I’m thinking of doing something different on here, since writing summaries of all the articles I write every week is too difficult for me to keep up with, and, really, if you are interested in the the articles I write,…
Paris Metro Riders Heating Apartment Building
I wrote last week on a cool pilot project in Philadelphia in which the kinetic energy created from subway trains braking will be captured and either reused in accelerating trains, stored for later, or sold back to the electricity grid.…
Philadelphia Subway Trains to Start Producing Electricity from Braking
Ever wonder how much kinetic energy is created from trains braking? Me neither,.. until I found out about a cool new pilot project in Philadelphia where the energy created from subway trains braking will be used for some of the…
5 Cities Chosen for Greening America’s Capitals Program
5 U.S. capitals are going to get a green makeover with the help of the EPA this year. These five lucky cities have just been announced by the EPA. A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program, Greening America’s Capitals,…
First Net-Zero Affordable Community! But…
There’s an exciting announcement out this week — the “first net-zero affordable community” is supposed to break ground on September 14th in Jerseyville, IL. It looks like a wonderful project in that 32 single-family homes renting for only $590 per…
Malibu ecoPARK Moving Forward [Video]
![Malibu ecoPARK Moving Forward [Video]](http://zacharyshahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/017.jpg "Malibu ecoPARK Moving Forward [Video]")
It is not built yet, but if it does get built, it will be one of the greenest projects I’ve ever heard of. And the good news is that it has just received approval to begin construction. The project I’m…
Power Shifting from Nations to Cities
Cities are becoming more powerful than nations. Hopefully, they will use that power for good, not for evil.
2010 Smarter Cities for Energy
Is your city energy-smart? 22 cities across the nation are according to the most recent “Smarter Cities for Energy” publication put out by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).