Carbon Dioxide emissions in the states are down. The government estimates that between 2007 and 2009, carbon emissions will be down by a whopping nine percent. This is the equivalent of shutting down 400 coal plants for a year. This is good news and it’s real. Now the bad news. The reason for the decline [...]
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Greenhouse Gases Dive in US
Posted in Clean Vehicles, Energy Solutions, Sustainability, Wave Energy, biodiesel, biomass, ethanol, hydrogen, solar, wind on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Public and Private investments Building Green Jobs
Posted in Energy Solutions, Sustainability, Wave Energy, biodiesel, wind on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The July-August edition of Audubon Magazine has an article by Barry Yeoman called Work Plan. Mr Yeoman tells the story how Newton, Iowa is transitioning from high employment (Maytag Washing Machine factory) to recession (Maytag bought out and factory closed 2006) to new era green companies with jobs expanding. The Newton Transformation Council saw [...]
Florida Legislators Confused about Nuclear Power and Renewable Energy
Posted in Energy Solutions, Sustainability, Wave Energy, biomass, hydrogen, solar, wind on March 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
While state legislators wonder whether to call nuclear power clean or renewable the old issues that have kept the industry shut down for thirty years are still unresolved: nuclear proliferation, waste, sabotage and safety. Just last year, the safety issue was raised again at the FPL Turkey Point plant. The top nuclear operator there accused [...]
Potential power from the Gulf Stream looking more promising…
Posted in Wave Energy on March 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Work continues toward the harnessing of ocean power in Florida with turbines being designed for the Gulf Stream. You can read more about it in this article from the Orlando Sentinel.
- Craig Williams
Sustainability Forum at Florida Tech
Posted in Clean Vehicles, Conferences, Energy Solutions, Sustainability, Wave Energy, biomass, ethanol, hydrogen, solar, wind on February 15, 2007 | 5 Comments »
This conference includes Frank Leslie’s session on March 7th on Renewable (Sustainable) Energy from 2:00 p.m. until 4:20 p.m.
News Release
MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Tech will address smart growth and environmental sustainability at its fourth international, interdisciplinary forum, “Sustainable Pathways: New Research and Practices,” on March 6-7 on campus. The forum is a collaborative effort of the Florida [...]
