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Ask Umbra visits the Fixers Collective [VIDEO]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Ask Umbra visits the Fixers Collective [VIDEO]: by Umbra Fisk

Ask Umbra on shoe polish, socially responsible investing, and Facebook

Ask Umbra’s pearls of wisdom on…

Tasting five organic French roasts leads to buzzkill

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Tasting five organic French roasts leads to buzzkill: by Lou Bendrick

Photos: Jason Houston

To say that I love coffee is
a big, fat lie. I need coffee in a chemically dependent way. Its effect upon
me is essentially the reverse of those

A123 Battery System to Power Navistars Electric Class 2c-3 Trucks

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

A123 Battery System to Power Navistars Electric Class 2c-3 Trucks:

A123 Systems has entered an agreement with Navistar, Inc. to develop lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles (EVs) for the Navistar Modec Electric Vehicle Alliance, a joint venture…

Obama pushes senators for climate bill

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Obama pushes senators for climate bill:

Fourteen senators from both parties a ’ including several who remain undecided on the climate bill a ’ met for more than an hour with Obama, four Cabinet members and White House energy adviser Carol…

Quote of the Day, March 9, 2010

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Quote of the Day, March 9, 2010:

Renewable Energy World commenting on the “new energy Olympics”:

In Out of the Running? How Germany, Spain, and China Are Seizing the Energy Opportunity and Why the United States Risks Getting…

ET Solar Group Announces 31MW Module Sales Agreement with USE in Germany

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

ET Solar Group Announces 31MW Module Sales Agreement with USE in Germany:

ET Solar Group Corp. (“ET Solar”), a Nanjing-based photovoltaic (“PV”) system turnkey solution provider and integrated manufacturer of PV products, announced a 31MW module sales agreement with…

Glenn Beck advertiser pitching survival gardens

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Glenn Beck advertiser pitching survival gardens:

Glenn Beck has been losing advertisers in droves since last summer when he called President Obama a racist and said that he had a “deep-seated hatred for white people”. He ran afoul with one of his…

Is Detroit doing the right thing?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Is Detroit doing the right thing?:

On Friday Greg Lindsay over at Fast Company published a piece about Detroit’s plans to tear down large tracts of abandoned residential neighborhoods and replace with natural space and farms and asked…

Energy saving begins at home: a Renewable Energy Specialist installs a double dose of solar power at his own house

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Energy saving begins at home: a Renewable Energy Specialist installs a double dose of solar power at his own house:

It’s no surprise that professionals working in any renewable energy field are aware of the practical, carbon-saving benefits of installing solar energy in their own homes. For Tony Almond, boss of…

VAT on renovations

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

VAT on renovations:

People who dislike waste, and esteem old things - including old buildings - have long argued for a change in the tax regime that peversely encourages demolition-and-rebuild instead of…

Town Battles Supermarket Expansion and Wins

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Town Battles Supermarket Expansion and Wins:

Image from Mail online There can hardly be a town without Tesco in Britain. The supermarket controls 30% of the business in the country and has stores everywhere. As it expands…

Fly the VOC-Friendly Skies?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Fly the VOC-Friendly Skies?:

Celebrating its commitment to the environment, Continental Airlines is giving its planes a makeover, broadcasting its “eco-friendly skies.” Many corporations including Continental are working on…

Study Shows Green Future for Smart Appliances

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Study Shows Green Future for Smart Appliances:

A new report from research and consulting firm Zpryme describes the growing field of smart appliances as a tremendous market opportunity. It estimates that the global household smart appliance market…

JP Morgan Report Says Paperless Office Is Possible

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

JP Morgan Report Says Paperless Office Is Possible:

It’s a fact of life that offices use vast quantities of paper. Just add recycling bins, and an office is enviromentally friendly, some would say. However, a paperless office is possible, according to…

Abt Electronics: Best Practices Aligning Value with Values

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Abt Electronics: Best Practices Aligning Value with Values:

“No one will ever be mad at you for going green,” says Mike Abt, one of the four brothers who operate Abt Electronics, recognized as one of the nation’s largest consumer electronics merchant. “In the…

Today's Climate: March 10, 2010

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

Today's Climate: March 10, 2010:

Kerry Says ‘Great Deal’ of Consensus Reached on Climate Policy (Bloomberg)

Senator John Kerry said a bipartisan group of 14 lawmakers achieved a “great deal of consensus” on energy policy…

US DOE to Award Up To $154M for NRG Energys Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Texas

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

US DOE to Award Up To $154M for NRG Energys Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Texas:

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a project with NRG Energy to receive up to $154 million, including funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Located in Thompsons,…

KAIST Introduces Online Electric Vehicle With Inductive Charging for Amusement Park

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

KAIST Introduces Online Electric Vehicle With Inductive Charging for Amusement Park:

KAIST’s operational OLEV. Click to enlarge.

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed and deployed a prototype implementation of its…

March 10, 2010

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:13 +0100

March 10, 2010:

Kerry Says ‘Great Deal’ of Consensus Reached on Climate Policy (Bloomberg)

Senator John Kerry said a bipartisan group of 14 lawmakers achieved a “great deal of consensus” on energy policy…

Condor Lays Egg in National Park

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:02:23 +0100

Condor Lays Egg in National Park:

Biologists in central California reported finding the first such egg at Pinnacles National Monument in more than a century.