UPDATE: a reader has pointed out that this isn’t actually the first NFL LEED stadium, but the second. “The Chicago Bears “Soldier Field” is already LEED Certified. This will be the first stadium to achieve LEED certification under the New Construction category, potentially.” The new Santa Clara stadium, home of … [continued]
The U.S. Department of Energy has just added another $12 million to an existing $35.8 million grant program aimed at producing the next generation of record-breaking solar cells that get closer to the theoretical maximum efficiency of about 30 percent. That goalpost was established back in 1961 and solar researchers … [continued]
I love rankings as much as the next guy, and as a cleantech fanatic, I especially love the rankings of states, countries, companies, etc. that show who’s leading in solar power or wind power installations. However, what are often more important than absolute figures are relative figures. By looking at … [continued]
Washington DC once again leads the entire US in newly certified LEED green building square feet for 2012…
Three thousand dairy cows from Green Meadows Farm in central Michigan will do their part to offset greenhouse gas emissions related to Super Bowl XLVII, with the ambitious goal of making this year’s game the “greenest ever.” The offset, which is available for fans to purchase through the Super Bowl … [continued]
With President Obama set to announce climate change as a top priority for his second term, the stage is set for considering the Keystone XL Pipeline squarely within a global warming context, and a new report commissioned by the group Oil Change International certainly won’t provide much comfort to pipeline … [continued]
Weather maps, of course, indicate the temperature of different areas using color gradients. Areas that are hotter are red; and as they get even hotter. The blue areas indicate cooler temperatures. Due to the fact that there are so many temperature differences even on very small areas of maps, color … [continued]
Within a decade, more than 35 million buildings may be generating their own solar electricity (without subsidies) at prices lower than their utility offers, sufficient to power almost 10% of the country. That’s the powerful headline from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s latest report, Commercial Rooftop Revolution. Despite the … [continued]
Both the ERCOT and SPP power grids benefited from America’s wind energy boom by setting new wind power integration records in December …
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is now getting into the music business — it has launched a 2013 concert series called Traffic Jam 2013. The concert series will actually take place along the highway in various locations infamous for their traffic. I guess the conclusion was: if you … [continued]
