About 50 businesses were approved by an Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority committee today to enter the second year of a program designed to bolster the energy efficiency of downtown buildings. The businesses, large and small, represent about 560,000 square … Continued
Reporting from Frankfurt, Germany – Here’s a twist: How many lightbulbs does it take to change a person? For Ulf Erdmann Ziegler, the answer is 3,000. That’s how many bulbs are squirreled away in his modest apartment here in Frankfurt, … Continued
This is a very important initiative for the future of the USA. If today’s kids are taught the importance and the “why” of saving energy, then possibly they will demand less energy for their upcoming adult lives than has our … Continued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will announce the largest investment of economic stimulus funds in clean energy during a visit to Florida, an Obama administration official said on Monday. The announcement will involve the smart grid, which will help … Continued
We recently took some continuing ed on solar electric. One of the neat things the professor focused on is the emergence of micro-inverters.An inverter is a sophisticated electric switching box that converts DC current wavelengths to AC current wavelengths so … Continued
CANTON, Ohio — After taking a class that covered global warming last year, Jill Saylor decided to save energy by drying her laundry on a clothesline at her mobile home. “I figured trailer parks were the one place left where … Continued
After a year of living with no indoor shower, dishwasher or central air-conditioning, an east Orange County couple calls it an off-the-grid paradise. Terry and Tia Meer built their electric-sipping, super-efficient log cabin down a gravel path alongside the Econlockhatchee … Continued
According to Industrial Info Resources, half of all solar panels manufactured in 2009 will not be sold, resulting in a massive oversupply that will take until at least three years to sort out. Technology value chain research and advisory corporation, … Continued
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Recession-stricken New York City plans to double its current green work force by creating over 13,000 new jobs in the next decade, partly by competing with London to become the new center for carbon trading, a … Continued
We feel the UN study on sustainable manufacturing practices is a very important look at the relationship between the human and non human participants of the Earth experience. Humans are taught that their Earth experience is the sole reason for … Continued
