American energy security could come from trees

You don’t have to be an energy expert to realize the challenge ahead if the country is to reach President Obama’s goal of reducing 50 percent of America’s fossil fuel emissions by 2050. To do that will require several innovative approaches to generating fuel and electricity. One alternative is to use plant or tree materials, also known as biomass, as an energy source.

 
Synthetic trees 'can hold off climate change'

(Times Online) - Giant fly-swat shaped “synthetic trees” line the road into the office, where blooms of algae grow in tubes up the walls and the roof reflects heat back into the sky — all reducing the effects of global warming.

 
Checking Your Tires: Fuel Ecconomy and the Environment

There are proven ways to increase fuel economy and squeeze out more miles per tank. Auto experts suggest one solution is paying more attention to tires.

 
The beauty of 10:10

(Guardian) - The world's response to global warming is a classic case of all mouth and no trousers. This new initiative aims to show that we can all act now - and achieve something significant

 
Solar Water Heating

There’s another hot new trend in green homebuilding and remodeling. Advances in technology, coupled with rising energy prices, are resulting in growing interest in solar water-heating systems when green-minded consumers build or remodel homes.

 
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