Daily Archives: April 30, 2009

Pushing Plastic Solar Cells

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. Plastic solar cells are lightweight, flexible, and, most important, cheap to make. But so far, these devices have been too inefficient to compete with silicon solar cells for most applications. Now researchers from … Continue reading →

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At Grand Central, a Fluorescent Twist to a Light-Bulb Joke

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. The last incandescent bulbs in the station have been replaced with compact fluorescent bulbs, a move that benefits the environment and helps keep six people employed.

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The latest from GreenerBuildings.com

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Serious Materials Reclaims a Second Shuttered Window Factory http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2009/04/30/serious-materials-reclaims-second-factory By GreenerBuildings Staff Serious Materials is working to revive another failed factory by rehiring workers and replacing the product line of the former owner with the California company’s brand of high-performance … Continue reading →

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EPA seizes Crestwood files

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. Federal agents raided government offices in south suburban Crestwood on Wednesday, less than two weeks after a Tribune investigation revealed the village had secretly pumped drinking water from a polluted well for … Continue reading →

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Citi reaps savings from world's first LEED Platinum datacenter

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Sustainable IT. Yet another corporation can attest to the benefits of embracing green-tech practices. At the world’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum-certified datacenter, financial behemoth Citi is using 70 percent less … Continue reading →

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InfoWorld Green 15 winners share their secrets of success

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Sustainable IT. There’s a striking difference between the list of Green 15 winners from 2008 and 2009: In 2008, the list was dominated by companies in the tech industry, including EMC, HP, IBM, Fujitsu, NetApp, … Continue reading →

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