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Greenpeace UK’s Rainbow Warriors [VIDEO]

October 25, 2010

Great video of the Rainbow Warrior. And the request from the Greenpeace UK YouTube page: She’s confronted environmental crime for 21 years. She has been shot at, rammed and impounded while defending our world. But now she’s worn out, struggling and needing constant repairs. Our planet is in trouble and a new Rainbow Warrior is… Read More…

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Greece to Revive Its Economy with Green Energy on Old Prison Island?

October 18, 2010

The Aegean island Ai Stratis (about 8 hours by sea from Athens), once a place for Greece to send prisoners, will be the center of an economic revival pilot project via clean, green energy according to Greek prime minister George Papandreou. Transport will get its power from hydrogen and electricity, heating and refrigeration will be… Read More…

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Largest Offshore Wind Farm in World Completed in UK

September 30, 2010

Since I’m on a renewable energy in Europe kick this week, thought I’d share one more piece of good news. The largest offshore wind farm in the world was launched in the UK last week. This $1.2 billion wind farm, called the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, consists of 100 V90 wind turbines from Danish wind energy… Read More…

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Denmark & Germany Next to Announce Big Renewable Energy Targets & Possibilities

September 30, 2010

Yes, more European countries are showing that they are very serious about addressing climate change, while the U.S. does,.. well,.. not much. It was just the other I wrote about Northern Ireland and Scotland‘s big renewable energy targets. I’ve got more good news out of Europe. Germany’s 2050 Renewable Energy Target — 60% Germany, has… Read More…

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Scotland Aiming for 100% Clean Energy by 2025

September 28, 2010

While the U.S. may aim for a 15% Renewable Energy Standard by 2021, and Northern Ireland has just confirmed a much stronger target of 40% renewable energy by 2020, Scotland is aiming a bit higher. It announced today that it plans to get “at least” 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. Wow…. Read More…

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Northern Ireland Plans to Hit 40% Renewable Energy by 2020

September 28, 2010

While the U.S. Congress is looking to set a low bar of 15% renewable energy by 2021, Northern Ireland is looking to do much more, aiming for 40% renewable energy by 2020. Northern Ireland’s Assembly government approved this target yesterday. The country is reportedly producing 10% of its energy from renewable sources right now. In order… Read More…

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Paris Metro Riders Heating Apartment Building

September 23, 2010

I wrote last week on a cool pilot project in Philadelphia in which the kinetic energy created from subway trains braking will be captured and either reused in accelerating trains, stored for later, or sold back to the electricity grid. While I think that project is super cool, this one maybe be even cooler. A… Read More…

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3 Green Hostels in Europe

September 21, 2010

Yesterday, we had a good post on 3 green hostels in the Americas. As I promised, here is one on green hostels in Europe as well. I have lived in Europe, in total, for about 2 and a half years now. I’m not very familiar with hostels in the Americas or other places, but I… Read More…

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Thousands Protest Pope Benedict in London

September 18, 2010

Pope Benedict’s visit to Britain has been plagued with controversy before it even began. This week over ten thousand people filled the streets of London for a “Protest the Pope” rally. The large crowd carried placards condemning a range of issues, from the backward papal stance on condom distribution and homosexuality, to the Vatican’s opposition… Read More…

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London Cycle Scheme “Boris Bikes” Visualized

August 23, 2010

London is one of the latest big cities to implement a modern bike sharing program. The “cycle scheme” (as they call it in England) is popularly called “Boris Bikes” now, named after London Mayor Boris Johnson. To help show the effect of this program, Oliver O’Brien of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University… Read More…

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