The Jenin Charitable Hospital is going 100% solar in order to combat the power cuts and shortages that afflict the Palestinian Territory - and in the process save a small fortune on energy bills.
… Gaza hospital 'goes solar' to combat power shortages Rami … | 7th June 2014 News Health Renewables Solar Fossil Fuels canadian-solar-australia-cut.jpg The Jenin Charitable …
'My solar ironing cart shows we have the technology to stop climate breakdown.'
… Fund vinisha_ironing_cart_image_.jpg 'My solar ironing cart shows we have the … up with an alternative, an innovation: the solar ironing cart. New beginnings come back … of renewable energy, the science behind solar energy and different kinds of electrical …
China's growing 'bling' culture has taken off big time, writes Thembi Mutch - yet it is widely reviled among ordinary people who in the face of China's industrial boom hold resolutely to traditional values of economy and frugality, quietly yearning for the old days of clean air and safe, wholesome food to fill their stomachs.
… may be soon. Chinese domestic consumption of solar light bulbs (and new-builds with Solar as standard) has shot up, and an entire Solar Valley has been built. For the first …
We need a renewable energy revolution, an end to fracking, no new nuclear power, efficient homes, and the break up of our energy cartels, writes Jeremy Corbyn, All that, and strong protection for wildlife and oceans, no TTIP trade deal with the US, clean air to breathe, and massive investment in public transport. Is there anything not to like?
… Energy Climate Change Nuclear Renewables Solar Health Transport Pollution … fifth of our electricity. Under Tory cuts to solar, wind and home insulation programmes, … energy projects (onshore wind and large solar), investing in low-emission transport …
China is struggling with a myriad of environmental challenges, writes Thembi Mutch, as the country 'develops' at breakneck speed with massive construction projects, and industrial expansion. But amid the chaos and filth, the Chinese people are mindful of their history and ancient principles of harmony with nature - something that many are working hard to restore.
… destruction and erosion. It also embraced the solar revolution (doing expensive early … of these towns will be wind-powered, and have solar panels, and the world's first carbon … bought out all the licences and patents for solar inverters and panels in the 90's, …
Viticulture is growing at a rate of knots in India, and the country's largest winery is leading by environmental example
… Pest Control Pollution Rajeev Samant Solar Water Heating Bottle Wineries … practices. These include the use of solar water-heating to meet the winery's hot … are no-brainers in terms of economics. Solar water heating, for example, gives you a …
More investment in existing rail lines, joining up the high speed line to public transport and ensuring rail fares are sustainable and affordable are what the government should focus on argues Campaign for Better Transport
… clean, green and fuss-free GREEN LIVING The ‘Solar Tunnel’: a greener future for our railways? The opening of Belgium’s ‘Solar Tunnel’ railway project has raised questions about the use of solar for UK transport projects, says Henry …
Give a child a non-toxic, ethically-made toy and avoid the pitfalls of today’s Disneyfied toy market
… for the product. Alternatives Ecotopia Solar-powered wind turbine. A solar-powered model wind turbine demonstrates how solar power works. The three-bladed turbine …
The aviation industry has its climate change plans, car manufacturers are working on 'eco' alternatives, and rail is considered top of the class, but what has the transport mode that delivers 90 per cent of goods to the UK done to improve upon its environmental credentials?
… Trade Emissions Pollution Particulates solarshiplarge.jpg The aviation industry has … has also proved a problem. Technology: Solar sails Promoter: Solar Sailor How does it work?: Combining the …
Boading, dubbed China's 'greenest city', is the world's biggest maker of solar panels and wind turbines, write Caleb Goods & Carla Lipsig-Mumme. But it's also has the country's worst pollution. Green energy, electric cars and the batteries that power them are great, but with the heavy toxic footprint they carry from mine to factory, we must not delude ourselves that they are 'sustainable'.
… city', is the world's biggest maker of solar panels and wind turbines, write Caleb … enormous quantities of wind turbines and solar cells for the United States and Europe, …
Two critical markets are pursuing a stressed planet’s renewable resources, presenting policymakers with complex and difficult choices. The Worldwatch Institute’s latest look at Earth’s “vital signs” sees dangerous times ahead as the “sustainability crisis” unfolds. China Dialogue's Maryann Bird investigates
… is up (as is, more encouragingly, wind and solar power), while carbon emissions rise … China is also growing strong in production of solar photovoltaic cells, ranking third in the … Taiwan produced an estimated 547 megawatts of solar cells last year, “accounting for almost …
With fuel bills rising and back in the news, bizarrely it’s green energy in the firing line.
… fleet. Germany generates 200 times more solar than us and 10 times more wind. While … Labour last year fitted 270 households with solar panels, Germany fitted 130,000. …
Seoul, host of this year's G20, is well on the way to achieving its goal of becoming one of the world's most eco-friendly cities. But, as Anna Sheldrick reports, there may be room for improvement elsewhere in South Korea
… READ MORE... NEWS South Korea hot for solar energy The town of Shinan in South Korea is planning to host the world’s largest solar power plant, following government plans …
When the UK joined the EU in 1973, it was dubbed the 'dirty man of Europe' thanks to its out of control pollution, writes Craig Bennett. Since then EU laws have forced us to clean up our act. But if we leave, all that may go into the reverse, with terrible impacts on our air, water, health, and wildlife.
… of the UK government slashing subsidies for solar power and acting as cheer-leader in …
A fresh wave of logging is hitting America's national forests, writes Brett Haverstick. But this time it's all for the sake of 'forest health' and 'fire prevention'. It might look like industrial clear-cutting to you and me, but really, it's in a good cause. And if the forests and precious ecosystems they harbor just happen to perish in the process ... well ain't that just too bad?
… and opens the forest canopy to greater solar penetration and wind, resulting in …
It's barely mentioned in the election campaign or reported in the media. But a powerful faction of Tory ministers, ex-ministers and backbench MPs are bent on using Brexit to ignite a massive bonfire of 'spirit-crushing' laws on wildlife protection, air and water pollution, pesticides, renewable energy and public health, writes Brendan Montague. At risk are not just EU directives and regulations but even the UK's own Climate Change Act. May's Brexit may not just be hard, but very, very dirty.
… began the process of " cutting subsidies for solar and onshore wind, abandoning Zero Carbon … spending billions on subsidies for wind and solar farms..." And while we're at it, let's …
Africa's car battery recycling industry is anything but green, write Desirée García & Javier Marín on African Environment Day. Toxic emissions from the re-smelting of lead from old batteries is poisoning workers and nearby communities. And among the buyers of the lead are EU car companies, apparently indifferent to the death, disease and contamination they are financing.
… used for fishing boats and the burgeoning solar and winding industry. This is why …
The UK's inability to import radio-isotopes for cancer therapy is just the latest outcome of the UK's decision to leave EURATOM to hit the headlines, writes Pete Roche. It may also put a brake on the UK's plans to build new nuclear plants, and import and export nuclear fuel and wastes. The UK's exit from the treaty, as a strongly pro-nuclear state, could also mark an EU-wide anti-nuclear swing.
… that even the UK government itself expects solar and wind power to be cheaper than new …
Britain lingers near to the bottom of the European league table for renewable energy, so why does it seem that the government are willing to add more coal nails to the coffin?
… jobs in six years, with 300 times more solar and 10 times more wind than the UK. If …
2013 was a bad, bad year for Big Coal, writes Bob Burton. If the coal industry's PR dream is for a stream of exuberant articles selling the story line that coal is clean, cheap and desirable, then 2013 delivered the opposite. 2014 will be even worse.
… the US, and Australia the rise of wind and solar power is undermining coal. In some …