Maybe. In a speech to the UN yesterday, Chinese premiere Hu Jintao promised China would reduce carbon emissions by “a notable margin by 2020 from 2005 levels” but attached no specific number to the goal, saying a target will be…
A new study of Internet web browsers finds that Internet Explorer, Version 8, may be the most energy efficient followed closely by Firefox. Which browsers are the least efficient when it comes to being green? Safari (used on Apple…
A weaker Gulf Stream has caused the sea level to rise considerably this year along the East Coast of the United States. While the report issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration doesn’t name global warming as the cause,…
Norway is often leading the pack in many things environmental and the new floating wind turbine is nothing surprising. Named Hywind, the turbine floats in the North Sea as of now and is anchored to the floor with cable anchors. …
He’s the man who has vowed to make zero net impact on the environement for an entire year and he’s filming it all for everyone to watch. “The No Impact Man” is a documentary being released in select cities and…
Remember how in school you learn that what makes humans unique is that they are self aware? Well, humans might have competition from NASA’s new self aware building in California. The building will use zero net energy and will do…
The United Nations and Google teamed up to show carbon emissions using Google Maps country by country. The data has been collected since 1990 and its goal is to give scientists and decision makers an easier to understand model of…
Last week we reported that the Sierra Club had a great “Cash for Clunkers” calculator on its website. I had not yet weighed in on my thoughts on the program itself. At first glance, it appears like a great idea. …
That little feeling of excitement that creeps up in you when you find a new way to cut costs on your monthly Excel budget, gets just as much attention with the Sierra Club’s new ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Calculator that helps…
While her political naysayers are picking away at the remains of her elbow injury and the alleged reduced influence she has developed in the Obama Administration, as Alex Pasternack reports at Treehugger Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in…
