Solar Panels on Graves

November 23, 2008

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Santa Coloma de Gramenet is a town of about 124,000 people. It is located in Spain, and is essentially a suburb of Barcelona. In an effort to fight climate change in November of 2008, the city installed 462 solar panels. What makes the story unique is where this install happened, in the cemetery. Yes, with only 7.05 km² to work with, the only flat land usable for the project was the cemetery. Read more

Washington State Supreme Court Approves Wind Farm

November 20, 2008

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The Kittitas Co. wind farm won unanimous approval on Thursday from the state supreame court. The project, form developers Horizon Wind Energy of Houston , was disputed by local officals as having a potential negative effect on the views of the area. Read more