Posts tagged U.S.
IKEA to Phase-Out Incandescents Starting August 1st, 2010
Jul 12th
Photo: Flickr, CC
First U.S. Retailer to Phase Out the Bulb
Starting August 1st, 2010, IKEA will start phasing out incandescent bulbs (which are a lot more effective at producing heat than light) from its U.S. stores, with the goal of having completely eliminated the bulb by January 1st, 2011. But IKEA isn’t only doing this out of concern for the environment: “The IKEA phase out will come in advance of the federal legislation that will begin to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 2012.” Why are they doing this and w…Read the full story on TreeHugger
TAKE ACTION: Join With 350.org And Ask Obama to "Put Solar On It"
Jul 9th
photo via 350.org
By now, most people have heard this story. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House, but when the Reagan Revolution swept into power a few years later, Reagan famously had the panels taken down. Well, it’s a new day, and it’s high time for those panels to go back up. Solar power in the U.S. is rapidly growing, with 91 MW coming on line la…Read the full story on TreeHugger
iPhone App Offers National Parks Photo Guides
Jul 9th
Travel Photo Guides of U.S. National Parks offers detailed maps of several national parks, along with professional photographs of popular vistas and instructions for taking similar shots.
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U.S. Geologist Sentenced in China for Selling State (Petroleum) Secrets
Jul 5th
Courtesy David Rowley.
A U.S. geologist has been sentenced to eight years in a Chinese prison for allegedly violating state secret laws. And in this age of energy, of course it’s petroleum information that got Dr. Xue Feng in trouble. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
