Archive for the ‘global+warming’ Category

Energy efficiency, electricity, power plants | Salon News

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

In the past three decades, electricity consumption per capita grew 60 percent in the rest of the nation, while it stayed flat in high-tech, fast-growing California. If all Americans had the same per capita electricity demand as Californians currently do, we would cut electricity consumption 40 percent.Read the full story

Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City : NPR

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Morning Edition, May 6, 2008 · In Abu Dhabi, there's an area of nothing but wind-swept desert. But 10 years from now, if all goes according to plan, a city of 6 square kilometers housing 50,000 people will rise in the United Arab Emirates - and it will be carbon ...

How the World Works: Globalization, Globalization Blogs - Salon.com

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Combating global warming - At what cost?Read the full story

You are now free to pollute about the country | Salon News

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Air travel is the latest guilt trip for the environmentally conscious consumer. Here's how flying contributes to global warming and what is being done to cool the jets.Read the full story

Shopping for carbon credits | Salon News

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

An environmentally conscious mom discovers carbon offsets are not always a smart buy -- especially from green-washing utility companies like PG&E.Read the full story