Menendez Lays Down a Solar Challenge
If there is a New Jersey Decathlon entry in 2011, it seems clear that Menendez will lead the way among Senators laying down some bets in the competition.
If there is a New Jersey Decathlon entry in 2011, it seems clear that Menendez will lead the way among Senators laying down some bets in the competition.
Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green
University teams from around the world are busy constructing sustainable houses at this year's U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition...
AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 10.11.2009 | Denver
DURANGO, Colo. — The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric m...
AP | TIA GOLDENBERG | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green
SUSYA, West Bank — Residents of a West Bank village with no electricity have been helped out of the darkness by unlikely benefactors – a g...
Fast Company | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green
The Vertical Village, which contains residential, hotel, and entertainment facilities, features a massive solar array on its southern side that automa...
A. Siegel | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green
The Solar Decathlon is a biennial, ever-cool event, pitting colleges and universities across the nation in ten contests that "center on the ways we use energy in our daily lives."
Matt Wasson | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green
The concept of "energy sprawl," now associated with such a distorted picture of the impacts of wind, solar, coal and nuclear technologies, adds nothing but confusion and false impressions to the climate debate.
Mark Sinclair | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green
To overcome misperceptions and create a robust marketplace, the solar industry must begin to market solar energy like Coca-Cola sells soda or McDonald's sells hamburgers.
Mark Sinclair | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green
To overcome the many misperceptions and create a robust marketplace, the solar energy industry must begin to market solar power like Coca-Cola sells soda or McDonald's sells hamburgers.
Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
I highly recommend Marc's blog if you are interested in the intersection of environment and business.
treehugger.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
Google's developing new solar tech that will drop the cost from 18 cents a kW-h to just under 5. At least, it's hoping to. ...
Reuters | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green
Google is disappointed with the lack of breakthrough investment ideas in the green technology sector but the company is working to develop its own new...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green
In today's report: the rising cost of fighting wildfires, and is Jaws back?
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green
IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: California burning; Killing wolves; Recycling the Great Pacific Garbage Patch... PLUS: A Fracture in the Clean Coal Coalit...
Joe Territo | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York
The next time you hold your nose while filling up at the Vince Lombardi rest stop, breathe easy knowing New Jersey is doing its part to clean up our environment and decrease dependence on fossil fuels.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green
IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Fires rage across California as Hurricane Jimena bears down on Baja; Lights out for incandescent lightbulbs; The Summer of...
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.30.2009 | Green
In the US Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon, members of Team California are working around the clock to finish their entry, Refract House.
Jennifer Schwab | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green
I am not in favor of protectionism, and I generally support free markets. However, these are not ordinary times, and it is mission critical that America be the worldwide leader in renewable energy and green jobs.
Ginna Kelly | Posted 09.27.2009 | Green
The average homeowner can encourage solar power by claiming generous tax credits of 30 percent for home improvements.
Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green
Climate change naysayers hold up global warming inaction by China and India as a reason for the U.S. to drag our feet. Funny thing is -- these very countries are now benefiting from our inability to pass a clean energy bill.
Terry Gardner | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green
The old-town center of Freiburg is car-free; it's one extensive pedestrian zone of streets, squares and lanes.
Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green
On Thursday, Greenpeace volunteers installed solar panels atop of the roof of President Obama's Step-Grandmother, Mama Sarah's home and on the roof of...
AP | Posted 09.19.2009 | Denver
DENVER — Denver International Airport wants to build a $7 million solar electric-generating system to power its fuel storage and distribution sy...
Kevin George | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green
Bottom line, if your enthusiastic about EVs, this may be your time to plug-in and get involved. Find out for yourself why there's electricity in the air around EVs.
suntimes.com | Chicago Sun Times | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green
Former President Bill Clinton exhorted university officials from around the country to do a better job leading the way on making their campus building...
A. Siegel | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green