World Speed Record Set by 100% Electric Airplane Aircrafts are notorious for adding carbon content into the atmosphere because more and more people are choosing this mode of travel. We are trying to reduce carbon emissions on the ground. But we are not giving enough thought to reducing carbon content by aircrafts. Environmentalists are concerned […]
Mystery of Los Angeles Methane Emissions ProbedThe Los Angeles metropolitan area belches far more methane into its air than scientists had previously realized. If other megacities are equally profligate, urban methane emissions may represent a surprisingly important source of this potent greenhouse gas. Atmospheric […]
A Dollar Today: The Advantages of Building in Energy ControlsBy Hunt Briggs, MBA/MS candidate, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan, 2009 Climate Corps fellow at Biltmore Farms, Member of Net ImpactIve worked with Biltmore Farms in Asheville, NC this summer, deciphering energy bills, tracking power demand trends and seeking cost-effective ways for […]
Toyota has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the USToyota, as reported by Jamie Lendino of ExtremeTech, has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the US, with an average of 29.7 mpg for actual vehicles sold. Results are based on the 2007 model year. Discussion in the forum goes into upcoming […]
Carbon capture for coal costly, study finds.Harvard University researchers have issued a new report that confirms what many experts already feared: Stopping greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants is going to cost a lot of money.
Lean Business is Green Business: Improving performance with EDFs Green Portfolio FrameworkA little over a year ago, EDF kicked […]
Hydrogen From Waste Materials Environmentalists are continuously searching for green and clean fuel. Until now they have been putting a lot of energy and talent into hydrogen fuels because when hydrogen is burned, the only emission it makes is water vapor. So it is a great advantage that burning of hydrogen doesnt produce carbon dioxide. […]
Climate change: Bye-bye, black sheep?Another clue has been found in the Case of the Shrinking Sheep, an animal mystery in which climate change features as the principal culprit.
PlantagonPlantagonI’ve posted before about vertical gardening.
Are Aluminum Bottles Greener than Glass?Aluminum as a substitute for glass bottles has been inching its way into the consumer experience in the last few years, most notably in the US in the form of beer bottles from Anheuser-Busch and Iron City Beer, a popular regional brand founded in Pittsburgh. Coca-cola has also announced plans […]
Georgia appeals court reverses coal plant ruling.The three-judge panel said requiring the state to regulate the greenhouse gas would “engulf a wide range of potential carbon dioxide emitters in Georgia - and Georgia alone - in a flood of litigation over permits, and impose far-reaching economic hardship on the state.”
Disaster Relief Where It’s NeededKathryn Phillips […]
EPA proposes new one-hour NO2 standard in an effort to reduce respiratory illnessesFor the first time in more than 35 years, EPA has proposed to strengthen the nations nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air quality standard that protects public health.
US should focus foreign aid on food, health and waterThe United States should boost funding for food, health […]