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Global warming could lead to more Arctic energy
by Reuters
20 Nov 2008 at 7:05am
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Arctic offers new energy and fishing resources as a result of global warming and new technology, the European Union said on Thursday.
Climate Protests Escalate Worldwide
20 Nov 2008 at 7:01am
Lynne Purvis stood apart at a Ritz Carlton cocktail party Thursday night. Surrounded by coal, oil, and natural gas executives at a Bank of America energy conference in Key Biscayne, Florida, Purvis and her six friends had not been invited. Armed with banners and signs, they still made their presence known.
Young activists fired up in fight against coal
by charleston.net
20 Nov 2008 at 6:54am
JOHNSONVILLE ? Outside the high school here Tuesday night, as people gathered for a public hearing, three young women wrestled with a big black inflatable coal plant that looked similar to a jump castle ? except for the words "CLEAN UP DIRTY COAL PLANTS NOW" on the side.
Antarctic Warming Shows "Human Fingerprints"
20 Nov 2008 at 6:48am
The rapid ice melt and temperature rise in the Arctic region has been widely reported, with a record summer ice melt occurring last year in the Arctic ocean, and a near-record this year (the volume of sea ice, if not the extent, did reach a record low this year, with autumn temperatures in the Arctic 9 degrees Fahrenheit above normal).
Obama climate pledge "very positive": U.N. official
by Reuters
20 Nov 2008 at 6:43am
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Barack Obama's pledge to work to reduce emissions sharply by 2020 is a "huge signal" of encouragement to countries negotiating a new climate pact, the head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on Wednesday.
Solar Company Offers to Buy a Piece of GM
20 Nov 2008 at 6:39am
You know times have changed when a German solar energy company is offering to throw General Motors a bone and shell out $1.26 billion for one of its subsidiaries.
Revamped LEED ratings emphasize climate, energy conservation
20 Nov 2008 at 6:32am
The U.S. Green Building Council is remodeling its LEED rating system for buildings, giving greater weight to design elements that reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Zero Carbon Building is The New Standard In England
24 Oct 2008 at 10:07am
Zero carbon building is going to be the standard in the UK as of 2016. By that time all new buildings will have to be carbon neutral, the government decided awhile back. In the meantime, there?s a lot of activity going on in the housing sector to prepare for this rather close deadline.
Black is the new Green: NY chapter of US Green Building Council Annual Gala p...
by L. Norton, ENN
21 Oct 2008 at 11:50am
Last week, ENN was invited to join roughly 360 members, celebrities, dignitaries and special guests dressed in black tie gathered at the American Museum of Natural History among the dinosaur bones and under the globe of the planetarium, to honor NY Mayor Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the President of Related Companies and the President and CEO of NBC for their efforts to make NYC green.
Eco-show launches four-city expansion
17 Oct 2008 at 7:48am
Go Green Expo, a business-to-business and consumer showcase for green living products and services, has announced a four-city tour beginning in January 2009 that includes Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City and Atlanta. The event debuted in New York this year during Earth Week.
Regulations Demanding Actual Data Are Leapfrogging LEED
1 Oct 2008 at 8:52am
?It?s not how efficient the building is but how much energy it really uses that matters.? That?s the gist of many comments in a thread on BuildingGreen?s blog (and, simultaneously, on several email discussion groups) about how to measure the actual energy performance of LEED buildings.
How Green Is Your College?
30 Sep 2008 at 9:01am
Last week, the Sustainable Endowments Institute released its 2009 Green Report Card. As GreenBiz reports, it compiles the green and not-so-green aspects of 300 colleges and universities through the United States and Canada. The Report Card was designed to identify those schools that are leading by example through their commitment to sustainability initiatives on campus.
5 ways to ride wave power
17 Sep 2008 at 9:05am
To slow global warming, install white roofs
by LA Times
10 Sep 2008 at 9:05am
Builders have known for decades that white roofs reflect the sun's rays and lower the cost of air conditioning. But now scientists say they have quantified a new benefit: slowing global warming.
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