Monthly Archives: November 2009
A hospital in the U.S. runs with the gases emitted by a brewery
An engine in a hospital in Wisconsin, U.S., converts the methane gas discharged by a brewery into electricity. The gas, which used to be released to the atmosphere by City Brewing Company, is now renewed by one of the Gundersen [...]
Final talks before Copenhagen
This week, negotiators from around 180 countries are gathered in Barcelona, Spain with the aim of preparing a manageable proposal of a treaty, to be discussed and signed in December, in the Copenhagen Conference. They are in charge of a [...]
New York Takes a Strong Stance on Climate Change
It is comforting to see that New York (NY), already one of the US’s greenest cities, is taking a strong stance on climate change. In December 2006 New Yorkers were challenged by their Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, to come up [...]
A zero-emissions bus presented in Washington DC
Two North American companies, Altair Nanotechnologies and Proterra LLC designed and put together a bus that generates near zero greenhouse gas emissions. The bus has transported Congressmen this past week, as a way of being introduced to DC. Among its [...]
Energy wasted through Standby Power
Most homes bleed energy. They lose electricity that no one uses, no one takes advantage of – it’s a total waste. This is called vampire current, or stand-by current. This type of electricity loss is caused by home electronics that [...]
The US Open gets greener
As part of a series of green initiatives taken by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the tennis championship US Open has become more ecological. Some of the actions they have taken include recycling balls and ball containers, acquiring wind [...]
