by Gil Friend | Dec 3, 2002 | Sustainability
Leading the way once again Oakland Tribune: The city of Berkeley’s entire fleet of recycling trucks are now running on biodiesel from restaurants and doughnut shops. Under consideration: the city’s public works fleet. Biodiesel is nearly double the cost of...
by Gil Friend | Nov 28, 2002 | Sustainability
EIA: US renewable energy use declines 12% from 2000 to 2001 Biomass surpasses hydro; both decline. Renewable electric generating capacity increased modestly; wind power provided most of the 1,803-megawatt capacity increase. The five leading States for renewable...
by Gil Friend | Nov 26, 2002 | Sustainability
And on the other other hand… S. Auchincloss observes: “Things are complex these days. And they are not always as they seem. I think it is possible that the U.S. pulled out to make things easier for companies, but said that the reason was that the treaty...
by Gil Friend | Nov 26, 2002 | Sustainability
U.S. Backs Out of Pollution Register Treaty Group GENEVA, Switzerland, November 25, 2002 (ENS) – The United States today pulled out of a United Nations conference to finalize an international agreement that will provide the public with greater access to...
by Gil Friend | Nov 21, 2002 | Sustainability
And in other energy news… New solar cells from LBL. Discovery may yield full spectrum solar cell. Extremely interesting if it pans out. Basically, some new work in materials technology for LEDs has led to the development of a low...
by Gil Friend | Nov 21, 2002 | Sustainability
Exxon-Led Group Is Giving a Climate Grant to Stanford. Four big international companies will give Stanford University $225 million over 10 years for research on ways to meet growing energy needs without worsening global warming. By Andrew C. Revkin. [New York Times:...
