The world's first solar sail was unfurled on August 18th, as part of Nantucket's Race Week. Explorer Robert Swan will be using the groundbreaking sail on his sail boat ‘2041', currently on an around-the-world journey to raise awareness on climate change. The sail features thin-film solar cells ... keep reading
Written by Jeremy Williams today, about Biofuels, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Transport
Google Inc announced today they will invest $10 million in enhanced geothermal systems. The systems, known as EGS, allow engineers to drill their own geothermal outlets and pump in water to create steam to power a turbine. The idea is to find "hot rocks" relatively close to the surface. This ... keep reading
Written by Peter D. today, about Clean Technologies
The electric Zecar, a car that costs less than 2p a mile to run, goes on sale in Britain today. The Zecar has space for five adults, is shorter than a Mini, is almost six feet tall, and costs around £15,000 ($30,000 US). The company also produces Zevan ... keep reading
Written by Peter D. yesterday, about Energy Saving, Transport
As gas prices rise, decades-long trends in transportation in the U.S. are reversing. Public transit ridership in 2007 hit its highest rate in fifty years, while driving miles are on the decline for the first time since 1980. Americans drove fewer miles in May 2008 than the previous May ... keep reading
Written by Britt Gordon-McKeon yesterday, about Clean Technologies, Energy Saving, Politics, Transport
Editor's Note: This post comes to us courtesy of Tan Copsey of China Dialogue as part of our series on China that we will be running throughout the 2008 Olympics. Despite gloomy pre-games predictions, in Beijing face-masks are yet to join lycra and running shoes as an athletes accessory ... keep reading
Written by Tan Copsey yesterday, about Air Quality, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Politics, Pollution, Protest
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Every time you buy products such as food or gas, you are impacted by unregulated, secretive and often foreign commodities futures markets. Speculators in these markets are increasingly buying and selling commodities such as oil to sell again, rather than to use. As largely ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts yesterday, about Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Industry
According to the United Nations, 25,000 people die of starvation everyday; 16,000 of them are children. That's one child every 5 seconds. Amidst these horrifying numbers, Oxfam warns that millions of people in Africa "are fast being pushed towards severe hunger and destitution." Unfortunately the formula that ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne yesterday, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Health, Politics
When you die, you can take it with you, if what you want to take is reducing your carbon footprint. Although you might think that your responsibility to the environment stops when you bite the big one, think again. The dead are not proving to be environmentally responsible. However, there ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood this week, about Clean Technologies, Emissions, Health (2 comments)
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Britain's honeybees have suffered catastrophic losses this year, according to a survey of the nation's beekeepers, contributing to a shortage of honey and putting at risk the pollination of fruits and vegetables. The survey by the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) revealed that ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts this week, about Agriculture & Food, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters
Editor's Note: Continuing our relationship with SolveClimate, we are featuring another article by David Sassoon, this one on the dangerous effects of drilling on watersheds. More than half the residents of New York State -- those who live in the Big Apple -- rely on a fabled watershed for their supply ... keep reading
Written by SolveClimate this week, about Coal & Oil, Politics, Water
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