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Do household cleaners contain ingredients linked to asthma, nerve damage and other health effects? Manufacturers aren’t telling, but Earthjustice attorney Keri Powell may have uncovered the key to their pursed lips. While investigating a potential legal strategy, Keri found buried in the pages of a book of New York State statutes a long-forgotten law authorizing the [...] Dave Roberts on Grist has this to say about Bill Gates’ recent TED talk: Gates has burst on to the energy scene with some rather ill-considered thinking. To get a flavor, see his blog post, “Why We Need Innovation, Not Just Insulation.” The idea is that “conservation and behavior change” might get the world to its [...] I think of the Pacific Northwest as being at the forefront of thinking in terms of environmental design in the US. And the Northwest is relatively close–interestingly close–in climate to the UK. We’re pretty close in terms of energy commitments. What we have in the UK that’s different is a much stronger regulatory framework. via An [...] The Design Conference is held annually in different locations around the world. The Inaugural Design Conference was held at Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London in 2007. The Second Design Conference was held in conjunction with the University of Miami, USA in 2008 The Third Design Conference was held in Technical University Berlin, Berlin, [...] Look! It’s a solar-energy harvester. No, it’s a computer storage device. No, it’s Golden Nanosclae System! Ah, the Golden Nano Scale – so much more pleasant to the ear than boring old C major…. Material scientists at the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated the transduction of optical radiation to electrical current [...] At a TED talk, Bill Gates offered this equation: Total CO2 = World population x Services x Energy of each service x CO2 per unit of energy And Mark Frauenfelder comments: The neat thing about an equation that uses only multiplication is that if any of the four factors can be reduced to zero, then you don't have [...] Wow, the normally conservative Forbes has a full on endorsement of green building as a way to mitigate the effects of human-caused climate change: Increasing storms, violent floods, fluctuating global temperatures, unstable energy costs and global water shortages. All of these threaten to derail, destroy or bankrupt businesses around the world. Businesses that can't afford to [...] Farmers, ranchers and chefs will have the unique opportunity to discuss ways to source fresh, local agriculture to local foodservice venues at the 2010 North Idaho Farmer-Chef Collaborative. Held in Moscow on March 1, this interactive event, fashioned after the popular “speed dating” phenomenon, pairs buyers and sellers to facilitate one-on-one discussions to match buyer [...] Here’s a very cool house built out of reclaimed and recycled materials. Alas, I have no idea where it is or who the builders are; I found the little bit of info I have on ScienceHax, where you’ll find more photos. A smart electrical power grid could decrease annual electric energy use and utility sector carbon emissions at least 12 percent by 2030, according to a new report from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The report, The Smart Grid: An Estimation of the Energy and CO2 Benefits, shows a direct link between the smart [...] |
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