Environmental Leader recently published a number of graphs based on Gallup polling of environmental issues. The polling data show that concern about global warming has declined significantly from its 2007 peak, and that in March 2011 water contamination seemed to be the main concern of the poll’s respondents. Visit Gallup and Environmental Leader for moreRead… Read more »
According to a new report released by Fuel Cells 2000, America’s fuel cell market continues to expand. The new data is available in State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2011. The new data provided in the report shows that California, Connecticut, New York, Ohio and South Carolina led the way last year inRead… Read more »
South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research is housed within a “carbon-zero” office building. The building is filled with passive and active energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies that power the building, control heat loss and manage the amount of sunlight that comes into the building, among other functions. The Institute’s building is perhaps SouthRead… Read more »
The Security and Sustainability Forum is hosting a complimentary webinar series on effective measures to adapt to the national security threats of a changing climate. The first webinar in the series will be on: “Adaptation in a Changing Climate and its impact on National Security.” CEIL is a sponsor of the series. The webinar willRead… Read more »
Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: Fuel cells to get workout in business California redoes its greenhouse gas analysis Good news and bad on trends in US emissions Do new water technologies stand a chance? Microsoft tracks telework trends, ranks top cities for home workersRead… Read more »
The panel discusses progress made, steps to be taken, to create a modern electric grid. Original post
We all know that one of the most influential individual purchaser of goods is the federal government. Combine the federal government’s purchasing with that of the states, and you get not only a lot of purchasing power. But sheer volume of good purchased only partly represents the effects of government purchasing, because purchasing decisions areRead… Read more »
Using renewable energy can be tricky. For example, when the wind blows and people need power, life is pretty simple for wind turbine operators. But what happens when the wind blows at off-peak times? Can that energy be stored? As most of us already know, the answer is “yes, but we’re still working on theRead… Read more »
In yet another sign of the Obama Administration’s commitment to renewable energy, energy efficiency and electric grid modernization, the USDA has announced that it will invest $250 million to modernize rural America’s electric grid with smart grid technology. The funding will be managed by the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service, and will cover a 12-month period.Read… Read more »
We continue our short series on energy storage technology with something that might reduce the amount of energy storage needed. Earlier this June, GE made a splash with the unveiling of their FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant. The plant utilizes several different advancements in power plant efficiency and the integration of different energy-generating technologiesRead… Read more »