Brown raised the bar for the rest of the US, Mexico, and yet-uncommitted Canada on limiting climate change. Brown issued an executive order to reduce California GHGs by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. Over four terms as governor, Brown has occupied the forefront of … [continued]
Editor’s Note: Obama has done many great things to promote renewable energy, but his administration also has some humongous dirty energy secrets. These are not single issues, but span many issues. However, there is one trend — they are almost all housed in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). … [continued]
Climate change is #1. When we say that, we don’t mean we’re all cheering for global warming. We mean the subject tops the list of the most important underreported issues in the world today—at least according to news aggregation site Upworthy. Joe Romm of ThinkProgress says the topic huge number … [continued]
Investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency and “smart” energy technology surpassed the trillion-dollar milestone recently, while investments in renewable energy power plants are surpassing that for their fossil fuel counterparts, according to the latest reports from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
