Motorcycle is a Complete ‘Zero’: Emissions, Noise & Heat
It’s not easy to impress the hipsters of Brooklyn, but I managed to do it more than once a few days ago during a visit to the borough’s Greenpoint neighborhood. Or to be completely honest, I didn’t impress anyone. It was my vehicle that did. I was in Brooklyn to test drive an all-electric, battery-powered motorcycle built by a California-based … Read More
Times Review: ‘Global Weirdness’ is a Winner
“That is, it’s a book, written in the kind of plain English of which Strunk and White would approve, that lays out what we know about climate change while hewing to the facts and taking great care to avoid bias and hysteria,… Read More
Thai Turbines Power a Country that Isn’t Windy
“I know that 70 percent of the area in the world has a low wind speed. I thought, if we want to promote the wind machine, 70 percent is a lot of the world, says Dr. Wirachai Roynarin (or Dr. Roy as he is more commonly known). Dr. Roy is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at RMUTT in Bangkok and owner of Prapai Technologies, a company … Read More
Wind and Tulips and Success in North Holland
“If I only grew potatoes and onions, then I wouldn’t speak with so many people, says Jaap van der Beek. “You speak so often to these people because we all have the same interest. That interest is to build a big wind turbine. Jaap van der Beek has been harvesting the wind for over 15 years, and his 850kw turbine powers hundreds of homes. He lives… Read More
Investors Getting Cold Feet About Arctic Oil Prospecting
Sir Paul McCartney and Greenpeace want to turn the Arctic into a no-go area for oil companies “ but there are already signs that the City financial groups are getting cold feet about polar drilling. Shell, which wants to lead the exploration charge off Alaska, has repeatedly declined to say what the potential cost of an oil spill would be, but … Read More
Sacred Water, New Mine: Michigan Tribe Battles Corp.
Head in any direction on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and you will reach gushing rivers, placid ponds and lakes “ both Great and small. An abundant resource, this water has nourished a small Native American community for hundreds of years. So 10 years ago, when an international mining company arrived near the shores of Lake Superior to burrow a mile… Read More
Sea Level Rise Will Hit Calif. Harder than Rest of West
By 2030, sea levels on most of California’s coast will be 5 inches higher than 10 years ago. By 2100, it will be 3 feet higher. That’s according to a new report by the National Research Council.… Read More
UN Calls for New Way to Measure Sustainable Wealth
It makes little sense to talk about growth if it’s not sustainable. That’s why the United Nations called for a new index at the Rio+20 Summit that seeks to change the way prosperity is measured.… Read More
