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Archive for December, 2008
EPA Searches Soul, Tries to Figure out If It’s a Climate Cop
The agency moves toward acting on greenhouse gases, but change will probably wait for Obama.
The Post-Oil Era Begins
Electricity may be what fuels our future—electricity from renewables, nuclear, and even from burning biomass.
Top Ten Green Transportation Trends of 2008
2008 has been an incredible year for green transportation as the world’s automakers made strident efforts to green their production lines, cities decided that it’s time to give our car-centric lifestyle a much needed rethink, and some incredible new vehicles proved once and for all that green transportation can be sexier and perform just as well as any other method of transportation. Rather than picking individual stories from the past year, we decided to analyze some of the incredible trends that made 2008 a landmark year in the transportation sector. Read on for an in-depth review of ten green transportation trends, and what we believe 2009 will bring us!
Tennessee Coal Ash Disaster Dwarfs Exxon Spill
One of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory has unfolded over the last week in Kingston, Tennessee, where a massive coal waste spill has unleashed over a billion gallons of potentially toxic sludge into the Clinch River and surrounding land. Worst yet, the Tennessee Valley Authority – the nation’s largest government-owned utility, which owns the plant where the spill occurred – failed to properly warn residents in the area of the toxins the sludge contains.
California’s Unclaimed Bottle Refunds Create Green Jobs
SACRAMENTO, California, December 30, 2008 (ENS) – Unclaimed refund pennies on aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers purchased in California that end up in the trash instead of the recycling bin amount to millions of dollars. These funds are now being used to underwrite recycling projects across the state.
Green Materials
There is a great interest in green building products propelled by environmentalists, owners, architects and engineers. At the recent GreenBuild show in Boston the convention center was filled with exhibitors promoting their green/sustainable products. Most of the exhibitors promoted products that support sustainability; however some were of questionable merit. So how can you tell the difference?
9 Greener and Cleaner New Year’s Resolutions
Here are 9 Simple Resolutions that would help make a much healthier environment no matter where you live.
The 10 Biggest Cleantech Victories of 2008
Last week we brought you the 10 Biggest Cleantech Disappointments of 2008 — such as electric car maker Tesla hitting a wall, and T. Boone Pickens putting his massive wind power project on ice. But nascent industry also saw a lot of significant milestones in 2008. Here are some of…
