A special vehicle pulled up the climate talks at the U.N. in Poland on Thursday. It wasn’t a limo, it wasn’t one of those tricked out Suburbans carrying a diplomat…..it was a solar powered car. The first ever solar-powered car to travel around the world. “This is the first time in history that a solar-powered [...]
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Around the World, Via Solar Power
Posted in Alternative Energy, Technology, tagged Alternative Energy, Kyoto Protocol, solar power, Technology, U.N. climate talks, United Nations on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Who Knew? Biden is a Greenie!
Posted in Alternative Energy, Biofuel, Endangered Species, Global Warming, Politics, tagged Alternative Energy, ANWR, Biden, Biofuel, carbon emissions, commercial whaling, debate, Endangered Species, fuel efficiency, Global Warming, League of Conservation Voters, offshore wind farms, Palin on November 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So I recently found out about the League of Conservation Voters, a group which aims to turn environmental issues into national priorities. The LCV has scorecards on each politician based on their environmental goals and histories. Joe Biden has done well according to the LCV’s scorecard. Why does Biden kick Sarah Palin’s butt in environmentalism? [...]
Long Island’s Playground to Go Green
Posted in Alternative Energy, Sustainability, tagged Alternative Energy, Long Island, Southampton, Sustainability on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Who would’ve thought that Long Island’s playground of the elite, Southampton, would be the first town in the country to develop groundbreaking building codes for energy efficiency? In July, Southampton adopted a progressive four-tier building code to make homes more energy efficient. The catch? The larger the home, the more energy efficient it has to [...]
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