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Solar energy may finally get its day in the sun. The high costs that for years made it impractical as a mainstream source of energy are plummeting. Real estate companies are racing to install solar panels on office buildings. Utilities are erecting large solar panel “farms’’ near big cities and in desolate deserts. And creative [...]
GLOBAL warming, an environmental threat unlike any the world has faced, is thought to be caused by an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases spewed into the atmosphere through human activities. Greenhouse gases refer to carbon dioxide and other industrial gases. Scientists say carbon dioxide, the primary culprit, makes up only .035 percent of [...]
SUBURBAN homes will be fitted with government-funded mini power generators as part of a series of multimillion dollar trials to reign-in electricity prices and reduce demand. Up to 30,000 homes in Sydney and Newcastle will participate in one of seven trials to take place in NSW. The Federal Government is providing $100 million towards the [...]
Trade body says UK has only one turbine per 100 sq km in response to wind power critics The UK currently boasts just one wind turbine per 100 square kilometres, according to a new industry study intended to dispel the myth that the countryside is being paved with wind turbines. The report from trade association [...]
Gardens are sprouting on top of the city’s buildings, bringing environmental benefits as well as beauty Central Park aside, New York City is better known for its dense concentration of towering buildings than its bountiful greenery. So it’s appropriate that the city is starting to use its ample supply of rooftop surfaces to make up [...]
The future of coal in feeding growing energy needs here and abroad was the focus of a symposium in Wellington. The event, organised by Victoria University of Wellington’s Institute for Policy Studies, featured visiting NASA climate scientist Dr James Hansen, and canvassed the views of a number of experts, covering everything from lignite development and [...]
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