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Curbing Climate Change
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Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Lawmaker Requests Bisphenol A Ban
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Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Lawmakers Ask EPA To Delay Chemical Reports
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Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31BP Reaches $7.8 Billion Gulf Spill Settlement
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Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Obama Seeks Funds For Weapons Destruction
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Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Biofuel Research Suffers From Gaps
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Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31PerkinElmer Lends A Hand In Japan
Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Ingested Polystyrene Nanoparticles Affect Iron Uptake
Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Verifying Biobased Materials
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Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Additive Boosts Organic Solar Cell Efficiency
Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Senate Nixes Natural Gas Vehicle Subsidies
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Updated: 2012-03-31 19:53:31Electric Vehicle Racing at Pikes Peak
Updated: 2012-03-31 15:09:24Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 31 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Electric Vehicle Racing at Pikes Peak Written by Philip Proefrock on 31 03 12 An electric vehicle may offer serious competition to conventional racing vehicles in this year's Pikes Peak race . Nobuhiro Monster Tajima is the current champion and the record holder for the fastest time in the race . For the 2012 race , he hopes to extend his title run and set a new time record with an electric vehicle Team Monster has not released many details about their vehicle , but it is known that the vehicle will be an EV with a twin motor system and regenerative brakes The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is an ecclectic event , and the race has a number of classes of vehicles , includingThe Sounds of Electric Vehicles
Updated: 2012-03-30 23:05:29Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 30 Recent Comment Maybe they should connect the sound producing system to the accelerome . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it The Sounds of Electric Vehicles Written by Philip Proefrock on 30 03 12 For some , electric vehicles are too quiet , and consideration is already being given to requiring EVs to be more audible . Eventually , the outcome from the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 is likely to require that electric vehicles make some sound , at least at low speeds , to help provide an auditory signal to pedestrians , cyclists , and others in order to improve safety . Even sighted people rely on audible cues to know that a vehicle is . nearby In my recent test drive of the forthcomingHow a Product Earns the ENERGY STAR Label ENERGY STAR
Updated: 2012-03-30 22:33:13Skip directly to page content Search About ENERGY STAR News Room FAQs RSS Facebook Twitter YouTube Products Home Improvement New Homes Buildings Plants Partner Resources Products Find ENERGY STAR Products How a Product Earns the Label Save Energy at Home Join Our Movement Home Products How a Product Earns the ENERGY STAR Label How a Product Earns the ENERGY STAR Label What is ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR is the trusted , government-backed symbol for energy efficiency helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and . practices The ENERGY STAR label was established : to Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants caused by the inefficient use of energy and Make it easy for consumers to identify and purchase energy-efficient products that offerNew Technique for Low-Velocity Wind Turbines
Updated: 2012-03-29 21:29:15Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 29 Recent Comment Put one of these shrouds on a rotating platform with a small flow-desi . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it New Technique for Low-Velocity Wind Turbines Written by Philip Proefrock on 29 03 12 One of the biggest problems with typical horizontal-axis wind turbines HAWT pinwheel-type turbines is that they are not very efficient at low wind speeds . This is usually dealt with by surveying sites and finding locations where wind speeds tend to be higher , so that the turbines will be more effective once they are built , but these locations are often in remote locations , far from where the power is . needed Wind turbines that use ducts to direct the wind for greater efficiency are not anTest Driving Some 2012 Volkswagens
Updated: 2012-03-29 18:54:06Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 29 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Test Driving Some 2012 Volkswagens Written by Philip Proefrock on 29 03 12 Last week I had the opportunity to attend a press information and driving event held by Volkswagen in California , near their Electronics Research Laboratory in Belmont . As noted with many other manufacturers at this year's NAIAS , the connected car is something that Volkswagen is also deeply involved in , and their decision to locate this facility in Silicon Valley is deliberately intended to support that aspect of their . business At present , Volkswagen has several vehicles of particular interest . Among the vehicles I drove were the Touareg Hybrid , the Jetta Sportwagen TDI , and the E-Golf . I'll haveUsing GIS Mapping of the Extent of Nearshore Rocky Reefs to Estimate the Abundance and Reproductive Output of Important Fishery Species
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PLoS ONE, published 17 Jan 2012 Jeremy T. Claisse, Daniel J. Pondella, Jonathan P. Williams, and James Sadd “Kelp Bass (Paralabrax clathratus) and California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) are economically and ecologically valuable rocky reef fishes in southern California, making them likely indicator species for evaluating resource management actions. Multiple spatial datasets, aerial and satellite photography, [...]Interactive Marine Spatial Planning: Siting Tidal Energy Arrays around the Mull of Kintyre
Updated: 2012-03-28 17:23:28PLoS ONE, published 11 Jan 2012 Karen A. Alexander, Ron Janssen, Gustavo Arciniegas, Timothy G. O’Higgins, Tessa Eikelboom, and Thomas A. Wilding “The rapid development of the offshore renewable energy sector has led to an increased requirement for Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and, increasingly, this is carried out in the context of the ‘ecosystem approach’ [...]EPA Sets New Carbon Emissions Limits
Updated: 2012-03-28 17:10:04Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 28 Recent Comment Extract from the EPA Fact Sheet . The agency’s proposal , which does View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it EPA Sets New Carbon Emissions Limits Written by Philip Proefrock on 28 03 12 The US Environmental Protection Agency has released its Clean Air Act standard for carbon emission from new power plants . Under the proposed EPA rule , any new fossil-fuel-fired power plants whether fueled by coal or natural gas or any other fossil fuel would have to meet an output-based standard of 1,000 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour lb CO2 MWh gross EPA Fact Sheet PDF EPA believes that over 95 of existing gas-fired plants would meet this standard , but that coal-fired plants would need to incorporateEPA's Historic Proposal to Limit Carbon Pollution from Power Plants
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Today we are making history. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the first-ever nationwide emission standards to limit dangerous carbon pollution from new coal- and gas-burning power plants. Today we take the first critically important step towards addressing the climate-destabilizing pollution emitted by power plants. Today we take a vital step towards protecting Americans’ health [...]The Strauss Center Uses Esri Technology to Better Target Aid
Updated: 2012-03-27 18:40:10Mapping Tool Provides Insight into How Climate Change Is Affecting the Security of African Nations The Strauss Center’s Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program has implemented Esri technology to view how climate change impacts vulnerable populations in Africa. CCAPS created the dynamic mapping tool in partnership with AidData for use by researchers, policy [...]Spatial Analysis of Large-Scale Man-Made Disasters Using GIS – An Exemplary Implementation for Air Traffic Incidents
Updated: 2012-03-27 18:36:12CSIS Days 2011, November 10-11, 2011, University of Tokyo, Japan Konstantin Greger “A GIS tool was developed and implemented to prove the existence and measure the significance of certain factors, that influence the occurrence and distribution of man-made disasters, using geo-statistical methods. In expert talks with insurance underwriters it was mentioned that the incident locations [...]US Army Abandoning LEED Certification
Updated: 2012-03-27 15:47:28Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 27 Recent Comment While I and others who have discussed this elsewhere may be reading View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it US Army Abandoning LEED Certification Written by Philip Proefrock on 27 03 12 While the headline may sound dire , it's not an indication that the US Army is giving up on green building . Instead , the Army has announced it will use a new construction code of its own which is based on the ASHRAE 189.1 standard for new buildings and renovations rather than continue to use LEED or the High Perfromance Sustainable Buildings standards . This new standard will govern all new construction , major renovations and leased space acquisition . The Army had already adopted ASHRAE 189.1 late inSharing Smart Meter Data
Updated: 2012-03-26 18:33:57Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 26 Recent Comment As computer geeks we all know that most large utility cos are dishones . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Sharing Smart Meter Data Written by Philip Proefrock on 26 03 12 I have a new smart meter on my house , and I'm far from the only one . The number of smart meters installed across the country is growing quickly . Smart meters are digital , rather than analog , equipment to measure the amount of electricity each customer uses . However , smart meters are able to collect more data than just the electricity that has been used , they can also track the amount of electricity used as well as when it was used . Smart meters also are often equipped with wireless two-way communication forVolkswagen Pursuing Diesel Research
Updated: 2012-03-26 17:45:49Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 26 Recent Comment love love my car car vw tdi . the only thing better would be an other e . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Volkswagen Pursuing Diesel Research Written by Philip Proefrock on 26 03 12 Volkswagen has announced partnerships with two manufacturers of biodiesel fuel as part of their ongoing work in developing diesel automobiles . The two companies are each receiving two VW diesel automobiles : a Passat TDI and a Jetta TDI , and they will each study how their fuels perform in these vehicles . The two companies , Amyris and Solazyme , will share the results of their research with VW over the 12-month period to help VW to develop more efficient , cleaner burning diesel powertrains for futureSpecies’ Geographic Distributions through Time: Playing Catch-up with Changing Climates
Updated: 2012-03-22 16:33:04Evolution: Education and Outreach, Published Online 02 March 2012 A. Townsend Peterson and Bruce S. Lieberman “Species’ ranges are often treated as a fixed characteristic, rather than a fluid, ever-changing manifestation of their ecological requirements and dispersal abilities. Paleontologists generally have had a better appreciation of the changeable nature of species’ ranges than neontologists, but [...]Wave-Powered Ocean Robots
Updated: 2012-03-21 19:50:00Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org MAR 21 Recent Comment This article lacks a description of how the power is actually generate . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Wave-Powered Ocean Robots Written by Philip Proefrock on 21 03 12 A group of four autonomous , wave-powered robots has completed a trip from San Francisco to Hawaii and are now continuing on in two pairs , one set to Australia , and the other set to Japan . They are seeking to carry out the PacX Challenge in which they are trying to set the record for the longest ocean voyage by an unmanned ocean vessel and to demonstrte the abilities of these . robots The Wave Gliders are built with a two-part construction , with a floating part , which also contains solar panels to operateEcosystem Service Tradeoff Analysis Reveals the Value of Marine Spatial Planning for Multiple Ocean Uses
Updated: 2012-03-21 17:05:45PNAS, March 20, 2012 vol. 109 no. 12 4696-4701 Crow White, Benjamin S. Halpern, and Carrie V. Kappel “Marine spatial planning (MSP) is an emerging responsibility of resource managers around the United States and elsewhere. A key proposed advantage of MSP is that it makes tradeoffs in resource use and sector (stakeholder group) values explicit, [...]Managing Concurrent and Repeated Risks: Explaining the Reductions in Opium Production in Central Helmand Between 2008 and 2011
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Published by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, August 2011 David Mansfield “This paper seeks to explore what factors have driven recent reductions in poppy cultivation in Helmand and how sustainable they are. It finds that while household concerns about food security because of high wheat prices were key in driving down poppy cultivation between [...]ZED India Raffles Event
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