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Archive for March, 2009

Americans Favor a Carbon Cap

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments Off

Majority of Americans favors a cap even if it means higher energy prices. Encouraging news as the Obama administration pushes to build smart energy policy into the Federal budget.  According to a March 2009 poll by Pew, ...

Americans Favor a Carbon Cap

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments Off

Majority of Americans favors a cap even if it means higher energy prices. Encouraging news as the Obama administration pushes to build smart energy policy into the Federal budget.  According to a March 2009 poll by Pew, ...

Drought May Further Threaten Darfur Peace

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Refugees and Relief | Comments Off

Amidst the turmoil in Sudan, add the possibility of drought. The Sahel, the semi-arid region between the Sahara Desert and southern grasslands, has received above-average rainfall in recent years. But precipitation trends suggest that a period ...

Drought May Further Threaten Darfur Peace

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Refugees and Relief | Comments Off

Amidst the turmoil in Sudan, add the possibility of drought. The Sahel, the semi-arid region between the Sahara Desert and southern grasslands, has received above-average rainfall in recent years. But precipitation trends suggest that a period ...

World’s Second* Largest Solar Plant To Be Built in Florida

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments Off

Concentrated solar-thermal power (CSP) is a core climate solution. It is probably the zero-carbon form of electricity with the most potential, since it can be easily integrated with thermal storage and provide power reliably throughout ...

World’s Second* Largest Solar Plant To Be Built in Florida

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments Off

Concentrated solar-thermal power (CSP) is a core climate solution. It is probably the zero-carbon form of electricity with the most potential, since it can be easily integrated with thermal storage and provide power reliably throughout ...

One Charger For All Cell Phones

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Stuff | Comments Off

by Anna Simpson Could incompatible phone chargers soon be a thing of the past? Not just an irritant to users, the proliferation of different connections – and the assumption that every new mobile phone comes with its ...

One Charger For All Cell Phones

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Stuff | Comments Off

by Anna Simpson Could incompatible phone chargers soon be a thing of the past? Not just an irritant to users, the proliferation of different connections – and the assumption that every new mobile phone comes with its ...

Video Fun: Mighty Green Musical Efforts, Plus Bonus Spike Jonze

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments Off

Some folks have written a song about home energy efficiency to the tune of M.I.A.’s Paper Planes. It takes a little while to get started — my favorite bit is at the ...

Video Fun: Mighty Green Musical Efforts, Plus Bonus Spike Jonze

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments Off

Some folks have written a song about home energy efficiency to the tune of M.I.A.’s Paper Planes. It takes a little while to get started — my favorite bit is at the ...

Obama: U.S. auto industry must lead on ‘clean cars’

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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The White House is going green — again

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Obama is trying to conserve energy in the 132-room mansion and office

Auto bailout demands ‘tech leadership’ from GM

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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Detroit Electric resurrected as $25,000 electric car

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Blue Sky Energy Launches New Redesigned Website

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Blue Sky Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) battery charge controllers is pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website

FirstLook® Used by more than 25,000 Renewable Energy Prospectors

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Blue Sky Energy Launches New Redesigned Website

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Blue Sky Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) battery charge controllers is pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website

FirstLook® Used by more than 25,000 Renewable Energy Prospectors

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Suntech’s Pluto System Reaches 19% Efficiency

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. announced that its the Pluto technology produces solar photovoltaic (PV) cells with conversion efficiencies of approximately 19% on mono-crystalline PV cells and 17% on multi-crystalline PV cells. Suntech recently sent some of the cells to ...

Covanta To Build US $300M Plant in England

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The North of England Inward Investment Agency announced that Covanta Energy has purchased land in Northwest England and submitted an application for planning approval to build a new US $300 million plant in Cheshire County. The new facility will be ...