Green Garage Sustainability Labs

01/12/2021

We can do it even when not idled...

Emissions plunged more than 10 percent. If the trend can be sustained, it would put the United States within striking distance of one of its major goals under the Paris climate agreement.

07/27/2018

Many of the arguments in support of natural gas are based on outdated or incorrect information – sometimes going so far as to border on wishful thinking.

07/17/2018

Let's plant some new "flowers"!!

The Detroit Zoological Society installed a 16-by-16-foot flower-shaped solar energy system to take another step toward environmental sustainability.

06/04/2018

Some questions answered from our last Trash Audit at the Green Garage. Check it out!

Can you recycle coffee cups or greasy pizza boxes? If you’re tossing things in the recycling bin out of sheer hope, you might be an “aspirational recycler.”

05/22/2018

We have to work harder at getting this down!! CO2 new high

This spring, the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii recorded its first-ever CO2 reading in excess of 410 ppm. Many climate scientists now believe that CO2 levels are at a dangerously high level.

05/03/2018

Solar powered cooling system on a trailer...

ENow says its new, solar-powered refrigerated trailer system functions as well as a diesel re**er unit and will reduce operating costs by up to 90% thanks to lower fuel and maintenance costs.

04/19/2018

The European Parliament has voted to approve a revised version of the Energy Performance of Buildings directive, facilitating support for renovation of older buildings and frameworks for improved efficiency in new buildings.

02/14/2018

Matt Piper spent 6 months without a car and shared his experience with us all! Thanks, Matt!!

After back-to-back accidents left Matthew Piper and his husband without their two cars, they decided to take a radical step in Detroit: go car-free. Here's what they learned during those six months.

02/02/2018

Check your efficiency, tuneup even moderately new systems, and turn up the stat this summer!! We can all make a difference, not just the "coal countries".

Southeast Asia faces a "cooling crisis" as more and more people crank up inefficient air-conditioning to cope with rising temperatures and worsening air pollution, researchers said. More than 420 managers and experts from government agencies and multinational companies in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singap...

02/02/2018

Floating solar farm...

China built a floating solar farm on a collapsed coal mine. The project signals that, as in other large countries, China is depending less on fossil fuels.

01/19/2018

Window transitions...

Five Fun Facts about NREL’s New Solar Windows Innovation