Jul 2, 2009 – It is a down economy and yet everyone wants to do their part to save the planet and reduce their own personal energy costs. What about the upfront costs in a recession? Matt Jenkins reports in the July-August issue of Miller-McCune in an article titled, “$olar System”, on the novel plans [...]
Jun 3, 2009 – Rebecca Buckman reports in Forbes that “..the software industry is creating technology to marshal data about companies’ carbon emissions and use of natural resources, like water and coal–with an eye toward helping them use less.”
“One company trying to capitalize on the trend, Hara Software, officially launches its product Monday. The company, [...]
May 6, 2009 – New Flyer Industries [Other OTC: NFYIF.PK] is a Canadian maker of buses for city transit systems. Matthew Schifrin reports in Forbes that it is a play on the US stimulus package. New Flyer has been making buses since 1930, another period of economic turmoil. Chicago just put into use 150 New [...]
Today’s Restaurant News, a newspaper for the restaurant industry in Florida and Texas, will have a green issue in March. Products that are classified as energy savers or services to help companies go green will be featured. For infomration about subscriptions or advertising, please visit trnusa.com.
Jan 4, 2009 – Bill Paul is a former Wall Street Journal energy and environmental reporter with more than 30 years of experience. He recently wrote an article titled, “Stay Ahead of the Energy Curve” for Stocks, Futures and Options magazine. As he has been reporting on energy issues before many of the green energy [...]
Dec 22, 2008 – Peter C. Beller reports on one of the most outlandish green energy stories in a Forbes article titled “Fill ‘Er Up With Human Fat: How a Beverly Hills doctor powered his SUV using his patients’ spare tires.” See the story below. It I had received this by email and it wasn’t [...]
Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine and two-time former presidential candidate, writes in his “Fact and Comment” editorial on president-elect Barack Obama’s $150 billion alternative energy program. During the campaign Obama stated that he would propose that the US government spend $15 billion per year for 10 years. Forbes posits that Obama’s big initiative will [...]
Nov 15, 2008 – OK. Which alternative energy source is featured in the lead article in the Nov 24, 2008 Forbes special issue on energy? Solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear power, or natural gas? Remember that final comfortable answer from your high school multiple choice exams: None of the above. The article is titled “The Saudi [...]
Forbes Magazine’s newest issue [November 24, 2008; don’t let the date fool you; all magazines predate their issues so even two weeks later when it is still on the newsstand you will think it is fresh] is a special one on Energy & Genius. If you don’t have a subscription, check it out online or [...]
Crowded classrooms, outdated textbooks and technology, mounting deficits, and mass staff layoffs are second in importance to consolidating current bus routes for district schools to save fuel. School districts around the country are facing the same struggling economy and less yearly fiscal budget. State budgets continue to decline. No Child Left Behind Act is becoming increasing [...]
We constantly see ads from companies congratulating themselves for their green energy activities after spending decades fighting the inevitable. But where are the green cars discussed in the ads? The Chevy Volt is now scheduled for 2010. Here is the script from an ad on GM’s website and very similarly worded in magazine ads. [...]
The American Chemical Society says that it journal, “Organic Process Research & Development goes green! They will be publishing Green Chemistry highlights online: summaries of cutting-edge green chemistry research selected by process chemists in industry in collaboration with the ACS Green Chemistry Pharmaceutical Roundtable. Green Chemistry Highlights are available to view free.
The following report is from the Sept 15, 2008 Chemical & Engineering News reporting on a publication in Curr. Biol. 2008, 18, R695 by Erin F. Baerwald et al. Why are bats found dead by wind turbines? We know the blades hit birds, but bats use echolocation to avoid hitting stationary or moving objects. The [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – William Pentland, Forbes , "The Answer to the Energy Problem ." Denmark is using "distributed energy" to achieve energy independence. In 2006 its energy imports decreased 8% while the European Union increased 2.4%. Key features are having power generated near its use [such as solar panels and [...]
Aug 5, 2008 – William Pentland notes in Forbes Online that “Alaska’s Waters Quietly Reopen to Drilling.“ Congress lifted the moratorium on drilling in the Northern Aleutian Basin in 2004. The Interior Department began the leasing process on Aug 1. This area has abundant stocks of fish; approximately 40% of the entire US catch. [...]
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