7-7-07–Live Earth!Happy Fourth everyone! In 3 days (7-7-07) the Live Earth concerts will be taking place in cities all over the world. Those cities being: London, New York, Johannesburg, Rio De Janeiro, Hamburg, Sydney, Tokyo, and Shanghai. “Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than […]
Are green IT premiums worth the cost?Organizations are investing in green computers — that is, machines that are energy efficient and built in an environmentally responsible manner — at ever-increasing rates. Sometimes they pay a small premium to do this. Is it worth it? They seem to think so. And their belief is not unfounded. […]
Take Your Own ActionOf course I’ll still remind you–but if you wanted to visit some sites that offer reminders first and foremost–and they prove to be great sources for environmental (ie. Modern Energy) education visit one or more of the following: Grist, Sierra Club, 2 People (you can find me there, here), NRDC, Make Me […]
Google Plugs Funds into Plug-InsGoogle is investing in companies it believes will lead in the technologies the company considers aligned with its future plans. Specifically, Google is investing in two companies immediately: Aptera and Actacell. The announcement was made by Dan Reicher, Google’s director of climate change and energy initiatives at the Plug-In 2008 Conference. Reicher says that in selecting investments, […]
A Few Good MenA few young men at St. Anselm’s Abbey School in Washington D.C., with the assistance of their Engineering Design teacher Dr. Herbert T. Wood Ph.D (pictured), decided to take a shot at building their own solar powered vehicle. Dr. Wood told SNI: “I thought you might be interested in knowing that the […]
Make the perfect laptop greenerInfoWorld’s proposed WorldBooks could set a higher standard for green computing I’ve got to hand it to InfoWorld Chief Technologist Tom Yager: He’s come up with very slick, innovative designs for two laptops, the InfoWorld WorldBook Ether and Meteor. He says the machines could theoretically be built and shipped within the […]
Take Action to Support Renewable Energy!Once again it is time to take action (isn’t it always time?). I’ve asked you to take action on this bill before, but you forgot because you had to go to lunch/rotate your tires/sneeze/buy a garden gnome on eBay/scratch your ankle/etc.So, I’m reminding you (again) to remind your representative to […]
Energy Research: Researchers Consider Future Challenges, OpportunitiesEscalating oil and gas prices along with the global challenge of climate change has in the past few years spurred a generation of scientists to pursue alternative energy sources while redirecting the focus away from fossil fuels. What is the current status, limitations and future challenges of alternative energy […]
Investors See Next Investment Trend, and It’s CleanInvestors are always looking for the next millionaire-maker. For quite a while now, various Internet businesses have received tons of venture capital because investors considered them good bets to make money over time. But now, even mainstream investment publications are recommending cleantech as a better investment.
Yesterday, The […]
Patrick Moore Should Be Proud of China’s Energy Plans (NY Times)Not only is China doubling its nuclear energy capacity by 2020, it’s on a hydro spree that appears to abandon the ecological values we take for granted in the developed world.
Press Release from Solar Night Industries1.4.2008-Solar Night Industries (PINKSHEETS: SLND), a renewable energy company formed […]