Century-Old Flood Building Finds More Room For Efficiency

Recent energy retrofits to San Francisco's historic Flood Building could save tenants more than $1 million over the next 12 to 15 years. Image via Carbon Lighthouse.

San Francisco's historic Flood Building has completed a retrofit that will save its tenants more than $1.2 million and reduce CO2 output by 870 tons per year. Read more →

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Holland’s Floating Pavilion Designed For Rising Seas

Rotterdam's prototype floating city project will be moored to the waterfront through 2015. Image by William Veerbeek/Flickr.

To prepare for expected flooding of the countryside due to global warming, Dutch architects are designing a "climate-proof" prototype city that can rise along with the average sea level. Read more →

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Better Green Building Through Chemistry

This150x magnification of BASF's Styrodur insulation is an example of the advances the chemical industry has made on energy efficiency. Image via BASF/Flickr.

The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) released a report on the crucial contributions chemistry has made—and will continue to make—for the green building movement. Read more →

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CO2 Envisioned As Source Of Green Fuel

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German researchers think their technique for combining carbon dioxide with hydrogen to make methanol could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more →

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CO2 Emissions Monitor Could Keep ‘Em Honest

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Scientists say they have found a method which they claim could be used to ensure countries did not exceed their CO2 emissions limits. Read more →

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Carbon Tax Passes Last Hurdle In Australia

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Senate approval means that beginning in July 2012, Australia's biggest polluters will have to pay $23/ton on carbon emissions. Read more →

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Wind Power CO2-Cutting Benefit Challenged

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Citing analysis of hourly data, energy research firm Bentek calls into question the pollution-trimming benefit of wind power. Read more →

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Plastic Sorting Robot Helps Out In Proper Plastics Recycling

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A new recycling robot from Osaka, Japan, makes use of lasers to sort six different types of plastic out of garbage, based on the reflectivity of different wavelengths. Read more →

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A Kinder, Greener Guzzler: The Porsche CO2ncept-10%

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The Shaeffler Group has introduced the CO2ncept-10%, a modified version of the Porsche Cayenne V8 which boasts improved fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions. Read more →

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