Headline News:
- “The Cheapest Way To Save the Planet Grows Like a Weed” • One of the fastest ways to sequester CO₂ is the widespread cultivation of industrial hemp, the nonintoxicating form of cannabis grown for fiber, cloth, oil, food, and so on. Hemp grows to 13 feet in 100 days, making it one of the fastest CO₂-to-biomass conversion tools available. [Truthdig]
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- “Could Wooden Buildings Be A Solution To Climate Change?” • Because making concrete emits so much CO₂, some architects are arguing in favor of a return to wood as our primary building material. Wood from managed forestry actually stores carbon as opposed to emitting it, so atmospheric CO₂ can be sequestered in wooden buildings. [BBC]
- “French Labor Union Will Support 350.org Climate Change Protest. Here’s What You Can Do” • 350.org is sponsoring a global week of climate protest beginning Sept 20. Among its supporters is CGT, one of France’s largest labor unions. 350.org has a blueprint for how all of us can organize family, friends, and co-workers to join in. [CleanTechnica]
- “New REV Site Guides Vermont Residents Through Switch To Clean Energy” • Renewable Energy Vermont has an improved website for Vermonters looking to use renewable electricity, heating and cooling, and transportation. The website showcases innovative technologies and helps guide accelerating energy transformation. [Windpower Engineering]
- “Texas Has Generated More Electricity From Wind Than Coal So Far This Year” • For the first time ever, wind has surpassed coal as an energy source in Texas. According to data released this month by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, wind created 22% of the electricity used in the first half of the year, edging out coal by 1%. [KERA News]
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July 25 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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