An enormous amount of energy is generated over the holidays. In America alone, holiday lights consume more energy than El Salvador does in a year and could power 14 million refrigerators. Instead of being a Grinch and pulling the plug on holiday decorating entirely, there are lots of simple steps we can take to ensure
Italian architect transforms buildings into energy-efficient vertical forestsItalian architect Stefano Boeri has always been obsessed with trees. His best-known design, the Bosco Verticale, or the Vertical Forest, was built in his home city of Milan in 2014. The innovative LEED Gold certified Vertical Forest is a model of vertical densification of nature within a sustainable residential building. It absorbs 30 tons of
U.N. issues bleak climate report as greenhouse gas emissions still risingA bleak new climate report from the United Nations Environment Programme warns that, at the current pace of greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures will rise by as much as 3.9 degrees Celsius (almost 7 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2100. The annual report, which compares current rates of greenhouse gas emissions to the goals set by the
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