German Trains To Run on...
Image credit: Ingy The Wingy , used under Creative Commons license. During our live chat with Solarcentury’s Jeremy Leggett yesterday, we started out by discussing the high profile solar railway bridge his company is helping install in central London as we speak. This was, Jeremy argu… Read the full story on TreeHugger View post: German Trains To Run on 100%...
The Week in Pictures: N...
Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore. We also have Steve Jobs’ use of design to change the world, stunning starry night photos, GM’s new electric car, a nontraditional pumpkin recipe for Thanksgiving, and more in our roundup of the best images on TreeHugger this week. See the original post: The...
Are Carbon Offsets Irre...
Image credit: Land Rover Our Planet , used under Creative Commons license. When I wrote about the new UK Carbon Reporting Framework which connects potential project funders with CO2-cutting initiatives, I noted that they were not calling it offsets. In fact, since the heady days of 2007 when protesters were occupying offset companies’ … Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: Are Carbon Offsets Irrelevant? Maybe They Always...Near Net Zero Reached a...
Five solar installations produce 10 million kilowatt-hours of power. Photos from Frito-Lay If only more existing buildings would go “net zero” . The Empire State Building has saved 40% in energy costs with a major retrofit. Now a Frito-Lay facility , a … Read the full story on TreeHugger View original post here: Near Net Zero Reached at Frito-Lay...
Opposition to Vermont W...
Simulation of a section of the project, from 2.7 miles away: Kingdom Community Wind Some well spoken and well meaning opposition to a wind power project in northeastern Vermont today in the New York Times . At issue is whether the clean electricity that would be generated from Kingdom Community Wind project in Lowell, and its planned 21 turbines totaling 63 MW, stre… Read the full story on TreeHugger See the original post: Opposition to Vermont Wind Farm Comes From Former...
Wind Turbine Noise May ...
photo: Penny Higgins / CC BY SA This is perhaps not the final word on so-called wind turbine syndrome , but it is one of them. New research published in Environmental Research Letters looked into the effect of low frequency noise from wind turbines on people living near wind… Read the full story on TreeHugger The rest is here: Wind Turbine Noise May Annoy But Causes No Serious Health Problems, New Study...
Designer Bike With Meta...
Photos: WOW Bikes & Ron Arad Ever wanted to ride a bike with nifty metal wheels? Well, now you can, thanks to London-based designer Ron Arad and his team, who created this awesome bike sporting wheels made out of ribbons of tempered steel, all bolted together at strategic points. So how does this unorthodox-looking bike actually roll? … Read the full story on TreeHugger See more here: Designer Bike With Metal Wheels Uses Tension To...
More Cool Highlights Fr...
Gon KiRin, a 20-ft robot dragon jungle gym. Designed by Ryan Doyle &Teddy Lo. Photo by Bonnie Hulkower The 2nd annual NYC Maker Faire took place last weekend at the NY Hall of Science in Queens. Maker Faire celebrates “arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the DIY mindset.” Maker Faire started out on the west coast five years ago and is now a highly anticipated event for the NYC nerds, designers and science lovers. There are now also smaller Maker Faires in...