Posts tagged: United States

Hemp – A True Environmental Hero

History The first recorded piece of canvas is made of hemp fibres from 8000BC and it survives to this day! The Chinese created paper using hemp over 2000 years ago. During the great days of discovery almost all ships set sail using hemp ropes and sails. Pioneers crossed the newly found American frontier beneath wagons [...]

Monday January 30th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

The Home of the Future

In the U.S., green building can mean a lot of things — recycled greywater, roof gardens, solar panels and the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification all come to mind. But in Europe, many green builders focus laser-like on the amount of energy a building consumes, half of which [...]

Wednesday January 25th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

12 Uber Simple Steps to Green Your Life in 2012

Courtesy: greenprophet.com The folks over at Nourishing the Planet have come up with a stellar list of simple steps that every person can take to green their lives. Although it is written with an American audience in mind, each of these suggestions are so rudimentary, yet have such enormous paybacks, that it is definitely worth [...]

Monday January 16th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Former Real Estate Company Moves Into Clean Energy Production

Cal-Bay International, Inc. has announced the company has finalized the process of revising the company’s real estate and land lease acquisition business plan along with the future direction for the production of “Alternative Fuels & Clean Energy” from subsidiary companies. The company is moving forward with the previously planned acquisition of an established Land Development [...]

Wednesday January 11th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wind Power Hits Important Milestones in 2011

Photo credit: Don Kelsen The American Wind Energy Assn. said U.S. wind power achieved several important milestones in 2011. Among the accomplishments, two states — Iowa and South Dakota — were the first to get an average of 20% of their electrical power from wind energy, the AWEA said. The 20% threshold was first mentioned as an important [...]

Friday January 6th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »