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Vancouver Will Be Powered By 100% Renewable Energy

Vancouver Will Be Powered By 100% Renewable Energy

VIA Spirit Science and Metaphysics Thanks to FollowGreenLiving and Inhabitat| According to a recent announcement made at the ICLEI World Conference 2015 in Seoul, South Korea, Vancouver has pledged to run on 100 percent renewable energy.  This applies not only for their electricity, but also for their heating, cooling, and housing as well. Bordered by the Coast […]

France Declares All New Rooftops Must Be Topped With Plants Or Solar Panels

France Declares All New Rooftops Must Be Topped With Plants Or Solar Panels

VIA “collective-evolution.com” by Alanna Ketler Collective Evolution A new law recently passed in France mandates that all new buildings that are built in commercial zones in France must be partially covered in either plants or solar panels. Green roofs, as they are called, have an isolating effect which helps to reduce the amount of energy needed […]

Freeway Algae Garden Turns CO2 Emissions Into Energy

Freeway Algae Garden Turns CO2 Emissions Into Energy

VIA “planetexperts.com” by Planet Editor What if your daily commute was a central ingredient in creating cleaner air and renewable energy? For some Swiss drivers, that ‘what if’ is now a green, soupy reality.For the city of Geneva’s 2014 garden festival, Villes et Champs, The Cloud Collective built a system of transparent tubes on a […]