11 Jun 2013
How Laundry Detergent Became A Catalyst for Green Innovation
In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Adam Lowry, co-founder of a company that has pioneered the use of environmentally friendly cleaning products, discusses how a small firm has been able to nudge large corporations down the path of sustainability.
30 May 2013
Will Huge New Hydro Projects Bring Power to Africa’s People?
A giant new hydro project on the Congo River is only the latest in a rush of massive dams being built across Africa. Critics contend small-scale renewable energy projects would be a far more effective way of bringing power to the hundreds of millions of Africans still without electricity.
17 Apr 2013
Harnessing Citizen Power to Fund a U.S. Solar Revolution
Environmental activist Billy Parish believes the best way to fight climate change is to fund the renewable energy projects that will supplant fossil fuels. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he discusses how “crowdfunding” can help lead to the widespread adoption of solar power.
15 Apr 2013
Will Global Coal Boom Go Bust As Climate Concerns Increase?
The surge in global coal consumption, driven largely by China and India, has climate scientists deeply worried. But environmentalists and a growing number of financial experts say that alarm over global warming may halt the seemingly inevitable rise of the coal industry.
11 Apr 2013
Copenhagen’s Ambitious Push To Be Carbon Neutral by 2025
The Danish capital is moving rapidly toward a zero-carbon future, as it erects wind farms, transforms its citywide heating systems, promotes energy efficiency, and lures more people out of their cars and onto public transportation and bikes.
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10 Jun 2013: Carbon Emissions Increased 1.4 Percent in 2012, IEA Reports
03 Jun 2013: Genetic Study Reveals Cheaper Process to Convert Sawdust to Biofuel
30 May 2013: Nuclear Power Has Prevented 1.84 Million Premature Deaths, Study Says
28 May 2013: Electricity Availability Growth Must Double to Achieve Global Access
23 May 2013: China Poised to Launch Much-Anticipated Carbon-Trading Project
21 May 2013: Large Majority of Americans Believe Global Warming Should be a Priority
21 May 2013: Interview: For Solar Sisters, Off-Grid Electricity is Power
20 May 2013: System Converts Pig Waste Into Biogas at Chinese Pig Farms
17 May 2013: ‘Artificial Forest’ Nanosystem Mimics Photosynthesis, Researchers Say
