Tag: Renewables
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Humanity’s Demands Exceed Earth’s Carrying Capacity
Today, 20 August, is Earth Overshoot Day—when humanity has used as much renewable natural resources as our planet can regenerate in one year. For the rest of 2013, we are “in the red” …
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Green Building Set to Equal Half of U.S. Construction By 2016
Green building is growing fast in the U.S., and may represent more than half of all commercial and institutional construction as soon as 2016.
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Ohio Leading on Renewables in the Rust Belt
When most Americans think about renewable energy, the Rust Belt state of Ohio might not be the first place that springs to mind. But Ohio’s claim to be at “The Heart of It All” holds true when …
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Expect More Crippling Heatwaves By 2020
Even if governments abandon fossil fuels everywhere, immediately and invest only in green energy, there will be new record temperatures.
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President Obama Is Putting Solar on the White House Roof
“There’s no good faith way that the president could install solar panels on his roof and then put a pipeline in America’s backyard.”