Big Business Combats Climate Change

Big Business may be slow to listen, but they certainly understand cost vs benefit. With new regulations rolling in that will start making companies pay for their carbon usage, some fairly big names have started taking steps towards mitigating their carbon footprint. Mars Inc. (better known as M&Ms) has recently started developing a wind farm to power their manufacturing in Texas and PepsiCo, IBM, Microsoft, Nestlé, Kellogg Company, Starbucks, and others are falling in behind. Apple is already using 100% renewable energy at every one of their data centers.

Wind Turbines vs Hurricanes

 
Scientists have recently discovered an interesting fact about wind turbines. Not only can they create energy for us by harnessing the power of the wind, they also reduce wind speeds by up to 50%. Testing has shown that placing a large array of wind turbines along the most common paths of hurricanes would minimize damage by reducing both wind speeds and storm surges before they hit the coast.