Daily Archives: July 1, 2008

NBA All-Star LeBron James Gets His Game On With Nickelodeon's The Big Green Help Campaign

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Four-time NBA All-Star LeBron James teams up with Nickelodeon’s The Big Green Help pro-social campaign this month in a brand-new online mini-game, LeBron James: Worldwide Big Green Bike-a-thon! that features James himself. Available now on http://www.biggreenhelp.com, … Continue reading →

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John Deere To Cut GHG Emissions 25% By 2014

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Leader. John Deere plans to reduce its total global greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 2005 to 2014.

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Sapporo Plans Carbon Labels For Beer

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Leader. Starting next year, Sapporo Breweries will put a carbon label on cans of its Black Label draft beer stating how much carbon dioxide is emitted per can during the entire production and disposal … Continue reading →

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Energy storage coming to a power grid near you

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Someday, the electricity grid will operate with the equivalent of a giant hard drive. But in the short term, grid storage will look more like a PC’s cache or RAM, able to serve up … Continue reading →

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Citing Need for Assessments, U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. The freeze has caused widespread concern in the industry, forcing fledgling solar companies to wait just as demand for alternative energy is accelerating.

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Take Out the Trash Precisely, Now. It's the Law.

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Threatened with steep fines if they dump too much trash, local governments in Britain are imposing strict regimens to force residents to produce less and recycle more.

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Green Clean Schools Webinar Series

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

American School & University, the Green Clean Network, and Healthy Schools Campaign are pleased to announce a summer series of free green cleaning webinars that will help your school begin a green cleaning program or take your green cleaning to … Continue reading →

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The latest from Renewable Energy World

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: Storing the Sun: Molten Salt Provides Highly Efficient Thermal Storage Biomaterials Increasingly Driving Investment Interest Forget Cap and Trade, A Carbon Tax Is Better Into thin air: Vacuum … Continue reading →

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Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Increasing Renewable-Energy Use

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Increasing Renewable-Energy Use Source: RAND Corporation The penetration of renewable energy into the marketplace has been small, held back principally by their higher cost relative to fossil energy. RAND … Continue reading →

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Alternative Energy: The Movie

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Wall Street Journal. When it comes to alternative energy, here’s a thought: Maybe we’re looking for answers in all the wrong places. Forget scientists, forget corporate laboratories. Instead, let’s go to the movies. Over … Continue reading →

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