What will be the killer applications of the smart grid? Wouldn’t we all like to know, but we’re offering Earth2Tech readers a chance to peer into the closest thing we’ve got to a crystal ball. On Thursday morning (starting at 9:30AM PST) we’ll be featuring a live-streaming video feed right here on Earth2Tech.com of an […]
US firm buys stake in Alberta's top carbon offset company
Edmonton Journal EDMONTON — Element Markets of Houston has taken an equity stake in Agri-Trend Aggregation Inc., Alberta's leading aggregator of agriculture carbon offsets. … Element Markets, LLC makes equity investment in Agri-Trend Aggregation Inc.Canada NewsWire (press release) Texas offset firm invests in Alta. farm aggregatorAlberta Express all 11 news articles » |
In an effort to prevent animal abuse, China is taking steps to end a centuries-old tradition. Recently proposed legislation would outlaw the human consumption or sale of cat and dog meat, often called “fragrant meat,” which is still considered a delicacy in some parts of China.
The world of electric motor-making for hybrid and electric vehicles, currently dominated by a small group of suppliers, is about to get a big new addition to its ranks: General Motors. Announcing today that it plans to invest $246 million setting up a facility for building electric motors — what it says will be the […]
Things just got a little cozier between Norwegian electric car company Think and one of its U.S. investors, Ener1. EnerDel, the battery-making subsidiary of Ener1, already had a major contract with Think to supply batteries for the company’s electric City model, as well as “supplier of choice” status. Now, in a press conference at the […]
On a mountain top 80 miles northeast of Bangor, Maine, in country where houses and gravel pits are mere pinpricks on a map green with forest, Paul Gaynor is making stimulus work. Gaynor, chief executive of First Wind, is using $40 million in federal …
MONTPELIER, Vt. – A top Vermont utility regulator is questioning the commitment the state made last year to promoting renewable energy. David O’Brien, commissioner of the Department of Public Service, says he thinks Vermont ratepayers are being asked …
Southern Co. (SO) announced an alliance with media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner to pursue development and renewable energy projects in the Southwest. Southern, one of the largest owners of coal-powered plants in the U.S., has already begun to …
If you spend any time reading about indoor air quality and green building materials, you quickly encounter concerns about particleboard — the pressed wood products that the Environmental Protection Agency says are the most significant source of formaldehyde in homes. Startup e2e Materials, a spinout from Cornell University that according to a regulatory filing has […]
Akermin raises $10MSt. Louis Business JournalThe captured carbon could then be used to stimulate algae growth for biofuel production, enhance oil and natural gas recovery and develop renewable …and more »
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Public Service Co. of New Mexico has come up with a plan for incorporating renewable energy into its portfolio, and it’s very different from an initial proposal that sparked a firestorm of criticism from the renewable energy …
Land Rover offsets CO2 emissions from manufacturing, assembly
Reliable Plant Magazine Land Rover is the first car manufacturer to voluntarily offset 100 percent of its CO2 emissions from manufacturing and assembly. The proceeds of this carbon … |
MONTPELIER – A top Vermont utility regulator is questioning the commitment the state made last year to promoting renewable energy. David O’Brien, commissioner of the Department of Public Service, says he thinks Vermont ratepayers are being asked to …
DAMASCUS, Md., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Syndication Inc., (Other OTC: SYNJ.PK), The Company announces that on January 18th, 2010 McCutcheon Marshall Jr., President and Chairman of the Board for Sentinel Renewable Energy S.C. Inc. and Pinnacle Energy Inc., the wholly owned energy subsidiary
uk/ ) on their renewable energy and environmental jobs websites asked users to vote on whether they – Would consider retraining to get a Green job? The survey was promoted on both greenjobs.co.uk and greenjobs.ie and the survey results show that 94 …
My life on the ice, living in a tent and running a makeshift Reuters East Antarctic Bureau, came to a close much faster than I anticipated, leaving no room for sentimentality.
Rudd exposes public to even more greenwash
Sydney Morning Herald A carbon offset standard was also promised by the end of 2008, but was only published last month. As today's Age reports, the Government itself has failed … and more » |
The home energy management industry has become saturated with new players looking for creative ways to be heard among the crowd. That’s at least part of the reason why People Power, which says it’s developing plug-and-play devices for monitoring home energy use, plans to launch a Facebook app on Tuesday that calculates the amount of […]
Many bird species, like swans, are known for mating for life. They form partnerships, much like a marriage and unlike humans, tend to really stick to the notion of “’til death do us part”; which is why experts have been shocked by new swan relationships that have formed at a UK sanctuary.
