Baxter State Park wallpaper
In an article that focuses on the benefits of making a national concerted effort to conserve Erica Gies writes,
How much will your personal effort benefit our nation and world? Green architect Ed Mazria, founder of the nonprofit group Architecture 2030, estimates that for every $21 billion invested in the energy efficiency of [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Baxter State Park wallpaper, Conserving energy – the new old idea, Green jobs for the future
Posted in Environment-General, Society & Culture, wallpaper on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beach Caravan wallpaper, Big leap in LED energy saving technology, Toxins in Columbia River Basin increase four fold
Posted in Environment-Energy, Environment-General, Tech, wallpaper on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beach Caravan wallpaper
Low-cost LEDs to slash household electric bills
GaN, grown in labs on expensive sapphire wafers since the 1990s, can now be grown on silicon wafers. This lower cost method could mean cheap mass produced LEDs become widely available for lighting homes and offices in the next five years.
Based on current results, GaN LED lights [...]
Split Rail Fence Winter wallpaper, Silicon Valley backs stimulus plan, Killing wildlife for thrills
Posted in Environment-Energy, Environment-wildlife, economics, wallpaper on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Split Rail Fence Winter wallpaper
Silicon V.C.’s Feel Optimistic About Stimulus Plan
Silicon Valley executives, it seemed, are feeling quite cheered by President Obama’s energy agenda, which emphasizes “smart grid” technologies that encourage energy conservation.
The stimulus comes up for a vote today. It should pass easily in the House. Too close to call in the Senate. Eight [...]
Northern Lights wallpaper, Kingston coal ash spill threatens wildlife
Posted in Environment-General, Environment-wildlife, wallpaper on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Northern-Lights wallpaper. Also known as the aurora borealis.
Giant Toxic Coal Ash Spill Threatens Animals
Those worries, experts say, are not limited to human health. In addition to the animals killed by the initial spill, wildlife may be threatened for years by the trace amounts of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, thallium, and other toxins in the coal ash.
Eco-Friendly [...]
Green Beach wallpaper, Hydrogen fuel via aluminum clusters
Posted in Environment-Energy, Environment-General, wallpaper on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Beach Hawaii wallpaper
Is the American Southwest Running Dry?
Twisting through seven states before reaching Mexico, the Colorado River is the lifeline of the American Southwest. But with increasing population, thoughtless development and the added pressures of climate change, the river — and the region — are in dire straights.
In the documentary The American Southwest: Are [...]
