Sunday, August 14, 2011

renewable energy - Cities Lead The Way In Sustainability and Renewable Energy Efforts




As the UN continues to struggle to facilitate a meaningful CO2 reduction framework on a global scale, Siemens Head of Corporate Sustainability, Soren Buttkereit, explains how cities are moving ahead at a grassroots level.



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Greentech Media (blog)

Ray Anderson: 1934-2011
Greentech Media (blog)
I asked him why some people in the US seem to be becoming increasingly hostile to renewable energy and sustainability. “I'm not really meeting those people,” he said. “With oil at $100 a barrel, recycling saves us money.” The only person who he seems ...

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LEED and Green Building Incentives: Promoting Sustainability in India and the ...
Green-Buildings.com
You might have already read about the incentives that Ministry of New and Renewable Energy offers to the developers and architects taking up the GRIHA rating for their projects. There is no data available on how many projects have taken advantage of ...




San Antonio Current

How Sologen's plan to turn abandoned oil and gas wells into geothermal power ...
San Antonio Current
Considering the city's newly launched sustainability program was calling for massive investment in energy efficiency and solar power, efforts now gaining muscle mass under the leadership of Mayor Julián Castro, Smith remembers thinking: “That's $2 ...




Lean, green and clean
Global Airport Cities
Planners hope to reduce energy use during construction by incorporating renewable energy sources, new or existing buildings will be retrofitted, recycling and waster management goals will be set, and the team hope to draft a general charter to manage ...




The advanced smart grid
Intelligent Utility
When it comes to renewable energy integration, Hawaii is a bell weather state - nearly 90 percent of its electricity is powered by imported oil, their electricity rates are the highest in the United States by a large margin, and Hawaii also leads the ...

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