Save Energy Installing a Metal Roof
By TreeLiving When choosing what kind of roof you should install, metal roof is – although kind of expensive – a good alternative. Metal roof is durable and comes in a variety of attractive designs. Here are s...
Landfill Closing Helps Mexico City Go “Greener”
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A project to close one of the world''s largest landfills, the 927-acre Bordo Poniente Landfill in Mexico City will stem the city''s largest source of greenhous...
It Will Close The World’s Largest Trash Dump in Mexico City.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City will close one of the world''s largest dumps by Dec. 31 and will instead turn the garbage from millions of people into reusable materials and energy, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard announce...
Solar Energy in Merced County Prison
By Beth Buczynski. Officials in Merced County, California, recently celebrated the launch of a 1.4 megawatt solar complex that will generate enough electricity to power two full-size correctional fa...
Top 10 Countries Using Solar Power
By Beth Buczynski. Naysayers have predicted the demise of solar power for years. But despite an unstable global economy, the Solyndra scandal, and the best efforts of Congress to stall...
Might and Maine: One State Brings Renewable Power Back to the People
By Adam Browning As the Durban climate talks come to a disappointing (if predictable) close, Politico takes a look at prospects for federal action on energy issues and breaks the news that wi...
One Trillion Dollars Invested in Clean Energy In Past 7 Years
By Matthew McDermott Bloomberg New Energy Finance has announced that the clean energy sector has passed a very notable benchmark. Since records began being kept in 2004, one trillion dollars have b...
Making Ice In The Desert
By ARTHUR MAX ZOETERMEER, Netherlands — Is it a piece of art, or a groundbreaking water experiment in the desert? Take the design of a leaf – nature''s master at absorbing the sun'...
Twice the height of the Empire State – EnviroMission plans massive solar tower for Arizona
By Loz Blain An ambitious solar energy project on a massive scale is about to get underway in the Arizona desert. EnviroMission is undergoing land acquisition and site-specific engineering to build its first fu...
Shutting Down U.S. Nuclear Plants Would Have Daunting Effect on Economy and Environment
SOURCE Carnegie Mellon University Shutting down nuclear power plants will have significant economic and environmental consequences, according to a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and...