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On the Way to 1 Million Solar Roofs: Los Angelenos Can’t Get Enough Solar Power

On the Way to 1 Million Solar Roofs: Los Angelenos Can’t Get Enough Solar Power | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

 
Los Angeles homeowners have been signing up for rooftop solar power installations in droves -- so much so that the overwhelming volume of applications threatened to overrun the program's budget and prompted the LA Dept. of Water and Power’s (LADWP) to actually shut the program down for five months last year.


Via Wolfgang Sterk, Paul Aneja - eTrends
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5 Top Energy-Efficient Subway Systems Of The World | Earthtechling

5 Top Energy-Efficient Subway Systems Of The World | Earthtechling | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
Here is a list of some of the world's most energy-efficient subway systems.

Via ecoInsight, Stephane Bilodeau
Tim Marston's curator insight, February 19, 5:03 AM

Energy efficiency makes sense for so many reasons...!

Stephane Bilodeau's curator insight, February 19, 7:21 AM

According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), public transportation avoids the use of 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline annually in the United States. While public transportation can refer to a variety of modes, APTA attributes access to bus and rail lines with reducing U.S. driving by 4,400 miles, or approximately 223 gallons of gasoline per household, annually.