New York City Embraces a Bold New Traffic Theory | Newsweek Business | Newsweek.com
Closing Broadway (a diagonal street) to reduce congestion.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
New Antarctic station is carbon-free - Climate Change- msnbc.com
New Antarctic station is carbon-free - Climate Change- msnbc.com
The Princess Elisabeth Station uses wind turbines and solar panels on its roof for its energy needs.
The Princess Elisabeth Station uses wind turbines and solar panels on its roof for its energy needs.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
In Bolivia Lies Half of the World's Lithium
In Bolivia, Untapped Bounty Meets Nationalism - NYTimes.com: "In the rush to build the next generation of hybrid or electric cars, a sobering fact confronts both automakers and governments seeking to lower their reliance on foreign oil: almost half of the world’s lithium, the mineral needed to power the vehicles, is found here in Bolivia — a country that may not be willing to surrender it so easily."
Monday, February 9, 2009
Microsoft crunches numbers on energy, carbon | Green Tech - CNET News
Microsoft crunches numbers on energy, carbon | Green Tech - CNET News:
"The first step for a businesses and household to reduce energy use is getting a handle on the data.
Microsoft on Monday will make available an add-on to its Dynamics AX business applications that allows mid-size companies to collect and analyze their energy usage and translate that into the environmental impact."
"The first step for a businesses and household to reduce energy use is getting a handle on the data.
Microsoft on Monday will make available an add-on to its Dynamics AX business applications that allows mid-size companies to collect and analyze their energy usage and translate that into the environmental impact."
Thursday, February 5, 2009
X Prize announces green-idea winners | Planetary Gear - CNET News
X Prize announces Capacitor Challenge
"Capacitors recharge in seconds, survive thousands of recharge cycles, and provide high-efficiency electricity by using environmentally benign materials. But here's the challenge: capacitors are far more expensive (and) provide far less energy than common batteries," Le said in his team's contest pitch video on YouTube (below). "We invite the next generation of inventors and engineers to construct an energy storage device far more advanced, far more environmentally friendly, far more affordable than we have yet to see in our lifetime."
"Capacitors recharge in seconds, survive thousands of recharge cycles, and provide high-efficiency electricity by using environmentally benign materials. But here's the challenge: capacitors are far more expensive (and) provide far less energy than common batteries," Le said in his team's contest pitch video on YouTube (below). "We invite the next generation of inventors and engineers to construct an energy storage device far more advanced, far more environmentally friendly, far more affordable than we have yet to see in our lifetime."
Philips Lighting rides analog-to-digital wave | Green Tech - CNET News
Philips Lighting rides analog-to-digital wave | Green Tech - CNET News: "The lighting industry is changing from analog to digital technologies, a move that could bring traditional semiconductor and IT suppliers into lighting, said Philips Lighting CEO Rudy Provoost.
'Over time, as the shift from analog to digital technology continues, we will indeed see companies in the ICT (information and communications technology) world probably get involved in digital lighting,' he said.
Potential new competitors would be Asian high-tech manufacturers or semiconductor makers, he said. 'The question is not if but how. That landscape is going to change.'
Philips is pushing hard into solid-state lighting, having spent about $4 billion acquiring LED (light-emitting diode) lighting companies over the past two years."
'Over time, as the shift from analog to digital technology continues, we will indeed see companies in the ICT (information and communications technology) world probably get involved in digital lighting,' he said.
Potential new competitors would be Asian high-tech manufacturers or semiconductor makers, he said. 'The question is not if but how. That landscape is going to change.'
Philips is pushing hard into solid-state lighting, having spent about $4 billion acquiring LED (light-emitting diode) lighting companies over the past two years."
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