November 25, 2005

 

United States

Bates College to Use Main Renewable Energy for Its Electricity

EFS West

Bates College President Elaine Tuttle Hansen recently announced that Bates will purchase its entire electricity supply from renewable energy sources in Maine , specifically biomass generating plants and small hydroelectric producers. 

 

Cambrian College Announces Plans for Sustainable Energy Centre

EFS West

Cambrian College recently announced plans for a Sustainable Energy Centre at Cambrian's Barrydowne campus. This new facility will provide a focus for the study and development of alternative energy systems for residential homes and small buildings and, at the same time, will become a laboratory for students in Cambrian's new three-year Energy Systems Technology program.

 

Catch a Wave: The Ebb and Flow of Corporate Eco-Consciousness
Earth Vision
We remember a certain look businesspeople used to struggle to hide when confronted with their first real-life environmentalist. It was as if they had been presented with an alien life-form -- a creature from some green lagoon.

 

Mass. College Chips Away at Heating Bill, Pollution
The Union Leader and NewHampshire Sunday News

The electric bill was staggering. With $400,000 being spent to heat the Mount Wachusett Community College campus four winters ago, school officials were desperate for a new source of energy.

 

New Wave of Hybrids Offer More Mean, Less Green
Environmental News Network

When automakers rolled out the first hybrid cars, drivers who wanted their spectacular fuel economy had to settle for weird shapes and a lack of luxury options. Now it seems the high-mileage, low-frills trend in hybrid auto-making may prove shorter than a Hummer's trips between fill-ups. Newer hybrids are using the added boost from their gas-electric engines for more acceleration and power. But more mean equals less green.

 

Renewable Energy May Bring Economic Boom
RedNova
A most unlikely partnership between tribes and cities may be in the offing, and the connection could go a long way toward saving the environment by providing clean and renewable energy.

 

Zero-Emission Bus Makes Palm Springs, California Splash

Environmental News Network

Hailing it as "the wave of the future," SunLine Transit Agency officials Wednesday unveiled their new zero-emission fuel cell bus, one of four in the United States .

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Global

Call to Action on Climate Protection, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development
Embassy
Corporate leaders representing a broad cross-section of the Canadian economy have come together as the Executive Forum on Climate Change to issue a call to action to Prime Minister Paul Martin as Canada prepares to host 10,000 international guests Nov. 28 ­ Dec. 9 in Montreal for the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

 

China's Guangdong Strives for Sustainable Growth
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance
Technology Guangdong , an economic powerhouse in southern China , is facing "bottlenecks" of resources, technology and talent for sustainable development after having led the nation in economic growth for 16 years in a row.

 

UNEP and Beijing Sign Green Games Agreement
Earth Vision
An agreement aimed a making the summer Olympics of 2008 environmentally friendly has been signed by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG).

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