I previously noted that the United States have a plan of creating ten high speed rail corridors by 2020. Even if this is a good idea, it isn’t enough as it won’t enable Americans to travel from coast to coast. This might be done by 2030 according to the US High Speed Rail Network which advocates …
Since President Obama is at the White House, I am finding it hard to keep up with all his projects of sustainability. From transport to energy or tackling climate change, there are many initiatives. TreeHugger mentioned seven large topics showing that I was right when stating that the new US President is a new hope …
According to a recent study carried out by the Rocky Mountain Institute, the United States could cut their consumption of coal by 62 % before as early as 2020. This would represent savings of 1.2m gigawatt-hours annually. The equivalent of 30 % of the US annual electricity use could be saved by increasing the energy …
Yesterday, I couldn’t follow the inauguration speech by the new US President Barack Obama, a man I refer now to as a new hope for a planet in peril. This title couldn’t be more appropriate. This post is the occasion for me to propose you a selection of the various articles published by the United …
After last week’s article on the scientific data of rising sea levels, it is time for us to have a look at how they would affect millions of people and possibly destroy assets worth billions. The OECD report mentioned last week gives us further data on this very topic and the least I can say …
The major threat of rising sea levels : the consequences (1/2) Read More »
If you don’t read US environmental blogs, you may not know that yesterday Al Gore issued a speech that may become as historical as JFK’s one on sending a man on the Moon. Indeed, the former Vice President proposes to produce a 100 percent of the country’s electricity by low carbon energies within ten years. …
Can the USA get 100 % of their electricity by clean energies ? Read More »
I once wrote that peak oil might push countries to get back to coal. It is already the case as the International Herald Tribune states it in a recent article. Indeed in Japan and the UK, old coal mines are reopening or see their activity increase. This albeit the fact that coal is by far …
It made the headlines of several US environmental blogs, Al Gore launched a $300 million advertisement campaign due to raise awareness on climate change. Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection indeed launched a three year campaign named We can solve it. Its ” ultimate aim is to halt global warming. ” With already over a …
