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Top 10 Sustainable U.S Colleges
Colleges and universities are in a particularly advantageous position to foster sustainability in the short and long term. Their decisions regarding energy, transportation, construction and operations can have real effects on the surrounding community, and collectively, the nation as a whole. Moreover, the inclusion of sustainability in the curriculum and activities of students will help shape [...]
Top 10 Reasons Electric Cars Crush Gas Powered Cars
Beyond the value of a dollar, electric vehicles represent an investment in the future of the environment. As novelties or necessities, EVs have quickly caught on in America and beyond, and with very good reasons. Here are just a few. 1. Money The most obvious benefit of driving an electric car is the savings; depending on [...]
The 10 Greenest American Colleges
Each year Sierra provides complete comprehensive green rankings on America’s institutions of higher learning. Here are their top 10 which they call “America’s Coolest Schools.” 10. Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina ASU has America’s longest-running program (it’s existed since 1984) for the study of “appropriate technology”—eco-positive advances on a small, local scale. Students get [...]
Why Fracking is “Fracked Up”
Clearly, there are many reasons not to like hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” Here are our Top 10 for your reading pleasure and (hopefully) edification. It contaminates our water supplies. As ProPublica reported in late June 2012, “When injection wells intersect with fracked wells and abandoned wells, the combined effect is that many of the natural [...]
Top 10 Ways AT&T Keeps it Green
AT&T is a well known American multinational telecommunications corporation and second largest mobile telephony and fixed telephony provider in the United States. Its headquarters are in Dallas, Texas and it is the largest non-oil related company in the state as well as the largest headquarters. Forbes magazine, in 2011, listed AT&T as the fourteenth largest [...]
Top 10 Ways to Save Power
Australians are becoming increasingly conscious about living in a sustainable environment and being smart about power use is one of the best ways to get started. Here are 10 ways for you to start saving power. 1. Switch it Off The easiest (and most obvious) way to start saving power is by switching off electrical [...]
10 Principles of True Energy Independence
As we approach the July 4thholiday for 2012, it’s a great time to reflect on the true meaning of energy independence for America, American businesses, and homes. Sadly, there’s a great deal of our nation that believes that energy independence means drilling, fracking, and burning fossil fuels when ever and where ever financially possible, regardless [...]
Top 10 Ways Paris Keeps it Green
Paris, the beautiful capital city of France commonly thought as one of the major global leaders within the clean technology industry, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainability. As not only the capital of a major European country, but as one of the most influential cities on the continent, Paris looks to lead the pack [...]
10 Ways Dubai Keeps it Green
The United Arab Emirates, much like some of the other countries throughout the Middle East, is doing what it can to ensure it becomes much more energy efficient and starts using more renewable sources of energy. Dubai, much like its neighbor Abu Dhabi, is doing what it can to ensure the entire state becomes much [...]