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Archive for June, 2008

Letter from Tällberg: Let’s Talk about Transformation

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Events, Green News | Comments Off

"Let's talk about transformation for a couple of minutes" says the moderator, John Kao (a San Francisco-based consultant who also plays a mean jazz piano). Apparently, that's all the time they have. At ...

Daily Debrief: Tesla and California commit to green car tech

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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Green tech news harvest: redesigning suburbs, cooking carbon into plastics, mapping California wildfires

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How to run a car on vegetable oil

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Pioneers show Americans how to live “off-grid”

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

With energy prices going through the roof, an alternative lifestyle powered by solar panels and wind turbines has suddenly become more appealing to some. For architect Todd Bogatay, it has been reality for years. ...

bamboo homes - grow your own

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Fantasizing about building a bamboo home, but not sure if you’d like living in it? Here’s a place that you can try before you buy. Take a much needed vaca to a Maui resort (swim to the island if you ...

Sharp Solar Honored by the Alliance for Affordable Energy for New Orleans ‘SOLA in NOLA’ Philanthropic Initiative

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Biofuels Law: EPA Guidance on Potentially Illegal RIN Trading Practices

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently publicized practices that it claims are illegal under its complex system for documenting compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard. The system requires obligated parties to establish that they have purchased sufficient Renewable Identification Numbers ...

Cottage Living’s First West Coast Idea Home to feature REC Solar Electric System

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Cottage Living's first "green" Idea Home opens its doors to the public this week. Among the home's many green features, the cottage boasts a 2.88 kilowatt Mitsubishi Electric solar system installed by industry leader REC Solar, Inc.

UK Launches New Blueprint for Renewables

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The UK government has set out a national renewable energy blueprint designed to slash carbon emissions and reduce dependency on oil and gas. UK Business Secretary John Hutton outlined the proposals that are likely to include up to a third ...

Siltronic Samsung Wafer Begins Production

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd., a joint venture of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Siltronic AG -- part of Wacker Chemie AG -- has commissioned a new fabrication plant in Singapore.

Mascoma Closer To Building Cellulosic Facility in Michigan

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Mascoma Corporation CEO Bruce Jamerson announced that Mascoma has entered into a series of key strategic relationships to further its efforts to build its first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Mascoma's single-step ...

National Wind To Develop Two New Community Wind Projects

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Central and Southeastern Minnesota landowners now have an opportunity to participate in two large-scale, community-owned wind projects. National Wind LLC announced its partnership with local landowners to form two Minnesota wind development companies, Root River Energy LLC and Lake Country ...

Ormat Makes Geothermal Deal in Turkey

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Ormat Technologies Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a supply contract for a new geothermal power plant to be constructed in Turkey. The contract is valued at approximately US $16 million and delivery of the equipment ...

enXco Signs PPA for Solar Project

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

enXco has been contracted to develop, construct, own and operate a 1.8-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) array in an agreement with Hall's Corporation. enXco will own and operate the system and supply the project's output to Hall's Warehouse Corporation under ...

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Renewable Energy Bill

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Energy Storage Coming to a Power Grid Near You

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Five Hot Solar Plays: The Fundamentals

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Research: Old data centers can be nearly as ‘green’ as new ones

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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Das Handbuch der Ideen für eine bessere Zukunft

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in About Worldchanging, Green News | Comments Off

We are happy to announce that the German translation of our book is due out in August with the title Worldchanging: Das Handbuch der Ideen für eine bessere Zukunft. We hope our German-speaking readers (and we ...