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Topics below will update you on interesting information we find about energy and the environment. We have provided a short intro on each topic that then links to more information when applicable. Knowledge is power. The more we know the more of a difference we can make!
Check back each month for more News Flash stories that are not commonly reported by the media.
July 1, 2009: SPACEPORT AMERICA to use Earth's subterranean temperatures to warm and cool facility.
They recently broke ground at the location for Virgin Galactic's spaceport in New Mexico. The facility's design is to meet LEED standards for the 110,000 square-foot hangar. More on this story...
MAY 26, 2009: NASA Briefing Provides New Global View of Ocean Health.
May 26, 2009, Data from NASA's Aqua satellite shows scientists new discovered regions where marine ecosystems are under stress. More on this story...
MAY 24, 2009: New York City Closed Down Broadway!
On Sunday, May 24, 2009, New York City closed down Broadway to save lives, energy and the environment.
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MAY 20, 2009: Wind turbines built into your apartment building?
A Press Release stated on May 20, 2009, that an Oklahoma architect has a design that puts wind turbines into the facade of your building. More on this story...
JANUARY 2009: NASA Finds More Evidence for Greenhouse Warming
In an updated report from NASA, the agency stated that a more recent study reveals that ice is melting across our globe at an accelerating rate.
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NOVEMBER 2008: Why are Solar Panels Blue?
A Photovoltaic Solar Panel that converts sun light into electricity should be dark in color, but panels are not dark in color because the panels do not absorb all the sun light.
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MAY 2008: The Inside word is Out - New York's Freedom Tower will be using Fuel Cells for electrical power!
The Freedom Tower and three (3) new additional buildings to be constructed in lower Manhattan will have the largest fuel cell project on this Earth to provide electrical power.
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