Hundreds gathered on Nob Hill last night for the kickoff event for the Ecocity 2008 World Summit, organized by Richard Register of Berkeley's Ecocity Builders.
Reducing global warming begins with the food we eat.
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A "climate scientist" from New Zealand has actually said climate change will heavily impact beer production. This, we suppose, in order to get beer lovers on board with greenhouse gas emissions capping program.
a cap-and-trade law would cost 3.7 million American jobs, reduce gross national product by 2.6%, increase fuel costs even more and punish the average American household some $1,760 each year.
Carbon dioxide emissions from American power plants leapt by nearly three per cent last year, the biggest annual increase in nearly a decade, according to analysis of government figures by an environmental watchdog.
How many times have you left the lights on in your hotel room without thinking twice about it? Believe it or not, empty guest rooms are a leading cause of wasted energy...possibly even the leading cause of wasted energy in travel. This is the solution.
Solar power produces, per unit of energy, only about one-tenth as much carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions as does conventional power generation, a new study shows. Solar panels don't release harmful gases during use, but making the solar cells..
Drought. War. Poverty.
These are leading causes of hunger, according to the United Nations. Soon we may add another.
Ethanol.
Across the globe, people are discovering it's a new contributor to world hunger as food is converted to fuel.
What Makes It Fabulous:
This winged wonder puts the sexy in compact fluorescent lighting (hot incandescent bulbs will melt these babies). Energy-efficient, sculptural, cool.
Sally Schulze at NBC's WESH 2 news here in Orlando did a great story about Green Travel and the Green Travel Hub over the weekend. Watch the video here.
The Prince of Wales has called for a "war" on climate change warning that the world faced a catastrophe without a "revolutionary" approach to the threat.
