A retailer who’ve come to rely on for cough syrup, toothpaste and greeting cards has decided to push the envelope on green energy with a model net-zero store that hopes to turn a loss — of energy costs.
Tags: · Chicago, Evanston, Geothermal, Illinois, LEED, net zero, platinum, Solar Power, Walgreens, Wind Power
In a symbolic but moving gesture, the Hands Across the Sands oil drilling protest on Saturday brought out people from Miami to Melbourne to stand in solidarity for clean beaches, and against more offshore oil drilling.
There were events around the world, but the turnout was especially heavy in the U.S., spanning the nation from High Line Park in New York City and Nags Head in North Carolina in the East, to Puget Sound and Los Angeles and several beaches in between on the West Coast. People lined up in Anchorage and Maui.
Tags: · American oil, Bay Area, beaches, BP, Cape May, DelRay Beach, Evanston, Florida, gulf coast, Hands Across the Sands, Los Angeles, Miami, Miami Beach, New Jersey, New York, offshore oil, oil, oil disaster, oil drilling, oil protest, oil spill, Pinellas County, Puget Sound, St. Petersburg, Venice Beach
From Green Right Now Reports
ComEd has selected the City of Elgin to be part of its Advanced Metering Infrastructure pilot, which the utility says is largest test of smart grid technologies in the Midwest. Subject to Illinois Commerce Commission approval, the city will receive 10,000 “smart meters” as part of ComEd’s one-year pilot.
Elgin is among 10 municipalities participating in ComEd’s Community Energy Challenge, a program designed to generate creative, locally-driven approaches to help communities meet their environmental sustainability objectives.
Tags: · Aurora, Carol Stream, Chicago, ComEd, Elgin, Evanston, Highland Park, Hoffman Estates, Oak Park, Orland Park, Schaumburg, Smart grid system, Wilmette
By Harriet Blake
Green Right Now
Let there be light. Places of worship throughout the world are taking this phrase to heart.
The US Green Building Council counts 43 religious projects registered with them, pending LEED certification. The projects include five Jewish temples, 36 Christian churches, one monastery and one seminary.
Not to be outdone is the epicenter of Catholicism, Vatican City, which has worked since 2006 to become the first carbon neutral state. A rooftop garden of solar panels above the Pope’s audience hall was turned on in November 2008. The panels on the 5,000-square-foot roof produce 300 kilowatt hours of energy, creating enough electricity to heat, cool and light the entire building year-round. The Vatican also is in the process of growing a 37-acre forest in Hungary to offset its annual carbon dioxide emissions.
Here is a look at some of the major projects around the nation:
Tags: · Congregation Beth David, Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, Evanston, Houston, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, San Luis Obispo, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Toronto, U.S. Green Building Council
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Andrew Winston
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Anthony Swift