NEW YORK (Reuters) – The crumbling U.S. infrastructure is routinely in plain sight, from potholes strewn across interstate highways built during the Eisenhower administration to rusting Depression-era bridges connecting those old highways. At its most extreme, neglect can turn catastrophic: … Continued
A giant mirror drifts slowly through space between the earth’s surface and the sun, intercepting the rays of sunlight before they reach the earth and deflecting them safely away. The mirror, made of millions of silicon chips, is situated at … Continued
Nissan plucked a prototype of its electric car from a demonstration for Washington, D.C., bigwigs and brought it to USA TODAY Wednesday for a runaround. The body and interior are not at all like the production version. That’ll be a … Continued
A few companies peddling their cutting-edge, LED lighting products at this year’s Lightfair resorted to trashing — literally — fluorescent and incandescent lamps in their sales pitches. A transparent trash pail filled with standard and C.F.L. bulbs, for instance, was … Continued
DOE announced it plans to provide $93 million from the Recovery Act to support further development of wind energy in the U.S. The funding will support projects that draw on the innovations of DOE’s national laboratories, universities, and the private … Continued
Tesco is charging ahead with its plans to slap a carbon label on all of its private label products to denote the amount of greenhouse gas emissions it takes to produce each item. The U.K.-based retailer said on Friday it … Continued
Hello Folks We have yet to study this but we plan to and thought you may want the link to study it yourself http://www.energy.gov/recovery/index.htm Whenever the government spends a great deal of money there is opportunity for us all and … Continued
The United States and other Arctic nations have established an international task force to study black carbon, a dangerous pollutant that kills millions worldwide and accelerates global warming, particularly in the Arctic. Earthjustice, which is campaigning to curb black carbon–also … Continued
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – SolarWorld, Germany’s third-largest solar company by revenue, confirmed its 2009 sales outlook after first-quarter net profit rose more than a quarter as the company offset falling module prices by cutting costs. Chief Executive Frank Asbeck told Reuters … Continued
Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu announced $93 million in funding for American wind energy research and development on Wednesday, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “The goal is to set America on a course for a secure and … Continued
