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The United States must act fast to diversify its electricity-generating technology and eliminate its coal emissions by 2030, according to a study by the Environmental Science & Technology. The study notes that several methods, such as ending fossil fuel subsidies and raising carbon tax, are essential to reach the target within the next two decades. [...]
The World Bank will loan $60 million to aid an afforestation project in Shandong Province in eastern China, which aims to reduce water and soil erosion, protect agricultural land and improve the environment in the province. The Shandong Ecological Afforestation Project will develop about 28,000 hectares of protection forest belts and plantations on saline coastal [...]
A wave of promotion is hitting consumers during this month’s 40th anniversary Earth Day observances: Hanes says it can put you in eco-friendly underwear, Frito-Lay offers Sun Chips from a bag you can toss in a compost pile, and Target stores invite you to use their recycling bins. Some promotions sound more like image-buffing than [...]
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have created a new type of flexible solar cell that is both inexpensive and more efficient than conventional cells available on the market. The new cell is made using arrays of long, thin silicon wires that are embedded in a polymer substrate.
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Daylighting has taken an important role in green building, with benefits ranging from lowered energy bills to happier occupants. Many architects have struggled with making daylighting effective without the cost of glare and heat gain. The Sundolier daylighting system is a new way to gain the benefits of natural light without the drawbacks. They do [...]
For perhaps the first time a study is showing that consumers are willing to spend more in order to go green. According to a new report from Burst Media consumers are not only willing to pay more to go green, but that 90% have made changes to their lives to be more green. Past research [...]
There are a lot of reasons why online retailers should start seeing green in a whole new way: Conserving energy and supplying environmentally sound products and services is good for the environment and the bottom line. Large retailers like Target, Wal-Mart and The Home Depot naturally use a lot of energy and produce a lot [...]
Wired UK takes us inside the Cool and Clean Mission 2010 Convention in California: “Climate change? Isn’t that Al Gore’s problem?” That’s how a typical resident of South San Francisco, an industrial city in the Bay Peninsular separate from its namesake, responds. Changing this attitude is Arup’s problem, although the civil engineering group probably wouldn’t [...]