SolarFest – great music, 60 workshops on renewable energy and sustainable living, a myriad of exhibits in the cool shade, camping in the woods (watch for Red Riding Wolf), designing and racing a solar-powered vehicle, hanging with friends — all this and more at an affordable price.
It’s not surprising that SolarFest is rated one of the Top 10 2008 summer events by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. The family-friendly New England renewable energy festival starts Friday afternoon, July 11, and runs all weekend until 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, …

Following last year’s record low sea ice coverage in the Arctic, NASA data released today shows a slight increase in square mile coverage, which would be considered a good thing were it not for something else they discovered: the area of Arctic perennial sea ice actually decreased. Perennial sea ice is the thicker, longer-lived ice that is present throughout the year. And according to scientists that makes this particular ice vulnerable to further melting this coming summer.

Malta fully agrees with the renewable energy targets set for it by the European Commission and will be launching a multi-million euro initiative for the development of an offshore wind farm soon.