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Archive for November, 2009

Bas Princen, Mokattam Ridge (Garbage City)

Friday, November 27th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Last Thursday i went to see Open City: Designing Coexistence, the main exhibition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) at the Netherlands Architecture Institute. It's one of the most exciting and satisfying exhibition i've seen ...

How Cap-and-Trade Markets Work for Acid Rain and Smog

Friday, November 27th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The evidence from US air pollution markets. Contrary to claims that cap and trade is untested or uproven, there are a half dozen or so operational cap-and-trade programs already functioning in the United States. Of these, ...

Science untarnished by ‘Climategate,’ U.N. says

Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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U.S., China help climate talks, but tangles remain

Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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Spotlight: University of Minnesota

Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Anyone who knows anything about green movements, legislation, and popularization knows that the concept of framing is perhaps one of the most highly used tactics used by green activists and politicians to garner support for environmentalist causes. Basically, framing is ...

Solar Architecture: Reshaping the Icons

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

WHW Architects and Green Power Labs Inc.will present Canadian examples of collaboration by architects and solar energy engineers in deploying the Solar Architecture concept to reshape the built environment.

Ambitious solar plans unveiled by India

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

India's Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, has confirmed details of the national solar energy development policy in a statement to Parliament.

Looking under Nissan’s Leaf

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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Utility energy storage no longer just giant batteries

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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New Report: Road Funding From Non-Road Users Doubled in 25 Years

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

by Elana Schor The myth that U.S. roads "pay for themselves" thanks to user fees is a subject that's likely familiar to many Streetsblog readers -- but just how much of the nation's highway funding is provided ...

Dispelling Myths About India and Climate Change

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

by Manish Bapna Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh need to overcome the mistrust that has characterised recent US-India relations on climate change and energy. From the World Resources Institute, part of the Guardian Environment Network. Today, President Obama ...

California unveils draft cap-and-trade rules

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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NHA’s Church Ciocci Named One of International Hydro Industry’s All-Time Most Influential People

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Alpha Energy Incorporates Innovation Into Solar Power System Installed on Arizona Game & Fish Headquarters

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Located at 1628 West Williams Drive, Alpha Energy, a member of worldwide power systems provider The Alpha Group, incorporated the latest innovations into the Solar Power system atop the Arizona Game & Fish headquarters on the Carefree Highway in ...

Lufft introduces new line of climate monitoring sensors to US wind market

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Lufft, of Falbach Germany, has been manufacturing precision meteorological monitoring equipment for over 125 years. Last year, Lufft either provided a complete system or a component for 99.9% of all road weather stations installed throughout Europe. This year Lufft moved ...

The Solar Stock in 2009

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

To date 2009 certainly seems to be following the historical trends that I presented in February 2009. If you look at history many of the worst years in stock market history are followed by some of the very best ...

Premier Power Building 1-MW Solar Project in Italy

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Premier Power Renewable Energy has broken ground on a 1-megawatt solar project in Italy. The project is located in the Puglia region of southern Italy and is part of the series of solar projects, valued in excess of US $100 ...

Duke Receives US $22M Grant for Wind Power Storage

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Duke Energy announced this week that it will receive and intends to match a US $22 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to design, build and install large-scale batteries to store wind energy at one of its ...

World’s First Osmotic Power Prototype Plant Opens

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Statkraft this week opened the world's first osmotic prototype plant. The plant generates power by exploiting the energy available when fresh water and seawater are mixed.

OPEL International Files Third Quarter 2009 Financials

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Shelton, CT and Toronto, ON, November 24, 2009 – OPEL International Inc. (TSX-V: OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company"), a leading global developer and supplier of high concentration photovoltaic ("HCPV") and other solar products, including ground-based and rooftop tracker systems, ...