From an Extraction to a Harvest Economy The economic path we collectively choose over the next decade will largely determine if we pass on a livable planet to future generations, or throw up our hands in frustration and hope they can figure out how to survive. There is ample evidence that our ability to reduce […]
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Hemp and algae could be used to build net zero construction with high-rises that are actually good for the planet. Urban Sequoia shows that it’s possible. Buildings are a major part of the climate change problem and net zero construction can be a big part of the solution. They require a lot of energy to
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When Byron Kominek returned home after the Peace Corps and later working as a diplomat in Africa, his family’s 24-acre farm near Boulder, Colo., was struggling to turn a profit. The answer turned out to be a solar garden. “Our farm has mainly been hay producing for fifty years,” Kominek said, on a recent chilly
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Net zero means not adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Achieving it means reducing emissions as much as possible, and balancing out any that remain by removing an equivalent amount. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) are released when we burn oil, gas and coal for our homes, factories and transport.
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Wind turbines just keep on growing. The newest generation from GE Renewable Energy is called the Halide-X and is rated at a staggering 14MW of generation power. This offshore turbine also has the longest blades measuring a popping 107 yards long, longer than a football field. Read about this new Goliath in the renewable energy
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Canadian energy giant ATCO says it is making progress with a 2,600MWh pumped hydro project near Bathurst, which it hopes to gain a spot in the first renewable energy zone in NSW to go to tender. The Central West Pumped Hydro (CWPH) project will have a capacity of 325MW, and eight hours storage, or a
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