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Bikes at Capital Bikeshare station on Tenth Street NW in the middle of the Federal Triangle, in Washington, DC. Photo by Mr. T in DC.

Bike-Sharing Programs Hit the Streets in Over 500 Cities Worldwide

2 May, 2013

Politicians, lobbyists, and tourists alike can ride bicycles along a specially marked lane between the White House and the U.S. Capitol, part of the 115 miles of bicycle lanes and paths that now crisscross Washington, DC. In Copenhagen, commuters can … Continue reading

A wind farm from Xinjiang in China. Photo by randomix.

Wind surpasses nuclear in China, and the potential for more is huge

19 February, 2013

Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind farms generated 2 percent more electricity than nuclear power plants did, a gap that will likely widen dramatically over the next few years as wind surges ahead. … Continue reading

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2C + 565 + 2,795 is only part of the story

19 August, 2012

I’ve been asked by several folks to comment on the recent Bill McKibben feature column in Rolling Stone magazine that has caused quite a stir. Bill, as we know, single-handedly willed 350.org into becoming one of the most influential climate-change … Continue reading

The Tangshanpeng wind farm in China.

China helped wind power climb to new record levels in 2011

28 March, 2012

Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts. With more than 80 countries now harnessing the wind, there is enough installed wind power capacity worldwide to meet the … Continue reading

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Canada will withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol

13 December, 2011

Just hours after returning from COP17 in South Africa, Peter Kent, Canada’s environment minister, announced that the country would use their legal right and become the first country to quit the Kyoto Protocol. Kent claimed that the Kyoto protocol “will … Continue reading

Seen here is the Dalian harbour, an important international shipping centre and logistics hub in Northeast Asia. Photo by Graeme Nicol

China’s green growth could create millions of businesses and jobs

5 December, 2011

China is a controversial country. They have long been criticized for their dangerous levels of pollution, but they have also recently received praise for investing a great deal in renewable energy. However, the negative tides that blacken China’s reputation may … Continue reading

One of the largest producers of carbon dioxide in Europe. The RWE coal-powerplant Weisweiler. Photo credit: Oliver Wald

IEA warns world headed for irreversible climate change in five years, greenhouse emissions soaring

11 November, 2011

This week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released their yearly World Energy Outlook report. The energy report contained a very urgent call for action on climate. The IEA report warned that if our energy infrastructure is not rapidly changed the … Continue reading

Obama sends US troops to Uganda to help combat the LRA – but is oil the true reason?

24 October, 2011

Oil have been found in the underground below Lake Albert on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Western companies are working with the Ugandan government to get development under way but a myriad of issues … Continue reading

The Tangshanpeng wind farm in China.

China sees record investments in renewable tech, will introduce carbon trading scheme

22 August, 2011

The Chinese government recently declared that they are intending on placing a cap on their annual carbon emissions which will allow the individual provinces in China to regulate and plan their emissions more effectively. The hope is that this cap … Continue reading

Combustible renewable and waste in North Korea.

China, North Korea to increase cooperation in renewable energy sector

15 July, 2011

China and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have agreed to collaborate in the sector of renewable energy. The agreement was reached between officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Korean Workers Party (KWP) when the latter were visiting … Continue reading

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