renewable energy

Harvard to Power 10% of Its Campus Cith Wind

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Nov 2, 2009 at 2:35 PM

Harvard is already tops in most green university ratings, and now the school appears to be gunning for the number one spot with a commitment to get over 10% of its power from a wind farm in northern Maine. That's a big chunk of ...READ»

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Why Does Oklahoma Want To Drown New York?

BY Terry TamminenMon Nov 2, 2009 at 2:35 PM

...Reducing carbon will be very good for our economy overall... READ»

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Is China the Next U.S. Renewable Energy Superhero?

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Oct 29, 2009 at 3:19 PM

Oh, the irony. All-American oilman T. Boone Pickens scraps his plans for the world's biggest wind farm--a $10 billion project in Texas--and who comes in to pick up the pieces? China. The communist country is honing in on the Texas ...READ»

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Infographic of the Day: How Renewables Could Power Us, by 2020

BY Cliff KuangTue Oct 27, 2009 at 11:02 AM

Sun and wind vary throughout the day, and that means they'll have to be cleverly pieced together if we're going to get renewable energy, 24/7.READ»

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Can We Switch to 100% Renewable Energy by 2030?

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Oct 21, 2009 at 2:27 PM

Ambitious clean energy goals abound--the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, for example, proposes the switch to 42% renewable energy in the U.S by 2030--but are we selling ourselves short? Stanford civil and environmental ...READ»

CLEANTECH | Comment

Show Me the Green Money - How to Find Stimulus Funding for Your Cleantech Business

BY Glenn CrostonWed Oct 21, 2009 at 2:30 AM

As the US economy slowed, the US Government stepped in with the $787 stimulus package passed in February 2009 as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). A big chunk of the stimulus, about $67 billion worth, is ...READ»

FORD | Comment

Ford Converting Old Auto Plant Into Massive Renewable Energy Park

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Sep 14, 2009 at 10:25 AM

We reported a few months ago that Ford planned to spend $550 million to retool a Michigan SUV plant into a small car plant. Now Ford is at it again, announcing plans to turn the defunct Wixom Assembly Plant in Wixom, MI into a ...READ»

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Where Are All the Green Jobs?

BY Clay DillowTue Aug 11, 2009 at 10:25 AM

During the 2008 campaign season, voters heard a lot about green jobs that were going to help reverse slipping employment numbers while reducing American dependence on foreign oil. America, it was said, would lead the world in creating ...READ»

WAXMAN-MARKEY | Comment

What Will a Post-Waxman Markey Energy Future Look Like?

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Aug 4, 2009 at 1:23 PM

What would happen if we actually followed through on Waxman-Markey's emission cut requirements as they stand today? The Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit consortium of electricity-generating companies, takes a look in a new report. READ»

FC CALENDAR | Comment

Fast History: Jimmy Carter Creates the Department of Energy, 1977

BY Clay DillowThu Jul 30, 2009 at 10:40 AM

On the heels of crippling gasoline shortages, saber rattling from OPEC, and the abolishment of the Atomic Energy Commission, the modern DOE was established to oversee and regulate the emerging nuclear power industry and to manage ...READ»

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The Top 9 Green-Powered Companies

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Jul 28, 2009 at 2:57 PM

Wondering if that beer on your counter was made with renewable energy? The Environmental Protection Agency might be able to tell you. That's because the agency just released its list of the top 20 organizations running on "green ...READ»

CLEANTECH | Comment

Status of Stimulus Funds for Green Businesses: Pools and Channels

BY Glenn CrostonTue Jul 7, 2009 at 3:19 AM

Greenies to Gov: Show us the moneyREAD»

ALTERNATIVE FUELS | Comment

The New Alternative

BY Terry TamminenMon Jun 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM

In 2008, $140 billion was invested in wind, solar, and other renewable sources of energy. Only $110 billion was invested in coal and other fossil fuel generation. What may be more remarkable was that investors would put anything into fossil-fueled power plants, knowing they were committed to buy billions more for the fuel itself over the fifty year life of those power plants, compared to zero fuel cost for wind or solar.READ»

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A Clean Energy Economy Generates Job Growth

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Jun 10, 2009 at 4:28 PM

In news that should surprise no one, Pew Charitable Trusts released a report yesterday showing that the burgeoning clean energy economy is generating significant job growth. In this case, a clean energy economy is defined ...READ»

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Solarix Sustainer: A Biodiesel Conversion System for the Survivalist

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Jun 3, 2009 at 1:53 PM

European biodiesel company Solarix has created what may be a sustainable powerhouse for rural areas: the Sustainer, a "power box" in a 20-foot container frame that converts oil-bearing crops and seeds into edible oil ...READ»

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Dell Now Gets Over a Quarter of Its Electricity From Renewable Sources

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Jun 2, 2009 at 2:22 PM

The IT industry is known for its electricity-sucking tendencies and carbon emissions, which is why Dell's announcement that it now sources 26% of its electricity from renewable sources--up from 20% in 2008--is so admirable. The ...READ»

POO POWER | Comment

A German Town Embraces Manure Energy

BY Ariel SchwartzThu May 28, 2009 at 4:07 PM

Lünen, Germany is about to get a whole lot smellier now that it's set to become the world's first town to be powered by animal waste. The town will use biogas from cow and horse manure to power a biogas plant, that will produce ...READ»

GREEN BUSINESS | 5 comments

10 Trends that Will Keep the Green Economy Growing

BY Glenn CrostonWed May 27, 2009 at 4:07 AM

There is no saying what the business world will do the in short term, but these long term trends are a good bet to keep growing the green business world in the years ahead: 1. Oil will cost more There’s only ...READ»

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Dragonfly Vertical Farm Concept Rethinks Urban Food Production for New York

BY Ariel SchwartzMon May 18, 2009 at 3:12 PM

City dwellers use less energy and more public transportation than their rural counterparts, but urban landscapes often lack localized food production. Vincent Callebaut Architectures attempts to remedy that with its Dragonfly ...READ»

AVEDA | Comment

Aveda: Certifiably Sustainable From the Cradle to the Grave

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Apr 29, 2009 at 12:27 PM

Aveda is doing L'Oreal's poop-powered hair products one better with its newfound company-wide Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) certification. The company also received Gold level C2C certification for its Smooth Infusion shampoo, Smooth ...READ»

OIL | Comment

I Hate to Say It, But…

BY Terry TamminenFri Apr 3, 2009 at 1:07 PM

Writing “Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction” in 2005, I predicted that by 2010 the Detroit automakers would be in bankruptcy and reduced to selling foreign-made cars under their once proud nameplates. As GM and Chrysler careen toward the Chapter 11 cliff (and Chrysler frantically begs Fiat for a product line), I’m compelled to point out something I hate to say - - I told them so.READ»

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A Bank We Can Believe In?

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Mar 25, 2009 at 3:16 PM

Banks have gotten a bad rap recently, and for good reason. The FDIC's Failed Bank List is rife with private banks that have been flattened in the past two years, and we all know about the myriad bankrupt investment banks. But now ...READ»

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Next Stop for Wind Power: Highway Rest Areas?

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Mar 20, 2009 at 4:04 PM

Anyone who has spent time in the Midwestern U.S. knows that spectacular wind gusts are a common occurrence. Researchers at the University of Illinois recently set out to evaluate whether these gusts can be harnessed effectively at ...READ»

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Largest Roof-Mounted Solar Array in US Powers Up

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Mar 20, 2009 at 12:50 PM

New Jersey gamblers can feel a little better about weekend excursions to Atlantic City now that the country's largest roof-mounted solar array is in town. Trina Solar's 13,400 module array is mounted on top of the Atlantic ...READ»

RENEWABLE ENERGY | Comment

25 Ways to Jump-Start the Auto Business Index

Wed Mar 11, 2009 at 3:01 PM

The debate about the declining state of the American auto business has played out like the world's worst sitcom. Stock characters such as the clueless dads (the Big Three CEOs) and wacky neighbors (faux populist Congressmen), spout ...READ»

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