Opinion
Schwarzenegger’s latest initiative: R20 climate network
The most musculous politician on Earth has numbered days as a governor of California. His mandate goes to an end in January and so it does its political reputation with it. With an approval rating in the 20s, a state [...]
World largest solar plant is about to be constructed
The Blythe concentrating solar power project, the largest solar plant in the world, is about to become a reality. Last Wednesday, 15th of September, the project cleared an important hurdle when the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved the planned $6 [...]
The first electric highway in the Unites States
If you are from British Columbia, Washington or Oregon and you are planning to buy an electric car now it’s the time. Starting this fall and with an investment of $1.32 million the Washington State Transportation Department plans to turn [...]
Forget mowers, hire goats!
This is the sort of creative yet simple solution I love finding. If we can use goats to mow overgrown fields, why should we keep using fossil fuel consuming mowers and herbicides? Google has “hired” some goats to eat extra [...]
Californians: get $1,500 rebates for electric bikes
If you live in California and like motorcycles, keep reading! You are eligible to receiving a $1,500 rebate when buying certain electric motorcycles. California has ambitious plans for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, specifically 25% by 2020. This program is [...]
Sustainability on TED
As my plane was leaving LA after TED2010 and I watched the curious man-made landscape of circling streets and repetitive housing, I thought of the provoking book by Stewart Brand called Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto which stated some [...]
California implements first mandatory green building code
California is one of the most progressive states in terms of environmental action and policy. This particular case is yet another proof of it. Starting on 2011, California will demand new buildings to comply with a number of green regulations. [...]
California to Face its Water Problems
On November 4th California lawmakers passed an $11.1 billion overhaul of the state’s outdated water system. The plan gives Mr.Schwarzenegger the tools needed to begin restoring the crucial Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta which will allow for a stable water supply to [...]
B-Green. Sustainable urbanization in costa rica
Lake Arenal is located in the mid-north of Costa Rica. This great lake is the principal source of energy of the country by using hydro power and wind power generation. Around the lake, you can find hotels, restaurants and homes [...]
