For the Engineering Crowd… From Roland Piquepaille’s Technology Trends via WorldChanging, technical details on a new idea the Japanese have developed for solar cells that also store electricity. While some [ … ]
Let’s Wiki… The Bright Green Living Wiki is here! I found out through Enviropundit, though you’ll see that WorldChanging, Metaefficient and BaySense are also involved. Wiki away…
Big Green Power This WorldChanging post notes that most of us who support sustainable development favor “distributed systems,” there are a few “megaprojects” that look promising…
How the Environment Fared… at Tuesday’s polls: a decidedly mixed result. This story from Environmental News Service via Alternet doesn’t consider the impact of the yahoos elected to national office, [ … ]
Some Good News… From Alternet: Amendment 37, a Colorado ballot initiative that requires public utilities to start providing a percentage of their power from renewable sources, won on Tuesday.
What’s next? Been mulling that one hard for the last 24 hours — things sure seem bleak on the surface. Grist asked the question to a number of environmental experts [ … ]
Who’d ‘a’ thunk it?? Been doing an inordinate amount of searching this morning, looking for anyone that can explain how Bush won such a decisive victory — not a blow-out, [ … ]
Have you voted yet? If not, why are you reading this? Go vote!
Just Do It… Vote, that is… Yep, tomorrow’s the big day, and as a confirmed politics junkie, I’ll be religiously watching returns. I don’t think I need to make an [ … ]
Enjoy your Starbucks… without the guilt. According to this report from Planet Ark, the company is continuing to progress towards selling coffee in a socially responsible manner. I’ll drink to [ … ]
Organic Bonanza… In the Business section of today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Among the news, an article on the success of organic farms in Missouri, a profile of Rutledge, MO’s Sandhill [ … ]
Another material for recycling: Brain Power! My wife pointed me to this article in Parade magazine (which, unfortunately, won’t be available online until November 8) about a group of retired [ … ]
We’re there… In terms of technology that can help stabilize the Earth’s climate. From ENN via Earth Blog…