Green Cities Florida Event May 21-22, 2009

Green Cities Florida Event May 21-22, 2009

Submitted by Gabe LeBlanc on Thu, 2009-05-07 19:56
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Green Cities Florida 2009 May 21-22 at the OCCC

Green Cities Florida offers people a way to channel their creative and profit-driven strengths to take advantage of a new wave of green opportunities. Many up-and-coming incentives will influence companies and individuals to change course and re-plot their way through an explosive set of opportunities and, in some case, pitfalls of this rapidly changing economy.

Pennsylvania's Starts Green Energy Revolving Loan Fund With $48 Million

Submitted by ecofactory on Fri, 2010-02-26 13:08
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Pennsylvania's Starts Green Energy Revolving Loan Fund With $48 Million

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, February 26, 2010 (ENS) - Pennsylvania's new $48 million Green Energy Revolving Loan Fund will supply capital for developing cost effective, energy-saving and renewable energy projects in existing, non-residential buildings throughout the state.

Made possible through economic stimulus funding, these projects must cut an entire facility's energy consumption by at least 25 percent or develop and install technologies that produce electricity from renewable resources.

Australia Issues Ultimatum on Japanese Whaling

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Mon, 2010-02-22 17:21
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Australia Issues Ultimatum on Japanese Whaling

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that he would seek legal action against the Japanese if whaling does not end in 2010.
Whale carcass being removed by a tugboat

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a November ultimatum for Japan to cease its whale hunt in the Antarctic ocean. Rudd, who is the federal leader of Australia's leftist Labor party, has long been an anti-whaling advocate and says that he would prefer to solve the whaling issue politically rather than legally. Rudd said that if a political agreement could not be reached, Australia would seek an immediate injunction against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic.

Chamber of Commerce Files Suit Against EPA Greenhouse Regulation

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Tue, 2010-02-16 19:19
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Chamber of Commerce Files Suit Against EPA Greenhouse Regulation

The US Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency for their motion to regulate greenhouse gasses through economic sanction. See why inside.

Lawyers representing the United States Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in federal courts challenging a ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency that would allow them to collect fees from businesses for their greenhouse gas emissions. The Chamber of Commerce stated that it will not be challenging the science behind greenhouse gas regulation, but rather the process the EPA went through to procure these powers and the legitimacy of the EPA having direct economic control.

Tesla to Discontinue Production of All-Electric Roadster

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Mon, 2010-02-01 18:19
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Tesla to Discontinue Production of All-Electric Roadster

In papers filed with the SEC concerning their upcoming IPO, Tesla Motors announced they will discontinue production of their only vehicle.
Tesla to discontinue the Roadster

In a filing with the Security and Exchanges commission last week, California start-up Tesla Motors announced that it would be discontinuing production of its all-electric Roadster sports car sometime next year. The $100,000 plus two seater is Tesla's only production model, which Tesla says it will not revisit until at least 2013. Resources once used to create the Roadster are expected to be retooled for use in the the production version of the Model S, an all-electric luxury car expected to cost in excess of $50,000.

T. Boone Pickens Walks Away from Wind, CNG Cars

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Thu, 2010-01-21 18:32
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T. Boone Pickens Walks Away from Wind, CNG Cars

T. Boone Pickens sharpened the focus of his clean energy plan, which has a much smaller focus on wind power and clean cars.
T Boone Pickens

T.Boone Pickens may be best known for his "I'm an oil man" television advertisements where he advocated an expansion of wind power, has all but walked from the technology. After days of stumping on Capitol Hill, the Texas billionaire has greatly deviated from the original Pickens plan. While the huge plan once called for a rapid expansion of wind power in West Texas and other parts of America, the stumbling economy and a lack of investors forced Pickens to drastically lower his targets.

Even with Cap and Trade, Report Suggests Continued Fossil Fuel Dependence

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Mon, 2010-01-18 19:49
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Even with Cap and Trade, Report Suggests Continued Fossil Fuel Dependence

An environmental research group published a report showing that fossil fuels will remain a massive part of America's energy future for decades to come.
Coal Train

According to the environmental research group Black & Veatch, the way we power our homes in 2034 will be nearly identical to today. Coal and natural gas are still expected to provide well over half of our nation's energy needs, while modest increases in nuclear and renewable energy will allow for a slight drop in American greenhouse gas generation.

Tesla Founder may have New Home at Volkswagen

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Fri, 2010-01-15 18:56
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Tesla Founder may have New Home at Volkswagen

Former Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard may be working with Volkswagen to develop their electric car.

Rumors from Greentech Media say that Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard may have found a new job working for Volkswagen. The German company, which displayed an electric super car concept in the Audi E-Tron, has a storied history with electric cars. Months ago, Audi CEO Johan de Nysschen publicly called electric cars "a car for idiots" — a statement that seemed to clash with the unveiling of the all-electric E-Tron.

DHARMA MERCHANT SERVICES WINS 2009 GREEN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD

Submitted by Gabe LeBlanc on Fri, 2010-01-15 03:40
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Press Release:

DHARMA MERCHANT SERVICES WINS 2009 GREEN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD

Payment Processing Firm Surprised to Win

SAN FRANCISCO, California – December 9, 2009 – Dharma Merchant Services, a provider of credit card acceptance accounts, was awarded the 2009 Green Business Leadership Award on November 12th at the annual Green Business Conference sponsored by Green America. Since 2003, the Green Business Leadership Award has been given in recognition of companies that exemplify leadership in the marketplace to build a more socially just and ecologically sustainable economy.

California-based Solar Thermal Group Lands Lucrative China Bid

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Mon, 2010-01-11 17:32
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California-based Solar Thermal Group Lands Lucrative China Bid

California-based ESolar was awarded a lucrative contract with Chinese utilities to lend the technology and expertise to build profitable solar power plants.
Esolar Power Tower

ESolar, a Pasadena, California based solar thermal company, landed a lucrative contract to build a series of solar thermal power plants in China with a total capacity approaching 2,000mW. This deal coincides with a solar contract awarded in 2009 to an Arizona-based Solar PV company to build the worlds largest photovoltaic power plant just miles north of the ESolar project. Both of these solar projects are expected to cover hundreds of acres of land and — in the presence of intense sunlight — be capable of producing electricity on a scale similar to some nuclear power plants.