Archive for the 'GEOTHERMAL' Category

Global Sustainable Bioenergy (GSB) Convention in Minneapolis, MN September 14-16, 2010

September 14-16, 2010 Marquette Hotel, Minneapolis, MN Hosted by the Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, with significant funding support from the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE), is pleased to host the fifth of five continental conventions of the Global Sustainable Bioenergy (GSB) [...]

“Greening of Our Economy: Clean Energy Careers” Webinar, June 24, 2010: 7:30-8:30 pm Eastern

“The Greening of Our Economy: Clean Energy Careers” Webinar and Discussion Thursday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Many of you have already registered but for those of you who haven’t, there is still time to sign up for the upcoming informative, online interactive discussion on careers in clean energy and sustainability.  Across every [...]

Green Home Construction Comments and Posts Wanted

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For Earth Day, 7 New Rules to Live By

QT423YZ33XPT  Apr 24, 2010 – John Tierney reports on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in The New York Times.  He has some information from Stewart Brand’s new book, “Whole Earth Discipline,” in which he urges greens to “question convenient fables.” How on target were the green movement leaders over the last 4 decades? “1. [...]

Ads Continued: NRDC donated by Peter Morton

Feb 19, 2010 – Earlier this month the NRDC, “The Earth’s Best Defense” [Who are they?] of NYC had full page ads donated by Peter  Morton [Who is he?].  The NRDC is Natural Resources Defense Council & its Trustee’s include well-know actors, actresses, celebrities, wealthy businessman, etc. The ad was directed to US Senators & [...]

Dec 16, 2009 – Cleantech Forum San Francisco, on February 24-26th , 2010 at The Palace Hotel will help define the maturing cleantech market. The Forum is themed “Taking Cleantech to Scale” to focus on corporate integration of cleantech into growth strategies, new financing for innovation and infrastructure and global government engagement in cleantech. Learn [...]

Copenhagen Meeting – President Barack Obama

Dec 7, 2009 – Are you at the Copenhagen meeting?  If so, please provide your comments here.  USA President Barack Obama will be there as well as leaders from most developed and developing countries of the world.  People are unsure if any major commitments will be made by the largest polluters in the world, or [...]

Obama to Go to Copenhagen With Emissions Target

Nov 26, 2009 – Get the details of Obama’s visit to Copenhagen in John M. Broder’s article in The New York Times.

Ads Continued: Chevron

Nov 22, 2009 – Are you into games?  Chevron has 2-page ads promoting Energyville, an energy game developed by The Economist Group.  “You have the chance to power your own city.  How will you do it?  …. Energyville is a lot more than just a game.  It’s a chance to better understand and discuss the [...]

Business of Green

Nov 19, 2009 -  The New York Times published a full section titled “Business of Grren” Nov 19, 2009.   The following articles are included.  Click on the title to go to The New York Times article.  “Making Renewables Reliable“, “Storm Over the Chamber“, “A Surplus of Energy That Might Even Last“, “Companies Call Government Incentives [...]

Hawaii Tries Green Tools in Remaking Power Grids

September 15, 2009 – Felicity Barringer reports in The New York Times that “Hawaii Tries Green  Tools in Remaking Power Grids.”  Our small multi-island state is making a large effort for green energy.  There is a new wind farm.  A company is investigating the use of algae as biofuel.  Solar panels are producing electricity in [...]

Annual Essential CleanTech Investor Summit, London, November 10, 2009

Annual Essential CleanTech Investor Summit Tue, Nov 10, 2009 Park Plaza Victoria, London, GREATER LONDON, GB New Energy World Network (NewNet) is delighted to be hosting the 3rd Annual Essential CleanTech Investor Summit, on Tuesday 10th November 2009, at Park Plaza Victoria in London.

Green Homes in Britian Required by the Climate Change Act

Britain is requiring home builders to design super-efficient houses that use only clean power and produce no net carbon. All new homes must be zero-carbon by 2016. The construction industry will have to approach development in a fundamentally new way, planning  from the earliest stages the use of solar panels, communitywide heat-sharing systems and other energy saving [...]

The New York Times Special Section: Business of Green

Apr 29, 2009 – The New York Times published a special section today called “Business of Green.“  You should definitely read some of the articles in the paper or online.  Here are some of the titles: “Smarter Tools” discusses systems to bring efficiencies to roads, rail, water and food distribution; “A Little Give and Take [...]

House and Senate Approve $789 Billion [with a B] Stimulus Plan

Feb 12, 2009 – Please start reading through this massive legislation that President Barack Obama will sign into law promptly to find how many dollars, tax incentives, tax credits and what specific projects are targeted to green energy. Then, list the information you cull right here.