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In Focus: Connecting the Americas 2022
By 2022, the Obama administration hopes to finish off an electrical grid that will connect all of the Americas, from northern Canada down through the Caribbean and ending at the southern tip of South America. The idea behind ”Connecting the Americas 2022″ is to make electricity universally available – and is part of the US State Department’s broader effort, the Energy and Climate Partnership [...]
Will The Green Jobs Effort Be A Failure?
At least, according to one conservative talk radio host. Yesterday, I was tuning around on the radio when I heard an interestingconversation. The talk show host, we’ll just call him Denis, because,that is his name, and a caller were lamenting the about the green jobseffort. The gist of the conversation was this; in ten years, [...]
Bands, Festivals Make Sustainable Effort
Summer is a great time to enjoy live music, and aroundthis time of year droves of musicians hit the road to play shows fortheir fans far and wide. But the drastic environmental impact incurredby artists’ touring practices can easily go ignored, and concertgoersthemselves often greatly contribute to live music’s carbon footprint.Thankfully, many bands and live [...]
Long Beach, CA Makes A Green Effort
Long Beach, CA is the latest California city to implement a Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program. Beginning Monday, April 19, theCalifornia Department of Development Services will oversee the programas the Southern California city tries to reduce its total energyconsumption, slash fossil fuel output and make buildings more energyefficient. Energy-efficient products stimulate a solar energy system’sperformance [...]