There are books that you just want to love, truly, but can’t no matter how hard you try. Anne Rockwell’s Why are the ice caps melting? The Dangers of Global Warming is such a book. This is “Level 2” book, aimed a K-4 audience (ages 5-9). As one who regular gives Climate Project presentations to elementary […]
Energy Bookshelf: Why are the ice caps melting?
March 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on Energy Bookshelf: Why are the ice caps melting?
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Energy COOL: SolFocus and Three Critical Rs
March 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments
When it comes to the fundamentals of education, there are the “three Rs”: Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic. Environmentalism’s Three Rs: Reduce use; Reuse things; Recycle as much as possible. And, for energy, there are these Three Rs: Reduce use (via efficiency and conservation); Renewable power as much as possible; Remediate for any use of non-renewable power […]
Tags: electricity · Energy · Solar Energy
Making the Green Economy Dirty
March 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
One of the challenges in pursuing a greener economy quicker is the risk, the serious risk, that quicker could mean dirtier. The Washington Post carried an expose of one of those risks on its front page this Sunday: Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China. WashPost calls out Luoyang Zhonggui High-Technology Co, a producer […]
Tags: China · pollution · solar