I think one of the most important things we’ve done at CleanTechnica in the past several years is listen closely to readers. But you only get part of the story from the comments. We have relied quite a bit on our “annual” readers surveys in the past. Though, unfortunately, we … [continued]
Whole Foods Market announced this week signing agreements with SolarCity and NRG Energy to install rooftop solar units at up to 100 stores and distribution centers. This quickly boosted the solar companies’ share prices, indicating that investors are starting to understand the competitiveness of solar electricity. Under the terms of this agreement, New Jersey–based … [continued]
The Federal Housing Financial Agency (FHFA) is currently seeking public comment on proposed changes to rules governing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s “Duty to Serve” Underserved Markets. This provides us a terrific opportunity to sound off regarding the incorporation of a critical element into buyer disclosures: the efficiency of a … [continued]
Cree, the world’s leading LED lighting company, is set to reinvent the LED residential streetlight with a new product providing energy savings and warm color. Cree proclaims itself as “leading the LED lighting revolution,” and in many respects it’s not wrong. Announced earlier this month, Cree introduced Cree RSW LED … [continued]
The Canadian province of Ontario will be investing $100 million into “green energy” projects, through its Green Investment Fund, as part of its push to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 37% by the year 2030, according to new reports. This ~$100 million figure refers to two different investments — a … [continued]
For the 2015–2016 NW Energy Experience Prize, Oregon BEST announced 9 winners who each receive about $25,000 to support their work. The students for this year are from Oregon State University, Portland State University, Oregon Tech, and Washington State University–Vancouver. They will collaborate on cross-university teams for one year in … [continued]
The well-known tech leader Apple has issued a bit of uplifting environmental and health investment news. Apple’s head of environmental policy announced the largest green bond to be issued by a US corporation. Reported by Valerie Volcovici for Reuters, this amounts to “$1.5 billion in bonds dedicated to financing clean energy projects … [continued]
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. BioMason is a North Carolina startup company that manufactures bricks without heat or clay. About 8% of global carbon emissions come from making bricks, according to the company’s co-founder, Ginger Krieg Dosier, citing information from the EPA. The BioMason process not only creates no carbon emissions, it even … [continued]
In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Matthew Klippenstein and I tackle the stories on our own, with Kyle out for one week. We start off by discussing some interesting research Matthew pulled up on the choice between mandates & regulation versus carbon taxes for tackling global warming & climate change. We then dive into some of the … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has launched a set of 10 new contests, via the Climate CoLab, meant to spur action on climate change. The contests are actively seeking “high-impact proposals on how people, organizations and governments can tackle major climate change … [continued]
