From Japan for Sustainability come two quick news tidbits of note. First, a group of researchers at Chubu University has been developing superconducting wires that can minimize electricity loss in the transmission process. “In 2010, the group successfully completed the world’s first experiment aimed at sending direct current electricity through a 200-meter-long transmission line using superconductors.” This [...]
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Recent “Green” Developments in Japan
December 20th, 2011 
Justin Manger California Valley Solar Ranch Gets Underway
December 15th, 2011 Eric Wilson A number of large solar projects have been dogged by issues of environmental degradation, of all things. Last year, several concentrated solar power installations ran afoul of environmentalists due to the sites chosen. One in particular, the Blythe Solar Power Project, which was the largest installation at the time, was planned on critical habitat for [...]
Posted in Conservation, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Renewable Energy 
Tags: California, Carbon Dioxide, Environment, EPA, Solar Energy, Water 
No Comments »Pollution in Beijing Reaches “Beyond Index” Levels
December 13th, 2011 Justin Manger Being the world’s factory and having a population of 1 billion people rushing to own cars and consume has led to rising living standards for Chinese citizens. Rising living standards are now being put at risk by those exact increased living standards as pollution overwhelms big cities in China and starts adversely affecting people’s health. [...]
Posted in Behavior, China, Justin Manger, Policy, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Environment, Pollution No Comments »NPR 2-Part Series on California Cap and Trade Legislation
December 12th, 2011 Eric Wilson Media coverage of COP17, the latest United Nations climate conference in Durban, South Africa that wrapped up on Friday, was sparse in the United States. With no national legislation in this country to address limits on greenhouse emissions, the state of California has taken some steps ahead of the federal government. Last week, NPR aired [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Policy Tags: California, Cap and Trade, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, United Nations No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Winter Tips
December 9th, 2011 Eric Wilson A few years ago we had a Five Friday Facts – Christmas Edition and a post on real vs. fake holiday symbols. Today’s Five Friday Facts are less holiday centric, but they all come from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Winter Tips. Approximately 33 million live Christmas trees are sold in North America every year. [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Carbon Dioxide, EPA, Water Conservation No Comments »Despite Sluggish Economy, Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High
December 5th, 2011 Eric Wilson The New York Times is reporting that the worldwide carbon dioxide emissions “from fossil-fuel burning jumped by the largest amount on record last year, upending the notion that the brief decline during the recession might persist through the recovery.” This report follows news from earlier this year about the increase in US based emissions, which [...]
Governor Ritter Question and Answer Session
November 26th, 2011 Eric Wilson A few days ago I wrote up the presentation given by former Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter. Ritter currently holds the position of Director and Senior Scholar at Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE). After his 30 minute speech, he took questions from the audience. What follows are notes from the question [...]
Changers: Not Just Another Solar Charger
November 12th, 2011 Eric Wilson That is what Changers.com would like you to believe. Their solar cell not only charges your electronic devices, but according to a recent article in the New York Times, it “gives consumers the ability to track the amount of money and CO2 they save by using solar power rather than a standard home or office [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Products, Recylcing Tags: Battery, Carbon Dioxide, Organic, Solar Energy 1 Comment »
