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Austin - The Green City

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:36 +0000

Texas is one of the most polluting states, but Austin is trying to change that. The city of Austin is hard at work trying to become a green city. Austin passed the “ Austin Climate Protection Plan ” in February 2007. The plan features five main components. This includes a municipal plan that ...

got2begreen posted 44 hours ago from got2begreen.com

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East Antarctic ice began to melt faster in 2006: study

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:57:13 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - East Antarctica's ice started to melt faster from 2006, which could cause sea levels to rise sooner than anticipated, according to a study by scientists at the University of Texas. In the study published in Nature's Geoscience journal, scientists estimated that East Antarctica ...

My Green Element found this 42 hours ago on reuters.com

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Urban Crude

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:29:00 +0000

An online gallery extracted from Urban Crude , an exhibition created by the Center for Land Use Interpretation, documenting the metropolitan petroscape of Los Angeles.

Landscape+Urbanism found this 2 days ago on places.designobserver.com

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George W. Bush Presidential Center

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:09:22 +0000

The George W. Bush Presidential Center carries forward the tradition of Southern Methodist University's Georgian-style campus, with simple wall planes faced with Texas limestone and red brick relieved by rhythmically disposed divided-light windows. The building presents three distinct facades. ...

Green Building : Jetson Green found this 5 days ago on ramsa.com

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Plans for the Green George W. Bush Presidential Center Released

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

All U.S. Presidents get a center named after them upon completion of their term in the White House, and George W. is no exception. Plans for his presidential center were just revealed, and considering how energy efficient his ranch in Crawford is, it really should come as no surprise that the ...

Green Daily found this 4 days ago on inhabitat.com

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Forget Zipcar - Smart reportedly readying car2go car-sharing program in Texas

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0000

Steers and Smarts - Click above for a high-res image gallery Daimler announced in March it would bring the tiny Smart car to the big state of Texas through its car-sharing service car2go. At the time, the German automaker declared that entering the Austin market with 200 ForTwos was ...

AutoblogGreen posted 7 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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Texas Curb ‘Em: How the Lone Star State Slashed Emissions

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:55:22 +0000

Texas Curb ‘Em: How the Lone Star State Slashed Emissions

Ramsay Home found this 12 days ago on blogs.wsj.com

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Sun appears to be setting on NRG's plans for Texas solar plant

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:44:11 +0000

12:00 AM CST on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 By ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning News esouder@dallasnews.com NRG Energy's plans to build Texas' largest solar plant appear close to dying. NRG, a New Jersey company that operates power plants around Texas, announced plans in September to spend ...

Green Inc. found this 6 days ago on dallasnews.com

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U.S. submarine's trip to Arctic should sound alarms for Canada: expert.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:31:29 +0000

The recent surfacing of a U.S. submarine near the North Pole and an increase in military activity in the Arctic this year should send a warning to the Canadian government that other nations are serious about boosting their presence in the resource-rich region, says a specialist on Canada's ...

Peak Oil News found this 8 days ago on canada.com

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IBM’s water tech threefold effect

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:01:27 +0000

The company inks a $14.5M deal in Sydney, as its software aims to improve water availability in Japan, and manage resources and services in Texas.

cleantechgroup posted 11 days ago from cleantech.com

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