Sydney Opera House Plans to go Carbon Neutral in time for its 50th Anniversary
Posted on 6th October 2016
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts, cultural treasure and a global design icon centre located in Sydney, Australia.
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Making the Switch to Low Carbon Power
Posted on 30th September 2016
Fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gases are currently the world’s primary energy source. Oil, coal and gas contain a high percentage of carbon, therefore, burning fossil fuels has had a severe, damaging impact on our environment and is one of the main contributors to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).
ISO 50001 has Transformed Employee Attitudes and Energy Use at npower
Posted on 28th September 2016
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npower is one of the leading energy companies in Britain, serving an average of 5.1 million business and residential accounts with gas and electricity. npower recently announced that its compliance with ISO 50001 has played a key role in the company’s efforts to lower its energy use and reduce its carbon footprint, whilst transforming the attitudes of its staff.
The First Ever US Offshore Wind Farm is Underway
Posted on 26th September 2016
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Deepwater Wind is on the verge of completing the first offshore wind farm in the United States, Block Island Wind Farm, marking a new chapter in the nation’s ever changing electricity grid. Workers have been installing blades on the 589ft turbines at the site just off the coast of Rhode Island and construction is expected to be completed by early November, 2016.
Climate Change vs. the Middle East
Posted on 22nd September 2016
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July 2016 was the hottest month recorded in the Middle East, so hot that civilians were blistering their fingers on door knobs. If temperatures continue to rise, up to half of its region may become unlivable by the end of this century, forcing millions of residents to migrate. These temperatures have burst global temperature records and NASA themselves have calculated that July 2016 was 1.5℉ warmer than the global averages from the 1950s to the 1980s.
