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United States Department of State Climate Blog
Sometimes you can find interesting things on your twitter updates. The one below I found particularly good. It’s a collection of articles, ideas, concepts and thoughts about sustainability, what it is, how it’s defined and what you can do to get into it or get…
Dairy farmers get sustainable to beat the carbon tax
With the carbon tax posing major threats to the intensive Australian dairy industry, facing the prospect of higher power bills and lower milk prices, some dairy farmers have already made big moves to slash on-farm electricity costs.
Why Small Manufacturers Lag In ‘Green’ Efforts
Via blogs.wsj.com, 20/10/2011 Many manufacturers are eager to go green, but doing so is particularly tough for smaller firms. Fifty-seven percent of small manufacturers said they have little or no strategy to become sustainable, compared to 39% of larger manufacturers, according to a recent survey…
Pieter Weijnen demonstrates the exponential rate at which green design is advancing
Via dwell.com, 11-09-2011 With House 2.0, architect Pieter Weijnen demonstrates the exponential rate at which green design is advancing. For architect Pieter Weijnen of Amsterdam firm Faro, building his own low-energy home (featured in our July/August 2008 issue) was just the start. A year later,…
Solar power station in Spain works at night
Via rawstory.com, 18-03-2012 FUENTES DE ANDALUCIA, Spain — A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night. The Gemasolar station, up and running since last May, stands…
New Green Playgrounds Will Capture Stormwater Throughout NYC
Via inhabitat.com, 03-18-2012 Playgrounds may be a favorite place for New York City children, but they have also become an ideal environmental solution for city officials. With a possibly rainy summer season ahead, the Department of Environmental Protection is teaming up with the Trust for…
Environmental Impacts Cost 41 Cents for Every $1 of Revenue
Via environmentalleader.com, 16-02-2012 If companies had to pay for the full environmental costs of their activities, they would have lost 41 cents out of every dollar earned in 2010 – and these costs are doubling every 14 years, according to a Trucost analysis for a…
Cleaning up on dirty data
Via good,net.nz, Good Magazine, issue 20 • Every second of online video you watch puts 0.2 grams of carbon into the atmosphere, so YouTube is chugging out 4,000 tonnes of CO2 a day. • Major data centres account for almost two percent of the world’s…
Intermittency Still a Challenge for Solar Power
Via getsolar.com, 20-10-2011 Few people live far enough north or south that they can have sunlight all day long, so most people understand their rooftop solar installations cannot always provide them power. What people might not understand is the concept of intermittency and how great…
Whittier Organic Food Center is a Self-Sustaining Vertical Farm for Los Angeles
Via inhabitat.com, 25-09-2011 The Whittier Organic Food Center is a state-of-the-art food production testing and learning facility that recently took top honors in the Cavin Family Travel Fellowship. The project creates opportunities for social sustainability in Los Angeles, leasing areas of the garden and tower…