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Ericsson Unveils Wind-Powered Tower Tube
Clean Energy Leader | October 10th 2008
Ericsson unveiled its latest radio base station site concept; a wind-powered Tower Tube. The company worked with Vertical Wind AB and Uppsala University in Sweden to take its original Tower Tube concept one step further by employing renewable energy. read more
SunEdison, Xcel, Others Commit $5 million For Solar Testing
Clean Energy Leader | October 10th 2008
In order to accelerate the commercialization of solar power technology, six public- and private-sector entities announced that they have signed an agreement committing $5 million toward a three-year effort to build solar test and evaluation facilitie read more
Florida May Run Out of Room For Retirees
Advice on Assisted Living | October 10th 2008 by Reg Fife
According to an article on Insurancenewsnet.com, a study geared towad predicting aging service needs from 2008 to 2030 indicates that Florida may be facing a geriatric care crisis soon. In the next 22 years, Florida's population 85+ year old senior.. read more
Cruise lines and disabled people
Disability is an Art | October 10th 2008 by Shazia Shamim
All cruise lines are able to handle people with disabilities. We can see people in wheelchairs, walkers, mentally handicapped and even a blind man all of these people are able to move around the ship & shore with very little aid. Some cruise lin read more
Constellation Wines Installing 1.2 Megawatt Solar System
Clean Energy Leader | October 9th 2008
Constellation Wines U.S. announced it has begun the installation of a 1.2 megawatt solar system, which will produce about 60 percent of the winery’s average energy needs, or more than 1,700,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. The compan read more
World Steel Association Publishes Sustainability Report
Clean Energy Leader | October 9th 2008
The World Steel Association recently released its 2008 sustainability report (PDF). The report is based on a survey of 500 stakeholders located in Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Asia and Africa. The steel industry among other initia read more
Assisted Living for young women?
Advice on Assisted Living | October 9th 2008 by Reg Fife
This article from New Jersey is about an assisted living facility in Sparta, New Jersey that's different than most. Disabled daughter inspires assisted living facility for young women By Chris Wyman SPARTA — Katie Dudziec is a survivor and she... read more
Frito-Lay Sustainability Efforts Save $55 Million On Water, Energ…
Clean Energy Leader | October 8th 2008
In 1999, Frito-Lay, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo, set a corporate-wide manufacturing reduction goal which includes a 50 percent reduction in water, 30 percent in natural gas, and 25 percent in electricity. Now, the company says it has nearly read more
Seven More Furnishing Companies Pass Environmental Audits
Clean Energy Leader | October 8th 2008
The American Home Furnishings Alliance announced that seven more of its members have implemented the organization’s Enhancing Furniture’s Environmental Culture program with the goal of reaching environmental improvements at domestic manufactu read more
Aveda Installs Solar System at L.A. Distribution Facility
Clean Energy Leader | October 8th 2008
Aveda announced the installation and activation of a photovoltaic solar power system at its west coast distribution center in Los Angeles. The solar system is expected to provide power for 85 percent of the L.A. facility’s energy needs, which i read more
Don't Just Pass the Buck
Advice on Assisted Living | October 8th 2008 by Reg Fife
Once you've picked a place for your parents to move into, you don't want to just drop them off and expect everything to be A-OK. You still need to make sure they are well taken care of (plus you still... read more
Dairy Farmers Get Lighting Retrofit Rebate
Clean Energy Leader | October 7th 2008
Focus on Energy is offering a $90-per-fixture rebate to agricultural, commercial or industrial facilities that upgrade their 400-watt lighting with lighting that consume 250-watts or less per fixture. The project must cost less than $25,000 to qualif read more
Vodafone Powers Base Stations with Wind Turbines
Clean Energy Leader | October 7th 2008
Vodafone announced it has successfully begun generating electricity for its mobile communications network. The wind micro-generating system allows the company to achieve reductions of 15 percent to 20 percent in total electricity consumption and CO2 read more
Will your assisted living place stay open?
Advice on Assisted Living | October 7th 2008 by Reg Fife
I know I've added quite a bit to the long checklist on what to look for in a good assisted living facility, but there's another item that may become more of a concern, given the way the economy is going.... read more
Supermarkets Shifting to Greener Buildings
Clean Energy Leader | October 6th 2008
Both Shaw’s Supermarkets and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. are making their stores greener, revealing a green commercial architecture trend that could grown from $3 billion in 2006 to $27 billion by 2010, the Patriot Ledger reports. Shaw̵ read more
Google Says Its Data Centers Most Efficient
Clean Energy Leader | October 6th 2008
Google-designed data centers are the most efficient in the world, according to a post on the company’s blog by Urs Hölzle, Google’s senior vice president of Operations. Pointing to the chart above, the post says that: Our data centers us read more
European Data Centers Face Energy Crisis
Clean Energy Leader | October 6th 2008
According to an IDC report, European data centers are facing an energy crisis, with energy consumption growing by more than 13 percent between 2006 and 2007, the Industry Standard reports. IT firms have been inundated with advice and products to cut read more
NCAL 2008 Annual Report
Advice on Assisted Living | October 6th 2008 by Reg Fife
This report from the National Center for Assisted Living contains recent strides they have made in improving the assisted living industry. I think its a good read for those looking into assisted living for their loved ones. http://www.ncal.org/about/ read more
New survey shows that vast majority of Facilities Managers are ha…
John P. Kreiss | October 5th 2008 by John P. Kreiss
Attached is an article by Brandon Lorenz from Building Operations Management. The author reports on a survey of Facilities Managers covering job satisfaction, job security, and pay. Click here to read this article: Get future blog postings sent to read more
Goodrich’s Tullahoma Facility Cuts Environmental Impact
Clean Energy Leader | October 3rd 2008
Goodrich Corp. announced its Tullahoma facility has made improvements to reduce the facility’s environmental impact. Some of the improvements include: – Reducing hazardous waste from 35,000 pounds a year to zero – Decreasing energy read more
Chipotle Restaurant Features Wind Turbine
Clean Energy Leader | October 3rd 2008
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced it will open a “green” restaurant in Gurnee, IL, this fall. The new restaurant will have a six-kilowatt wind turbine on-site to generate about 10 percent of the restaurant’s electrical needs. The com read more
Strength Training For Seniors?
Advice on Assisted Living | October 3rd 2008 by Reg Fife
Lake Shore Assisted Living NY recently made this post on the benefits of strength training for the elderly. And I thought strengthing exercises were just for young people! read more
Sam’s Club Completes 546 kW Solar System in Glendora, Calif.
Clean Energy Leader | October 2nd 2008
Sam’s Club announced the completion of a 546 kilowatt solar power system at its Glendora, Calif. store. The system consists of over 3,000 modules and is expected to provide about 27 percent of the store’s electricity. BP Solar installed t read more
AT&T Installing 1 Megawatt Solar System
Clean Energy Leader | October 2nd 2008
AT&T has announced that it is working with SunPower , Pacific Gas and Electric , Morgan Stanley and CH2M HILL to install and operate a 1-megawatt solar power system at AT&T’s facility in San Ramon. The system is expected to generate up read more
Remember the Alzheimer's Research Project...
Advice on Assisted Living | October 2nd 2008 by Reg Fife
...that's competing for funding from American Express? The project is now in the top 5, and needs more votes by Oct. 13th to win between $100,000 and $1.5 million. This project will help people detect Alzheimer's early on, so they... read more
DOE Awards $15M For Net-Zero Energy Commercial Buildings
Clean Energy Leader | October 1st 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $15 million to 21 companies in an effort to encourage the adoption of energy-efficient technologies for new construction and retrofits in commercial buildings. The companies involved are: * Retailers: Best Buy, J read more
Helping Seniors with Alzheimer's and dementia stay safe
Advice on Assisted Living | October 1st 2008 by Reg Fife
The elderservicenw blog has some information on a system to help authorities track seniors who have wandered from their homes and gotten lost. If your loved one moving to assisted living or a nursing home has dementia, make sure the... read more
Unisex Restrooms Spreading Due to Trans-Gender Comfort Concerns
Death by 1000 Papercuts | September 30th 2008 by Randy B.
Unisex restrooms and locker rooms are spreading, especially at universities in the USA and UK. Concerns for the comfort levels of the trans-gendered are the reasons cited. pat wonders about the comfort levels of the other 99% of users. read more
Rutgers University Installing 1.4 Megawatt Solar System
Clean Energy Leader | September 30th 2008
Rutgers University broke ground on a seven-acre solar power system at its Livingston campus this week. The university is touting the 1.4 megawatt solar “farm” as the largest system on a single campus in the nation. The solar system is expected to read more
How the Current Economy Is Effecting Seniors
Advice on Assisted Living | September 30th 2008 by Reg Fife
Because of the limitations dependant seniors have, they are especially vulnerable to negative changes in the economy. From the care they receive to the medicines they need, seniors and their families need to be careful that they don't find themselves read more
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