Merging Business and Environmental Issues
Can clean energy completely replace fossil fuels at some point? The probability is low. And the reason for that, excluding the existing infrastructure, and the power of infrastructure momentum, is you have an issue with what’s called base load power and then variable power. Base load power means that you need to always be able […]
Idaho Power aims to end use of coal and natural gas — a ‘big deal,’ conservationist says BY Rocky Barker Special Correspondent to the Idaho Stateman Idaho Power has announced a bold goal to operate its grid entirely on clean energy by 2045. The investor-owned utility is one of the first to set such an […]
What’s your water footprint? Calculate HERE This calculator helps you estimate your total water use. You know water comes from the tap, but do you know how much water goes into your sandwich? Your gadgets? The electricity that powers them? Soon you will!
Today electric cars are becoming more and more common, and more car companies are making electric cars. What most people don’t know is that electric cars have actually been around for a long time, and by a long time I mean the late 1800s. The invention of the electric car doesn’t go to just one […]
Everyone has probably seen some kind of solar panel on a house or in a movie. Solar energy is a great clean energy source, it has a very low carbon footprint, and so long as the sun is shining, solar panels can produce energy. Solar panels are actually made up of smaller solar cells, these […]
Solar and wind farms require large amounts of land and come at a high economic cost, says Michael Shellenberger, Environmental Progress president. Source
GENEVA (Reuters) – Carmakers are dreaming up futuristic electric car engine sounds to ensure that pedestrians can hear vehicles that lack audible cues like high-revving, howling combustion engines, senior executives at the Geneva car show said.The Audi “Q4 e-tron concept” is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. […]
The use of drugs as a quick fix doesn’t help kids become resilient to stress or emotionally mature. By Erica KomisarMarch 6, 2019 7:03 p.m. ET PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO A couple came to my psychotherapy office because their 8-year-old son was having trouble at school. He couldn’t sit still or focus on class work, and sometimes he’d […]
With the Silicon Slopes experiencing significant tech growth, they may just be the answer to Silicon Valley’s affordability problem. As Silicon Valley continues to become expensive to the point of unaffordability, it’s become a common guessing game as to which metro area is poised to become the next “it” market for startups to flourish, find investors […]
Help, We’re Drowning in Recycling! Cue the ‘Internet of Trash’ Tech won’t solve our garbage problem, but it’s at least a start Cities the world over are having a garbage crisis, or more specifically, a recycling crisis. In 1950, the world produced about 4 billion pounds of plastic a year. Today, we produce about 600 […]
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