[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Luckily the suspense has been broken for a look at the West Coast Green Showhouse. While the finishing touches are still going up, the majority of the demonstration house is in place. Take a closer look at what this house has to offer….
Photo via Yomanimus
While many investments look sketchy for 2009, venture capitalists expect green technology to receive strong funding according to a KPMG survey. In fact, many believe investments could grow by as much as 20%
KPGM polled 301 venture capitalists, company execs and bankers to feel out their thoughts on what will happen with green […]
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When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined his vision of how the Big Apple could become a leader in renewable energy the majority of the city’s press focused on the most ludicrous aspect of his speech: Placing wind turbines on the city’s bridges and buildings. The New York Post went so far […]
Photo credit: Borrego Solar Systems, Inc.
Sharp and Borrego Solar Systems (a leading designer of solar power technology who have most recently helped band Cake outfit themselves in a mean, green recording studio) announced this morning their donation of state-of-the-art solar electric systems to firehouses in some of the neighborhoods most severely impacted by the…
Chrysler Joins the Party
Chrysler has decided to play with the cool kids and has unveiled three prototypes that use its new electric drive technology. The good news is that this isn’t just for car shows; they intend to produce one of the three in late 2010, with a smaller number of EVs going out to […]
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While greenwashing abounds, transparency in all forms is quickly becoming a requirement if a company wants to prove their green mettle. So is being the first to do something green. HP makes this apparent with their first-in-the-industry move to open up their emissions data related to their largest suppliers. …
CSI Wildlife Returns
The first episode of CSI Wildlife was about finding ivory poachers using DNA forensics. This new installment is bigger and better. 2 new eco-crimes!
How Does it Work?
“The growing databases of animal genes and falling costs of DNA testing have given wildlife researchers and environmentalists a powerful new tool to identify new species and […]
’Ma, did you know the towers routing this call are now powered by biofuels?’ Photo: Eirik Newth
In many parts of the developing world mobile phones have brought communications capabilities to places where building regular telephone lines would be impractical or cost-prohibitive. No need to build a physical communication grid, just build towers. Those towers have […]
More Energy-Efficient & Greener
Dell is announcing today that it will transition all of its laptop LCDs to mercury-free light emitting diode (LED) backlights over the next year.
“Our customers have made it clear that they want the greenest technology possible,” Jeff Clarke, senior vice president, Dell Product Group said during the company’s mobility summit in […]
Toyota’s Record-Breaking Solar Array
Toyota’s new solar array on the roof of its North America Parts Center California (NAPCC) manufacturing plant is the biggest single-roof solar installation in North-America. At 242, 000 square feet, it will be hard to beat, in good part because not that many companies have that much roof.
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