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June 17, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Health and the Environment
, Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- amertercities, buildingenvelope, communitygarden, energyefficiency, NYC, rooftopfarm, simplesteps, solarenergy, urbangarden, urbanhealth, urbanheatisland
Whether it's the idea of growing one's own food in the midst of the current economic downturn or the gaining popularity of buying 'green' and 'local' - urban gardens and green roofs, particular those planted on rooftops in dense urban...continued→
May 18, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- computers, energyefficiency, ict, it, renewableenergy, semiconductor, simplesteps, smartgrid
2.8 million percent is how much more energy efficient computing technology (in terms of watt consumed per calculation/second) has become since 1976. Compare that to the 40 percent gain in overall miles per gallon (mpg) efficiency for the U.S. automobile...continued→
January 2, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- cleanenergy, energyefficiency, globalwarming, greenyear, simplesteps
Despite the recent steep decline in prices for fossil energy sources—highlighted by crude oil prices plunging from a high over $145 this summer to less than $40 in December—don’t assume that you’ll see an equal drop in your home or...continued→