Solar innovation has come to The National Mall from the north as part of the 2009 Solar Decathlon, with two Canadian teams out of the 20 energy efficient solar powered homes. Team Ontario/BC took their geography to heat, forming Team North to North House to Washington, DC.
Considering where they come from, no surprise [...]
The NORTHern Sun Hits The Mall
October 11th, 2009 · Comments Off
Tags: Energy · department of energy · solar · solar decathlon
Supporting Rail Electrification with the Climate Bill
October 11th, 2009 · Comments Off
Electrification of rail is one of the most effective currently available technology paths for reducing carbon emissions.
It should be on the top of the policy agenda.
It is, basically, nowhere to be found.
Here is a guest post by the very thoughtful BruceMcF, looking at this gap and providing a path forward for addressing it.
Transport For America [...]
Tags: Energize America · Energy · climate legislation · environmental · financial policy · government energy policy · rail · trains · transportation
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Kerry (D-MA): “Yes, We Can”
October 11th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican from South Carolina, and Senator John Kerry, Democrat from Massachusetts, have joined forces in what might be one of the most important single opinion pieces published in a newspaper so far in 2009. Published in The New York Times, Yes, We Can (Pass Climate Legislation), provides an indication of a [...]
Tags: Energy · Global Warming · carbon dioxide · climate change · climate legislation · environmental · government energy policy