Japanese Traditional Style House Design

Japanese traditional style house design / 和風建築(わふうけんちく)  Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum, Kawasaki-shi(city) Kanagawa-ken(Prefecture), Japan

Here a picture is worth well over a thousand words. Photo:  TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋)

Smart Meter Unit Shipments in North America Peaked in 2011 and will Decline 42 Percent by 2013 as Global Market Continues Growth

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(via Clean Technica) Sales of smart meters declined last year in this country compared to 2011, the peak year. According to Boulder, CO-based Pike Research  smart meters and advanced metering infrastructure have helped transform the electricity metering market into a high-tech, high-growth juggernaut. In 2008, less than…

Low Water in Lake Mead

Low Water in Lake Meade (via redOrbit) Since February of 1935, the Hoover Dam has been holding back the waters of the Colorado River, creating the largest reservoir in the United States— Lake Mead. Located at the northeast edge of the Mojave Desert, about 25 miles east of Las Vegas, Nevada, the enormous reservoir holds [...]

Methane Biogas Recovery Program Announced

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Investing in methane biogas recovery is a positive first step for the EPA and USDA in working with farmers on a sustainable program that can also reduce greenhouse gases. Read Tina Casey’s Clean Technica post on the subject. Photo: net_efekt Big Methane Biogas Blowout Planned for U.S. Farmers (via Clean Technica) If all goes according [...]