Eleven year old Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange and heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, helps the environment by cycling to school, at least on the first day. Her father, King Willem-Alexander, filmed the start of the ride and like proud parents everywhere on August 24 posted the video on Facebook. Continue reading Dutch Princess Bicycles to School – 30% of Hollanders Cycle-Commute.
An Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change was recently issued by the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium. Citing the authority of scientific research and of passages from the Qur’an, the Declaration urges world nations to “Aim to phase out greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible . . .” Continue reading Muslims join Pope and Evangelicals in calling for Climate Action
Scotland’s love of renewables reinforces the country’s image as a bastion of thrift. Despite having 60% of EU oil reserves, renewable sources met essentially 50% of Scotland’s 2014 total electricity demand according to Energy Statistics for Scotland’s preliminary data. Looking only at household consumption, renewable generation was enough to supply the power for every home in the nation. Continue reading Renewables Supplied 49.8% of Scotland’s 2014 Electric Demand
After a successful 21-month pilot program, the Bay Area Bike Share (BABS) system is increasing the number of bicycles it will provide to the cycle-commuting public from 700 to 7,000. BABS will also add three new cities. Studies have shown that increasing bicycle commuting provides communities with public health, financial, traffic safety, and road capacity benefits. Continue reading SF Bike Share expanding from 700 to 7,000 bikes
A gradual shift away from coal-generated electricity in the U.S. has resulted in a drop in power-plant CO2 pollution. April CO2 power-plant emissions were nearly back to 1988 levels. Between April 1988 and April 2015 coal use for power generation decreased 17 percent, while the use of renewable sources, like solar, wind, and hydro, increased by more than 100 percent. Burning coal is considered to be the dirtiest method, in terms of CO2 emissions, currently being used on a large scale to generate electricity.
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