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Maldives Carbon Neutrality To Fight Climate Change
by Heather Philipp on 03/16/2009

Tags: climate change, Copenhagen, Maldives, renewable energy

Maldives trying to save itself by becoming first nation to eradicate carbon footprint

The first nation to announce plans to go carbon-neutral is also one who is in the most danger from the effects of climate change. The Republic of Maldives, a group of coral islands to the north of the... [more]

Renewables Could Supply 40% of Global Electricity
by Kevin Maddaford on 03/13/2009

Tags: electricity, global demand, renewable energy, wind power

By 2050 renewable energy might provide 40% of the world’s electricity supply.

Renewable technologies such as wind turbines, solar photovoltaics and biomass currently produce a small portion of the world's electricity, but with proper political and financial support, they could... [more]

Smart-Grid Technology Optimizes Use of Renewables
by Kevin Maddaford on 02/02/2009

Tags: electric vehicles, renewable energy, smart grid

A project in Denmark looks to utilize wind power for charging electric vehicles via a smart grid.

Denmark generates one-fifth of its electricity with renewable technologies, and now a joint Danish-IBM research project is trying to maximize the use of this power, specifically wind power, to charge... [more]

@WorldChanging - Green Business: Inching Closer to Business As Usual
by Jen Biederman on 02/07/2009

Tags: Articles, Economy, Green Business, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, WorldChanging.com

WorldChanging.com Articles: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Better Future.

A Report from the State of Green Business Forum By Mary Catherine O'Connor Americans today, it seems, are alternately drunk on hope-thanks to the promise of a new Administration-and drowning... [more]

@WorldChanging - New International Body to Promote Renewable Energy
by Jen Biederman on 02/01/2009

Tags: Articles, Green Living, Irena, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, WorldChanging.com

WorldChanging.com Articles: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Better Future.

A new international body to promote renewable energy is to be established today, in a move that its supporters insist has the potential to replace the global dominance of conventional power with... [more]

@WorldChanging - Climate Change Adaptation: From Big Taboo to Business Opportunity
by Jen Biederman on 01/18/2009

Tags: Business, Climate Change, Green Living, Investing, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, WorldChanging.com

WorldChanging.com Articles: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Better Future.

First and most importantly, the room was full. Not long ago, a seminar on climate change adaptation here would have been a lower-profile event. It might have drawn a few dozen people, most of... [more]

January @WorldChanging Articles
by Jen Biederman on 01/14/2009

Tags: Articles, Economy, Family, Green Living, Poverty, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, USDA, WorldChanging.com

WorldChanging.com Articles: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Better Future.

USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets  As people around the world await the inauguration of U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama on January 20, it seems that every week brings news... [more]

December WorldChanging Articles
by Jen Biederman on 12/16/2008

Tags: Articles, Cities, Green Living, Greenbuild, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, USGBC, WorldChanging.com

WorldChanging.com Articles: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Better Future.

Copenhagen, Melbourne & The Reconquest of the City  For ten weeks this summer, a twelve-block stretch of Ste. Catherine Street in Montreal was transformed into a vibrant public... [more]

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