Posts tagged: Sustainable energy

Over Half of Germany’s Renewable Energy Owned By Citizens & Farmers

Courtesy: Thomas Kohler/treehugger.com   Germany‘s promotion of renewable energy rightly gets singled out for its effectiveness, most often by me as an example of how to do things well versus the fits and starts method of promotion common in the US. Over at Wind-Works, Paul Gipe points out another interesting facet of the German renewable [...]

Saturday January 14th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Inexpensive Clean Energy for New Jersey High-Rise

Courtesy: toonaripost.com American DG Energy, a leading On?Site Utility, offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing and athletic facilities, has reached an agreement to supply clean energy to Governor Paterson Towers, a 225 unit, 30 story, residential high-rise, located in Paterson, New Jersey. Under the terms of the agreement, Governor Paterson [...]

Friday January 13th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Five Rare Earths Crucial for Clean Energy Seen in Short Supply

Limited supplies of five rare-earth minerals pose a threat to increasing use of clean-energy technologies such as wind turbines and solar panels, a U.S. Energy Department report found. The substances — dysprosium, terbium, europium, neodymium and yttrium — face potential shortages until 2015, according to the report, which reiterates concerns identified in a report a [...]

Thursday January 12th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Former Real Estate Company Moves Into Clean Energy Production

Cal-Bay International, Inc. has announced the company has finalized the process of revising the company’s real estate and land lease acquisition business plan along with the future direction for the production of “Alternative Fuels & Clean Energy” from subsidiary companies. The company is moving forward with the previously planned acquisition of an established Land Development [...]

Wednesday January 11th, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Going Green: 12 Simple Steps for 2012

  Courtesy: blogs.worldwatch.org As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in [...]

Monday January 2nd, 2012 in , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »