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Supersonic jets are the most fine tuned flying machines known to us. They are made of the best materials and…the best fuels. In this dependency lies its Achilles Heel
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Supersonic Fighter Jet Will Attempt To Break the Green Barrier on Earth Day
Tom Friedman has a new column, “Tea Party With a Difference.â€Â He refers to my “insightful new book†Straight Up . If you want to buy that book, which has been called the “premiere book on climate change,†click here . If you want to know more about me or this website, start with “ An Introduction to Climate Progress .â€Â You can get daily email updates on climate science, solutions, and politics by clicking here . The Climate Progress post he quotes from is “ Straight Up: What to look for in the bipartisan climate and clean energy jobs bill .†Friedman proposes a Green Tea Party of the “radical center†to supersede the current fringe Tea Party that is lurching to the “hard libertarian rightâ€: Indeed, the Green Tea Party could say, “We’ve got our own health care plan — a plan to make America healthy by simultaneously promoting energy security, deficit security and environmental security.†“Think about it,†said Carl Pope, the chairman of the Sierra Club. “Green tea is full of antioxidants,†which some believe help reduce cancer and heart disease
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Due to the popularity of Paul Stankey’s Holyoke Cabin (and what seems to be an increasing interest in shipping container design ), the folks at Hive Modular today announced the launch of a new company called InterModal Design with a set of six thoughtful container cabin plans. To create a single structure that could be used in many ways, IMD studied Japanese home design and yacht design. In these homes, tables, beds, and chairs appear to fold up into the wall. It’s quite interesting and minimalist. At the direction of clients, IMD will use energy-efficient materials and green products, including LED lighting, low-water consumption fixtures, and low-VOC paints. And if you want to go off-grid or off-pipe, IMD can help with that, too. [+] Learn more about InterModal Design’s green container cabins . Rendering credits: InterModal Design and Hive Modular .
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New, Simple, Green: InterModal Design
BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen , Friday 23 April 2010 at 16:21:00 “I don’t have a theological opposition to nuclear power” “The blunt economic models of the 20th century are unlikely to deliver the kind of low-carbon, resource-efficient development path so urgently needed on a planet of six billion, and rising…
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Green quotes of the week – April 23 2010
GE to Debut Gearless Offshore Wind Turbine to Rival Siemens General Electric Co., the world’s second-biggest maker of wind turbines, plans to introduce a 4 megawatt gearless wind turbine for offshore use in 2012 in a challenge to market leader Siemens AG of Germany. Government incentives and pricing pressure for onshore models amid the economic slowdown make the offshore market more attractive, Mete Maltepe, global sales leader for wind energy at GE, said in a telephone interview on April 20. Customer feedback on the offshore turbine has so far been positive, Maltepe said.
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Energy and Global Warming News for April 23: GE to debut gearless offshore wind turbine; Supreme Court to look at GM crops; Big energy storage in thin…