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RI.gov : Rhode Island Government : CAPRIO SIGNS ON TO CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN AT THE UNITED NATIONS
www.ri.gov via @stardog235 &bull 23 Minutes AgoThe plan will also require tougher scrutiny of carbon-intensive investments that may pose long-term financial risks. Caprio was a convener of the Investor Summit on Climate Risk, hosted by the United Nations Foundation and CERES, a coalition of investors, environmental and public interest groups. More than 450 investors, financial and corporate leaders from around the world attended the event. Signatories to the… Full Story »
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Home Wind Power Kits | Sustainable Energy
energy.sustainablelivinginhawaii.com via @Carydc &bull 30 Minutes AgoWindEnergy7.com - inventors of the Home Wind Power Kits. Our Home Wind Power Kits are complete systems that have all matched and engineered components that are designed and proven as a complete system. To ensure customer's are successful.. We don't just sell… Full Story »
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New Homes: State-Of-The-Art Bozeman Green Real Estate Video
www.greenconstructingsystems.com via @firstrelease &bull 1 Hour AgoAscent Home Builders discovered this old, energy consuming home at 721 S. Tracy that needed intensive remodeling. The primary intent for Ascent's green Bozeman real estate project was to mate energy efficiency, and all its energy-saving aspects, with resource conservation… Full Story »
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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Please Help Pakistani Flood Victims!
blog.greenhomebuilding.com via @agreenerhome &bull 2 Hours AgoSustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from… Full Story »
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Weather or Not - Energy Efficiency, Legislation, Green Policy - Remodeling Magazine
www.remodeling.hw.net via @RemodelThink &bull 3 Hours AgoThe Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) has been around since 1976: a federally-funded program designed to reduce energy consumption in lower-income housing. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, over 6.2 million homes have been weatherized since the inception of the program. Along came the Great Recession, and Congress responded with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Included in ARRA was $5 billion of additional funding for… Full Story »
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Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf
newsblaze.com via @OurGreenEnergy &bull 3 Hours AgoStatement of Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day NetworkOn Today's Oil Platform Explosion in the Gulf"We are saddened to hear that another offshore oil platform exploded in the gulf, injuring the workers on the platform and potentially causing even more… Full Story »
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EarthSure Continues National Expansion with Subterranean Solar Panel - Cost Efficiency, Aesthetics and a Sustainable Form of Energy
offgridhome.net via @greenwind &bull 3 Hours AgoEarthSure, a renewable energy company and innovator in alternative energy sources announced today the company's latest patent-pending renewable energy invention. Subterranean Solar, or SubSolar, is a unique and innovative system of utilizing 'subterranean solar panels" to gather solar power. No unsightly above ground solar panels need to be used anymore. This is… Full Story »
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wildsingapore news: Financing Said Vital For World Climate Change Deal
wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com via @news_singapore &bull 4 Hours AgoAlister Doyle PlanetArk 2 Sep 10; A global fund to help poorer countries switch to green industrial technology is vital in any new international pact to battle global warming, Switzerland's top climate change negotiator said on Wednesday. The official, Franz Perrez, was speaking at a news conference on the eve of a two-day gathering of environmental ministers and experts from some 45 countries to discuss how to reach agreement on a funding deal. A United Nations summit in Copenhagen at the end of last year ended in serious disarray. Developing nations say billions of dollars are vital to help them… Full Story »
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New climate change mitigation schemes could benefit elites rather than the rural poor
www.eurekalert.org via @carbonmeme &bull 4 Hours AgoOaxaca, Mexico (3 September 2010)With governments across Latin America preparing to implement a new financial mechanism aimed at mitigating climate change by curbing carbon emissions from the destruction of tropical forests, experts gathering here today warned against a "one-size-fits-all" approach, calling instead for flexible, balanced solutions to the thorny dilemmas surrounding this new mechanism. Among the experts' chief worries is that the wealthy and powerful could capture many of the benefits, largely at the expense of rural communities, including indigenous groups. Organized by Mexico's National Forestry Commission and the Swiss government, with scientific support from CIFOR, this conferencewhich opened on… Full Story »
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Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
chronicle.com via @GeoCorn &bull 4 Hours AgoAt the University of Colorado at Boulder, building "green" has resulted in an unexpected outcome: spotty cellphone reception within the some of the campus's energy-efficient newer buildings. The issue has irked students, according to Colorado Daily, and it's also a… Full Story »
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Footprint Architecture and Design
www.footprintarch.com via @HowGreenUS &bull 4 Hours AgoWill Hurd has spent many years solving problems and he believes that your problems - be they physical, social, or cultural - have an effective and sustainable architectural solution found through a thoughtful and collaborative process. Will Hurd started footprint… Full Story »
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Swedish Medical Center - Energy Efficiency Built Into Swedish/Issaquah; Planners Intend to Make the new Eastside Medical Offi
www.swedish.org via @swedish &bull 5 Hours AgoISSAQUAH, WASH., Sept. 2, 2010 - Lee Brei, Swedish's director of Facility Services, and Susan Gillespie, senior project manager for the Swedish/Issaquah Campus, are on a mission. They intend to make Swedish's first major Eastside site the most energy-efficient facility in the region. Swedish broke ground last October for a new 175-bed hospital and five-story medical office building (MOB) on 12.5 acres just off I-90/Exit 18. It is the first full-scale medical complex to be built in King County in more than 25 years. Plans call for 500,000+ square feet of built space, with the MOB targeted to open in… Full Story »
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Renewable Energy from Dairy Farm Manure
nwfarmsandfood.com via @PacNW_PPRC &bull 5 Hours AgoFarm Power Northwest Rexville Methane Digester In a promising development for the agricultural economy, an up-and-coming Washington start-up company, is turning the dairy industry's huge manure waste problem into a renewable energy solution. After a successful debut with a farm-based anaerobic digester in Rexville, Washington, Farm Power Northwest, with its prime contractor, the Andgar Corporation, is constructing a second methane digester near Lynden in Whatcom County.The Million Ton Problem The environmental problem Farm Power Northwest has taken on is not… Full Story »
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Benefits of Renewable Energy Resources - LoveToKnow Green Living
greenliving.lovetoknow.com via @ecohouses &bull 5 Hours AgoAs society becomes more aware of the need to protect and preserve our planet, many people are looking at the benefits of renewable energy resources. These energy sources are the key to a cleaner and greener future. Traditional energy sources, like oil, cause damage to our environment through air pollution and waste, which is one of… Full Story »
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Nevis Renewable Energy Minister thankful for wind power project; first commissioned in the OECS
stkittsdailynews.com via @Energy4Earth &bull 5 Hours AgoCHARLESTOWN NEVIS (September 02, 2010)-- Minister responsible for Renewable Energy and the Environment in Nevis Hon. Carlisle Powell, said the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) was pleased to support the efforts of WindWatt who brought the Maddens Wind Farm to life in 2010. He made the comment on Friday, at the official launch of the first ever wind farm commissioned in the… Full Story »
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Local Government Leveraging of LEED for Neighborhood Development - November 10, 2010, 9am-4pm -
sustainableseattle.org via @S2STARs &bull YesterdayEliot Allen is an urban and regional planner whose career has focused on innovative solutions to community development challenges. He is a Principal with Criterion Planners of Portland, which he founded in 1979 to focus on the nexus of community planning and sustainability. Eliot has since… Full Story »
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Fractal Gardens Can Be Rolled and Arranged into Infinite Patterns
Inhabitat &bull Yesterday
These gorgeous Fractal Gardens was created by Legge Lewis Legge for the International Garden Festival in Metis (Quebec, Canada). Composed of a group of 21 low planters on wheels, the garden can be rolled and arranged into infinite patterns. The set consists of seven planters comprising three different shapes and plantings. Each "diamond" contains two angles that are multiples of 1/14th of 360, allowing the pieces to fit together both symmetrically and asymmetrically. Bored to tears by run-of-the-mill, non-glowing plant pots (so very 2009)? Then feast your eyes on these babies. Ghetti, who is originally from Brazil, uses his little… Full Story »
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Get the Knowledge You Need to Make a Sustainable Difference at the Renewable Energy Roundup Green Living Fair
eon.businesswire.com &bull YesterdayFREDERICKSBURG, Texas--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--TheRenewable Energy Roundup Green Living Fairis dedicated to bringing Texans the information they need to make informed decisions, increase sustainability and maintain comfort.The Roundup takes place September 24-26 in Fredericksburg's Market Square. Tickets are $10 Friday… Full Story »
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How passive ventilation can lower green house emissions - Industry news - Green Building Council Australia (GBCA)
www.gbca.org.au via @barkarchitects &bull YesterdayThe largest factor contributing to a households emissions is the consumption of power. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010) states "In 2007, Australia's residential sector accounted for around 9% of total greenhouse gas emissions, an increase of 25% in emissions since 1990." Additionally heating and cooling methods… Full Story »
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Green Building is Big Business and Carries Potentially Big, But Manageable, Liability Risks
aecforensics.com via @AEC4N6 &bull YesterdayNews from the world of construction defects, construction defect litigation, construction law, risk management, codes and standards, and best practices. The latest developments in sustainable construction, green building, energy efficiency, including materials, methods, best practices, building codes, legal considerations and… Full Story »
