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Top 10 states for clean energy jobs

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 22 August 2012 in Clean Technology

By Barbara Vergetis Lundin of fierceenergy.com According to research from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), up to 37,409 jobs could be created from the more than 70 major clean energy projects launched across the U.S. in the second quarter of 2012 alone. Public transportation, electric vehicle manu...

Could Sewage Be Our Fuel of the Future?

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 in Clean Technology

from Smithsonian As we ponder how we’re going to supply the world’s increasing energy needs over the course of the 21st century, the discussion usually swings between fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, and emerging alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power. Increasingly, ...

Apple removes green certification from all products

Posted by henryfool on Wednesday, 11 July 2012 in Clean Technology

by Matt Petronzio Apple‘s products are no longer considered environmentally friendly after the tech giant asked the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) — the group that sets environmental standards for electronics — to remove all 39 of its products from its green regist...

Apple data center to run entirely on clean energy

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 28 May 2012 in Clean Technology

Apple’s massive 500,000 square-foot Project Dolphin data center in Maiden, N.C., is taking clean energy to a new level. Apple has confirmed its commitment to environmentally responsible business practices with the announcement that the facility will be powered completely by clean, renewable energy b...

Tidal turbines: New sparks of hope for green energy

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 07 September 2011 in Clean Technology

Eastport, Maine Eastport is used to being on the fringe of things – the easternmost city in the United States, a remote outpost of Maine's poorest county, and one of the westernmost communities of the Bay of Fundy, home to the world's most dramatic tidal swings. But in recent years, this community...

CO2 to Make Fuel: A Long Shot for Green Energy

Posted by henryfool on Sunday, 22 May 2011 in Clean Technology

What if the ever-increasing amounts of carbon dioxide that are heating up the atmosphere could be used to produce an abundant supply of liquid fuels? The U.S. government and private labs are pursuing that Holy Grail of renewable energy — but for now the cost of large-scale production is prohibitive....

US ranks 17 as clean tech producer, China is No. 2

Posted by Aaron on Sunday, 08 May 2011 in Clean Technology

By ARTHUR MAXAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China's pace of growth, according to a new report obt...

Global New Energy Summit, 4/17-19, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs.

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 04 April 2011 in Clean Technology

Please join invVEST at the Broadmoor for the GLOBAL NEW ENERGY SUMMIT 4/17-19, 2011. invVEST CEO, Mr. Probir Ghosh, is the Moderator/Speaker on the International Panel. View agenda on http://gnes.rmtech.org. Speakers include: Mark Udall, Bill Ritter, Dan Arvizu etc. We will dis...

Bill Gates pays for ‘artificial’ clouds to beat greenhouse gases

Posted by ep-admin on Friday, 18 June 2010 in Clean Technology

The first trials of controversial sunshielding technology are being planned after the United Nations failed to secure agreement on cutting greenhouse gases. Bill Gates, the Microsoft billionaire, is funding research into machines to up ten tonnes of seawater every second and spray it upwards....

Hydroelectric Energy

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 31 May 2010 in Clean Technology

Fossil Fuels are running low and greenhouse gases are only becoming worse. Which direction in renewable energy will provide for a better environment along with better methods for producing energy? Hydropower has been used for hundreds of years. The first uses of hydropower were for grinding of grai...

Five Technologies That Could Change Everything

Posted by davebishop on Saturday, 31 October 2009 in Clean Technology

By MICHAEL TOTTY It's a tall order: Over the next few decades, the world will need to wean itself from dependence on fossil fuels and drastically reduce greenhouse gases. Current technology will take us only so far; major breakthroughs are required. What might those breakthroughs be? Here's a look...

Greenpeace Goes Guerilla in its War with HP

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 29 July 2009 in Clean Technology

Greenpeace has started a war of sorts. Ironic? Not really, considering its adversary, Hewlett Packard (HP), and the two organizations’ history of contempt. By Sarah Harper | July 30th, 2009 The eco activist network has taken on HP, which Greenpeace claims is producing hazardous chemicals and not m...

Colorado Carbon Fund provides a new way to support clean energy

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 20 May 2009 in Clean Technology

Have you thought about buying carbon offsets but weren't sure how?Do you know your carbon footprint?Would you like to know how energy-efficiency measures can reduce carbon dioxide emissions?Would you like to support new clean energy projects here in Colorado? The new Colorado Carbon Fund is helping...

The Presidents Clean Energy Plan - Earth Day 2009

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 20 May 2009 in Clean Technology

THE WHITE HOUSE - Office of the Press Secretary April 22, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON CLEAN ENERGY Trinity Structural Towers Manufacturing Plant, Newton, Iowa I just had a terrific tour of the facility led by several of the workers and managers who operate this plant. It wasn't too long ago,...

Colorado Governor positions on renewable energy

Posted by davebishop on Wednesday, 13 May 2009 in Clean Technology

Exclusive By Dallas Kachan, Cleantech Group Bill Ritter wants Colorado to become a greentech hub. Not to be outdone by Arnold Schwarzenegger, newly elected Democratic Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado is following closely in California’s footsteps, outlining a bold renewable energy focus in his fir...