Biomass is a significant source of energy in the world, particularly in rural areas. However, most current use of firewood and fossil fuels for heating and cooking brings with it harmful effects of indoor air pollution and associated adverse health …
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From Guest Blogger Dana: Earth-friendly Living
Living in harmony with our surroundings was once the only way of surviving on this planet for the human race. We had to know our environment in order to defend from numerous predators and tame the nature around us in …
From Guest Blogger Blake: Six Easy To Follow Green Printing Tips To Save Money — and The Planet
What is green printing? Simply put, green printing is the collection of practices that will reduce the harm to the environment caused by usual printing practices. If you work in an office environment where printing documents is part of the …
From Guest Blogger Dana: Federal Concern Increases Over Energy-Efficient Roofing
There’s been a lot of talk online by the US Energy Department and Environmental Protection Agency on energy-efficient roofing. As a concept, it makes perfect sense. Considering that the Federal Trade Commission’s data shows that heating and cooling currently account for half of a typical …
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Solar Roadways
If you’ve come across the concept of the “solar roadway,” you know that replacing all our roads with this new kind of highly durable solar photovoltaic panel would generate more energy than all of us are using — three times …
From 2GreenEnergy Intern Oliver Goavec: Europeans and Americans Have Different Perceptions on Climate Change — Part Three of Three
Europe and the U.S. have common points. Here are a few things to note: – In 2002, the Clear Skies and Global Climate Change law. The objectives were to cut emissions of sulfur dioxide by 73%, nitrogen oxide by 67%, …
Possible New Intern for “Sustainability Role Models” Website
A young man from Hungary may be doing an internship with us soon, and wants to know more about it. He writes: Could you please elaborate a little bit on this internship opportunity offered by your company? Basically as far …
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Indianapolis: Soon To Be Home To Car-Sharing Project
A French billionaire is installing a huge car-sharing project using electric vehicles (pictured left) in Indianapolis. Of course I wish him bonne chance, but I question his choice of venues. Car-sharing is a terrific new paradigm in transportation. But keep …
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From 2GreenEnergy Intern Oliver Goavec: Europeans and Americans Have Different Perceptions on Climate Change — Part Two of Three
Decisions Made In the Past International agreements concerning climate change are complicated because a consensus must be found. Since the first summit in 1972, four more have been held. In 1982, for the second summit in Nairobi, dealing with the …
More on Solar/Wind Tower Hoax
Emil comments on my piece lampooning the solar/wind tower that developers claim will soon be built in Arizona, in which I noted that, given the figures they presented, the implied price of electricity was huge. Well, if you go back …
