Los Angeles Makes Cool Roofs Mandatory
LA is updating its building code to require cool roofs on all new and renovated homes, the first major US city to do so.
LA is updating its building code to require cool roofs on all new and renovated homes, the first major US city to do so.
The good news is that almost half the corporations studied are on track to meet climate targets that keep temperature rise below 2°C.
Masdar has launched a blogging competition on sustainable development - the winner gets a free trip to Sustainability Week in Abu Dhabi in January.
As of January1, inefficient 40-and 60-watt incandescents can no longer be made or imported into the US.
Conservatives have sat on the sidelines for far too long, they say.
The turbines will add 1 GW of wind in Iowa, with all components made locally.
The city council passed a moratorium to give it time to create a permanent ordinance bannings tar sands oil from being shipped from its port. Meanwhile, the southern leg of Keystone begins carrying oil in January.
Residential solar is seeing the biggest gains ever, along with utility-scale plants coming online.
Earthbound Farm, the largest organic produce grower in the US, is selling to WhiteWave for $600 million.
Worldwide emissions aren't dropping yet, but seem to be slowing down, mostly because of changes in China.