Archive for the ‘Eco-Efficiency’ Category
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
More than 10% of all gasoline sold in the United States in 2009 will be made from ethanol rather than petroleum. Last Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told gasoline refiners and importers that they must produce more than 10% of all gasoline from ethanol in 2009. This exceeds the ...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Japan, the birthplace of the Kyoto Protocol, has actually seen carbon emissions increases rose by nearly 9% above 1990 emissions levels, according to new data released yesterday.
Under the Kyoto Protocol, Japan is committed to reducing its emissions by six percent from the benchmark year in the period between 2008 and ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Gulf Oil recently opened its first e85 fueling station in New England to service commuters with Flex Fuel Vehicles. This station is an important milestone to expand Massachusetts and New England’s fuel resources, providing greater access to affordable and environmentally friendly alternative fuels.
This new station makes it easier for Massachusetts’ ...
Posted in Batteries, Biofuels, Biorefinery, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Finance, Green-Cars, Hydrogen, Industry-News, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Sustainability, biomass, ethanol, green-technology | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
T. Boone Pickens, the proverbial man with a plan, says Obama made the right call by choosing Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff.Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) is a "BIG supporter" of shifting America's energy economy from oil to natural gas. Emanuel has apparently met with Boone on at ...
Posted in Climate-Change, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Energy-STAR, Finance, Green-Cars, Hydrogen, Natural Resources, Peak-Oil, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Start-ups, Sustainability, Venture Capital, Water, Water-Filtration, Wind-Power, Wind-Turbines, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Last year was another record for investment into alternative and renewable energy, with $148.4 billion poured into the sector globally, up 60% from 2006. On top of this, total M&A transactions in the space amounted to over US$55 billion. Asset financing was the main driver for investment growth, up 68% ...
Posted in Agriculture, Batteries, Biofuels, CCS, Carbon, Climate-Change, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Finance, algae, biomass, ethanol, green-building | No Comments »
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
L.A. Southwest College 4-MW PV Project, California
L.A. Southwest College's new 4-MW solar project, which was designed and constructed by Chevron Energy Solutions, marks another milestone in the Los Angeles Community College District's efforts to make its colleges carbon neutral through its Renewable Energy Plan.
SolFocus Agreement with EMPE Solar
SolFocus ...
Posted in Concentrated-Solar, Eco-Efficiency, Finance, Hedge Funds, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Photovoltaics, Solar-Energy, Solar-Thermal, Start-ups, Sustainability, Venture Capital, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Americans drove 15 billion fewer miles in August than they did in the same month one year ago, according to new data from the US Department of Transportation.
The 5.6% drop in vehicle miles traveled represents the largest decline ever recorded by DOT for a single month and marks the ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Evergreen Energy is at risk of becoming the clean energy casualty in the current credit crisis.
The clean coal technology company has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it is not in compliance with the NYSE's continued listing standard for minimum share price under Rule 5.5(b)(2) of the ...
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