Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to build wind farms covering coastal an area six times larger than the city of New York and install power lines that would stretch from London to Baghdad. The initiative will cost 200.000 million euros ($ 268.000 million), a third of the annual gross domestic product, according to the DIW economic institute in Berlin.
Released by the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC) and members of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership,The State of the Forestfinds that the region’s annual gross deforestation rate doubled from 0.13 percent to 0.26 percent between the 1990s and the 2000-2005 period. Gross degradation caused by logging, fire, and other impacts increased from 0.07 percent to 0.14 percent on an annual basis.
Sett Studio recently worked with The Goodlife Team, a local real estate company, and created these two studios that are now being used as extra space for the company’s expanding East Austin offices.
Last night Josh at Hollywood Electrics made the mistake of handing me the key to a 2012 Zero S ZF9, the most powerful electric motorcycle currently on dealer floors. He was on the phone, so neglected to tell me it wasn’t their demo model, but one he actually wanted to sell. The bike I rode is the one on the right, above. The one on the left is one they’ve customized. 20 miles later…
The US solar industry is gaining some serious ground, according to a new industry report charting a recent spike in solar installations. While big bankruptcies — such as government-backed Solyndra‘s – have grabbed the headlines, the solar industry enjoyed a record-breaking year last year. The new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research noted that the number of photovoltaic installations more than doubled from 2010 to 2011.