blog day 2008 one day late yesterday was blog day an annual event during which bloggers post about other bloggers in an effort to introduce them to their readers. these recommended blogs may be outside the host bloggers interest area or have a different point of view but the point is to get the word out about five other blogs and explain why you like them.
a hearty thank you goes out to tim at eco... [Show More]
holy lingonberry ikea invests big in cleantechmy 11th floor office window looks out onto the mall of america and ikea. not a particularly attractive view but ikea just got a few more bonus points in my mind.
the retailer generally has a good reputation among consumers good products at a fair price from a company that treats its workers well. but now theres another reason to be excited over the nex... [Show More]
midwest renewable energy news
report assesses accuracy of climate modelsin order to better understand the earths current climate change and our ability to predict future impacts the u.s. climate change science program just released a report analyzing various climate modeling systems used by some of the most powerful supercomputers on the planet.
the report assessed the models ability to simulate t... [Show More]
on tuesday the 23th of september the deployment of the first commercial wave energy farm in the world started. a pelamis unit was towed into the sea connected to an underwater cable and moored to the sea floor at a site were it will stay for the next 15 years. the industry was present at the highest level as so a minister and even the navy showed up with a frigate to join the celebration.
but is ... [Show More]
senate to vote on ptc todaythe senate will vote today on the baucusgrassley amendment to hr 6049 which has an extension of the production tax credit ptc for wind power through 2009. if it passes in the senate it will move to the house for a vote perhaps as early as later this week.
the ptc expires at the end of 2008 so now is the time urge your senator to support it. the american wind energy assoc... [Show More]
everybody in the world should read a new fortune article about matt simmons the oil analyst turned peakoil prophet. as a lifelong republican bush campaign and energy policy contributor and houstonbased oil guy hes an unusual leader of the peak oil theorists. simmons has become convinced that saudi arabia and others dont have as much in reserve as they say.
simmons is not alone. t. boone pick... [Show More]
holy lingonberry ikea invests big in cleantechmy 11th floor office window looks out onto the mall of america and ikea. not a particularly attractive view but ikea just got a few more bonus points in my mind.
the retailer generally has a good reputation among consumers good products at a fair price from a company that treats its workers well. but now theres another reason to be excited over the nex... [Show More]
holy lingonberry ikea invests big in cleantechmy 11th floor office window looks out onto the mall of america and ikea. not a particularly attractive view but ikea just got a few more bonus points in my mind.
the retailer generally has a good reputation among consumers good products at a fair price from a company that treats its workers well. but now theres another reason to be excited over the nex... [Show More]
institutional research brokerage gabelli co. is jumping on the green bandwagon. gabelli has assembled a team to focus on the clean technology and alternative energy sector reports the wsj. mario gabelli also says hes opening a hedge fund to invest in green companies that benefit the environment. we think theres money in alternative energy he told bloomberg. the wsj also quotes john segrich a gabe... [Show More]
bharat petroleum is backing a venture expected to produce one million metric tons of biodiesel from jatropha by 2015.the new venture bharat renewable energy will spend 480 million just on growing the jatropha necessary for the project. the company will grow more than a million acres of the crop on what is now wasteland in the northern indian state of uttar pradesh. a government program the nationa... [Show More]
pelamis wave power is now operating the worlds first commercial wave power project off the coast of portugal....... [Show More]
wave power Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Sep 25 2008 15:04:59
when i first saw southland tales the complicated storyline completely lost me partly due to the wave power plant illustrated in one of the early scenes of the movie. i couldnt stop thinking about how plausible it would actually be and wondering if anyone is actually working on that technology today. turns out yes
this week scotlands pelamis installed the first of three waveenergy converters off th... [Show More]
filed under evplugin transportation alternatives usawhat better way to launch a new transportation product than to take it on a long trip with some sweet scenic vistas. in the case of the zuumer rhymes with boomer from zuumcraft the journey being undertaken is a week long and covers a distance of 600 miles from san francisco to san diego along the beautiful california coast. the threewheel electri... [Show More]
maria energia book review big green purse big green purse use your spending power to create a cleaner greener world is a good manual for consumers looking to make sustainable changes to their lifestyles. we can change cfls tell our legislators to encourage renewables but we also have to take on the responsibility of supporting those businesses and products that align with our green values.
women ... [Show More]
things could be looking up for renewal of renewable energy incentives as the u.s. senate has approved 17 billion in tax credits for wind solar geothermal and ocean energy systems.
this article from cleantech.com says passage comes on the heels of last weeks similar vote by the u.s. house see my sept. 17th post
the tax credits due to expire at the end of the year now must be reconciled with those a... [Show More]
triumph the insult dog at the rncjust plain hilarious including interaction with gov. pawlenty rmn.
holy lingonberry ikea invests big in cleantechmy 11th floor office window looks out onto the mall of america and ikea. not a particularly attractive view but ikea just got a few more bonus points in my mind.
the retailer generally has a good reputation among consumers good products at a fair price... [Show More]
cleantech news has been slow on the green leap forward lately so we play catchup on recent developments in the sector over the past two months
efficiency is king. energy efficiency continues to be the clean energy policy priority of beijing. new regulations governing energy efficiency in civil construction projects are on the cards reports cleantech. meanwhile the almighty national development... [Show More]
the week of september 14 2008 was pretty bleak for the united states and foreign markets worldwide including israel. despite the fluctuations in the world markets and the economy the past few months there were several positive stories on technology companies and investments coming out of israel the past week. word came that lehman brothers investments in israels vc market was probably relatively m... [Show More]
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