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Say it Fast: Solar Thermal Power Tower
The Green Workplace | August 17th 2009 by Leigh Stringer
It's just fun to say out loud and fast (do it - I promise no one will think you are weird)! The good news: eSolar has opened the country's first solar thermal power tower plant. Using mirrors to track and direct solar energy, the solar thermal towe read more
10 Lessons the US Can Learn From Europe’s Cap and Trade
Energisto | August 14th 2009 by Mike
I posted earlier on a recent report that revealed Europe's oft-derided, occasionally-mocked cap and trade system has proved to be a success - though it had its share of serious problems along the way. Which was great news: Europe's emissions are fall read more
Italy launches first clean hydrogen power plant
Energisto | August 14th 2009 by Mike
MILAN, Italy (AFP) – Italian power company Enel said Friday that it had started up a ground-breaking hydrogen-powered electricity plant producing no greenhouse gases. Enel said the 12 megawatt plant, at Fusina in Venice's industrial zone of Porto M read more
PPIC Survey Finds Californians Support for Policies to Curb Warmi…
Energisto | August 14th 2009 by Mike
Solid majorities of Californians favor state policies to curb global warming, according to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) with support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. But in a year that has seen both a wor read more
Clean energy in the Midwest: Greening the rustbelt
Energisto | August 13th 2009 by Mike
XUNLIGHT CORPORATION, a small manufacturer of solar panels, sits on a quiet street in Toledo. It has a professor as its president, about 100 employees on its payroll—and a lot of bigwig visitors. In October 2008 Sarah Palin, then the Republican vic read more
Researchers want LEDs in homes
Energisto | August 13th 2009 by Mike
The U.S. Department of Energy is backing research and development aimed at getting light-emitting diodes into common use in homes and businesses at a price that saves money.Continue reading at: The Sacramento Bee read more
How a wind farm could emit more carbon than a coal power station
Energisto | August 13th 2009 by Mike
Let's be clear: Britain needs wind turbines. Lots of them. But just about the worst place to erect them is on top of peat bogs, which are huge stores of carbon that can easily leak carbon dioxide into the air when damaged by the inevitable roads or d read more
Green Cement Absorbs Carbon
My Views of Highschool Drama and Everyday Life | August 12th 2009
Peace Corps Online writes "Concrete banking for more than 5 percent of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions annually, mostly because cement, the active fixing in concrete, is made by baking limestone and clay powders under intense heat that is gener read more
Dog days of summer bring ozone challenges
Emory Health Now | August 11th 2009 by Wendy Darling
Surviving the heat isn’t the only concern for people in Atlanta during the dog days of summer, the hottest time of the year in the northern hemisphere from early July to mid-August. During this time, ozone levels peak in most industrialized cities, read more
New Zealand Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target
Environment on earth | August 11th 2009
New Zealand announced that it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 10 to 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, the country’s climate change minister said. The target, confirmed by the Cabinet, will be presented later at an international cli read more
Magnetic Slot Cars Could Solve Our Transportation Woes
Energisto | August 10th 2009 by Mike
A German designer cribbed from the slot cars we loved as kids to come with a cool idea for extending the range of electric cars. Instead of relying on an electric motor under the hood, Christian Förg suggests putting an electric motor under the road read more
Prius Sales are Exploding in Japan: 392% More than a Year Ago in…
Energisto | August 10th 2009 by Mike
The stars were aligned for the Prius in Japan: A new model, rising fuel prices, and new government incentives. The Prius has been the #1 car in Japan for three months in a row, and there's a 10-month waiting list according to some reports, with produ read more
North America nations to cooperate on emissions trade
Energisto | August 10th 2009 by Mike
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - The United States, Canada and Mexico said Monday they would put in place infrastructure to cooperate on greenhouse gas emissions trading as part of efforts to fight climate change. Continue reading at: Reuters read more
Clean-Energy Summit: You Want Clean Energy? Shale Gas.
Energisto | August 10th 2009 by Mike
There's another "clean energy summit" going on, this time out in Las Vegas, with all the usual suspects from Sen. Harry Reid to former vice president Al Gore hashing out ways to usher in the clean-energy revolution. They're still working out ways to read more
China’s green leap forward
Energisto | August 10th 2009 by Mike
Behind the notorious clouds of filth and greenhouse gases that China’s industrial behemoth spews into the atmosphere every day, a little-noticed revolution is under way. China is going green. Continue reading at: The Christian Science Monitor read more
Can offsetting work for websites?
Energisto | August 10th 2009 by Mike
I've written a lot before about the environmental costs of using the web, and it's a subject that is only going to get more important as our lives tend towards the digital. So I was interested to get wind of a Canadian organisation that wants people read more
The Most Intelligent Emissions Target, Period
The Conscious Earth | August 10th 2009 by odiyya
Courtesy of the @tcktcktck, this is the most socially responsible, fair and intelligent answer to international emissions targets there is. India's Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Rames, has laid out India's expectations for at read more
Ilmor Engineering’s 5-Stroke Lower Emission Engine
DigiDose: Love Technology | August 10th 2009 by zea
So what if there was an engine out there that not only cut down its emissions but was a comparative powerhouse on top of that? Turns out there is, or rather, could be in the near future. The minds over at Ilmor Engineering are in the process of devel read more
Comparison of US and China climate efforts
Sustainable living developments | August 8th 2009 by Dr J D Bapat
Some in the United States argue Washington should not commit itself to specific reductions in the GHG emissions, which could boost energy prices, until China does so as well.Here is a birds eye view of climate change moves by both countries:CHINA:(a) read more
Diesel & Gasoline Working Together?
School Bus Mechanic | August 8th 2009
The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine pictured has a thermal efficiency of 50% (the best in the world). There is new research going on in the University of Wisconsin, Madison that got 53% thermal efficiency out of a Cat D read more
Josh Dorner: Townhall Mobs – Brought to you by Big Oil & Dirty…
Energisto | August 7th 2009 by Mike
House GOP Leader John Boehner promised Democrats a "long, hot August." And the corporate special interests that bankroll the conservative movement have not disappointed. They appear willing to go to any length to stop President Obama's agenda - even read more
India’s greenhouse emissions are among lowest: Krishna
Energisto | August 7th 2009 by Mike
Observing that its greenhouse gas emissions are amongst the lowest in per capita terms, India expressed its wish to engage "constructively and productively" with the global community to combat climate change and contribute its bit to protect the env read more
Summit to address workforce’s role in clean energy shift
Energisto | August 7th 2009 by Mike
Jobs and the economy will take center stage during the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 on Aug. 10 at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion. The summit comes when Las Vegas’ jobless rate hit 12.3 percent in June. That figure doesn’t include people who have given read more
U.S. EPA Joins EcoCAR!
Inside the Green Garage | August 6th 2009 by Scott
oday, news crossed the wire that EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality is now a major sponsor of the EcoCAR competition. They’ll provide technical advice and mentoring in the areas of greenhouse gas and tailpipe emissions. EPA will read more
“Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Ecomony”
Vampire Energy Loss Sucks | August 5th 2009 by hugh
Read the Executive Summary: http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/electricpowernaturalgas/downloads/US_energy_efficiency_exc_summary.pdf Read the Full Report by McKinsey & Co: http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/electricpowernaturalgas/download read more
Government’s green failure could cost taxpayers
Just A Theory | August 5th 2009
[Whoops, I'm off schedule already. Apologies to those who were expecting a post on Monday, but another bout of illness over the weekend meant I had to take a few days off. And now, the news.] On the path to a greener future, governments must lead the read more
Carbon offsets not perfect but can slash costs: CBO
Energisto | August 4th 2009 by Mike
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carbon offsets could help slash costs in a U.S. market designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, but questions linger about whether all of the mechanisms fully cut such pollution, a Congressional Budget Office report said read more
World Bank to buy carbon credit from Congo project
Energisto | August 4th 2009 by Mike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday it will buy 500,000 tons of carbon credits from a forest project replanting about 4,120 hectares destroyed by deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Continue reading at: Reuters read more
Nissan Electric Car For Green Car
One Stop Free Auto Car Information | August 4th 2009 by Angel
Nissan Motor Co. has formed out its fresh electric car in Japan, the Leaf, and expects to alpha affairs the eco-friendly dejected auto abutting year, with accumulation assembly alpha in 2012, according to this Associated Press story. The car is meant read more
Nissan Electrifies Us with the 2011 Leaf
Car and Curves | August 3rd 2009 by alvinwriter
Nissan seems to have gained ground on being a pioneer of sorts when it comes to mainstream electric cars with the unveiling of its fully electric vehicle, Leaf during the opening formalities of the new headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, the city that's read more
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