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Cooling with crops - A hot topic
August 12, 2009  Editor's Pick
Cooling the planet is an ever-increasing hot topic. As time - and fossil fuel consumption marches on, more and more global bigwigs are stoking the fire for change with respect to global warming. From the two Bills (Clinton and Gates) to the David Suzuki Foundation to the UN, many experts are urging us to take immediate steps to reduce our CO2 emissions and take action on global warming.
The Energy Internet
July 15, 2009 Editor's Pick
A mere ten years after gaining solid ground in Information Technology (IT) and society, the Internet is about to spur a new and profound revolution in Energy Technology (ET). What happens when IT meets ET? The question was suggestively formulated by Thomas Friedman in his 2008 bestseller "Hot, Flat, and Crowded" and compellingly answered: The Energy Internet.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
May 12, 2009 Editor's Pick
Recycling for each of us is a matter of choice. Remember the recycling mantra reduce, reuse, recycle? Today, North America has one of the highest rates of recycling in the world; yet if we consider the amount of trash that ends up in our dumpsites, you would be amazed at this vastly untapped opportunities for us - there are still a number of opportunities to turn unwanted or unneeded material into good use.
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Buying Back Our Carbon Footprint
June 20, 2007
While the concept of carbon neutrality dates back to at least a decade, it has only been in the last two or 3 years that interest in this market has exploded. Beginning with a few innovative companies and individuals looking for an opportunity to “do the right thing”; trading carbon emissions is quickly becoming an environmental commodity market.
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