Posts tagged: Climate change

Going Green: 12 Simple Steps for 2012

  Courtesy: blogs.worldwatch.org As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in [...]

10 Regular Products That Are More Environmental Friendly than Their So-called Green Counterparts

Courtesy: compareelectricityrates.com The global warming or climate change enthusiasts have created a huge focus on saving the planet by promoting environmentally friendly products. Savvy consumers should be careful not to fall for this marketing gimmick called greenwashing. Many of the products we already use are friendlier to the environment than their so-called green counterparts. Pay [...]

A winning solution for renewable energy

A winning solution for renewable energy and CO2 reduction? A promising new innovation in geothermal technology, that offers a novel solution to climate change, has been created by two researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Department of Earth Sciences. The technology focuses on tapping heat from beneath the Earth’s surface. By using high-pressure carbon dioxide [...]

UN Report: Renewable Energy Costs to Drop

Unprecedented UN Report: Renewable Energy Costs to Drop, Use to If you haven’t heard the news, the United Nations‘ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is about to release a groundbreaking 900-page Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation that compares 164 …   http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/07/unprecedented-un-report-renewable-energy-costs-to-drop-use-to-grow-substantially-by-2030-but/

Operation Free

This is a guest post by Robin Eckstein. A 7 year US Army Veteran and member of Operation Free. A coalition of Veterans and National Security Organizations dedicated to securing America with clean energy. During my service in Baghdad as a truck driver for the US Army, I became accustomed to an institution that took [...]