Greengate Power Receives Approval for 550MW of Wind Projects
Wind developer adds 550 MW to development pipeline in Alberta and Ontario.
Time for Green Holiday Gifts
Here are some ideas for Green Holiday Gifts this season, please add your favorite gift ideas by commenting at the end of this article! Give the gift of giving by buying a charity gift card. You can email, print, or receive a recycled plastic card to give as a gift while donating to your favorite charity(s). Individuals and businesses can customize the cards as employee gifts – they’re tax deductible and can be purchased in any amount from $10 to $5,000. The current economic environment is bound to hurt NGOs, let’s help them out. — Change is in the air, and we need it desperately. Give Lester Brown’s new book, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, to get your friends and family motivated and activated. Lester Brown is autographing all books ordered as gifts! $13, discounts for multiple books. Or download it for free. Bonus: "Time for Plan B: Cutting Carbon Emissions 80% by 2020," a full color 8-page blueprint summarizes everything we need to do to achieve this global goal. — Give the gift of energy savings with Black & Decker’s Power Monitor. It tracks your energy use in real time, and can help save 20% on electric […]
International Climate Change Negotiations Resume in Poland
A number of positive signs give reason for hope, even as global economic conditions threaten the success of international negotiations on climate change.
Don't Cut Rainforests for Biofuel Crops – Report
New study finds it would take 75 to 600 years for biofuels to reduce the carbon emissions caused by the cutting of tropical rainforests.
Bush Admin Faces Suit Over Endangered Species Ruling
The Center for Biological Diversity has announced its intent to sue over a rule that recognizes ocean coral as an endangered species, but fails to protect its habitat from global warming.
United Airlines Institutes Fuel-Saving Initiatives
United Airlines is the first U.S. carrier to join the Asia and South Pacifice Initiative to Reduce Emissions.
UK Passes Tough Climate-Change Legislation
The United Kingdom is the first country in the world to pass a legally-binding framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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SCE, First Solar Complete First Rooftop Solar Project
Two megawatt PV system is the first of in Southern California Edison's plan to install 250 MW of rooftop solar in southern California.
GDF Suez Completes Brazilian Hydro Project
Hydro-electric plant in Northern Brazil is the group's 15th hydro-power project in the country.