Is Adidas a winner when it comes to green energy?</h1> <article> <h1>Is Adidas a winner when it comes to green energy?</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:10:16 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p>In 2012, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/18/us/adidas-shackle-shoes">inappropriate advertising</a> called attention to questionable values at Adidas, but the company’s <a href="http://www.adidas-group.com/en/sustainability/welcome.aspx/">annual sustainability report</a>, released this past week shows a commitment to making progress on both the social and environmental fronts.<p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/adidas-winner-when-it-comes-green-energy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>NFL teams forge ahead with renewables</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:08:07 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>70 percent of Lincon Field's energy is generated by an in-house bio-diesel/natural gas co-generation plant.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The new stadium under construction for the San Francisco 49ers <a href="http://inhabitat.com/san-francisco-49ers-new-home-set-to-be-pro-footballs-first-leed-certified-stadium/">will be the first LEED Certified NFL stadium</a>, but <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/nfl-champion-sustainability?CMP=twt_gu">as The Guardian reports</a>, the league’s drive towards sustainability<p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/nfl-teams-forge-ahead-renewables" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>The “greenest” building in the world... for now.</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:21:55 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The Bullitt Center's stairway is enclosed in glass, so the higher up you go... the more rewarding the view of Puget Sound. By contrast, the elevator is extremely slow. The thinking: The elevator continually adds to the energy costs of the building; stairs, once completed, once built, do not.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Seattle’s <a href="http://bullittcenter.org/">Bullitt Center</a>, opened on Earth Day, is being hailed the world’s “greenest” commercial building. Not only does it have a rooftop array of photovoltaic panels that will produce an estimated 230,000 kilowatt-hours per year and composting toilets, it also has strict energy-usage limits for its tenants - and no onsite parking.</p><p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/%E2%80%9Cgreenest%E2%80%9D-building-world-now" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Collapse of “carbon bubble” will cost $6 Trillion</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:48:55 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>India may endure floods 30 percent more severe in magnitude by 2030, according recent research by 220 Indian climate scientists.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Current global investments in fossil fuels are headed towards a major collision with the world’s carbon budget, say <a href="http://www.carbontracker.org/wastedcapital">researchers from the London School of Economics and the Carbon Tracker Initiative</a>.<p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/collapse-%E2%80%9Ccarbon-bubble%E2%80%9D-will-cost-6-trillion" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Are the EPA’s new tailpipe regulations a smokescreen for environmental protection?</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:56:26 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p>The EPA’s recently released <a href="http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/bd4379a92ceceeac8525735900400c27/eb163eb6d4c6c53585257b3d004cb646!OpenDocument">Tier 3 Standards</a> will cut the amount of sulphur in gasoline sold in the US by sixty percent, which is good for both fuel quality and air quality.<p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/are-epa%E2%80%99s-new-tailpipe-regulations-smokescreen-environmental-protection" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Divestment movement comes to Canada</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:15:04 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p>On March 27th, students at a dozen Canadian universities celebrated Fossil Fools Day, to call out <a href="http://gofossilfree.ca/fossil-fools-day-sweeps-campuses-across-canada/">“an industry that is planning to cook the planet, is responsible for destroying land, polluting the air and water, and violating the rights of people around the world and an industry whose business model means burning <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/divestment-movement-comes-canada" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Canadian clean technology companies capture 1 percent of the $1 trillion global industry</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:54:51 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/syldavia/2961718657/sizes/z/in/photostream/"> Flag Flap</a> by Syldavia</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beforesocialbuttons"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>A new report released by the Pembina Institute says that despite a “go slow” approach to clean-energy development, Canada remains relatively competitive globally, but risks falling behind. The report, <a href="http://www.pembina.org/pub/2406"> “Competing in Clean Energy” </a>highlights the findings of previous studies, but also included information gathered by interviews with leading entrepreneurs and academics across Canada.</p><p>The “go slow” approach to developing a clean-energy sector is characterized by a hesitancy to pass on costs to either industry or consumers. It is contrasted by a “go fast” approach, as demonstrated by Norway and Germany, and a “go smart” approach taken on by say, Australia, which means making modest, cost-effective steps to create low-carbon energy options.</p><p>The Pembina report sites the Pew Charitable Trust's 2011 edition of its <a href="http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/reports/whos-winning-the-clean-energy-race-2011-edition-85899381106"><em>Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race?</em></a> which ranked Canada’s finance and investment in clean energy eleventh in the G-20. It also sites a 2012 study by the <a href="http://info.cleantech.com/2012InnovationIndex.html">Cleantech Group LLC and the WWF</a> in which Canada placed seventh out of 38 countries in in the ability to produce clean technology innovations over the next ten years. The Pembina Institute’s interviews confirmed both of those studies.</p><p>There are currently more than 700 companies in the Canadian clean-tech sector. These drove 11 percent employment growth between 2008 and 2010.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Doha talks drag, stall, stagnate and limp to a close</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:13:09 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>A rescuer covers bodies recovered from flashflood caused by Typhoon Bhopa. -AP</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>As the current UN climate negotiatons come to a close, it becomes clear that little consensus has been reached, and that insufficient action will be taken. In short, the COP 18 is meeting expectations.<br /></p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/doha-talks-drag-stall-stagnate-and-limp-close" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Island paradise, still sinking.</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:04:06 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-imagecaption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Photo by <a href="http://www.fotopedia.com/items/parrotia-cY4D0oynQZY">marco mosters</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The nation responsible for 0.01% of global carbon emissions stole the show at the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit. Prior to the summit, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed hosted an <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8311838.stm">underwater press-conference</a> to highlight what his nation’s dilemma in the face of climate change: it will disappear, entirely, if sea-levels don’t stop rising.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/island-paradise-still-sinking" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>For Brazil, Kyoto comes before cuts</h1> <p>Meribeth Deen — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:54:26 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/15/doha-carbon-cuts-climate-change">Brazilian negotiators want to press “pause” on</a> discussions about the need to cut carbon emissions and keep the world’s temperatures from warming by 2 degrees.</p> <p><a href="http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/brazil-kyoto-comes-cuts" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>