Generally, I try to keep an eye on the most popular Google searches in the U.S. For one, I think this is important for my job, to see if something I’m interested in is hot at the moment (and why) or to find out about something important I might have missed in my normal news channels. Additionally, doing so just gives me an idea of what’s happening or what’s popular at the moment, in general.
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Los Angeles Could Easily be a Solar-Powered City
UCLA’s Luskin Center has created a “Los Angeles Solar Atlas” showing the solar potential in Los Angeles County on a variety of different scales. It created solar maps for each city and zone in the county and for the jurisdiction of each of the county’s 7 utilities, as well as for the county as a whole.
Insulating Homes in the North vs South
Insulation is important no matter what area of the country or world you live in. It reduces our need to heat homes and our need to cool homes. However, there are some differences on how to go about improving insulation in homes located in the South versus homes located in the North.
Find Energy Rebates & Incentives Easily on Ennovations
Shopping for a new appliance or planning a home improvement project? Wondering if there is an energy efficiency rebate available? A handy new web tool from Silicon Valley startup Ennovationz could help your dollars stretch a little (or a lot)…
Koch Brothers Monopoly, Scott Walker Connection [INFOGRAPHIC]
Following up on Rhonda’s great post the other day on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker admitting he wanted to destroy unions to a blogger on the phone who he thought was David Koch, here is a great infographic by the other…
Peak Oil & Sustainable Development Expert Talks about the Situation Today In-Depth [VIDEOS]
![Peak Oil & Sustainable Development Expert Talks about the Situation Today In-Depth [VIDEOS]](http://zacharyshahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/027.jpg "Peak Oil & Sustainable Development Expert Talks about the Situation Today In-Depth [VIDEOS]")
James Kunstler, a renowned writer and a long-time expert on city planning, suburbia, sustainable development (in particular, New Urbanism), and peak oil, goes into depth on the worldwide peak oil crisis we are starting to face. His most well-known books…
World-Leading Sustainable Community in Germany: Vauban District
The Vauban district is a green, planned community in the city of Freiburg in southern Germany. Construction of this community began in the mid-1990s and opened in 2000. By 2001, it had 2,000 inhabitants living in a greener, more sustainable…
Romania Home to Large, New Wind Energy Hub
Vestas is the world’s leading manufacturer of wind turbines. There are 41,000 Vestas wind turbines in 65 countries around the world, creating approximately 20,000 jobs. Together, they cut CO2 emissions by about 40 million tons every year. Vestas knows wind…
UK’s Largest Solar Housing Project Now in Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA) has signed 120 houses up for an innovative renewable energy program, “Power Roofs,” which should reduce carbon emissions by about 350 tons a year. By 2012, SYHA hopes to eventually have 650 homes signed up…