Wind-wind solution?

Green.view in the Economist tackles the nuances of wind energy. Those white protruding towers with blades lazily turning around doesn't look as harmless and The probability of the blades getting dismantled and spin around and cause destruction maybe nil, but it causes major noise pollution. When I was in Zaragoza, Spain, I got the chance to visit a wind farm. The wind turbines up close and personal were intimidating. They dwarfed everything on their site. The whirring sound of the turbines filled the air, I could almost feel the electricity! One other major issue is the high cost of initial capital for infrastructure to transport the energy.

Read the article and don't miss the comments in The Economist online.

How green are you?

It seems all the 'how green is your (fill in what ever you'd like)?' question is popping up, from your car, weddings, and now, emails! Sustainablog reports on carbon emission IT produces.

This green computing will seem to be the next big thing for accountants and bookkeepers! I wonder how green will their paycheck be?

Nuclear findings

Is nuclear energy a source of sustainable form of energy? BBC reports that the mining itself of uranium already contributes loads of CO2 emissions. Do proponents of renewable energy trace the CO2 produced in the manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, and biofuels?

Shall we all start calculating our CO2 footprint and adapt the least CO2-producing lifestyle?