by Edward Mazria
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Are new nuclear plants the answer? No.
Oh, those sexy building codes: More powerful than 100 nuclear plants 2
Posted 4 months ago All of the other emissions-reduction approaches in the House climate bill pale in comparison to what the building energy codes will accomplish. Without them, we simply cannot meet the greenhouse-gas emissions reduction targets called for in the bill. We won't even come close. Read More -
100 nuclear plants: The answer? 15
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago Architecture 2030 is working on a better answer. Read More -
A hog in a tuxedo is still a hog
NAIOP releases disinformation study downplaying building efficiency 3
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago I was wondering when it would happen: a building sector disinformation campaign launched by vested interests.
Well it's here. The campaign hit the New York Times on Saturday, and it comes from NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. It appears just as the country has come to grips with the fact that buildings are responsible for over 50% (50.1% to be exact*) of all the energy consumed in the U.S. It comes at a time when Americans are trying to reshape their energy policy and…
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Building stimulus on Capitol Hill
2030 Challenge Stimulus Plan: Emission reductions, jobs, and economic benefits across the country 3
Posted 11 months, 1 week ago
President-elect Obama has committed to economic recovery, energy independence, carbon-neutral buildings by 2030, and an 80 percent reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Architecture 2030 has developed a groundbreaking economic stimulus plan [PDF] that simultaneously addresses all of these issues, with a single investment. Kristina Kershner and I presented the 2030 Challenge Stimulus Plan to policymakers and industry leaders in the nation's capitol last week. It is gathering steam. The Plan takes a focused approach, strategically inserting scarce investment dollars into the economy to get the widest range… Read More
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Live, baby, live
Architecture 2030’s challenge targets would provide five times the energy as offshore and nuclear 31
Posted 1 year, 1 month agoBecause America's energy crisis is adversely impacting our economy and national security, it is critical to take a realistic look at the energy solutions currently being proposed by politicians, industry, and the media.
Architecture 2030 in its latest E-News Bulletin illustrates that the centerpiece of America's proposed "Bold Energy Plan," consisting of 45 new nuclear plants and offshore drilling, would supply a meager three percent of the 118 QBtu of energy that the Energy Information Administration projects America will consume in 2030. The other proposed… Read More
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Drill here, drill now
A pipe dream 2
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Your city council could save the world
How local building codes can be adapted to meet the 2030 Challenge right now 5
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago Compared to cutting-edge technologies -- nanotechnology, coal with carbon capture and sequestration, biomimicry -- building codes seem downright stodgy and, dare I say it?, boring. Yet, much to the surprise of many, building codes are fast becoming the Titans in the battle against climate change. Able to fell with a single blow the giants on the other side of the battlefield -- out-of-control greenhouse-gas emissions, thoughtless energy consumption, and gross energy inefficiency -- building codes are beginning to look pretty darn sexy in their own right. Read More -
The 2030 Blueprint
Solving climate change can save billions, boost the economy, and create jobs 5
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago A new report from Architecture2030 shows that solving the climate change crisis can save billions of dollars, stimulate a deteriorating U.S. economy, and create high quality jobs (full report here).Complex problems sometimes require the simplest of solutions. One of the most important questions facing those attempting to solve the climate crisis is, "How do we reduce CO2 emissions dramatically and immediately?" The simplest answer is, "Turn off the coal plants."
Although coal produces about half of the energy supplied by the electric power sector, it is responsible for 81% of the sector's CO2 emissions. According to recent… Read More
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BYOBlue
Wear blue for Earth Day 2008 to vote for no coal! 1
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago
(high-res version here; free for distribution)Earth Day 2008 is going to be historic. We, along with numerous other groups around the nation, are calling on everyone to wear blue during Earth Day 2008 to signify a vote for no coal. Events will be happening around the world from April 19-22, so ... Read More
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Face It: No coal
Students create body paint images for anti-coal contest 7
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago
Emily Bibler.Photo: Architecture 2030.Architecture and design students across the country were challenged by Architecture 2030, Metropolis Magazine, the USGBC and the AIAStudents to face it, literally. Students competed to produce the best body- and face-paint image that conveyed a "no coal" message.
Emily Bibler of
OhioIowa State won the Face Color Award, Jackie Fabella of Cal Poly Pomona won the Face B+W Award, and Miles Courtney of Pratt Institute won the Body Award. Jackie Fabella's image will be featured in a full-page ad in the… Read More
