Francis Vanek

Five basic questions to answer in order to systematically integrate sustainable energy solutions

cropped image of run-of-the river hydropower projectFor reasons of ensuring sustainable access to energy for the future and preventing environmental damage, we as a society need to change the way we use energy. This change involves both developing new technologies and introducing these technologies into everyday use in an intelligent, systematic way. Instinctively, we focus on developing new technologies perhaps because these are the most tangible actions in bringing about transformation. However, the systematic integration component is equally important if we want to be successful in our aims

Francis Vanek, posted on June 15th, 2009
Energy, Sustainability, Technology

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Panorama of the East Coast

This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA