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BBC News: US trains green workers of the future
March 24th, 2009 2:05 PM

US trains green workers of the future

They call it the land of four seasons.

But in Tehachapi, California, they mean four seasons in one day.

In this remote corner between the Sierra Nevada and the Mojave Desert, it can feel like summer one hour, winter the next.

And the weather is propelled by strong winds that man has put to use - entire hillsides are covered by wind turbines.

This is a pioneering place for the US's wind power industry and it is where engineers of the future learn their trade.

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The White House is going green — again
March 31st, 2009 3:23 PM

Obama is trying to conserve energy in the 132-room mansion and office

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will find out two things as he studies how to make the White House more environmentally friendly:

No. 1: It's already been done. No. 2: It needs to be done again.

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National Green Schools Spotlight: March 2009
March 31st, 2009 3:14 PM

Green Schools at the Intersection of President Obama’s “Big Three”:
Energy, Education, and Health

President Obama has identified three investment priorities for restoring our nation’s economic vitality and putting Americans back to work: energy, education, and healthcare. Green schools are at the very intersection as healthy environments conducive to learning while saving energy and money.

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WATTS GREEN? Education seminars from OGBA.
March 17th, 2009 3:51 PM

Seminar Schedule

Library

Room

Date

Start Time

Seminar

Edmond    3/10/2009 6:30 PM Indoor Air Quality?—?What's circulating in Your Home?
Southern Oaks   3/19/2009 7:00 PM Low Water Use Landscaping/Soil and Ground Prep
Edmond    3/24/2009 6:30 PM Into to Insulating Concrete Forms - Safe, Energy Efficient Walls
Village 3/24/2009 6:30 PM Solar Applications - Solar Energy, Solar Hot Water, Solar Lighting
Belle Isle 3/26/2009 6:30 PM Indoor Air Quality?—?What's circulating in Your Home?
Warr Acres 3/31/2009 6:30 PM Introduction to Geo-Thermal Systems

For more information please visit Oklahoma Green Business Alliance at www.okgreen.org 

 

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BBC News: Carbon-neutral goal for Maldives
March 17th, 2009 11:46 AM

The Maldives will become carbon-neutral within a decade by switching completely to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power, its leader has said.

President Mohamed Nasheed told the BBC the Maldives understood better than most what would happen if the world failed to tackle climate change.

His tiny country is one of the lowest-lying on Earth and so is extremely vulnerable to rises in sea level.

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MSNBC: California counts costs from projected warming
March 14th, 2009 10:46 AM

$100 billion alone in property damage if sea levels rise 5 feet

msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 5:00 p.m. CT, Thurs., March. 12, 2009
 
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - From flooded coastlines to drought and wildfires, California can expect hundreds of billions of dollars in costs from global warming in the decades ahead, according to estimates being compiled for the state's interagency Climate Action Team.
 
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