Video profile of University of New Hampshire Ecoline™ project. Video credit:UNH and Waste Management.
The beginning of a new decade
reminds us to also look back at the past 10 years to see how everything from
daily tasks to new technologies have evolved. Back in 2000, the thought of
using our garbage to produce renewable energy was barely a blip on the radar.
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California has the most ambitious climate plan in the country, known as AB 32, which aims to cut emissions and increase the use of renewable energy to 30 percent by 2020. The bill's ambition certainly would upset the status quo. Perhaps that's why polluters and some politicians are lining up against the bill's implementation. U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock and state Assemblyman Dan Logu...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Distributed generation for utilities is part of the mandate. Photo: Solar Dave via flickr.
Now this is getting somewhere... Climate Progress reports that the Colorado House of Representatives has passed an increase in the state's Read the full story on TreeHugger
In Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, I have presented a plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions by increasing energy efficiency and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. In the push to reduce emissions, all eyes are on China, the world's most populous country and now also the world's top carbon emitter. Here are some highlights from the Plan B 4.0 datasets on China's energy economy:
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With the launch of the new UK renewable energy feed-in tariffs, the Government will now be paying every homeowner that installs solar panels and other renewables a guaranteed income in addition to the energy savings they are likely to reap. But some environmentalists are less than happy about it. In fact George Monbiot, who has previously called for a 100% cut in carbon emiss...Read the full story on TreeHugger
