5 Alternative Energy Meetups
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View ArticleTips for a More Beautiful and Green Home Office
Jeremy Levine Design/Flikr By: Julie Urlab You’re running a business and you want to do it right. That means bringing your environmental and social performance in line for a healthier bottom line. You...
View ArticleTransition Town Fujino Goes for Local Energy Independence
By Carol Smith Fujino Town in Sagamihara City in Japan’s northwestern Kanagawa Prefecture is a peaceful place with a population of about 10,000 people. Located in a valley and surrounded by abundant...
View ArticleNet Zero’s Net Worth: How Renewable Energy is Rescuing Schools From Budget Cuts
Credit: Roberto Baibich/flickr By Erin L. McCoy As the new Richardsville Elementary School rose from its foundations on a rural road north of Bowling Green, Ky., fourth-grader Colton Hendrick was...
View ArticleThe Role Of Climate Protection In Reconciliation
Credit: Nir Nussbaum/ flickr By Michaela Führer With its wind and rivers, Bosnia-Herzegovina has a lot of potential green energy on hand. Until now, politicians have shown little interest in tapping...
View ArticleThe Top 12 Energy Stories of 2012
By Morgan Clendaniel If 2012 taught us anything, it’s that renewable energy isn’t a new shiny toy anymore. While the sector grew rapidly in 2011, it looks like it will actually end up having decreased...
View ArticleNorth Of England Gym Becomes First To Turn Exercise Into Energy
Credit: Abdullah AL-Naser/ flickr By Paul Williams A gymnasium in northern England has become the first indoor gym in the country to generate its own power supply from energy produced by members during...
View ArticleUpdated Water Wheels Power India’s Rural Mountain Economy
Credit: Arthur Chapman/ flickr By Sujit Chakraborty and Archita Bhatta Living in an isolated Himalayan hamlet, 2,500 meters (5,600 feet) above sea level, Govind Singh Rana seems an unlikely candidate...
View ArticleRedefining Sustainable Development
Credit: morgantj/ flickr By David Griggs MELBOURNE – Albert Einstein once said that if he had just one hour to find a solution on which his life depended, he would spend the first 55 minutes defining...
View ArticleWhy Sharing News About Solutions Is A Revolutionary Act
Photo: Teckie Kev/Flickr By Frances Moore Lappé “If it bleeds, it leads.” Ever hear that maxim of journalism? If you want readers, go with the scary, gruesome story—that’s what gets hearts pumping and...
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