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Liberals Go Red When Their Back Yards Go Green
Everywhere that green innovations are introduced, the neighbors grouse and groups challenge them. What is surprising and dismaying is that many of these groups think of themselves and liberals, but they cannot get past the conservative idea that change is fine - but not in my back yard. Read More...
Solar Power Makes 30-Year Superfund Site Cleanup Possible
It's going to take 30 years of constant operation instead of 200 to reclaim a Superfund site in Davis, CA, so it's a good thing that the cleanup system will be powered by solar-generated electricity. As usual, the people who created all the pollution (Frontier Fertilizer) have left the site, as the taxpayers clean... Read More...
Alternative Energy: Saved by the Military?
The U.S. military is looking for better batteries and is using solar cells to cut its dependence on oil. Even as the Congress, with its usual lack of foresight, seeks to defund alternative energy research, the military is soldiering on with its plans to find new technology that will free us from our slavery... Read More...
The Way We Were: Spraying Agent Orange on Farms in the 60’s
This scary story in the Toronto Star reminds us how foolishly we sprayed toxic chemicals on ourselves in the 1960's, and the price we are still paying for that time. With the EPA and chemical regulation under attack again, this is a cautionary tale to remind us that there is no excuse for ignorance... Read More...
The Very Model of a Modern, Net Zero Office Building
A 222,000 net zero office building, using existing technology, was built by the Department of Energy for its Renewable Energy Lab in Boulder, Colorado for less than the cost of a conventional office building per sq ft -- a model for the country, and the world. Read More...
Finally: Recycling NYC Sewage for Energy
Normally sent to landfills, the sludge, methane gas and other products left after New York City treats its wastewater are going to be processed, reused and even sold, reducing costs and greatly reducing our wastewater's environmental impact. Read More...
New Government-Backed Green Technologies Find Private Investment
The projects described in this story give some informative clues as to where American innovation in environmental technologies is going at this point. Read More...