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It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your time in the coming years is one you barely mentioned during the campaign: food. Food policy is not something American presidents have had [...]
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Sustainability - Urban Renewal
October 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Majora Carter is a powerful and dynamic visionary voice in city planning who views sustainable urban renewal through the experience of why it is necessary. The South Bronx native draws a direct connection between ecological, economic and social degradation. Hence her motto: "Green the ghetto!" With her inspired ideas and fierce persistence, Carter managed [...]
Tags: Sustainability · The Environment
Wind Turbines In The Sky
October 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments
The Magenn Power Air Rotor System (MARS) is an innovative lighter-than-air tethered device that rotates about a horizontal axis in response to wind, efficiently generating clean renewable electrical energy at a lower cost than all competing systems. This electrical energy is transferred down the tether to a transformer at a ground station and then transferred [...]
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Big Wind Potential In Michigan
October 14th, 2008 · No Comments
A new report by Michigan State University’s Land Policy Institute reports that Michigan could produce as much as 321,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind, if turbines could be erected at any depth, without regard to shipping lanes or aesthetic concerns.
That’s more than 10 times the amount of electricity generated now statewide, at its peak, [...]
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World Rainforest Week - October 13-19, 2008
October 13th, 2008 · No Comments
World Rainforest Week is an annual holiday created by Rainforest Action Network with the goal of highlighting and celebrating the importance of rainforests to the health of people and our planet.
As tropical forests around the world continue to be endangered by illegal, unsustainable logging practices, as well as new threats like climate change and the [...]
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ABC Refuses Renewable Energy Ad
October 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Last night in America, after the presidential debate the ads shown were as follows. ABC had Chevron. CBS had Exxon. CNN had the coal lobby. But you know what happened last week? ABC refused to run wecansolveit’s Repower America ad — the ad that takes on this same oil and coal lobby.
Repower America ad [...]
Tags: Climate Crisis · Renewable Energy
Significant New Tax Credit For Solar
October 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
As I’m sure you all know the US Senate last week agreed a $700 Billion ‘bailout’ package in the face of the economic meltdown. Along with dozens of other items added to the $700 billion package were tax breaks for renewable energy. The tax credits for wind and solar were set to expire at the [...]
Tags: Renewable Energy · Solar Power
