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The three massive turbines, measuring 29 meters in diameter, are supported by bridges spanning between the complex's two towers.
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From Vanity Fair's annual green issue, a fascinating look at a designer influencing the influencers — his high-profile projects include a green roof covered in native grasses for The GAP in San Bruno, Nike's energy-effective European headquarters, and a new project with Google that's looking big.
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois—To lighten the planet's load of greenhouse gases in observance of Earth Day, Illinois EPA Director Doug Scott is encouraging state residents to switch from traditional incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs, or CFLs. "Next week marks the 38th celebration of Earth Day, which gives us a moment to reflect on how our decisions affect the planet and it also gives us a time to adopt a greener lifestyle for the future," said Scott.
Upon first glance you may think that a solar trash can is an extravagance municipalities can certainly do without, but perhaps we need to take a closer look. The BigBelly is a self-powered compacting trash receptacle. Instead of drawing electricity from the power grid this trash can uses solar power for 100% of its energy. From the company: "The unit takes up as much space as the 'footprint' of an ordinary receptacle—but its capacity is five times greater. Increased capacity reduces collection trips and can cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions by 80%. BigBelly also provides cost efficiencies from labor savings, fuel cost and maintenance savings, as well as environmental benefits from reduced emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants."
These principles are almost laughable. The President is about 8 years behind the curve. (He himself endorsed the concept of power plant emission limits 8 years ago, only to disavow the idea once in office.) An initial and apparently more specific Bush trial balloon was shot down by key Congressional Republicans. These new comments appear to be little more than a thin rationale for a Parisian junket by some members of his administration. Perhaps the appropriate reaction should be "sacre bleu!" (though the Pope might find that inappropriate).
TOKYO (Reuters) - Greenhouse gas curbs on industries such as power generation and steel could provide a basis for a renewed U.N.-led drive to fight global warming, Akio Mimura, Chairman of Nippon Steel Corp said on Thursday.
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PARIS (Reuters) - The world needs tougher action to combat global warming than a plan by President George W. Bush to halt a rise in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions only by 2025, delegates at a climate conference in Paris said on Thursday. South Africa, one of 17 nations at the two-day global warming talks that started on Thursday, called Bush's proposals "disappointing" and unambitious when many other industrialized economies are already cutting emissions.
Washington, D.C.- Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon may be on the rise, according to high-resolution images released by an agency of the Brazilian government. The images suggest an end to a widely hailed three-year decline in the rate of deforestation and have spurred a public controversy among high-level Brazilian officials, writes Tim Hirsch, author of "The Incredible Shrinking Amazon Rainforest" in the May/June 2008 issue of World Watch magazine.
Major floods striking America's heartland this week offer a preview of the spring seasonal outlook, according to NOAA's National Weather Service. Several factors will contribute to above-average flood conditions, including record rainfall in some states and snow packs, which are melting and causing rivers and streams to crest over their banks. This week, more than 250 communities in a dozen states are experiencing flood conditions. The science supporting NOAA's short-term forecasts allows for a high level of certainty. National Weather Service forecasters highlighted potential for the current major flood event a week in advance and began working with emergency managers to prepare local communities for the impending danger.
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Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawai'i continues to cause seismic tremors, lava flow and toxic gas emissions. Despite this threat, a few miles down the slope from the crater, animal care staff at the San Diego Zoo's Keauhou Bird Conservation Center continue their efforts to save endangered species. By: The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national nonprofit land conservation organization, said today that it will acquire for preservation the boyhood home of Alexander Hamilton on the island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. By: Center for Biological Diversity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wednesday proposed a dramatic reduction in habitat designated as critical for the survival of the charismatic and declining San Bernardino kangaroo rat. The proposal would designate a total of only 10,658 acres of habitat, a 68-percent reduction from the current designation of 33,295 acres. By: International Fund for Animal Welfare
Today, marine mammal experts, representatives from federal and state agencies, and members of the Northeast Regional Stranding network are meeting for the annual event which this year is hosted by CCSN (Cape Cod Stranding Network) a project of IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare), and the Mystic Aquarium. By: Healthy Child Healthy World
"Healthy Child Healthy World helps mothers and fathers connect the dots, to understand cause and effect. It tries to emphasize the healthful solutions, the positive, easy-to-follow steps you can take for your family, your home, yourself." -from the foreword by Meryl Streep By: The Rainforest Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance has reached a milestone as the area of farmland certified in compliance with the environmental, social and economic standards represented by the organization's seal of approval recently surpassed one million acres (more than 414,000 hectares) in 18 countries. By: Sea Alarm Foundation
The Sea Alarm Foundation has been shortlisted for the most prestigious of all awards in the maritime sector – the internationally renowned Seatrade Awards, sometimes dubbed the "Oscars for Shipping". By: Center for Biological Diversity
As a lethal ailment continues to be discovered in wintering bat colonies around the Northeast, conservation groups announced today that they will sue the federal government unless it undertakes a review of all its activities that may be harming endangered bat species.
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Thursday, April 17, 2008
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