From the category archives:

Environment

90% of Business Decision Makers Believe Sustainability Is Important for Business

August 25, 2010

90% of Business Decision Makers Believe Sustainability Is Important for Business…. However, only about 1 in 4 actually walk their talk.

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Californians and the Environment

August 20, 2010

This survey focuses on climate change, energy policy, and air pollution and is the 10th annual PPIC Statewide Survey on the environment, presenting responses of 2,502 adult residents throughout California.

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The Scope of Word Energy Chalenges

August 14, 2010
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The U.S. has plentiful sources of energy; we have simply decided not to use most of them for technical, environmental and political reasons. This article does a good job explaining the scope of the world’s energy consumption and what it will take to change course.

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Map: Solar Energy Projects Announced in Jan 2010

February 3, 2010

Visual overview of notable North American solar energy projects announced in Jan 2010.

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U.S. wind energy reached 30 gigawatts in 2009

January 27, 2010

Because many states already have mandates in place for renewable energy penetration, significant growth is projected for the foreseeable future.

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U.S. solar energy stats

January 27, 2010

Solar energy provides electricity and hot water to more than 100,000 homes, businesses and utilities in the United States. Read more Fast Facts on Solar in the U.S. [Fox News Article]

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One of the best innovations of 2009: wallpaper

December 28, 2009

X-Flex is a new kind of wallpaper: one that’s quite possibly stronger than the wall it’s on.

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The dawn of a new generation of kites

April 28, 2009

Saul Griffith presents a plan for Megawatt scale kite turbines that fly at 2000 feet and generate tons of clean electricity. Kite turbines: Just an audacious dream or a viable option for clean energy?

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Effective conservation

April 22, 2009

Conserving the Earth’s biodiversity and natural resources will not be simple and can’t be accomplished by a smallish group of like-minded people turning out their lights for an hour or walking to work for a day. The scale of that solution doesn’t fit the scale of the world’s intertwined energy problems. [Wired Science: To Save the Earth, Start With Data]

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