Exactly What’s Causing the Melting of Greenland’s Ice?

At the risk of stating the obvious, all the mechanisms stem from our civilization’s callously thumbing its nose at the notion of a sustainable energy policy.

At the risk of stating the obvious, all the mechanisms stem from our civilization’s callously thumbing its nose at the notion of a sustainable energy policy.

• Reduces deforestation and pollution caused by burning biomass for cooking, heating, and lighting
• Improves human health, providing refrigeration, purified water, and medical equipment
• Increases literacy, meaning more productivity and smaller, stronger families
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This calls to mind a simple truth of eco-friendliness generally: it normally comes at a cost – and the question then becomes: Are we willing to pay that cost? In this case, given the current price of water and energy in the developed world, the answer is probably no, but there may be places – and times – where this changes.


As SmartGridNews ace Jesse Berst notes: “Although utilities are often mandated to encourage energy efficiency, they rarely receive incentives. (more…)

Your carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide (or its equivalent) associated with various actions and activities that we undertake every day. (more…)

Once advances were made in internal combustion technology, though, electric cars faded from the public’s memory in favor of cheaper, mass-produced gasoline-powered cars.
Now, with environmental issues becoming an ever-bigger concern, interest in the electric car is stirring again.
There are still a few obstacles to overcome before the electric car earns widespread adoption, including: (more…)
Gone are the days when people would think you were a hippie for doing your recycling.
Nowadays more and more people are switching on to the importance of reducing waste and living more sustainably. Academic institutions are embracing the green movement, with many campuses recycling and encouraging a reduction in waste.
These four college go above and beyond the basics with their amazing green credentials. (more…)

Per the article linked above: (more…)

This, of course, is only a part of the puzzle, as it omits a host of other things that are in the process of becoming extremely important to us, like vehicle to grid. Here, we mean the management of many millions of batteries in electric vehicles at various levels of charge, each of which has the potential to play a role in the health and viability of the overall grid.