]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Solar Energy Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/140461?rsstype=latest&cid=35 While Arnold was mugging for the cameras and lobbying to become Interior Secretary in an Obama adminstration at a Sunnyvale high tech event (actually at the dedication of a new solar array in a parking lot before a high tech event), the Los Angeles T... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:36:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/140461?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/140420?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Photo courtesy of Gemma Kate Thorpe at Flickr.com.The $700 Billion bailout bill has stirred up mixed emotions. On one hand, relieved sighs have been heard from Wall Street, but many people are spitting mad. In the aftermath of the bill's passage, som... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:43:36 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/140420?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140388?rsstype=latest&cid=35 By Joseph RommThe current Consumer Reports has a quiz to help educate readers about those benign-sounding industry-funded front groups. As CR writes, You think Americans for Balanced Energy Choices tout solar power? Nope. Match the groups with... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:52:51 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140388?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140389?rsstype=latest&cid=35 By Kate Sheppard An environmental action group founded by former vice president Al Gore is accusing ABC of censoring an advocacy ad the group paid to air on the network. The Alliance for Climate Protection late Wednesday sent an e-mail blast to sup... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:10:14 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140389?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140318?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Perhaps it won't be nearly as flashy as the sustainable city that oil wealth is building in the United Arab Emirates called Masdar or even the Shanghai satellite called Dongtan, but in breaking ground on Tianjin's Eco-city, China is hoping to find a ... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:26:50 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140318?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140326?rsstype=latest&cid=35 This week, San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom challenged the city's commercial sector to install solar. He offered businesses membership into the Mayor's Solar Founders' Circle as an incentive. More below the fold.... ... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:44:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140326?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/140359?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Schwarzenegger fetes Applied's solar parking lot, a wind-powered cell tower, the downturn's effect on clean-tech VCs, food versus biofuels, electric car charging in France, more on the candidates and energy policy, and a hydrogen start-up runs out of... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:11:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/140359?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/140276?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Dr. George Elvin, the director of Green Technology Forum, and associate professor in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University in Indiana, explains how nanotechnology can make the world a greener place (think buildings that ca... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:19:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/140276?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/140312?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Dr. George Elvin, the director of Green Technology Forum, and associate professor in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University in Indiana, explains how nanotechnology can make the world a greener place (think buildings that ca... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:19:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/140312?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/140275?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Six steps to green the board room 1. Stay home. (Kidding!) We all hate meeting overload, but when you must call the crew together, here are your 6 best bets for lowering your meeting's impact. 4.2M Green Jobs in U.S. by 2038 U.S. Conference of Mayor... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:03:22 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/140275?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/140224?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Concentrating solar power is one of the most cost-effective ways to produce electricity from the sun. Can a cheaper design break into the pack of solar thermal upstarts?... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/140224?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140174?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Last week Matt alerted us when the U.S. Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Extension was signed Into law. In Brief, What's Been ApprovedWind power tax credits have been extended for one year; other types of renewable energy such as small-scale hydro or... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:55:50 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140174?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/140171?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Part of a series of posts by John Gartner of Matter Network: Just as the solar industry has spawned many new business (specialty finance companies, power aggregators, installers) so will electrified vehicles create supporting niche industries. Accord... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:53:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/140171?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140164?rsstype=latest&cid=35 By Adam BrowningThe implosion of credit markets could mean severe problems for people looking to finance an investment in energy efficiency or solar. Frankly, financial innovation is as important as technological innovation when it comes to bring... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:25:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140164?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/140105?rsstype=latest&cid=35 When I was a kid growing up in Asheville, North Carolina, I had a sort of envy/hate thing going on when it came to the state's biggest city, Charlotte. People in Charlotte had more money, it seemed, and their city definitely had more going on in ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:30:23 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/140105?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140092?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Reaching the nomadic communities who roam the arid and hot Sahel of Africa with vaccines has always posed an exceptional challenge to health workers, particularly because vaccines need to be refrigerated. (See past posts on the Ice Battery.) National... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:27:20 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140092?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/140108?rsstype=latest&cid=35 Congress finally wrapped up its business last week. It was a challenging session filled with terrible economic news, soaring energy prices, and a great deal of election-year political theater. Now that the dust has settled, we can take a look at what... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:24:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/140108?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/140183?rsstype=latest&cid=35 This quarter, Google was the second largest clean-tech venture investor in America. They did most of this investment through Google.org, an arm of the company that gets 1% of revenue to make the world a better place. Google.org, however, makes the wo... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:11:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/140183?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/139974?rsstype=latest&cid=35 A full-page ad appearing in today's New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post reminded me of a topic I've meant to cover for some time. Frequently during this election campaign, including the primaries, we have heard candidates extol ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:13:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/139974?rsstype=latest&cid=35 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/140004?rsstype=latest&cid=35 This remote alpine retreat calls to mind classic James Bond architecture, complete with a futuristic design, advanced building technology, and killer views of the Matterhorn. Can't you just see Bond skiing down the glacier in a white ski suit, stealt... 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