Archive for ‘Environment’

To Light an Island

As hundreds of photovoltaic systems get installed across the Kuna Yala island territory in Panama, lives are changing and an indigenous culture is being preserved.

Energy Thirst

Few capitals of late have experienced growth as explosive as Panama City, where a building boom caused an annual jump of nine to 15 percent in national energy use over the last five years. Now the question is, with energy demand outstripping supply, where is all the juice going to come from—and why aren’t photovoltaics playing a bigger part of the solution?

Tapping the Sun

US beer companies are racing to mount photovoltaic systems as brewers taste the economic benefits of »green beer«

The Greening Of The Stimulus

The Last Word

Green Machine

The Arnold

Schwarzenegger calls for end to ‘whining’ about economic crisis

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called on world leaders to stop "whining and complaining" about the economic slowdown.

Schwarzenegger, Green IT and the Economy on Display at CeBIT

At the world's largest tech trade show, green technology is on display, and California's governor urged attendees to see the global recession as an opportunity, not a challenge, in taking green to the next level.

In Tanzania, adventure without forgoing amenities

EU climate change cuts: Poland leads revolt over Russia fears

Poland has claimed that it has assembled enough votes to block a landmark EU climate change agreement after spearheading a revolt by Eastern European states that fear the package would increase their dependence on Russian natural gas supplies.

Mercedes-Benz introduces new lithium-ion battery

Mercedes-Benz is introducing a powerful new lithium-ion battery this week that will pack 10 times the power of its lead counterpart while saving drivers 20pc on fuel efficiency.