Happy day after Earth Day! We’ve been celebrating this semi-holiday dedicated to the planet we live on (and keeping it green and healthy for all of us) for 49 years now, and during that time, we’ve seen a lot of positive solutions put into place — and we’ve seen some big problems get a lot worse (like climate change).
NEXTracker, the fastest selling solar tracker in the world, inaugurated its expanded bifacial solar test facility at its Center for Solar Excellence in Fremont, CA, April 22 to celebrate Earth Day. The test bed includes 20 different bifacial test scenarios, including multiple panel types from Longi, JA Solar, and Jinko, says Dan Shugar, the founder of the company.
It’s Earth Day, which many green bloggers hate, since spending just 1 day thinking about how to preserve human livability on this small planet simply doesn’t cut it. On the flip side, it is an opportunity to make more people aware of the benefits of solar energy, electric vehicles, bicycling, and … [continued]
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By Vic Shao Celebrating Earth Day often feels like New Year’s Eve. We all get excited, drink some environmental kool-aid and make pledges like cutting carbon that we subsequently forget until the next Earth Day. But the aftermath of this Earth Day feels a little different. Last month, the Intergovermental Panel on Climate … [continued]
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. For most of us, what our mobile network does with the profits it makes from us is kind of a mystery. But for something like our mobile phone network, which is so essential to our work and our personal lives, and which we pay on month … [continued]
Originally published on Into the Wind. By David Ward It is the week before Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22) and we are asking American wind power supporters to share why they love wind energy on Twitter and Facebook. Similar to our #iheartwind week a couple months back, we are asking supporters to use the #iheartrenewables hashtag to … [continued]
If you participated in our Earth Day giveaway last week, perhaps you’ve been eagerly awaiting the results. The news is: all participants get the book, and V. Ramsey wins the grand prize of the Energy Saving Basket. Congratulations! To redeem your prizes, email: imarketing (at) drenergysaver (dot) com
Climate advocacy group 350.org is planning nearly 1,000 events in over 100 countries on May 5th to help people “connect the dots” between extreme weather and climate change on the first ever Climate Impacts Day.
To commemorate Earth Day 2012, Earthday.org is asking people all over the world to commit to a single, simple “Act of Green.” A small, environmentally conscious choice everyone can make that will have a positive impact on the planet. If everyone commits to even the smallest things, like riding … [continued]
