Posts Tagged ‘solar power’

Solar panels on the White House?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chris Tackett at Treehugger made a great proposal on Friday, suggesting that Barack Obama bring back solar panels on the White House for the first time since the Carter Administration. As it turns out, we already have them. President Bush has derived some energy from panels on the White House grounds since 2002. The oil-crazy [...]

Tilting at Windmills

If I get the chance I have a much longer piece I want to write about this, but I’ve become really fascinated by Mayor Bloombergs stubborn determination to make really bold gestures around sustainability. This week he proposed this plan that would put windmills on major city skyscrapers, on some bridges, landmarks, and possibly in [...]