Alternative Energy - Feeling the Heat

Carbon standard ‘to renew trust’ - BBC News
A scheme highlighting businesses which have made genuine cuts in emissions is being launched to rebuild public trust in the green claims made by firms. The Carbon Trust says its standard will only be issued to UK organisations that show “real

German Town Requires New Buildings, Renovated Edifices To Have Solar - All Headline News
Marburg, Germany (AHN) - The college town of Marburg in Germany is taking the country’s green policies one step higher by mandating solar heating for new buildings and renovated edifices. The town’s council passed the legislation on Friday, amid the

World’s Biggest Solar Plant Goes Online in Germany - Deutsche Welle
A solar power plant described by its operators as the biggest in the world began generating electricity at the site of a former East German air base on Sunday, June 22. The Waldpolenz Solar Park is built on a surface area equivalent to 200 soccer

Swedish Museum Sets the Passive Energy Standard - Inhabitat.com
Passive homes heat and cool naturally without active mechanical heating and cooling systems. The low energy requirements are achieved through strategic building design which yields efficient and cost effective structures. Swedish architects Kjellgren

Ecolodge in our backyard - star.com.my
High above us, two Orang Utan are perched on the tree branches, munching happily on figs. A monitor lizard darts off as our boat approaches while an Oriental Darter swooshes across the water. Through our binoculars, we spot a pair of Black-and-red

Military Continues Commitment to Solar Energy - KHNL News 8
SALT LAKE (KHNL) — Global warming is forcing many people to examine how it could impact our island state. Including the military, which began it’s effort to go green a decade ago. This Salt Lake military neighborhood leads the way in helping protect

SustainableBusiness.com Announces The 2006 SB20: 20 Companies Changing - CSR Wire
(CSRwire) Huntington, New York,- SustainableBusiness.com announces the 2006 SB20 list - 20 Companies Changing the World (for the better!) The list is presented in the Progressive Investor newsletter, published by SustainableBusiness.com, which tracks

The future is now? Pretty soon, at least - International Herald Tribune
Before we get to Ray Kurzweil’s plan for upgrading the “suboptimal software” in your brain, let me pass on some of the cheery news he brought to the World Science Festival last week in New York. Do you have trouble sticking to a diet? Have patience