Leaders Event – Statements by Heads of State and Government, at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP21. In light of the 14 warmest years on record since 2000, Obama urges bold actions. Highlighting coastal erosion, lose of farm land, flooding, or ice lose he points out that we are the first generation which…
Leaders Event – Statements by Heads of State and Government, at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP21.While Russia has reduced it’s emissions through energy savings by 35% in recent years, Russia successful doubled their GDP. Thus, demonstrating that economic development still can take place, while protecting the environment at the same time. It…
The future means to sustain conditions for civilizations to keep the climate in balance, to avoid all the bad stuff scientist predict might happen when we keep burning fossil fuels. Today begins another climate conference with the aim to get an agreement done, which involves all the nations of planet Earth. The 2015 United Nations Climate…
Climatecrocks: Above, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson’s remarks on a revenue neutral carbon tax from October 2009.(he’s for it, along with most of the other leading oil major execs) Good ideas eventually get around. Toronto Globe and Mail: Alberta’s NDP government is imposing new curbs on emissions from the oil sands and establishing an economy-wide carbon tax…
We all have a responsibility to become better citizens of the world. Whether that involves making purchases that are more ethical, attempting to travel sustainably or taking the leap from vegetarian to vegan, it’s our duty to give Mother Nature a helping hand against climate change, environmental degradation and resource depletion. Indeed, with almost two…
Tesla’s Model 3 may be the most anticipated electric car on the planet. Elon Musk just announced it will cost $35.000, and added: Model 3, our smaller and lower cost sedan will start production in about 2 years. Fully operational Gigafactory needed. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 2, 2015 Meanwhile, the Tesla Model X, with…
Right now, Tesla has the high-end electric market almost all to itself—but that’s about to change. In an interview with Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, development chief Thomas Weber revealed that his company is working on a vehicle to battle head-to-head with Tesla. At over 300 miles, the Mercedes-Benz range would be impressive. Importantly, the…
Project Sunroof is mapping the planet’s solar potential, one rooftop at a time. Project Sunroof uses information that’s in Google Maps to figure out how much sun falls on a roof and takes into account stuff like the angle of the roof, the weather, and obstructions like trees and chimneys. Then it uses those measurements…
Although numerous states, and even the federal government, have offered initiatives to provide grants or tax breaks to those installing renewable energy sources in their homes, most find the products available cumbersome or simply too expensive. To fulfill this desire for beautiful, yet effective, renewable energy creators and harvesters, many companies have begun to develop…