published July 2, 2010 and has No Comments
Image via Consert Inc Consert Inc, a smart grid software company, is getting some major backing by big companies. Verizon, Qualcomm, Constellation Energy and GE have pulled together $17.7 million to invest in promoting the company's software. Currently, Consert has software deployed with electric utilities in North Carolina and Texas, but they're looking to spread. And the backing by ...
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published June 25, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: citylovesyou_ffm via flickr After two years of study, researchers from MIT have forecast natural gas use in the United States doubling in the coming decades, increasing energy market share to 40%. That increase comes largely because natural gas eventually replaces more coal in electricity generation thanks to future carbon emissions reduction policy. ... Read the full story on ...
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published June 25, 2010 and has No Comments
We'll keep this one short, the video is hilarious--just watch it! NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams appeared on The Jimmy Fallon Show Tuesday night, we watched it first on
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Brian Williams and Jimmy Fallon "Slow Jam" BP Oil Spill News, Dave Matthews Speaks Up Against Mountaintop Removal, and More (Video)
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published June 15, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: Eric Schmuttenmaer via flickr We know that the Great Recession of 2008 & 2009 helped many nations slash their carbon emissions and lower deforestation rates--decidedly good things--but it also slashed in half the value of the voluntary carbon market , a new report by Ecosystem Marketplace shows.... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published June 7, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: US Forest Service via flickr Geoengineering has been a slow burning controversy for some time now , with some truly wacky ideas proposed, as well as some which take a more sober look at the prospect of intentionally tinkering with the climate to stop the effects of human activity disturbing it in the first plac... Read the full ...
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published June 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Image Source: Jonny Hunter Dear Pablo: I grow plenty of vegetables in the summer but can't in the winter. In addition to preserving what I can in canning jars, I am thinking about getting a freezer chest to store my vegetables into the winter. I am concerned about the energy use and am wondering if it is better or ...
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published June 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Image Source: Jonny Hunter Dear Pablo: I grow plenty of vegetables in the summer but can't in the winter. In addition to preserving what I can in canning jars, I am thinking about getting a freezer chest to store my vegetables into the winter. I am concerned about the energy use and am wondering if it is better or ...
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published May 18, 2010 and has No Comments
Image from the Guardian One of Mayor Boris Johnson's election promises when he got elected two years ago was to re-introduce the much loved double decker bus. There was a competition and two designs were chosen. The virtual prototype for the winning bus has now been unveiled. The physical prototype comes next year and the bus itself is set ...
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published May 17, 2010 and has No Comments
Image from the Guardian Britain has a new government: a coalition between Conservatives and Liberal-Democrats. As Canadian... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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How Green is Britain's New Conservative Government?
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published May 14, 2010 and has No Comments
Image credit: www.ericcastro.biz /Flickr Wildfires, massive forest fires that burn across thousands of square miles , are a natural part of the forest ecosystem but when they spread across farmland, into towns and cities, or over major roads, they can have a serious physical and financial impact.
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Hot Scenes from Raging Wildfires (Slideshow)
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