Thumb Up for Trees
Rated • 901 reviews • environment • stumbleupon.com
- Stumble >
-
golge011/environment
Last seen: 4 months ago
Gokce is a 30 year old guy from Eskisehir, Turkey
Welcome. Here you'll find technology stuff, pages about renewable energy, sites about writing and some pictures to lure unaware stumblers in. You might even Vote for me. The archives: 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 |
-
-
-
-
BBC NEWS | Europe | EU agrees renewable energy target
Rated • 2 reviews • environment, renewable energy • bbc.co.uk
From the page: "European Union leaders are resuming talks to try to reach a deal on a binding target for the use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar power."
-
-
Greenpeace | Pacific trash vortex showing drift of ocean...
Rated • 262 reviews • environment • greenpeace.org
-
-
http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=44842
Rated • 1 review • environment, renewable energy • renewableenergyaccess.com
From the page:"Benjamin K. Sovacool of North Canton, Ohio, a Ph.D. student in science and technology studies at Virginia Tech, has been named a Eugene P. Wigner Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for his research based on how to introduce more renewable energy systems and other small-scale electric systems into society. He was one of more than 50 candidates from across the nation to apply and is the first social scientist to have been awarded the fellowship."
An interesting article about socio-technical issues preventing using renewable energy.
-
Sustainable Energy Blog
Rated • 1 review • environment, renewable energy, energy markets • sustenerg.org
An interesting blog about energy.
-
Wired 14.05: The Next Green Revolution
Rated • 4 reviews • environment • wired.com
From the page: "With climate change hard upon us, a new green movement is taking shape, one that embraces environmentalism's concerns but rejects its worn-out answers. Technology can be a font of endlessly creative solutions. Business can be a vehicle for change. Prosperity can help us build the kind of world we want. Scientific exploration, innovative design, and cultural evolution are the most powerful tools we have. Entrepreneurial zeal and market forces, guided by sustainable policies, can propel the world into a bright green future.
...
You don't change the world by hiding in the woods, wearing a hair shirt, or buying indulgences in the form of save the earth bumper stickers. You do it by articulating a vision for the future and pursuing it with all the ingenuity humanity can muster. Indeed, being green at the start of the 21st century requires a wholehearted commitment to upgrading civilization. Four key principles can guide the way:
1.
1. Renewable energy is plentiful energy.
2. Efficiency creates value.
3. Cities beat suburbs.
4. Quality is wealth.
"
An interesting article about a new green movement without rejecting technology, prosperity and bussines.
