Elastic Edges for Wind Turbine Blades The life of wind turbine blades can be significantly enhanced by modifying their shape. There is a lot of load on the large wind turbines when the blades rotate and by providing a movable trailing edge to these blades the load can be tremendously reduced. It is similar to […]
The rich life of Svalbard faces a creeping thaw.Few places in the circumpolar region can match Svarlbard’s biodensity. Even this far north, it’s biotic machine is fueled by the Gulf Stream. Now its wildlife will be forced to adapt to climate change.
Press Release: Conserving Energy is Fast, Efficient Way to Save Water in Drought-Stricken TexasContact: […]
Happy like Vanuatu.The experience of small islands can teach us a lot about living good lives at low environmental cost.
Poisoning the Poor with eWaste in GhanaGreen issues are sometimes complex. We need to recycle many things, like electronics, but we certainly don’t want to poison others in the process. Efforts to protect the environment and […]
Earth-friendly RVs on the rise as consumers demand more green options.Recreational vehicle owners, a group of consumers not immediately associated with environmental responsibility, are jumping on the green bandwagon.
Clean Energy Patents Reach New High We are familiar with the importance of intellectual property. It is an essential indicator of the economic growth. Number of patents […]
Asbestos Use Today: information from a readerAsbestos is still imported and used in the U.S. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007; see this PDF file from the USGS, please click only if you want to download the PDF. Also, the U.S. House […]
Understanding the climate policy debate.The transition to a EUR
Coal’s firepower to rule on coasts.As Turkey grapples with environmental damage caused by its 15 existing coal-fired power plants, the construction of more such facilities is underway, with many planned for the countrys coasts.
Mean green machine.Earth-friendly devices, or “green gadgets” as they are called, were as abundant as wild mushrooms now as a myriad of […]
Water Worries Shape Local Energy DecisionsLast month, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a utility that provides power to mostly rural areas, agreed to conduct a major study to see if it might meet growing energy needs through energy efficiency and not a big, new coal-fired power plant, as it had proposed for southeast Colorado. […]
Greenprint Denver Council Releases ReportThe Greenprint Denver Council has released its draft Climate Action Plan, which includes their recommendations to Mayor Hickenlooper for a citywide greenhouse gas reduction strategy. For our inaugural post on the new Greenprint blog, we’re asking for your feedback. Please take a moment to review the document and the associated citywide […]
No small achievement.By the end of 2010, there could be as many as 300,000 Tata Nanos on Indias roads. The tiny car has become an object of loathing for environmentalists–and unfortunately, it is one of the cleanest vehicles around.
Huge man-made algae swarm devoured–Bad for climate?Shrimplike animals devoured 159 square miles (300 square kilometers) of artificially […]