The State's War on Sustainable Communities. United Arab Emirates: The Future Centre Of Renewable Energy. Policymic. Despite what critics say, the DoE’s guaranteed loan program is a successful program and government investment to further develop clean energy is the right thing to do.
Let’s start by definitively debunking the Solyndra critique: The company's loans process began under the Bush Administration, it raised $1 billion dollars in private capital, and was named the top cleantech company in 2010 by the Wall Street Journal. Yes, it defaulted and went bankrupt, but the default rate for the entire loan portfolio is less than four percent. Sprouting Soon: Solar Panels Sculpted As Artificial Leaves. Solar panels don't tend to win beauty contests.
Manufacturers package their photovoltaics into black utilitarian boxes that only look good out of sight. But now Solar Ivy--who we've written about before in earlier stages--is making available its solar arrays, arrays that you actually want to show the world. Solar Ivy, part of the Brooklyn-based sustainable design company SMIT, hopes to "challenge our notions of what solar power can and can't do. " Solar Ivy uses recycled and reclaimed materials to design elegant solar systems--sculptures, almost--filling the niche between aesthetic and energetic.
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Domains purchased through this offer will renew at regular price after the initial term has expired. Share photos on Twitter. Top Ten Greenest Buildings Globally. On Small Farms, Hoof Power Returns - Green Business World. Biomass based renewable energy projects. Why We Must Learn From The Biosphere To Build Green Economies. Photo: Nogwater/Creative Commons. Don johnston: "See how #electricty is ..." « Deck.ly. Wind, Sun Power Still Face Hurdles. New Jersey real estate broker goes paperless. How Starbucks Saves Millions a Year in Energy with LED Lighting. Starbucks recently finished replacing nearly all of its incandescent and halogen lighting with LEDs during a two-year roll-out to over 7,000 company-owned stores, most in the United States and Canada, but with some in Europe and Asia.
This is the largest deployment yet of LED technology in an application that is very sensitive to the quality of light; Starbucks' success proves that the new digital lighting is ready for mass install. Jim Hanna, Director of Environmental Impact for Starbucks confirmed that the LED lighting program is on target to slash consumption by more than 80 percent compared to existing lighting. My back-of-the envelope calculations [see notes below] found that • Each LED light bulb saves approximately $30 annually in energy costs and eliminates the equivalent CO2 as half a barrel of oil; • Each 1,000 square foot store on average would save nearly $600 annually and eliminate the equivalent CO2 as 10 barrels of oil.
Apply for the Adventurous 'Best Internship on Earth'. Solar Power – Less Than Natural Gas. Green Maven- The Green Search Engine. GreenBizDaily. Tesla to recycle electric car batteries in Belgium. Electric carmaker Tesla will recycle its battery packs in Europe by refining its innards to cobalt, nickel and other metals.
Tesla joins a long list of electric car manufacturers that are trying to figure out what to do with batteries at the end of their lives — which, per automaker warranties, are guaranteed to last seven to 10 years. While electric car demand is strong, batteries remain the most expensive and unwieldy component and raise environmental safety issues. GM and Nissan have both formed partnerships to research second-life uses for electric car batteries, exploring whether used batteries can be refitted to act as backup generators for hospitals or store renewable energy. Tesla has previously announced a partnership with SolarCity to collaborate on solar storage technologies.
eStar Electric Vehicle Will Provide Emission Free Inner-City Deliveries - Green Business World. Film Your Bike Ride, Be in a Music Video - Transportation. Nine Unlikely Power Sources, from Revolving Doors to Battery-Charging Shoes - Technology. Open for Comments: National Ocean Policy Strategic Action Plans. As part of President Obama’s commitment to move toward the first comprehensive national policy for our oceans, the National Ocean Council (NOC) is responsible for developing strategic action plans to achieve nine priority objectives that address some of the most pressing challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes.
Redfields to Greenfields. Sometimes money does grow on trees. More than 150 years ago, America's greatest landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, created Central Park and changed New York forever.
He went on to transform dozens more cities, leaving a priceless legacy of vibrant, beautiful cityscapes. And, in the process, he increased property values. Olmsted discovered this himself when he tracked the value of land around Central Park and found that the city's $13 million investment had led to an astounding $209 million increase in just 17 years. The architect recognized what many planners still fail to grasp: Parks and managed green space are vital pieces of urban infrastructure that not only improve the quality of life for millions of people but also drive economic growth. Today we must act again to transform our cities. We need to move these toxic assets off the banks' books, reduce the surplus of commercial space and create jobs, all while revitalizing our cities.
Michael G. Social networking under fresh attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US. The way in which people frantically communicate online via Twitter, Facebook and instant messaging can be seen as a form of modern madness, according to a leading American sociologist.
