This Week in News: July 24th
Government
Al Gore told reporters earlier in the week that he will better serve the environment as private citizen. He rejected the idea of running along with Barrack Obama even if he were to wins the presidency. This is a smart move by Al Gore because it allows him to accomplish more without lobbyists and special interest groups holding him back. It’s great to see that he can continue to spread his environmentalist views to the general populous.
Photo by Roo Reynolds.
Hydrogen Technology
The National Research Council believes that hydrogen technology can be widely available within 15 to 20 years. This makes logical sense because the technology is currently expensive and will take some time to setup the infrastructure for it. In the meantime, technologies like hybrid and electric will have to take the place of our current all gas cars if we want to start reducing carbon emissions. The federal government is going to have to provide some assistance, around $55 billion in total, if we want this plan to come into fruition.
Eco-Friendly
The National Bank in New Zealand has just opened an environmentally sustainable bank in Blockhouse Bay. This build is completely constructed of materials that are renewable and contains rank collecting bins, solar panels and even compost bins. This is incredible news. This bank is really make huge strides in being a one of a kind. Not just banks, but other companies need to take notice to this bank and model future buildings after this one. This bank was able to save substantial amounts of money on both their energy bills and their water bills because of the solar panels, the use of recycled water and strategies so it can maintain its internal temperature. I would love to one day have a house that is modeled off of this type of building.
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