Switching to Solar Offshore
DUNCAN KENTAUG 14, 2019 SAIL Magazine https://www.sailmagazine.com/diy/switching-to-solar-offshore No sensible bluewater sailor would...
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Apr 2, 20204 min read
A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25,000 people per day.
A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25,000 people per day.
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Mar 26, 20204 min read
Better together: Energy efficiency, solar, and battery storage
https://www.aceee.org/blog-post/2020/02/better-together-energy-efficiency-solar-and-battery-storage Editor/Writer, Mariel Wolfson From...
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Mar 10, 20201 min read
Cool Roof
In hot climates, and climates with hot summers, a light colored roof reflects sunlight, remains cooler, offsets CO2 warming, and reduces th
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Mar 9, 20203 min read
California Agriculture in 2050: Still Feeding People, Maybe Fewer Acres and Cows
LORI POTTINGER FEBRUARY 18, 2020, ppic.org/ Water supply concerns, regulations, labor issues, tariffs, climate change, and other...
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Mar 2, 20201 min read
Coastal Settlements
Managing settlement growth toward existing communities and away from environmentally sensitive areas protects residents and natural habitats
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Feb 24, 20201 min read
COASTAL ADAPTATION
Minimizing hazards from sea level rise and coastal inundation include ‘shore protection’ and ‘retreat’.
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Feb 17, 20202 min read
WHOLE BUILDING APPROACHES TO EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
Using existing structures in an adaptive reuse project is the best carbon-smart solution. Demolishing existing buildings and re-constructing
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Feb 16, 20202 min read
Minnesota Pays Homeowners to Replace Lawns with Bee-Friendly Wildflowers, Clover and Native Grasses
The state is asking citizens to stop spraying herbicide, stop mowing so often, and let their lawns re-wild into a more natural state.
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Feb 5, 20202 min read
All New Rooftops Must Be Covered in Plants or Solar Panels in France
Frances’s new “green roof” law is cooling city streets, cutting heating and air conditioning costs, reducing water and air pollution,
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Jan 24, 20206 min read
Vision 2020 Every Precious Drop
Achieving greater water efficiency will require improved technology, reduced hardware costs, consumer behavioral changes, legal and policy c
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Jan 19, 20201 min read
Father and Son Build 50,000 New Beehive Colonies Around the World
returntonow.net These two men have increased the global honeybee population by 10 percent with their invention – a hive that lets humans...
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Jan 15, 20203 min read
Why Agriculture’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Almost Always Underestimated
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/12/02/5-reasons-agricultures-greenhouse-gas-emissions-are-usually-underestimated/#620ad1ab6...
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Jan 8, 20204 min read
Architecture2030.org and the Carbon Smart Materials Palette- STRAW-BALE
from architecture2030.org We've looked at HEMPCRETE, SHEEP'S WOOL and WOOD, both the carbon-smart attributes and the acknowledged...
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Dec 30, 20195 min read
Architecture2030.org and the Carbon Smart Materials Palette- WOOD
Trees sequester carbon during their life, pulling carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and storing it in their mass. For every kilogram
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Dec 23, 20194 min read
Architecture2030.org and the Carbon Smart Materials Palette- SHEEP'S WOOL
CARBON IMPACT OF SHEEP’S WOOL
Wool insulation is made from sheep’s wool fibers. Wool is an effective thermal and acoustic insulation and is
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Dec 16, 20194 min read
Architecture2030.org and the Carbon Smart Materials Palette - HEMPCRETE
Over the next 15 years, an area equal to the entire building stock of the Western Hemisphere will be redesigned, reshaped, and rebuilt. How
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Dec 10, 20196 min read
Much of the US Electric Grid Could Go the Way of the Landline Phone
As renewable energy picks up and electricity demand drops, it's getting way more expensive for a large part of the grid to produce...
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Dec 9, 20192 min read
CEC Awards More Than $3 Mil to Replace Polluting Diesel School Buses With All-Electric School Buses
CEC Awards More Than $3 Mil to Replace Polluting Diesel School Buses With All-Electric School Buses
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Dec 5, 20194 min read
4 Things to Know about Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment
10 Jan 2018 Raquel Rimbach https://www.pollutionequipmentnews.com/4-things-to-know-about-energy-efficient-wastewater-treatment Wastewater...
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