Members of Congress today were shown an early result of federal stimulus investments paying dividends – an all-electric commercial truck from Navistar, Inc. that does not depend on foreign oil, is already generating jobs, and offers real potential to usher in a new wave of U.S.-led clean vehicle technologies. With the help of a $39 [...]
The City of Houston has selected NRG Energy Inc. in a competitive bid process to develop, own and operate what the city says is the largest solar power project in Texas to date. The agreement is pending approval of the mayor and city council. This is good news for the solar industry in Texas, [...]
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, better known as HUD, has increased its involvement in the green and healthy home sector over the past few years. In fact, it recently announced it would provide funding for technical studies relating to green and healthy homes. The overall objective from the resulting studies is to “improve our knowledge of the effects residential green construction has on both indoor environmental quality and occupant health, with a particular focus on children and other sensitive populations.” Additionally, HUD seeks to “improve our knowledge of the benefits of residential green building methods on 1) indoor environmental quality, and 2) occupant health.
EPA Announces Research Strategy to Study Nanomaterials WASHINGTON –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment. Nanomaterials are materials that are between approximately one and 100 nanometers. A nanometer is approximately 1/100,000 the width of a human hair. These [...]
The “green” economy has reached the Real Estate and Mortgage Industries. Green Real Estate Education is offering an ARELLO (Association of Real Estate License Law Officials) approved “Green Certification” for real estate agents. They have also obtained approval in four states (Maryland, Texas, Illinois and Washington) for their level one ” Green Certified Mortgage Professional [...]
Green jobs are being seen by more and more countries as a way out of the Great Recession we find ourselves in. Few places have suffered like Spain, which is currently running an 18.5 percent unemployment rate. Although they are currently a world leader in the alternative energy field, thanks in great part to $30 billion [...]
First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has been selected by Colorado-based developer and EPC contractor juwi solar Inc., a subsidiary of juwi Holding AG, to supply solar modules for two U.S. projects. These projects represent new supply orders and do not fall within the existing long-term framework agreement between First Solar and [...]
Hinesburg, VT – NRG Systems, leading manufacturer of wind measurement equipment, has joined dozens of other wind energy companies to raise awareness of the role of wind power in fighting climate change. The Wind Power Works campaign, an initiative of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), calls for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 25-40% below [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ellen Mosley-Thompson, an acclaimed polar scientist and University Distinguished Scholar in geography at Ohio State University, has been named the next director of the institution’s Byrd Polar Research Center. Mosley-Thompson, who along with her husband and research partner Lonnie Thompson, is considered one of the world’s leading experts on paleoclimatology, the study [...]