Green News of the Week – Google Energy, Coconut-powered Islands, Climate Reality and More
Welcome back for another edition of green news of the week featuring a few interesting stories impacting the environment across the globe. This weeks’ highlights: Google’s energy impact, Al Gore’s Climate Crisis Reality Project, Empire State Building retrofits earn LEED-Gold certification, Tokelau Pacific islands execute …
Pew Environment Group release global rankings of clean energy investment
Have you ever read something that makes you actually wince? A study or some statistics that make you feel a combination of disappointment and concern? That happened to me today when I saw the latest report published by the Pew Environment Group showing the global …
Philadelphia Eagles stadium eco-retrofit to be complete this summer
Retrofitting buildings to become more environmentally friendly is a a growing industry within the green economy, but when the building is a 67,000 seat football stadium the task and the benefits are that much bigger. Lincoln Financial Field is the home of the Philadelphia Eagles …
Wind Farm reality – from empty desert to online power in 15 months
I’m from a very crowded part of a very crowded island, the UK has 659 people/sq mile and Greater London where I grew up has 10,600 per sq mile. Even then there is still some open space and countryside is being considered for wind farms …
Top 10 Countries creating Renewable Energy with Wind Power
Which countries are the leaders using wind power as renewable energy to provide electricity? Well, thanks to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), a list of the world’s wind power renewable energy leaders wasn’t difficult to formulate. It’s important to recognize that the world’s cumulative …
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