Archive for August, 2009

Greenbuild 2009 – Green Builders Expo in Phoenix November 12-13

Greenbuild 2009 Residential Summit   The Greenbuild Residential Summit is a unique event that brings together leaders in the residential green building industry for two days of information sessions, networking, and sharing of best practices.   This year’s multi-day Summit will feature targeted educational tracks, and an opening general session, “Greening Our New Housing Stock: [...]

Alternative Energy Jobs

Alternative Energy Jobs from many sources are listed on our job board. You may view a jobs posted from this website or thousands of jobs from other sources. We cover solar power, wind power, biofuels, green construction and other areas involving green energy. Please go to our job board at http://www.greenenergyforearth.com/jobs-involving-green-energy-companies-organizations-products-or-services/ . At anytime you may [...]

GM’s Volt Hybrid Electric Car May Achieve 230 Miles Per Gallon

List of Solar Power Companies with Stock Symbol and Website

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EcoElectricity from Scrap Wood

Scrap wood can now be used on a large scale to obtain energy. To take advantage of this, Siemens has developed a new facility that converts waste wood from wood production into fuel. The energy generated this way can be used to supply thousands of households with electricity and heat. The great thing about this [...]

Life Cycle Assessment: LEDs are Really Green

A new study carried out by lighting systems specialist Osram and experts from Siemens Corporate Technology shows that light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are as environmentally friendly as energy-saving lamps, and that their life cycle assessment is far superior to that of conventional light bulbs. The life cycle assessment reveals that 98 percent of the energy used [...]

Green Housing: Cell-Size Apartments in Seattle

Apartments 168 sq ft or smaller.

ECOtality’s eTec Awarded $100 Million for Transportation Electrification

August 5, 2009 – Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, has been selected by U.S. Department of Energy for a grant of approximately $99.8 million to undertake the largest deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure in U.S. history. [...]

PSE&G Proposes a $152 Million ‘Shovel Ready’ Smart Grid Modernization Project that will Create Jobs and Improve Reliability

August 6, 2009 – PSE&G, New Jersey’s largest utility, is seeking federal stimulus funds for a $152 million ‘shovel ready’ smart grid modernization project that would put as many as 551 people to work improving the reliability of the electric grid and protecting it against cyber attacks. The federal government could contribute up to $76 [...]

Save Energy at Home

August 6, 2009 – Lowe’s is having a sale this week.  $23.94 for an 18-pack of 13-watt, 60-watt equivalent CFL bulbs.  That’s $1.33 for a bulb that uses 78% less energy and last 8 times as long as a standard bulb.  They last 8,000 hours, up to 5 years.  This is the weekend to move [...]

Unemployment Rate by State from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

If you are looking for a green energy job, you may want to consider the unemployment rate of the states where you are searching.   Alabama 10.1%(p) in Jun 2009 Historical Data Alaska 8.4%(p) in Jun 2009 Historical Data Arizona 8.7%(p) in Jun 2009 Historical Data Arkansas 7.2%(p) in Jun 2009 Historical Data California 11.6%(p) in [...]

BioSolar BioBackSheet Removes Fossil Fuels from Solar Energy

BioSolar “Has Developed a ‘BioBacksheet’ That May Change the Solar Industry,” According to Energy Boom Company’s Eco-Friendlier Protective Solar Module Component Rids Solar Energy of Petroleum and Removes Fossil Fuels from Solar Energy Equation Santa Clarita, CA – August 4, 2009 – BioSolar (OTC BB: BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials [...]

Backup Restored – Some Comments Missing

We had to restore a backup from July 29. Some posts and comments after that date may be missing.  Our image insert feature is working again.