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Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg looking happy, proud and tired after 118 hours of continuous flight from Japan to Hawaii in their Solar Impulse 2 plane. Courtesy of si2.

Solar Flight: Around the World

July 4, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Hawaii on the 12th leg of its 35,000 km flight around the world — powered entirely by 70,000 onboard solar cells and manned by […]

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Energy, Science, Solar energy, Sustainability, Transportation, Travel
Installing solar panels at Dickinson College's farm. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Crowley.

Earth Heroes: Next Gen Coming Up

April 23, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Thousands of students in architecture, engineering, environmental science, health and other fields  in the US, Asia, Latin America, Australia, and Europe are going to make a big difference for the […]

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Architecture, Energy, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy
Moscow lights out March 28 2015

Earth Hour: Turn out the lights 3/28

March 28, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Earth Hour March 28, 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time. Do it for the planet and the solidarity of all people. Today, the Eiffel Tower, Brandenburg Gate, and the Vatican turned out their […]

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Biodiversity, Climate change, Conservation, Energy, Environment, Sustainability
Earth -our only home (GOES satellite)

Welcome Spring! Lights out March 28

March 19, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Welcome Spring! Earth Hour is coming March 28, 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time. Ask your city or town to turn out the lights. And at home or at work,  take one hour […]

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Biodiversity, Climate change, Conservation, Energy, Environment
Bunnies and shamrocks in my front garden (last year!).

Go Green Today! (March 17)

March 17, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Skip the pint and take a few steps today — even tiny ones– to green the planet by what you’re doing. Turn off the power strips […]

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Biodiversity, Climate change, Endangered species, Energy, Green Practices
Installing Maison Reciprocite

Solar Decathlon 2014: Final Weekend, Watch & Vote

July 11, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

  Solar Decathlon Europe 2014:  It’s head-to-head this weekend with the World Cup, and it’s a very hot contest for the collegiate teams in the top five slots at the […]

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Architecture, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Solar energy
Maquette of Techstyle Haus Courtesy of Brown University

Solar Decathlon 2014: Monitor, View, Vote (Pt 3)

July 3, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Competition is hot and heavy in Versailles, France,  at the 2014 European Solar Decathlon – the 10 juried contests for the student-designed and -built  solar-powered houses are underway.  News update: two […]

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Architecture, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability
Schematic of city rendering using Maison Reciprocity

Solar Decathlon 2014: The Game Is On (Pt 1)

June 18, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Twenty international collegiate/technical institute teams from 16 countries are about to begin competing in the 2014 European Solar Decathlon  which debuts June 28 at the Chateau of Versailles, France, just […]

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Architecture, Cities, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Urban design
Rendering of Maison Reciprocite, one of the 20 team solar-powered houses competing in Versailles France.

Solar Decathlon 2014: Coming Soon

June 9, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Twenty international collegiate and technical institute teams are getting ready to build solar-powered houses and compete for top awards at the European Solar Decathlon 2014, in Versailles, France. You can […]

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Architecture, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Solar energy
The 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners!

Watch the Videos! Goldman Environmental Prize 2014

April 28, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The Goldman Environmental Prize winners were announced April 28 in San Francisco– 6 environmental heroes from 5 continents! You can watch the videos introducing each of the prize winners — […]

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Biodiversity, Ecology, Endangered species, Energy, Environment, Sustainability

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