Via MetaEfficient, this Dubai skyscraper will generate enough energy to be completely self sustainable. Powered by a wind turbine and solar panels, the behemoth might end up being the most environmentally friendly building constructed on this large a scale. Utilizing seawater to cool air sucked in at the base of the structure, even the air conditioning system has gone green. Treehuggers across Dubai are rejoicing.
Showing posts with label Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green. Show all posts
Monday, May 14, 2007
The Tower of Burj al-Taqa
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Gore is green after all...
...Hear No Evil owes Al an apology! Or something like that! Never question Saint Al!
But the question -- as it always should be in politics -- is, is he doing all that he can now, and the answer appears to be yes. As Gore's electric bill (and yes, it's public record -- strange but true) shows, he and Tipper voluntarily pay the higher cost for something called Green Power Switch, which uses more expensive energy from renewable sources like wind and solar power. He purchases offsets for carbon fuel use.Actually, always question Al Gore. It makes it more impressive when he always meets or exceeds expectations.
Yes, he uses more electricity than you or me, but the house of this former Vice President and his wife has offices and staffers and security needs that we don't have either. His car today is an SUV, but it's also a hybrid.
So at the end of the day, what does it all mean? When you peel away all the layers, it means that when it comes to greenhouse gases and climate change -- one of the three great interlocking issues of our time, along with Peak Oil and war and peace in the oil-producing regions -- that the conservative movement has absolutely zero to say.
Because, think about it -- if global warming isn't really a problem, then they shouldn't care how much electricity he uses, and if it is a problem, then there's bigger fish to fry out there than one man in Tennessee and his mansion and SUV, right? Why can't conservatives argue THE ISSUE of global warming, rather than this crap.
Update: Like father, like son, I guess. We posted the same link at almost the same time. Attytood should be very proud to be the linkee in this momentous occasion.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
An Inconvenient Observation
According to an article from The Tennessean, Al Gore might not be green through and through. Just days after his film “An Inconvenient Truth” took home an Oscar, the article states that Gore’s 10,000 square foot home last year had an average of $1,200 a month electric bill as well as average gas bill of over $1,000 per month. But it’s quickly noted that Mr. Gore does drive a hybrid SUV and makes other efforts to offset his "ecologically unfriendly" behavior. I’m sure he’s trying hard, but is our knight in green armor trying hard enough?
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