Converting waste into a renewable energy sources
| Japan’s first solar cargo ship TOKYO - THE world’s first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power took to the seas on Friday in Japan, aiming to cut fuel costs and carbon emissions when automakers ship off their exports. Auriga Leader, a freighter developed by shipping line Nippon Yusen K.K. and oil distributor Nippon Oil Corp, took off from a shipyard in the western city of Kobe, officials of the two firms said. |
| Call for ideas on living in a warming world The impacts of climate change are a hot topic among scientists and environmental activists. Now the Bay Conservation and Development Commission wants to hear from another perspective: the design community. The state agency is preparing to launch a $125,000 competition that will invite architects, planners and engineers to bring innovative proposals “to climate-proof the Bay Area,” in the words of the competition outline. |
| A Japanese Town That Kicked the Oil Habit Shin Abe doesn’t find it odd that the picturesque little Japanese town of Kuzumaki, where he has lived all his life, generates some of its electricity with cow dung. Nor is the 15-year-old middle school student blown away by the vista of a dozen wind turbines spinning atop the forested peak of nearby Mt. Kamisodegawa. And it’s old news to Abe that his school gets 25% of its power from an array of 420 solar panels located near the campus. “That’s the way it’s been,” he shrugs. “It’s natural.” |
| ‘Green’ jobs compete for stimulus aid. Obama weighs them vs. traditional projects. Environmentalists and smart-growth advocates are trying to shift the priorities of the economic stimulus plan that will be introduced in Congress next month to more projects that create “green-collar” jobs. |
| High-Energy Jumbo Squid at Risk With Warming Dec. 18, 2008 — Jumbo squid are long-distance commuters. Every day, these gangly creatures migrate more than 500 hundred vertical feet. It’s a high-energy lifestyle — and one that’s going to suffer as a result of global warming, according to a new study.Squid now appear to be joining the list of marine creatures at risk from rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As the oceans absorb some of this CO2 load, pH levels drop, and the water becomes more acidic. |
| Converting waste into a renewable energy sources Consider a technology that not only keeps your surroundings clean it also produces renewable energy at a low cost. Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., a U.S. pioneer for municipal waste-to-energy technology, wants to make sure that your waste doesnt go waste. Literally. Wheelabrator’s waste-to-energy facilities produce steam and electricity by burning large quantities of municipal trash [.] |
| Obama Could Miss the Bus on Raising Gas Tax As supporters of Barack Obama celebrated around the world on November 4, climate activists were particularly moved to hear him declare that helping a “planet in peril” would be one of his administration’s top priorities. Since then he has restated his commitment to renewing America’s leadership in international climate negotiations, and he has pledged to pioneer a “hybrid economy” where protecting health and the environment is not at odds with prosperity. |
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