Green Planet

"The Maldives announced plans on Monday to build a wind farm that can supply 40% of its electricity as part of the low-lying archipelago's pledge to become the world's first carbon neutral nation" - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

"Angela Merkel spoke out on the urgent need for all countries to accept binding obligations on climate change in a rare address before the US Congress, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall" - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

"Republican senators on Monday demanded additional studies on the cost and job impact of a climate bill before it is voted on by a key committee, exposing the sharp partisan divide in Congress over legislation aimed at addressing global warming. Ranking GOP members of six Senate committees that are playing a part in crafting an overall bill to cut greenhouse gases said that an Environmental Protection Agency analysis was unsatisfactory, although supporters of the bill called it an exhaustive examination" - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

"The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is lending its support to efforts to turn historic Fort Monroe into a national park when the Army leaves the post in 2011" - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

Afghan workers install the solar panels of a home-lighting system during product trials by the KPRT Specialist Engineering Team at Camp Nathan Smith - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

several major corporations have taken inspiration from the open-source software movement and are experimenting with forums for sharing environmentally friendly innovations and building communities around them - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

"if the Copenhagen Talks fall apart, failing to produce a new climate deal then the responsibility would most probably fall on the developed countries due to their inaction and lack of willingness to do what they are obligated to." - mridul from Bookmarklet

Solar Power International, co-presented by Solar Electric Power Assn. and Solar Energy Industries Assn., is expected to draw about 25,000 attendees from 90 countries to the Anaheim Convention Center. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer, will deliver the keynote at 8 a.m. on Oct. 28. That night, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., doors open to members of the general public who want to learn more about solar power options. - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

"LOOKING at tapping the temperatures of the oceans that surround the Philippines, Deep Ocean Power Philippines, Inc. (DOPPI) initially plans to put up several power plants producing 10 megawatts (MW) and 20 MW in Panay Islands" - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

"The world has just five years to initiate a low carbon industrial revolution before runaway climate change becomes almost inevitable. But the good news is that it can be done and that the long-term benefits will be immense, according to the WWF" - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

Automatic like for self-described mad scientists. +1 for a name like Pliny Fisk. +100 for his practical & useful ideas for better sustainability! - Lo

Ditto Lo. - Joe

Good idea, but they need to remove the chemicals from the petroleum brine. - Greg GuitarBuster

nice photo! - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML