Infrastructure
[subscribe]For hydrogen advocates only [Full Story]
hydrogendiscoveries.wordpress.com via @h2caradvocate 2 Hours Ago1. How can the hydrogen fueling infrastructure be built without the oil companies or the federal government? Answer Add A Comment »
Behind the Plug [Full Story]
behindtheplug.americaspower.org via @AmericasPower 3 Hours AgoCoal plant owners will invest $200 billion over the next 12 years to retrofit existing systems with scrubber systems that will boost efficiency while tapering CO2, SO2, SO3 and other particulates released by antiquated systems. Furthermore, China ? one of the world?s largest emitters of CO2 ? will be Add A Comment »
davidehrlich [Full Story]
Earth2Tech 4 Hours AgoA new energy-efficient infrastructure could be coming to the U.S. with the new administration, and up to 280,000 new jobs could be created from the deployment of smart grid technology alone. That’s according to a report released today by the GridWise Alliance, a smart grid industry group. And the Add A Comment »
Windows 7 Energy Efficiency [Full Story]
blogs.msdn.com via @jlesaicherre TodayThese postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confer no rights. Use of included code samples are subject to the terms specified at Microsoft - Information on Terms of Use. Add A Comment »
How to Live on $6,500 a Year and Love It [Full Story]
Ecosalon Today
Show of hands: how many of you dream about moving to the country, growing your own food and living off the grid? It may not be for you, but my husband and I talk about this all the time. Our biggest obstacle? Affording the land and infrastructure and then making enough money to get by Add A Comment »
For 2009: Infrastructure Maintenance, Energy Efficiency, Species Protection, & Secrets of the H-Bomb [Full Story]
NRDC: Switchboard YesterdayFrances Beinecke writes to The Washington Post in support of restoring existing infrastructure rather than investing in new bridges, roads, and pipes; the letter to the editor was arranged by Erin Allweiss In this week's Time Magazine cover story "Wasting Add A Comment »
Toyota to offer car powered by the sun? [Full Story]
www.sciam.com via @sciam YesterdayToyota won't just be adding solar panels to its popular Prius gas-electric hybrid car—like the solar electric conversion kit seen at left—it'll be powering a version of it exclusively via sunshine, according to The Nikkei, Japan's business newspaper. In fact, Toyota will be relying on the Add A Comment »
Forget Roads and Rebates: Why the Stimulus Should Invest in Innovation and Productivity [Full Story]
The Breakthrough Institute YesterdayOn January 21st, immediately after assuming office, Barack Obama's first priority will be passing an economic stimulus package that will provide the economic kick-in-the-pants necessary to avoid the next Great Depression. There's nearly unanimous consensus that a major stimulus investment is Add A Comment »
Dean Baker: Infrastructure spending can stimulate the US economy but reverse progress elsewhere [Full Story]
PanNatural 7 YesterdayGreening Our Infrastructure [Full Story]
ENN: Top Stories YesterdayAfter the Economic Stimulus Act in early 2008 (which gave us shopping money) and the huge bank bailout later in the year failed to turn around a tanking economy, attention has turned to another massive stimulus bill—one that would fix the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. At first glance Add A Comment »
Productivity a Key ‘Green’ Theme for 2009 « Data Center Knowledge [Full Story]
www.datacenterknowledge.com via @datacenter YesterdayWhat will the year 2009 bring for the data center sector? The big story will be the economy, and how companies balance the mission-critical nature of their data center operations with the new austerity. Add A Comment »
Change.org [Full Story]
www.change.org via @jake_brewer YesterdayThe inevitable economic stimulus package proposed by the new administration should be used to start solving our economic and climate crises simultaneously - putting Americans back to work with Green Jobs that rebuild our nation's infrastructure using clean technology. Add A Comment »
Obama starts year with renewable energy pledge [Full Story]
www.businessgreen.com via @BusinessGreen YesterdayAs president elect Obama prepares to meet with members of Congress this week to discuss his economic stimulus package, he pledges to make renewable energy a central component of the bail out Add A Comment »
Reva Electric Car Company offering lithium ion option [Full Story]
www.autobloggreen.com via @techwatching YesterdayIndia's most famous electric car maker, Reva, is now giving prospective buyers in Europe the opportunity of turning their new REVAi into a REVA L-ion by offering a lithium-ion power source for the 2+2 city car. The modern battery gives the little EV increased performance while reducing charging time Add A Comment »
Take Action: The Road to Nowhere [Full Story]
GreenOptions YesterdayFriends of the Earth’s “New Roads = New Pollution” campaign is calling for President-elect Obama to focus his infrastructure plan on clean endeavors instead of new road construction [ Creative Commons photo by Tobias Pro User ] Pollution from motor vehicles is responsible for 72% Add A Comment »
Climate Change - Panel wants fuel taxes hiked to fund highways [Full Story]
climatechange.me via @climatechanges Jan 4, 2009WASHINGTON (AP) — A 50 percent increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes is being urged by a federal commission to finance highway construction and repair until the government devises another way for motorists to pay for using public roads. The National Commission on Surface Transportation Infrastructure Add A Comment »
Japan races to build zero emissions electric car [Full Story]
www.news.com.au via @cmail_breaking Jan 4, 2009"PLEASE erase your image of electric cars being like golf carts," a spokesman for Japan's fourth-biggest car maker said before taking a zero emission vehicle out for a spin. Add A Comment »
The Obama Administration is Taking Questions/Votes Via the Web [Full Story]
GreenOptions Jan 4, 2009I must admit that I was (and still am) a bit nervous about the Obama presidency due to age and experience, but today I discovered something that gives me renewed hope for the future. A new page has been launched on the Change.gov site called Open Government where the American people can Add A Comment »
Oregon considers taxing miles instead of gasoline; hybrid cars could threaten road upkeep [Full Story]
www.freerepublic.com via @freerepublic Jan 4, 2009Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. Add A Comment »
Future Australian Dam Poised For Failure? [Full Story]
GreenOptions Jan 2, 2009Conservationists in Australia are claiming that the postponement of the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam is actually a sign that the dam will never be constructed. The dam, set to be built on the Mary River in Queensland, Australia, faces fierce criticism from local activists, residents, and councils Add A Comment »
