Photo Credit: wind turbine of the Kama’oa Wind Farm in Ka Lae (a.k.a. South Point), Big Island of Hawaii by Harvey McDaniel Today, we see more and more individuals installing solar panels on their roofs as an attempt to live in a more sustainable way. While this practice is increasing, there has not been much […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a campaign underway to get President Obama to go solar in the White House. Guess what? It’s been done before Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
The kids are fond of saying, “What’s really good?” and in a way it’s a kind of non question like saying, “Seriously?”, but when it comes to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) I’ve asked myself many times what’s really good with those folks, their budget and their mission. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Solar and wind energy are two segments of the renewable energy industry that are growing with great speed and breadth… Even industries that are thought of as belonging to the business and financial sector, and out of the green job market have been making strides in green jobs. ~gogreenstreet.com It’s hard enough to get a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: Reuters On the heels of President Obama’s announcement of $2 billion in conditional commitments to key solar companies our clean energy future may have some brighter prospects but much more needs to be done. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
That’s one of the reasons why we’re accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy and doubling our use of renewable energy sources like wind and solar power“ steps that have the potential to create whole new industries and hundreds of thousands of new jobs in America. For the 4th of July weekend what’s more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Above: An organic photovoltaic device deposited on printer paper (~120 µm thick) that was pre-coated with 100 nm thick oCVD PEDOT electrodes. After multiple foldings the device maintains its initial performance. MIT scientists created a printing technology that prints solar cells on paper. The inkjet-style printing is still in its embryonic stage and at this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The goal is to fly day and night with no fuel. The goal is to demonstrate the importance of renewable energies, to show that with renewable energies we can achieve impossible things.” Bertrand Piccard, solar plane project leader Based on recent events regarding the late Guru, voice of the legendary Hip Hop group Gang Starr, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had a conversation online with a charming and mysterious young man a few months ago named “blendednotmashed”. He claimed he’s an avid reader of this site. He also admitted he was a pork eater. That’s fine with me, really it is, but our conversation took a different turn when he asked me this question: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: solar panels on a 15th century old manor by Eric Delalonde Van Jones, founder of Green For All, has been an advocate of what we as of late have rather casually been calling “green jobs”. My understanding is that green jobs include what is called retro fitting and building weatherization upgrades. In their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
