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 [...]
Apr 8, 2009 – We have posted information here describing how companies all seem to advertise how they are “green” and working diligently on alternative energy even if it is only 1% or some other small amount of their activity. Now Jad Mouawad at The New York Times has addressed the same issue in his [...]
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.
Oct 8, 2008 – The NY Times reported on a United Nations meeting taking place in Rome concerned with rising food prices around the world. Of course, it is not the only factor, but biofuel is part of the cause. Farmers are shifting to producing crops that command higher prices and these include those used [...]
HSBC is a major international bank [NYSE: HBC ] that recently placed institutional newspaper ads. Taking up most of the space are 3 pictures of wind turbine towers; the first says “nature”, the middle picture says “future” and the bottom one says “eyesore”. What has this to do with their banking [...]
A new column, The Midcap Market, in Forbes Magazine written by Vahan Janjigian, took an interesting approach in the October 13, 2008 issue [Isn’t it interesting how magazines date their issues 2 weeks in the future?] He recommends 2 stocks that are not normally called green energy stocks. The first is EnerSys [...]
Aug 12, 2008 – Jeremy Pearce, The New York Times, “Geoffrey Ballard, 75, Fuel-Cell Pioneer Who Created Bus Powered by Hydrogen.” Dr. Ballard, who died on Aug. 2, was the founder of Ballard Power Systems of Burnaby, BC, Canada, which produced a small bus in 1993 that was powered completely by hydrogen and only produced water [...]
Aug 11, 2008 – Stephanie Rosenbloom , The New York Times , “Giant Retailers Look to the Sun for Energy Savings .” Retail department and food stores, especially large chains, are in the process of installing solar panels on their large flat roofs around the country, especially in states that have their own incentives in [...]
Aug 9, 2008 – David Fischer, The Associated Press , in the Sun-Sentinel , “Renewable energy may soon be a must “. Renewable power makes up less than 3% of the power in the Sunshine State, Florida. Gov. Crist has proposed boosting the total to 20% by 2020. FPL, Florida’s largest electric utility, is suggesting [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – Gail Collins , Op-Ed, The New York Times , “The Energy Drill .” “This is energy week on the campaign trail.” “Both McCain and Barack Obama have spent the last few days wandering around the country, scowling at gas pumps and talking up their energy plans. McCain dubbed his The Lexington [...]
Aug 8, 2008 – Matthew L. Ward , The New York Times , “E.P.A. Declines to Reduce the Quota for Ethanol in Cars. ” The EPA rejected a request to lower the quota for US ethanol use in cars. It said that the national goal of decreasing oil use was more important than the rule’s [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – Lisa Belkin, The New York Times, “Your Raise Will Be in Gallons“. Employers are seeking innovative means of helping their employees with the increased costs of energy. Microsoft has leased facilities away from the main campus to shorten the commutes of 7,000 employees. Other energy saving ideas: [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – Alice Rawsthorn, The New York Times, “And Now, to Try And Catch the Wind.” Philippe Starck, known for his designs for Alessi, Kartell, hotelier Ian Schrager and the 2 euro coin. has now turned his attention to his Democratic Ecology line to be manufactured by the Italian industrial group Pramac. [...]
Aug 6, 2008 – Jad Mouawad, The New York Times, “Baby, It’s Going to Be Cold Inside.” Despite the recent pullback in crude oil and heating oil prices from their recent peaks, the cost of heating oil [$4.50/gal] is still 36% higher than last winter [$3.30]; an increase of about $1,500 for the average home. [...]
Aug 6, 2008 – Steve Lohr, The New York Times, “An Energy Diet for Power-Hungry Household PCs”. Microsoft, a start-up Verdiem and the nonprofit Climate Savers Computing Initiative released Edison, free software for monitoring and controlling the amount of electricity a PC uses. There are about 1 billion PCs worldwide that account for 40% of [...]
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