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Gulf Ethanol will not use food-based crops for production of its biofuelsThe agricultural implications of using food-based ethanol have wide ranging effects. In addition to higher corn prices, prices for corn-based products, including animal feed also rise. This translates to higher prices for animal products like chicken, beef, and cheese, for example. As food prices escalate worldwide, corn based ethanol has been fingered as a culprit along with higher oil prices... [more] Consumers ready to switch to LED lighting in their homes to be more energy efficientCommonly used in flashlights and electronic devices, LEDs are being adapted by manufacturers to replace the common light bulb. Although more expensive than other lighting options, LEDs use a fraction of electricity of traditional light bulbs, last longer than regular incandescent light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), and contain no hazardous materials. With consumer interest in ener... [more] XTRAX provides monitoring of energy production from wind, solar-thermal, geo-thermal and tidal facilitiesClear Skies Solar, Inc. has announced the successful completion of field testing on its patented XTRAX® Solar Energy Monitoring System. The patented system, designed and developed by Clear Skies Solar’s in-house research and development department, will deliver reliable autonomous data readings for solar energy systems around the United States. Additionally, the XTRAX® system can also provide m... [more] Americas Wind Energy erects 900 kW wind turbine in Wray ColoradoAmericas Wind Energy Corporation has announced the erection of the wind turbine at the Wray School District in Wray Colorado. The AWE 900 kW wind turbine was successfully erected at the Wray School District in Wray Colorado. Erection in winter is always challenging and exciting but the installation went off without a hitch. The opening ceremonies were headlined by Governor Ritter of the Stat... [more] AIG funds projects to generate 620,000 metric tons of CO2 offset creditsAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG) has completed funding for projects in China and the United States that will reduce or sequester greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Total funding of the projects is approximately $4 million. Completing the projects will generate more than 620,000 metric tons of CO2 offset credits, an amount that represents all of the GHG emissions attributable to AIG’s globa... [more] |
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Green IT key to achieving a low carbon economy (Manila Bulletin)Green information technology (IT) can be one of the world’s strongest assets in achieving and sustaining a prosperous, low-carbon economy, Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell told attendees gathered at the recent FORTUNE Brainstorm: GREEN. |
Freescale unveils $61,000 "Green Technology" design challenge (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine)LONDON — Freescale Semiconductor has set June 6th as the deadline for entries to its European design challenge, which this year is targeted at projects that encourage innovation in environmental design and offers incentives to encourage designers to "go green." |
Big Blue makes giant push for green tech (Manila Bulletin)LOS ANGELES — Stressing that it is both good for business and the environment, one of the world’s largest technology companies is pouring a huge amount of money and effort to develop more efficient and greener technology products, particularly data centers. |
India's green revolutionary is back in spotlight (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Forty years after he helped rescue the world from growing famine and a deepening gloom over the future of food supplies, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is once again agitating for revolution -- this time a perpetual one. |
Green stakes: NTPC, Bhel seek larger chunk of carbon credit pie (The Times of India)India’s state-owned power industry - often clubbed with the big contributors of greenhouse gas emmissions - is betting big on green stakes to clean up the air and grab a larger pie of the carbon credit market. |
Owego-Apalachin Uses Green Technology (FOX 40 Binghamton)The Owego-Apalachin School District is harvesting independent energy and making a name for itself as one of New York's greenest districts. The co-generation system housed in the district's power-plant is composed of a Chevy-block engine which runs on natural gas. Eric Kochis, the district's energy conservation specialist, explained the why the system is eco-savvy: "What makes it green is that ... |
Brocade Showcases Server-to-Storage Connectivity and Green Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Brocade® , the leading provider of data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, will offer a full lineup of demonstrations and presentations about its growing portfolio of data center capabilities -- including 8 Gbit/sec Host Bus Adapter technology and embedded switches for blade servers -- at next week's BladeSystems Insights 2008 Conference. |
THE HORN OF MOSES (Kirkus Reviews)Author: Brandin, David H. Computer scientist Brandin (The Technology War: A Case for Competitiveness, 1987, etc.) invites the reader into the world of David Green, a semi-retired entrepreneur who plots revenge on Arab terrorists for the murder of his son. |
Paint it green (ITP.net)While the IT industry and the fashion industry thankfully don't often cross paths, there really can't be anybody in IT who doesn't know that this season's colour is green. |
Building 'green' not new for Scottsbluff schools (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)Using "green" technology and building with the environment in mind is not something new for Scottsbluff Public Schools. As far back as the late 1990s, the school has implemented green technology. The changes also helped save tax dollars for the district. |
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