Renewable Energy

BY Lluís Torrent i Bescós - 03/17/2011

Climate change could trigger into an Arctic struggle

As the world is getting warmer because of the action of climate change the Arctic ice is melting, opening new transportation routes and easing possibilitites for oil and gas extraction in a region which is expected to contain 45 billion [...]

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BY Lluís Torrent i Bescós - 09/20/2010

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 [...]

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BY Lluís Torrent i Bescós - 09/17/2010

Next U.S. sport matches will be against climate change

Collective sport is a competition between two teams. But what if in America’s next matches were also a third player to beat? This third team is climate change, and it is a really hard player. For this reason major League [...]

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BY Lluís Torrent i Bescós - 06/28/2010

TEDxOilSpill conference: tackling the post oil spill era

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is becoming one of the worst ecological disasters in our history. So, let’s be constructive and focus it as a perfect chance to educate the public about the negative side effects of [...]

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BY Clara Von Buch - 06/25/2010

Energy efficient air conditioning

Ideally, our homes and buildings would not need air conditioning during summer. Constructions could be made in a way that they efficiently keep summer heat out and cool air inside. But unfortunately most of our present day buildings do not [...]

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BY Victoria Reynal - 11/13/2009

This weekend, the Enviro Expo USA

The next Enviro Expo USA will take place this weekend. It is sponsored by Southeastgreen.com and Audi, among others. Its mission is to enhance the exchange of information related to sustainable development and sustainable products between consumers, manufacturers, researchers and [...]

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BY Victoria Reynal - 11/01/2009

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 [...]

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BY Victoria Reynal - 10/28/2009

Greengov Challenge: ideas for turning the US Government green

The US government is the largest energy consumer in the US economy. Being so, its decisions can influence the economy greatly. What would happen if the government decided to consume only renewable energy? This sector would be given a strong [...]

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