Published on September 13th, 2009 | by Tina Casey
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The modern U.S. Navy may be about to put a 3,000-year-old weedlike biofuel crop in its tank. Camelina, the “new darling” of next-generation biofuels, is among a small group of biofuels under consideration for testing this [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 13th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
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The DOE is headed up by Steven Chu, who has totally revamped the Department of Energy from a fossil friendly enterprise to one that moves us swiftly off of oil and coal and towards more home [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 13th, 2009 | by Beth Graddon-Hodgson
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Reva, and India-based car company known for the manufacturing of small, eco-friendly commuter cars is about to release two new vehicle models that will offer the benefits of efficiency that aren’t mutually exclusive of style. The [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 12th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
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Successfully transitioning the United States to low‐carbon electricity will require an improved transmission infrastructure. Cities don’t grow where there’s too much wind. The best solar is far from us in our deserts. We need to build [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 12th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
Looks like even Swing State voters are now lining up with environmentalists in support of renewable energy. Two polls last month found public support remains very strong for legislation to help us move towards renewable energy [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2009 | by Beth Graddon-Hodgson
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The Veggie Van Organization unveiled the first algae fuel powered car this week in San Francisco. It’s actually a plug-in Prius that has been converted with the nickel-metal hydride battery. The green vehicle doesn’t run strictly [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
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Since the Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade bill is designed to reduce pollution by paying people who reduce pollution with money from polluters, it comes in for all the usual criticism from the fossil industries. They claim [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2009 | by Derek Markham
In advance of the Frankfurt Auto Show next week, details are leaking out about the plug-in hybrid and all-electric (or battery electric if you prefer) vehicles that will be showcased there. Automakers from Asia to Europe [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2009 | by Beth Graddon-Hodgson
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Attaining an EnergyStar rating is crucial for companies creating home electronics and appliances if they want to appeal to the eco-minded or cost-conscious consumer, which these days can be found in virtually every North American and [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2009 | by Michael Ricciardi
In a first, researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a completely tree-powered electrical circuit. The nano-scale device—approximately 130 nanometers [a nanometer is one billionth of a meter] in size—consumes just 10 billionths [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2009 | by Tina Casey
LanzaTech, a small company based in New Zealand, has developed a proprietary microbe that feasts on the carbon monoxide in waste gas from steel mills and converts it to pure ethanol. Last year the company launched [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2009 | by Amiel Blajchman
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In a story seemingly ripped from the pages of the National Enquirer, the UK’s Daily Mail reports that a Nepalese teenager has invented a solar panel that uses human hair instead of silicone as the conductor [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
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The Waxman-Markey Climate Bill uses Cap and Trade to get our current 6 billion tons of CO2 a year down to just over 5 billion tons a year by 2020 (20% by 2020) and continuing down [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 10th, 2009 | by Beth Graddon-Hodgson
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The European Union is on the cutting-edge of green technology; already ahead of many nations through its introduction a ban of incandescent light bulbs that began on September 1, 2009. The ban of these incandescent light [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 9th, 2009 | by Derek Markham
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama in February to stimulate the sagging US economy. As it is the most comprehensive and lucrative sustainability bill ever passed, it sets a serious standard for the United States government and its people to follow. Besides being very complicated there are both negative and positive aspects to this bill, which I breakdown as best as I can... Read More →
Published on September 8th, 2009 | by Ross Kendall
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It maybe happening in space but people are still screaming. NASA’s mission to fire a high velocity “impactor” rocket into the moon to search for water is being widely criticized in the blogosphere. The moon’s big [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 8th, 2009 | by Beth Graddon-Hodgson
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Many commuters have GPS installed in their cars, or have purchased portable devices to try to get them where they’re going. A recent study by NAVTEQ, a data provider for navigation systems has demonstrated that using [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 8th, 2009 | by Jake Richardson
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Carolina Solar Energy developed the newest solar energy park in North Carolina. The park is a small one, powering about 60 homes in Person County... Read More →
Published on September 8th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
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Since the Renewable Portfolio Standard began in 2002, the California Public Utilities Commission has now approved contracts for more than 8,600 megawatts of new renewable energy, nearly all of it solar, signed with the state’s largest utilities. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
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Only after I snoozed my way through high school science class did science become more compelling than science fiction. Back then, there was just no compelling reason to pay attention. Just a browzy fly buzzing in [&hellip... Read More →
