The Biennial Solar Decathlon, which pits some of the world’s best engineering students against one another, has culminated with Team Germany’s “Cube House” being declared the winner, says an October 16 press release from the U.S. Department of Energy. “This competition to build zero carbon homes has ... keep reading
Written by Rob Fierro this month, about Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Education, Events, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Solar
In a warming world, dominated by excessive rain in some areas and drought in others, arcology designers propose a Nevada city that would rely on landscapes right out of Frank Herbert’s classic novel, Dune (which was made an equally classic film of the same name). The Sietch, Nevada urban ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Recycling, Smart Growth, Water, Weather
While the emergence of the electric vehicle as a new automotive category is radically changing many aspects of the automobile industry and consumer thinking around driving, why aren’t we seeing this shift translate into a revolution in automobile design? The NY Times looks at the major considerations shaping the ... keep reading
Written by Scott Lachut last month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Design, Education, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Smart Growth
A new report from the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) makes a bold claim with big numbers--and we all love big numbers don’t we? Once all geothermal energy projects currently under development are on line, as much as 10 GW of renewable energy could be available to American homes. How ... keep reading
Written by Harry Tournemille last month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Smart Growth
President Obama has just signed an Executive Order that compels the largest consumer of energy in the US economy to invest in energy efficiency improvements to get to huge reductions in energy use by 2020. Every Federal agency must measure, manage, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet specific targets ... keep reading
Written by Susan Kraemer last month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Events, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Smart Growth
When America wakes up in the morning to plan its day, does saving money make the list? What about reducing carbon emissions for the day? The unenlightened consumer might not realize that these tasks are as simple as switching on a different kind of light. The U.S. Department of ... keep reading
Written by Pete Musser last month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Events, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
In early 2008, Saudi Arabia announced that, after being self-sufficient in wheat for over 20 years, the non-replenishable aquifer it had been pumping for irrigation was largely depleted. In response, officials said they would reduce their wheat harvest by one-eighth each year until production would cease entirely in 2016. The ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown last month, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
BSST , a subsidiary of Amerigon Incorporated, a company that markets products based upon thermoelectric technology, is entering the fifth phase of testing an energy system that would allow an automobile to capture it’s own engine exhaust and recycle it into electric power. The project has received funding from the ... keep reading
Written by Jim Moscater in September, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Design, Economics, Education, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
When most people think of ethanol, images of food shortages and vast fields of corn often come to mind. It is because of these negative stereotypes that ethanol has fallen from popularity in the public eye. However, there is a company out there that is taking a new approach to ... keep reading
Written by Jonathan Williams in September, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Green energy, Industry & Business, Transport
During this past summer, the world has seen multiple advances in the alternative energy field, particularly with algae biofuels. A week hasn’t gone by where I didn’t receive several press releases in my inbox highlighting the latest advances by one of the many algae companies out there. However ... keep reading
Written by Jonathan Williams in September, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Economics, Green energy, Industry & Business, Water (1 comment)
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