Evergreen Signs Contract Manufacturing Agreement with Jiawei Solar
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEvergreen Solar has finalized its agreements with Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd., and the Wuhan Government's Hubei Science & Technology Investment Co. Ltd. (HSTIC) to manufacture String Ribbon wafers using its state-of-the-art Quad furnaces at a leased facility being built by ...
DOE Will Provide US $30B in Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy Projects
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffU.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to US $30 billion in loan guarantees, depending on the applications and market conditions, for renewable energy projects. Another $750 million will support several billion dollars ...
Sun Day Analysis: Renewables Account for 11% of US Energy Production
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe latest issue of the Monthly Energy Review by the U.S. Energy Information Administration reveals that production of renewable energy for the first third of 2009 (January 1 - April 30) was six percent higher compared to the same ...
The Solar Forest: Charging Station And Shady Spot For Electric Cars
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Offby Christa Morris The approaching age of electric vehicles presents us with a secondary, albeit significant, challenge: building accessible recharging stations with renewable energy. While we’re at it, can our parking lots be shady, please? One solution may ...
Biorama 2: Inside The Hollow Earth
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Arts, Green News | Comments OffImage by Iman Moradi More notes from the second edition of Biorama, a symposium and workshop that invited artists and experts to share their views, works and discoveries about the biology of the underground. Andy Gracie ...
Biorama 2: Inside The Hollow Earth
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Arts, Green News | Comments OffImage by Iman Moradi More notes from the second edition of Biorama, a symposium and workshop that invited artists and experts to share their views, works and discoveries about the biology of the underground. Andy Gracie ...
Joe Alcamo Appointed UNEP Chief Scientist
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, New Science | Comments OffJoe Alcamo, who was the first person to introduce me to the concept of virtual water (and who is a very smart thinker about water, climate and sustainability in general), has just been appointed the first ...
Joe Alcamo Appointed UNEP Chief Scientist
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, New Science | Comments OffJoe Alcamo, who was the first person to introduce me to the concept of virtual water (and who is a very smart thinker about water, climate and sustainability in general), has just been appointed the first ...
Fun And Games With Human Misery
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Stuff | Comments OffHere’s a fun game to play with friends, particularly friends who work on social ventures or other world-changing projects. Ask each person what issues they’d work on if they were given $500 million, $50 million or ...
Fun And Games With Human Misery
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Stuff | Comments OffHere’s a fun game to play with friends, particularly friends who work on social ventures or other world-changing projects. Ask each person what issues they’d work on if they were given $500 million, $50 million or ...
Energy Efficiency Gains in U.S. Could Cut Sharply Energy Use, Study Says
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments OffA crash program to improve the energy efficiency of American homes, offices, and factories could slash energy consumption by 23 percent by 2020 and produce $1.2 trillion in savings, according to a report by the McKinsey ...
Complete Streets Could Help America Lose Weight, Says CDC
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Urban Design and Planning | Comments Offby Sarah Goodyear When non-transportation-geeks ask me why transportation policy is a topic worthy of more attention on the national stage, I often start by talking about the public health implications. Not only are tens of thousands ...
World Bank Initiates Carbon Footprint Analysis
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Business, Green News | Comments OffResponding to pressure from the environmental community and U.S. lawmakers, the World Bank plans to estimate the carbon footprints of its future projects. The Bank, in collaboration with the world's leading multilateral development banks, is creating a ...
London To Plant 2m Trees by 2025, Says Mayor’s Office
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Urban Design and Planning | Comments OffPress Association Mayor's adviser announces plans to make London 'greener, cleaner and more civilised' with 2m tree plan London needs more parkland and to plant more trees to combat predicted rises in summer temperatures, an environment chief said ...
The Nation’s First Platinum LEED-Certified Supermarket Opens in Maine
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffJuly 23 was a big day for Hannaford Supermarkets, a 167-store chain serving Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. The Augusta, Maine Hannaford store obtained Platinum LEED Certification last week, making it the first supermarket in the nation ...
Energy Department readies next grid, auto loans
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Tesla’s Musk gloats over Eberhard ruling
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NJ using utility poles in solar push
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Nissan, EnerDel to fund auto battery research
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