With a constellation of regional airports, including one of the country’s busiest, LAX, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) will play a crucial role in the greening of air travel in the United States.
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Submitted on November 28, 2007 - 2pm
Submitted on November 28, 2007 - 2pm
Earlier this month, the U.S. Conference of Mayors held its first-ever Climate Protection Summit—a chance for mayors around the country to parade their green accomplishments and challenge each other to do more.
Submitted on November 20, 2007 - 12pm
Public concern over global warming has presented companies of all sizes with a mandate to account for, and reduce, their greenhouse gas emissions. Still emerging, however, are the legal and fiscal implications of carbon emissions caused by corporations.
Submitted on November 20, 2007 - 12pm
Martin Nesbit, the head of the National Climate Change Policy Division for the U.K. Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) reviews the lessons already learned by Europe regarding climate change regulation.
Submitted on November 9, 2007 - 5pm
John Ashton,U.K. foreign secretary's special representative for climate change, details what he sees as an opportunity for the largest public-private partnership in history.
Submitted on November 9, 2007 - 4pm
Few former planners and architects tout more caché than Jaime Lerner, who, as mayor of Curitiba and governor of the state of Parana in Brazil, implemented groundbreaking and widely imitated improvements to infrastructure and the built environment.
Submitted on November 9, 2007 - 4pm
Excerpts from the "Technology Insight—Developments in New and Exciting Markets" panel at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in London, which surveyed emerging technologies and new approaches to renewable energy.
Submitted on November 9, 2007 - 4pm
Questions remain regarding the impacts of climate change on water supplies, but technological advances in water reuse and desalination clearly offer compelling solutions for global water challenges.
Submitted on November 9, 2007 - 4pm
John Hutton secretary of state for the U.K.'s Department of Business, Enterprise, and Regulatory Reform details some of the ways that the U.K. and California have served to develop complimentary, groundbreaking legislation and technologies that are leading the world in the fight against climate change.
Submitted on November 9, 2007 - 4pm
Barry Berman, CEO of AgriPower, describes his company's waste-conversion technology, which manufactures energy from forms of waste produced by the spectrum of the world's activities.
Submitted on October 20, 2007 - 1pm
Many of the largest cities in the United States are competing to be the "greenest" city in the country. While the implementation of many of these efforts remains in development, the race never would have started without the leadership of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, who forged the way for the first cities to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in the face of federal indifference.
Submitted on October 20, 2007 - 12pm
Lofty goals for emissions reductions will mean nothing if significant advances in clean transportation technology don't emerge soon. Luckily, WESTSTART/CALSTART exists to encourage those breakthroughs.
Submitted on October 20, 2007 - 12pm
Experts and investors alike agree that wind power is currently the most viable form of renewable energy available for mass production. Yet despite recent improvements in efficiency and cost, wind power has a long way to go.
Submitted on October 20, 2007 - 12pm
A global organization comprised of local governments on every continent, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is well-equiped to fight climate change on all its diverse fronts.
Submitted on October 20, 2007 - 12am
Architect William McDonough's list of accomplishments is long and distinguished: author of Cradle to Cradle, Time Magazine "Hero" for the environment, founder of William McDonough+Partners.
Submitted on October 20, 2007 - 12am
Professor Harry Atwater of Caltech in Pasadena, California , gives a detailed explanation of his research into thin-film photovoltaics.
Submitted on October 19, 2007 - 5pm
Long one of Congress' most sustainable- thinking members, Rep. Earl Blumenauer spoke with VerdeXchange News about the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Energy Bill.
Submitted on August 30, 2007 - 1pm
With an 'Ecomagination' portfolio that includes partnerships and investments in seemingly every possible green space, GE's foresight has positioned the company as a premier green market driver.
Submitted on August 30, 2007 - 1pm
Having sold more solar units than any other company, Better Energy Systems’ green résumé touts an environmentally-friendly manufacturing process and marketing efforts that include helping citizens of developing countries reduce the health impacts of energy consumption.
Submitted on August 30, 2007 - 1pm
In the following VerdeXchange News interview, Ocean Power Delivery’s Des McGinnes explains how Europe’s renewable energy incentives are paving the way for wave energy abroad and how the implementation of similar technology in the United States remains largely unexplored.