Solar Power News and Info
Worldwatch Institute recently released a report that above all urged for a worldwide CO2 reduction by 2050 in order to prevent disastrous environmental results. The authors indicate that there is still time to reduce CO2 emissions as long as there is worldwide cooperation. The report urges that CO2 emissions need to peak before 2020 and [...]
A project entitled Cape Wind is hoping to be the first offshore wind farm in the United States. The location selected is near the coast of Nantucket Sound in Massachusetts. The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was recently released and signals that the project is approved as far as environmental concerns go. However, the project still must go through [...]
A recent study performed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory of the Energy Department outside of Seattle, Washington has determined that if consumers are able to monitor energy use they are more likely to use less. The study included equipping 112 homes in the Olympic Peninsula outside Seattle with digital thermostats and computer controllers attached to [...]
We’re happy to announce that Green QuestionVille has been a success We’ve launched the service just over a week ago and we had many new members join. Lots of questions, answers, and comments have been submitted. Votes for the best answers have been pouring in. We thank you all for making this much needed [...]
For awhile the concept of a “carbon credit” has baffled me. In the economic market can companies really sell off their waste to the highest bidder? Does this trade of waste and sustainability really benefit the earth, or is it an economic scapegoat for companies who don’t want to put forth the effort to make [...]
The soon-to-be President of the United States, Barack Obama, has elected Steven Chu to be the nation’s new Energy Secretary. Steven Chu shared the Nobel Prize in 1997 for cooling and trapping atoms with laser light and is highly touted in the physics world. There are a lot of pressures on the upcoming administration to not only [...]
Ever wonder how one might harness the power of the ocean in order to light up the world? Well a University of Michigan engineer may have unlocked a huge potential of energy. In what is being called a VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibrations for Aquatic Clean Energy), we may have found a solution to many of [...]
If you recently read Bart’s article on Electric Cars and became excited, well 2012 just may be your year! Regardless of the economic issues surrounding automakers these days, they are still focusing on bringing the public hybrid and electric cars. Automakers including GM, Toyota, Honda and Ford are stating that their hybrid-electric hopes are on [...]
It seems like there is no way to avoid a guilt-trip these days, particularly if you are trying to travel. Whether you choose to go by car, bus, train, ship, or airplane, someone out there is counting the carbon emissions created. Not to mention the nonrenewable fuel source that was consumed.
But perhaps a glimmer [...]
Sleep is a crucial time for your body to repair and revitalize itself so that it’s ready to take on the next day with even more vigor than the day before. When you sleep in organic cotton bedding, it’s not only beneficial for the environment, but it’s also beneficial for your health.The typical bed sheets [...]