Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy
America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline—and that has reignited a debate about the sustainability of burning more trash to create energy.
America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline—and that has reignited a debate about the sustainability of burning more trash to create energy.
Environment
Jul 9, 2021
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Many of us do not need to hear any more warnings from the IPCC, David Attenborough or climate activists like Greta Thunberg. We have seen enough to be convinced that limitless economic growth and the globalization of high-consumption ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2019
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In the 1970s, long before the Prius and Green New Deal, a small group of engineers and architects at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was already going green.
Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2019
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At a referendum held in February, residents of Freiburg im Breisgau voted in favour of building a site in their city that will combine environmental and societal targets. The plan is supported by ICLEI – Local Governments ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2019
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A team of UC Davis students are tackling the California drought through innovative housing design with their entry for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2017 Solar Decathlon.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 23, 2016
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Projects that target aid toward villages and rural areas in the developing world often face time-consuming challenges, even at the most basic level of figuring out where the most appropriate sites are for pilot programs or ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 23, 2015
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Where will YOU be on August 21st, 2017?
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2014
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The White House is finally on the solar grid, in response to prodding by environmentalists and nearly four years after then-Energy Secretary Steven Chu pledged that solar panels and a solar water heater would be installed ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 12, 2014
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An array of solar panels blanketing the roof of the White House is getting its day in the sun.
Energy & Green Tech
May 10, 2014
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President Barack Obama praised Friday measures taken by his administration to develop solar energy in the United States, despite attacks and setbacks from his Republican opponents.
Energy & Green Tech
May 9, 2014
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