Tweets - Cleantech

Tweets - January 2010

2010-02-04T06:49:00.000-08:00

Tweets from January 2010:

1. Massachusetts unveils ambitious #EnergyEfficiency standards that some say may be unequaled in the nation. http://ow.ly/11UMf - Jan 29th

2. Agenda for the Virtual Energy Forum (free webinars all day today) is at http://ow.ly/11nWL I'll check archives later; outta here for now! - Jan 28th

3. FYI - re: previous tweets about Virtual Energy Forum. Been unsuccessful in getting it to work for live webcasts. Will check archives later. - Jan 28th

4. At Virtual Energy Forum, right now: Best Business Practices in #EnergyEfficiency. At 10am: an update on the #Solar America Cities Program - Jan 28th

5. Virtual Energy Forum, the world's largest online energy conference, began today at 9am. Free registration & login at http://ow.ly/11mwQ - Jan 28th

Click here for rest of the January 2010 tweets.

6. The death knell for comprehensive cap-and-trade http://bit.ly/bv0STD #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy - Jan 27th

7. It seems a #ClimateChange bill is a bipartisan political winner in many polls http://bit.ly/8wKdAu Depends who you ask, I guess! ;-) - Jan 27th

8. NYT Editorial - The Case for a Climate Bill http://bit.ly/8QJMoU #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy - Jan 27th

9. RT @climateprogress Is there going to be a bipartisan climate, energy security, clean air, #CleanEnergy jobs bill in 2010? http://u.nu/6qrt4 - Jan 27th

10. Senator Kerry vows action on #ClimateChange http://bit.ly/b6GBXV (Lot of vowing in US, not much wowing! http://bit.ly/18MZBs) #EnergyPolicy - Jan 27th

11. Oped from Australia on the misinformation inherent in the voluntary carbon offsets markets http://ow.ly/115rL #EnergyPolicy - Jan 27th

12. Cambridge, MA based Joule’s Hybrid Solar Bio-Fuel to build pilot facility in TX http://bit.ly/5JSZGy #Solar #Biofuels - Jan 27th

13. PG&E Puts Up $60M for SolarCity Installations http://bit.ly/7uM9Bd #Solar (Maybe US #solar growth can make up for EU slowdown!) - Jan 27th

14. Some Hints About Stealthy #Solar Startup Alta Devices, Courtesy of DOE http://ow.ly/112Qz - Jan 27th

15. Venture Firm Nth Power Names 5 Next-Gen #GreenBuilding Materials to Watch http://ow.ly/112OG - Jan 27th

16. Free Webinar by @greentechmedia on 'US PV Manufacturing, Poised for Explosive Growth' starts at 1pm EST today. http://ow.ly/112KK - Jan 27th

17. BioSolar Hailed as Leading PV Innovation for 2011 http://ow.ly/10OwU #Solar - Jan 26th

18. An Evaluation of Recent 'First Solar' Projects http://ow.ly/10KP0 (Earlier: http://ow.ly/10KPA) #Solar - Jan 26th

19. But 15% to 28% Feed-in-Tariff Cuts in Italy (and cuts in France too). Not good news for growth of #Solar in Europe http://ow.ly/10KNz - Jan 26th

20. Bavarian sister party to Merkel's Christian Democrats Aims to Fight Ger an #Solar Subsidy Cuts http://ow.ly/10KDw http://ow.ly/10KDM - Jan 26th

21. How Green Are the 2010 Winter Olympics? Listen to podcast at http://ow.ly/10KA4 #GreenBuilding #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 26th

22. California Adopts First Statewide Green Building Code http://ow.ly/10Kzq #GreenBuilding #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 26th

23. New homes, even green ones, leave costly eco-trail http://ow.ly/10KyW #GreenBuilding #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 26th

24. ClearEdge raises $11M to make fuel cells common home appliances http://bit.ly/8CZQfN #EnergyStorage - Jan 26th

25. Difficulties in water, nutrient issues, and carbon footprint issues confront algae biofuel farmers. http://bit.ly/bJ8TQI #Biofuels - Jan 26th

26. Ted Turner Gets Back Into #Solar http://bit.ly/aZPx2z - Jan 26th

27. 9,922 Megawatts of New Wind in U.S. in 2009, But Manufacturing Lags http://bit.ly/bsRP7f #WindEnergy - Jan 26th

28. #Solar Rover could help in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, & even places like Haiti http://ow.ly/10zvU - Jan 26th

29. RT @brainpicker TakeOutWithout – smart new campaign aiming to get restaurants to reduce waste http://is.gd/72cf6 #Sustainability #Efficiency - Jan 25th

30. Amory Lovins: Efficiency Burns Brightest (Also where you answer the q: "How would you prefer to die") http://ow.ly/10mKa #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 25th

31. Buying Your First (Energy-Efficient) Home http://su.pr/2STyjB (via @bestgreenblogs) #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding - Jan 25th

32. #Solar stocks recover a bit after last week's smackdown after Germany's proposed 15% cut on subsidies to solar providers. http://ow.ly/10mG7 - Jan 25th

33. RT @greenbizdaily China's #RenewableEnergy Consumption in 2009 Rose to 9.9% http://goo.gl/fb/zbz8 #Solar #Wind - Jan 25th

34. RT @solarfund Using #solar power to Save Sub-Saharan #Africa a Drip at a Time http://bit.ly/6kOygy - Jan 25th

35. RT @Earth2Tech Harvest Power Cuts Deal with Waste Management, Snags More VC Cash http://bit.ly/7fu1iZ #RenewableEnergy - Jan 25th

36. Intel plans 2.5MW of #solar installations‎ on its campuses in four states http://ow.ly/10mxK (Perspective: 1MW = 150-200 homes) - Jan 25th

37. RT @dotearth Explanation Offered for Error in U.N. Climate Report http://bit.ly/4BxqQs #ClimateChange - Jan 25th

38. RT @solar_energy1 #Solar Energy Can Transform CO2 into Fuel http://bit.ly/6LhybW - Jan 25th

39. John Tierney in NYT: Corporate Backing for (#ClimateChange) Research? Get Over It! http://ow.ly/10mmY - Jan 25th

40. By that I mean smaller companies - not today's top-10 leading solar companies. Coz there is no market to sustain 100s of companies today! - Jan 25th

41. So quite a challenge actually, given credit crunch and capital intensive nature of business, to bet on which companies will survive 5+ years - Jan 25th

42. And then there are the First Solars and Suntechs of the world. Came out of nowhere 5-6 years ago and are #solar industry leaders today. - Jan 25th

43. ...Sanyo (now Panasonic), Sharp, and others who have led the way in #solar for some time. Others like BP have fallen by the way-side. - Jan 25th

44. ...do these big companies have the right strategy to be leaders in 5-10 years in the solar industry? Clearly, some do as shown by ...[contd] - Jan 25th

45. Unless these companies find right strategic partners - big companies with $ and interest in growing into #solar industry. But then Q is.... - Jan 25th

46. ..While a few companies may prosper, many will disappear - not just start-ups but even some that have IPOed may find it difficult to raise $ - Jan 25th

47. via @chrisrbrown Is the Time Right to Buy the #Solar Sector? http://bit.ly/7jWw2X (My 2c: Continued shake-down likely in industry...[contd.] - Jan 25th

48. Good to know! RT @GreenTechnology Bill Gates investor in Vinod Khosla green-tech fund #Cleantech - Jan 25th

49. RT @chrisrbrown UL and

China

’s grid authority to partner on renewable energy standards and #solar R&D centre http://shar.es/aSdNY - Jan 25th

50. RT @solarmaandpa Entech Solar Launches the Entech Tubular Skylight http://bit.ly/6dBnNC #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 25th

51. RT @chrisrbrown BYD setting up 5GWp #solar cell production base in

China

, says paper http://bit.ly/7bfcEP - Jan 25th

52. RT @JoshChernin Josh's #Solar Tweets: Guide to Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics (BIPV): http://bit.ly/BIPV10 - Jan 25th

53. RT @greenbizdaily Senate Dems Build Case to Include #CleanEnergy, #Solar in Jobs Bill http://goo.gl/fb/F5tR #EnergyPolicy - Jan 25th

54. RT @greenbizdaily Duke Energy buying 139-acre #solar farm http://goo.gl/fb/NqNo - Jan 25th

55. RT @SpenserVillwock California sets incentives for #solar hot water http://ow.ly/107l6 - Jan 25th

56. RT @petrovdempski Photovoltaics: The Future of Solar Power http://bit.ly/7pblK8 #solar - Jan 25th

57. RT @greeninc Study Examines Costs and Benefits of Algae http://bit.ly/7SXs5p #Biofuels - Jan 25th

58. Better Place secures $350m investment led by HSBC http://ow.ly/108Ip http://ow.ly/108Ik #EV - Jan 25th

59. The Rising Influence of Corporations on #Cleantech Growth http://ow.ly/108Aw - Jan 25th

60. Plus seems 2010 may be strong year for #cleantech http://ow.ly/108zU - Jan 25th

61. Seems Mass. #cleantech investments bucked trend & saw upswing in '09! http://bit.ly/65KXEo Clearly I was not looking in the right places? - Jan 25th

62. VC Industry Shrinks, First-Time Investments Plummet - GigaOm http://ow.ly/108yE Q4 2009: Internet hot, #cleantech cold http://ow.ly/108yF - Jan 25th

63. VC investments fell dramatically in 2009 http://ow.ly/108nd http://ow.ly/108nZ http://ow.ly/108om #Cleantech fell 52% http://ow.ly/108qH - Jan 25th

64. #Climatechange doesn’t mean lots of lovely weather all the time http://ow.ly/VZRN Indeed! People do not get concept of different timescales! - Jan 13th

65. via @greentechmedia Top Ten #Solar Trends in 2009 http://ow.ly/UyUA and How Efficient Can Solar Get? http://ow.ly/UyV4 - Jan 9th

66. Dow Solar Invests in CIGS Start-Up Nuvosun http://ow.ly/UyTP #Solar - Jan 9th

67. New Mexico Begins its Big #Solar Ramp http://ow.ly/UySY NM Utility to Refile Renewable Energy Plan http://ow.ly/UyTa #EnergyPolicy - Jan 9th

68.

U.S.

to give $2.3 billion in clean-tech credits #EnergyPolicy http://ow.ly/UyS6 - Jan 9th

69.

China

Tries a New Tack to Go #Solar http://ow.ly/UyQk - Jan 9th

70. eSolar Strikes Deal to Build Power Plants in China‎ - 2GW worth of #solar! http://ow.ly/UyPG - Jan 9th

71. VCs and the Feds Have Pumped Billions into #Solar Start-Ups. @greentechmedia picks potential Winners and Losers. http://ow.ly/UyOM - Jan 9th

72. Documentary about #RenewableEnergy in the 21st Century, as told by a group of kids calling for adults to take action! http://bit.ly/8roZnl - Jan 8th

73. Even with next-gen #solar, we'll continue punning about "sunny future" ;-) Silicon Microwires Could Have a Sunny Future http://ow.ly/TN66 - Jan 7th

74. MIT Energy Conference registration is now open http://www.mitenergyconference.com/registration.php - Jan 7th

75. RT @TwilightEarth U.S. Department of Labor Rolls Out New #GreenJobs Site http://bit.ly/6kxBno - Jan 7th

76. Cover Story - Who's Got Money For #Cleantech? http://ow.ly/TEKP (pdf) - Jan 7th

77. @ClearSkyAnalyst Wish you the very best for 2010 too. Happy New Year! - Jan 6th

78. Aah! Seems Solyndra is confidently moving ahead - filing for an IPO! Read http://bit.ly/8hEBrG and http://bit.ly/7BCt7J for details #solar - Jan 6th

79. Does this mean even Solyndra, who got the first DOE loan guarantee in March 2009, does not really have the $ yet? http://bit.ly/YAwf #Solar - Jan 6th

80. Unfortunate! No clue on status of DOE's loan guarantees http://bit.ly/7u8Xaz #EnergyPolicy #RenewableEnergy - Jan 6th

81. RT @EnergyCollectiv UK Electricity from Renewables Increases 25% http://bit.ly/6NWmw3 #RenewableEnergy #EnergyPolicy - Jan 6th

82. First carbon tax to reduce GHG from imports comes not between 2 nations, but 2 states. MN & ND Face/Off! http://bit.ly/5vIq8K #EnergyPolicy - Jan 6th

83. Norway's Think to build electric cars in Elkhart, Indiana http://bit.ly/8WFg1J #EV - Jan 6th

84. Clean Power Finance announces close of $6.9M financing to expand the leading software platform for #solar installers http://bit.ly/7ZkwDp - Jan 6th

85. (P.S. Wish I was working for someone like Konarka; various attempts to network into Konarka have failed! Still looking for a full-time job!) - Jan 6th

86. NPR News: A Once-Dark Polaroid Factory Goes Green http://bit.ly/92esgU (Earlier news about Konarka: http://bit.ly/6V4M8B) #Solar - Jan 6th

87. San Mateo County Times Editorial: California needs better support for #solar farms http://bit.ly/69fRWH (FYI, @GavinNewsom) #EnergyPolicy - Jan 6th

88. Closer to home, in Florida, #Solar Energy Initiatives Announces Completion of $4 Million Public School Installation http://bit.ly/5O6cGC - Jan 6th

89. India/Japan to develop a "solar city" http://bit.ly/8A25Nx Lot of talk, some show-n-tell now, lets get on with real progress, India! #Solar - Jan 6th

90.

Qatar

Gets Hot Over $1billion #Solar Power Plant http://bit.ly/4I1sK5 - Jan 6th

91. Yesterday,

Germany

's SolarWorld announced that it had surpassed 1 Billion euro in annual sales in 2009 http://bit.ly/8aFEff #Solar - Jan 6th

92. Battle over #solar in the Mojave desert continues! This time the fight is over endangered desert tortoises! http://bit.ly/8pKMEq - Jan 6th

93. Germany Backs Land Use for #Solar Power as Subsidy Talks Start http://bit.ly/8BRSaF #EnergyPolicy - Jan 6th

94. Massachusetts: The Next Hot #Solar Market? http://bit.ly/8j3Ko6 - Jan 6th

95. Good to hear vocational tech schools are offering courses to support cleantech industry growth in Mass. (& elsewhere) http://bit.ly/4JzPKy - Jan 6th

96. Back after taking a brief hiatus over the holidays! Back to all things green, clean, and renewable! ;-) Happy New Year, all. - Jan 6th

Tweets - December 2009

2009-12-31T13:17:00.000-08:00

Tweets from December 2009:

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! Best wishes for 2010! A New year; new dreams to chase, new goals to set, and new ventures to explore! 1:37 PM Dec 31st, 2009

And with that..signing off for a few days. Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays everyone. Have a safe and joyous weekend! Best wishes! 10:41 AM Dec 24th, 2009

Panasonic's Lithium Ion Battery Will Power a Home for a Week http://bit.ly/79fDQf http://bit.ly/5yYVnd EnergyStorage 10:40 AM Dec 24th, 2009

Paper Battery Shows Promise for Grid & Vehicle EnergyStorage http://bit.ly/6UwImR http://bit.ly/5HQlIA http://u.nu/2iec4 http://u.nu/6hec4 10:39 AM Dec 24th, 2009

More about Solar Reserve's technology: Solar Thermal With Molten Salt http://bit.ly/8bi95s EnergyStorage 10:37 AM Dec 24th, 2009

Indeed! Theme in 2009 has been vert. integ RT @solarmaandpa China-based firms ride vertical integration to solar cost http://bit.ly/52pyHg 10:35 AM Dec 24th, 2009

RT @solarthermalmag Global Market For Solar Thermal To Be Worth $20 Billion In 2014 http://bit.ly/6zsEMc solar 10:34 AM Dec 24th, 2009

Also: Fixing solar’s intermittency: Do SolarReserve and PG&E have the answer? http://bit.ly/5iy9vL 10:34 AM Dec 24th, 2009

SolarReserve Signs Solar Power Sale Agreement with PG&E http://bit.ly/6BBSAa http://bit.ly/4UUnNr 10:33 AM Dec 24th, 2009

Its Xmas eve. Let me come to the good news: In NM, SunEdison (now part of MEMC) and Xcel announce five solar projects http://bit.ly/6xxUKs 10:32 AM Dec 24th, 2009

In Colorado, First Solar withdraws application for 150MW solar project http://bit.ly/4YocOC 10:31 AM Dec 24th, 2009

Fight Over Solar Power in the Mojave Desert http://bit.ly/5jYrgI Similar woes elsewhere http://bit.ly/89XNs3 http://bit.ly/8iJIhn 10:29 AM Dec 24th, 2009

Click here for rest of the December tweets.

RT @timberners_lee RT@docstuart: 300 years of global temperatures now mapped http://geo.me/climate thanks to opendata 10:24 AM Dec 24th, 2009
First year funding for "Energy Innovation Hub" approved. http://ow.ly/OX50 Wish it was 5-10 years at least. Has to be multi-year effort! 10:14 AM Dec 23rd, 2009
This idea has peaked! Peak oil? Sure! But now there is peak wood. And peak gold. And even peak rock music! http://ow.ly/OTEo 7:13 AM Dec 23rd, 2009
Carbon permits take a dive post-Copenhagen — could drag solar, wind down too? http://ow.ly/OTDh 7:12 AM Dec 23rd, 2009
Taiwan unveils Asia's biggest solar plan http://ow.ly/OTCM 7:12 AM Dec 23rd, 2009
Redwoods: A conservationist sees a new wave of enlightened forestry as a model for wiser stewardship of nature. http://ow.ly/OTAe 7:10 AM Dec 23rd, 2009
Top newsmakers and rising stars of 2009 - Finance and Energy http://bit.ly/74kGd0 10:30 AM Dec 21st, 2009
Top Five Start-Up Posts of the Year http://bit.ly/5n5x1t + Top Ten Acquirers in Greentech http://bit.ly/3oN6ky Cleantech 10:28 AM Dec 21st, 2009
Trina Solar announces inauguration of Europe's Largest Photovoltaic Rooftop System http://bit.ly/8iaORz Solar 10:26 AM Dec 21st, 2009
More good news re: US solar - Schott Solar expands module production & hires 60 more in Albuquerque, NM http://bit.ly/8UkSOW 10:26 AM Dec 21st, 2009
Long Island Power Authority Approves 50 MW of Solar Projects. http://bit.ly/8mMTqY http://bit.ly/8OwPrH 10:25 AM Dec 21st, 2009
Pennsylvania is providing > $10 million toward 12 new solar energy projects (9.1MW) http://bit.ly/6NBb8O http://bit.ly/6qHoV4 10:22 AM Dec 21st, 2009
via @greentechmedia In 2009, it was all about SmartGrid & EnergyStorage http://bit.ly/6p9q2y 10:19 AM Dec 21st, 2009
via @greentechmedia Top 10 High Concepts http://bit.ly/8n2yMi and Top 10 Emerging Trends of 2009 http://bit.ly/8ONqkD 10:17 AM Dec 21st, 2009
Leave you, for now, with a leaked draft of roposed COP15 ClimateChange deal - pdf at link: http://bit.ly/4t3q5k 1:32 PM Dec 18th, 2009
Tropical deforestation is a ClimateChange crisis, but scientists fear under the icy north lurks a ‘carbon bomb’ http://bit.ly/4YTa6g 1:30 PM Dec 18th, 2009
US pledges $1B towards rainforest conservation http://bit.ly/5fGmXv Related: http://bit.ly/8V4QwZ 1:29 PM Dec 18th, 2009
Agreement at COP15 to fund reduced emissions from deforestation may generate multiple environmental &economic benefits http://bit.ly/7TbOhe 1:28 PM Dec 18th, 2009
Changing drivers of deforestation provide new opportunities for conservation http://bit.ly/6MMPtF 1:27 PM Dec 18th, 2009
Google Unveils High-Tech Deforestation Monitoring Technology http://bit.ly/5jv5Ni 1:27 PM Dec 18th, 2009
In 2009, Brazil achieved lowest rate of deforestation in over 20 years http://bit.ly/6L6AV8 1:26 PM Dec 18th, 200
The current crisis surrounding biodiversity and habitat loss http://www.whatismissing.net (via @greenskeptic) 1:25 PM Dec 18th, 2009
♥ this cartoon! "What if it is a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?" http://bit.ly/6lVMMl ClimateChange COP15 1:21 PM Dec 18th, 2009
Kudos, Sen. Byrd! “WVans can choose to anticipate change and adapt to it or resist and be overrun by it." http://bit.ly/8gcWEz EnergyPolicy 11:26 AM Dec 18th, 2009
And then there's Ms. Blackburn! Sigh! http://bit.ly/7Vykko http://bit.ly/8scQXK http://bit.ly/5pdRDh ClimateChange EnergyPolicy COP15 11:24 AM Dec 18th, 2009
As Time Runs Out, Obama Tries to Save a ClimateChange Deal http://bit.ly/25enMO Way to save is to walk-the-walk, not merely talk-the-talk. 11:20 AM Dec 18th, 2009
Pelosi & her $154 billion jobs bill: Cap and Trade, Tax, Spend http://bit.ly/5WGsKk ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 11:18 AM Dec 18th, 2009
Pelosi: Copenhagen trip really about jobs http://bit.ly/8b2Hp1 Wow! Nice spin on why she and her retinue are at COP15 11:15 AM Dec 18th, 2009
Poor Countries Encouraged but Wary of U.S. Funding Pledge at COP15 Talks http://bit.ly/4shroa ClimateChange 11:15 AM Dec 18th, 2009
Oxfam's Reaction http://bit.ly/8UnPcK to Secretary Clinton's COP15 Announcement http://bit.ly/6RPYye ClimateChange 11:15 AM Dec 18th, 2009
Obama's cop15 speech, now transcribed and with video captions. http://is.gd/5srSn (via @theuptake) ClimateChange 11:06 AM Dec 18th, 2009
UN asks leaders to stay overnight in Copenhagen http://bit.ly/7qLqq5 COP15 ClimateChange Hoping against hope for an overnight miracle? 11:06 AM Dec 18th, 2009
Live in Copenhagen: Climate talks in rough waters http://bit.ly/5MZus5 COP15 ClimateChange 11:05 AM Dec 18th, 2009
With One Day to Go, Climate Talks Remain Stalled http://bit.ly/6keYru COP15 ClimateChange 11:03 AM Dec 18th, 2009
RT @grist Obama science advisor John Holdren on U.S. strategy in Copenhagen http://ow.ly/NewI cop15 EnergyPolicy ClimateChange 11:00 AM Dec 18th, 2009
RT @sciam Copenhagen and Everywhere Else http://bit.ly/7z2VjV ClimateChange COP15 10:59 AM Dec 18th, 2009
via @grist Real-time analysis of cop15 climate proposals via interactive tools: http://bit.ly/WVwvp ClimateChange 10:59 AM Dec 18th, 2009
RT @grist @BillMckibben on how NYT gets the story of COP15 wrong http://bit.ly/5ZgMEZ ClimateChange 10:58 AM Dec 18th, 2009
To Read Later: NYT series on worsening pollution in American waters and regulators' response http://bit.ly/6XHxGe Water 10:57 AM Dec 18th, 2009
The Barracuda vs. The Terminator - Global Warming Rumble in the Republican Party http://bit.ly/60dKkc ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 10:55 AM Dec 17th, 2009
First Solar’s 2010 Forecast: 424MW of New Production Capacity, Near $3B In Sales http://bit.ly/6vMTzR Solar 9:29 PM Dec 16th, 2009
Fish Oil - large % comes from fish on which the entire Atlantic coastal ecosystem relies --> herring called menhaden! http://bit.ly/6K811u 9:28 PM Dec 16th, 2009
"Instead of far-fetched promises about GHG, how about a concrete commitment to green energy R&D?" http://bit.ly/5gsAsH INDEED! EnergyPolicy 9:12 PM Dec 16th, 2009
Climate Glossary: A Guide to Copenhagen-Speak http://bit.ly/7J577j ClimateChange COP15 9:58 AM Dec 16th, 2009
NY's first solar powered electric vehicle charging station http://tinyurl.com/y9qvpyl But where are the cars? Cart before the horse? EV 9:55 AM Dec 16th, 2009
MiaSole Moves Into Production http://ow.ly/16aeXE Really? Really? Pinch myself. Cross my fingers. Lets hope all goes well (this time) Solar 9:54 AM Dec 16th, 2009
Copenhagen’s Bike-Friendly Streets http://bit.ly/52Lcph Isn't this true of other EU cities too? (Stockholm I know for sure) GreenLiving 9:53 AM Dec 16th, 2009
Packing Xmas gifts? Hold the foam - greener packing may be on the way! http://bit.ly/81PdWG GreenLiving 9:45 AM Dec 16th, 2009
Grant will help tribal youth find jobs in green technology http://bit.ly/6aLuYG Greenjobs 9:45 AM Dec 16th, 2009
Will fast-tracked "green" patents yield useful new technologies or the next generation of frivolous lawsuits? http://bit.ly/6R9poX 9:45 AM Dec 16th, 2009
One last tweet for now: Solar power goals around the world in report released this week http://bit.ly/8Pd3CN 5:54 PM Dec 15th, 2009
Unfortunately, despite recent talk of a big vision for solar in India, seems future of Solar in India is... cloudy http://bit.ly/6I786a 5:52 PM Dec 15th, 2009
Not to forget creation of jobs in the US, thanks to Chinese solar leader Suntech's decision to put a plant in Arizona http://bit.ly/1RISO0 5:50 PM Dec 15th, 2009
Chinese companies fuel a lot of the growth of renewable energy (solar & Windenergy) in EU & US http://bit.ly/7LoEWW http://bit.ly/5Sln3e 5:48 PM Dec 15th, 2009
World's largest solar powered commercial building opened this month.. in China! http://bit.ly/7fdHqT 5:46 PM Dec 15th, 2009
That said, China is also a Green-Technology Leader http://bit.ly/6J3ZCv Wind: http://bit.ly/7wtAq7 Solar: http://bit.ly/5ISlc 5:44 PM Dec 15th, 2009
In 2008, China consumed ~ 3 billion tons of coal; 40% of world consumption http://bit.ly/58YNOo http://bit.ly/4Qts0Y 5:42 PM Dec 15th, 2009
Earlier 2007 report -> China building, on average, 2 power stations per week! http://bit.ly/90Bgjd Wiki: Coal in China http://bit.ly/3FVadm 5:41 PM Dec 15th, 2009
Remember reading of coal power plants being built by China also is very high - one a week, on average, or something! http://bit.ly/o29OH 5:38 PM Dec 15th, 2009
China is preparing to build 3x as many nuclear power plants in the coming decade as the rest of the world combined http://bit.ly/81brq9 5:38 PM Dec 15th, 2009
Obama: 'Insulation Is Sexy Stuff' http://bit.ly/5FNhln Indeed! EnergyEfficiency measures give you greatest value for your money! 12:41 PM Dec 15th, 2009
Great picture! Amazing story! Solar powered fridge on a camel's back, delivering healthcare in the African desert! http://bit.ly/69UpAh 10:05 AM Dec 15th, 2009
“I don’t understand what there is to complain about" - Bloomberg re: off-shore wind farms. http://u.nu/7aq84 Me neither, Mayor! WindEnergy 7:35 AM Dec 15th, 2009
Key line in report re: Exxon buying XTO "Shale gas drilling poses environmental concerns in communities where it occurs" http://u.nu/7xp84 7:17 AM Dec 15th, 2009
Toyota to Sell Plug-In Hybrid in 2011 http://bit.ly/72rnDg EV 7:06 AM Dec 15th, 2009
Data Visualization Activism: Showing the Trends in Global Temperature http://bit.ly/8xsP9A ClimateChange 5:16 PM Dec 14th, 2009
China Climate Progress Report 2009 http://bit.ly/5WJccc ClimateChange 1:23 PM Dec 14th, 2009
Seems @revkin is leaving the NYT. http://bit.ly/6SWKQT But will continue writing for Dot Earth, one of the best blogs about ClimateChange 1:22 PM Dec 14th, 2009
READING: Solar efficiencies and playing by the rules http://ow.ly/LTpt 9:15 AM Dec 14th, 2009
RT @followgreen ClimateChange: Turning up the heat. http://xi.gs/08u3 10:24 AM Dec 13th, 2009
WOE! After a anti-inflammatory almost wiped out vultures in South Asia, possible replacement turns out to be toxic too! http://bit.ly/59tM13 10:23 AM Dec 13th, 2009
Science of global warming not faked, but not pretty http://bit.ly/4RBziz ClimateChange COP15 10:28 PM Dec 12th, 2009
Iceberg, 140 square kilometres in area, that broke off from Antartica a decade ago, approaching Australia http://bit.ly/7Bn6t2 10:22 AM Dec 11th, 2009
The Yes Men plan to "publicly ridicule our stupidest leaders" about failure to address threat of ClimateChange. http://bit.ly/XIoOR COP15 6:59 PM Dec 8th, 2009
RT @Pjoseph85 Greenpeace's aged leaders COP15 ads: World leaders apologize for ClimateChange failure http://bit.ly/im_sorry 6:59 PM Dec 8th, 2009
Jeff Clark takes text from front-page articles from 56 papers in 45 countries to generate ClimateChange Clouds http://bit.ly/8AOXqe COP15 6:53 PM Dec 8th, 2009
The @GOOD Guide to COP15: The ClimateChange Treaty http://bit.ly/2i6SaJ 6:51 PM Dec 8th, 2009
Hansen and Krugman Go Head-to-Head - The Cap and Tirade http://bit.ly/5R2OJE ClimateChange EnergyPolicy COP15 6:51 PM Dec 8th, 2009
Business Fumes Over EPA Rule over CO2 regulation http://bit.ly/87Ylca EnergyPolicy ClimateChange COP15 12:24 PM Dec 8th, 2009
The Genius Of Robert Hansen's Carbon Fee http://bit.ly/7XsCKl ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 11:31 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Speaking of US solar projects: First Solar & Enbridge expand Sarnia Solar Project from 20MW to 80MW http://bit.ly/4W6e9e 10:19 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Also, per GTM, Solar installations will grow by ~50 percent annually to ~ 1.5-2GW in 2012, 50000 jobs, $6.1B in investments. YEAH! 10:13 AM Dec 8th, 2009
From the @greentechmedia report: Growth in NV, NJ, AZ will diversify US Solar Market, Utility-Scale Projects Largest Market Opportunity 10:11 AM Dec 8th, 2009
RT @greentechmedia New Report : US PV Market: Project Economics, Policy, Demand, and Strategy Through 2013 http://bit.ly/5OTwYm Solar 10:09 AM Dec 8th, 2009
RT @greentechmedia New Report : US PV Market: Project Economics, Policy, Demand, and Strategy Through 2013 http://bit.ly/75AfSB SOLAR 10:08 AM Dec 8th, 2009 in reply to greentechmedia
Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli on Using Nanoparticles for Biological Applications Science Nanotech http://ow.ly/JT7c 9:44 AM Dec 8th, 2009
FDA could delay decision on bisphenol A - Nov 30, 2009. http://bit.ly/8JbIyj (FYI, @pjoseph85) 9:34 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Tetra Pak to trial green plastic for carton closures http://bit.ly/5GZRcz Sustainability GreenLiving 9:26 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Thanks for the RT @stunetii, @CauseGlobal, @QuercusCOP15, @mrochte, @JoshChernin. Thanks for the Friday FOllows @GetSolar, @solaroy 8:51 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Europe Praises U.S. (EPA) Ruling on GHG http://bit.ly/7xPLul ClimateChange A fall-back given Senate dithering but good start, I suppose 7:46 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Government's Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship http://bit.ly/92OUdC (Relevant for growth of solar and other cleantech) 7:36 AM Dec 8th, 2009
RT @brainpicker TIME 100 Roundtables: 6 brilliant panels on major aspects of the future, from tech to sustainability http://is.gd/5fQRs 6:45 AM Dec 8th, 2009
RT @ClimateGroup Our team reports on day one in Copenhagen http://bit.ly/5ew4me climatechange COP15 6:45 AM Dec 8th, 2009
The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Sobering Update on the Science http://bit.ly/6X4wIB cop15 climatechange 6:30 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Interview: Taking on the Skeptics - Stirring Up the Warming Debate http://bit.ly/7hVSnL cop15 climatechange 6:29 AM Dec 8th, 2009
The ClimateChange Skeptic's Questions - answered by Fred Pearce of the New Scientist http://bit.ly/89uTRn COP15 6:27 AM Dec 8th, 2009
EnergyPolicy COP15 RT @triplepundit Is there an Impetus for ClimateChange Legislation in the Senate? http://bit.ly/73ccQX 6:24 AM Dec 8th, 2009
A Sense of Déjà Vu in Denmark?, asks Bill McKibben. Whither, USA? Still dithering? http://bit.ly/6SMWTM ClimateChange COP15 6:23 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Seems 400 arrived at COP by tain in CO2-neutral style on Sunday http://bit.ly/5ImMSh Ok, that makes me feel better ClimateChange 6:22 AM Dec 8th, 2009
COP15 ClimateChange Summit in Numbers: http://bit.ly/8sIUoX People flying to attend summit: 16,500. Q: How much Carbon is that? :-) 6:20 AM Dec 8th, 2009
FYI: Copenhagen ClimateChange Summit Timetable http://bit.ly/7PC9AQ & Updates (via Telegraph) http://bit.ly/8qqZHX COP15 6:19 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Hmmm! No comment! Children use trash-art to talk about ClimateChange. http://bit.ly/5zmb34 COP15 6:16 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Is the overriding goal more important than opposition to legislative horse-trading used to achieve it? http://bit.ly/8NO5gX EnergyPolicy 6:14 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Monitor's Editorial Board thinks recent EPA ruling on C-emissions is wrong way to win over the Senate http://bit.ly/8YIKXz EnergyPolicy 6:11 AM Dec 8th, 2009
RT@cop15 COP15 opening film now online on YouTube http://bit.ly/56WESq cop15 copenhagen climatechange (RT please) 6:08 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Going to be lot of COP15 links for 2 weeks. One place for exhaustive coverage of ClimateChange talks http://xi.gs/08lt (via @followgreen) 6:08 AM Dec 8th, 2009
RT @followgreen EPA moves on climate as Congress stalls http://xi.gs/08lC EnergyPolicy ClimateChange 6:05 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Also: China accelerates renewables table http://bit.ly/7ZHcp2 China on track of low-C dvlpmnt http://bit.ly/6yj8qz (links via @chrisbrown) 6:04 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Not just solar in China; CAGR of ~43% during 2010-12 per a China WindEnergy Sector Analysis. http://bit.ly/5cxxwp (via @chrisbrown) 6:04 AM Dec 8th, 2009
100MW Solar PowerPlant in JiayuguanCity http://bit.ly/7f5Gi9 Great! China not just selling solar to the world; internal market growing too! 6:01 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Extremely thin, flexible high-efficiency silicon solar cells are the solar cells of the future http://bit.ly/4KL0x1 (via @chrisrbrown) 5:57 AM Dec 8th, 2009
China's solar power capacity will reach 20 mln kWh in 2020 http://bit.ly/5RxNKG (via @chrisrbrown) 5:56 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Solar Industry Set For Global Recovery http://bit.ly/7lMFY6 (via @chrisrbrown) 5:56 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Records Show Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water http://bit.ly/4ANvHr Shame! 5:54 AM Dec 8th, 2009
Find of the day: A Waste to Energy blog! http://abillionbarrels.blogspot.com RenewableEnergy Sustainability CleanEnergy 6:46 PM Dec 7th, 2009
India has pledged "power for all" by 2012. Now to walk the walk, Mr. Prime Minister! Lets deliver! Empty words no more! http://bit.ly/5MDbA3 10:02 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Solar power’s 50% drop in cost underscores urgent need for greener production methods, says BioSolar CEO http://bit.ly/7r3PzZ 10:01 AM Dec 7th, 2009
US solar industry: From energy-beaming satellites to land grabs for solar installations to deals with the Chinese.. http://bit.ly/6hOdv7 9:59 AM Dec 7th, 2009
DOE Sinks $564M Into Biorefineries http://bit.ly/73CazV (Am I the only one bothered by choice of word: "sinks" :)) Biofuels 9:57 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Seems Thin-Film Solar players are feeling besieged http://bit.ly/7SyLpG Thin film is still 10-15% of total PV market, no? 9:56 AM Dec 7th, 200
1.2GW Solar Complex Coming to Siberia http://bit.ly/5CcEHg If they can put solar in Siberia, we can put it anywhere! 9:55 AM Dec 7th, 2009
More good news! via @greentechmedia's awesome solar blog: Panasonic to Invest $1B in Cleantech http://bit.ly/4OgIr1 solar too, hopefully! 9:54 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Greece's HelioSphera to build a solar panel factory in Philly. City helping offset the cost. http://bit.ly/7bQLlk GreenJobs EnergyPolicy 9:52 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Google to Fund Clean Power Plants http://bit.ly/5o1WGi They've talked about support for RenewableEnergy. Not to jumpstart some big projects 9:51 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Missed this in Oct: Konarka Claims 1GW in Organic PV Production http://bit.ly/7ar7Xp Wow - Where is all that Solar going?Don't think roofs! 9:50 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Heliatek Gets $27M for Organic Solar Production http://bit.ly/6Y3fjq My concerns still remain: Organic cannot be out in the sun for long! 9:49 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Take advantage of rebates & free audits to lower utility bills & live in a eco-friendly home http://bit.ly/7zm8ln EnergyEfficiency 9:47 AM Dec 7th, 2009
In Massachusetts, $68m in solar rebates goes fast - new solar rebate program being drafted in Jan. http://bit.ly/4JG2EF EnergyPolicy 9:46 AM Dec 7th, 2009
This study is obviously flawed! USA ahead of China and Germany as being attractive destination for RenewableEnergy?! http://bit.ly/6oC1nS 9:43 AM Dec 7th, 2009
California utilities push for solar, windenergy and CarbonCapture projects http://bit.ly/502mJL EnergyPolicy RenewableEnergy 9:41 AM Dec 7th, 2009
More about the Orbiting Solar Panel Project http://bit.ly/7lVWxK http://bit.ly/6wEhrR 9:41 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Solar Plant in Space Gets Go-Ahead - NYT http://bit.ly/7AR7oS What's this about! Can't get it done on earth, trying it in space?! 9:40 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Shame!! Even as govt. encourages solar power, homeowners often have to fight for their right to install the systems. http://bit.ly/7pJiEc 9:38 AM Dec 7th, 2009
NYT - Pilot Projects Aim to Integrate Solar Into Fossil Plants http://bit.ly/5KiRJD 9:38 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Solarfun to build 100 MW solar plant in China http://bit.ly/842GE4 Chinese Solar Stocks See a Bright Future http://bit.ly/5nlovo 9:37 AM Dec 7th, 2009
In Florida, a loan pool to assist homeowners in installing solar panels http://bit.ly/7yukNI 9:36 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Installation of solar panels at Wisconsin State Capitol begins! Way to go, Mad City! http://bit.ly/6p8VKC 9:35 AM Dec 7th, 2009
Blue Planet Run – gripping, magnificent photography re: Water crisis http://ow.ly/JkSx Thanks for this, @brainpicker. FYI @pjoseph85. 6:34 PM Dec 6th, 2009
Think about impact; be it in the shampoos, cleaners, toys, or any number of chemicals we use + their life-cycle impact http://bit.ly/14ztOK 7:51 AM Dec 6th, 2009
That said, agree with Goleman that "We once had the luxury to ignore our impacts; Not anymore." http://bit.ly/102eM0 GreenLiving 7:49 AM Dec 6th, 2009
My 2c: Good to be careful. Should be informed. Easy to be confused/scared in absence of data. No need to be paranoid though. GreenLiving 7:49 AM Dec 6th, 2009
About Eco-Intelligence: http://bit.ly/R3YOv http://bit.ly/14ztOK http://bit.ly/6YjlBZ http://bit.ly/WDTv9 http://bit.ly/hAanZ GreenLiving 7:49 AM Dec 6th, 2009
..as humans exposed to small doses over long periods of time. Read more in book Ecological Intelligence http://bit.ly/6rXxX GreenLiving 7:48 AM Dec 6th, 2009
Should add, lots of unknowns in dealing with plastics/chemicals. Testing mice with large doses for toxicity not same ...[contd] GreenLiving 7:47 AM Dec 6th, 2009
Cancer From the Kitchen? - oped by @NickKristof on effect of chemicals/toxins in our everyday lives. http://bit.ly/4Wrnhk GreenLiving 7:46 AM Dec 6th, 2009
Prof. Saleem Ali discusses his recent book, Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future http://bit.ly/6NY0jT GreenLiving 9:14 PM Dec 3rd, 2009
Books To Read: “Bottlemania: Big Business, Local Springs, and the Battle over America’s Drinking Water.” http://bit.ly/7XIU3p 1:26 PM Dec 3rd, 2009
Read a fascinating piece yesterday about Will Allen from Milwaukee, a pioneer in today's good-food movement. NYT - http://bit.ly/qcbhJ 1:24 PM Dec 3rd, 2009
Listening to: The ancient ingenuity of water-harvesting: Anupam Mishra on TED.com http://bit.ly/53540a Water 1:23 PM Dec 3rd, 2009
India Announces Plan to Slow Emissions http://bit.ly/8IAF6Q + Solar initiative by India last month http://bit.ly/6fBOOf ClimateChange 1:12 PM Dec 3rd, 2009
Not sure this is how diplomacy works but if this report is true, China PWNed India into decision last week http://bit.ly/5rcqmY COP15 1:10 PM Dec 3rd, 2009
This is what it all boils down to: TweetCloud indicates top 3 words from a year of my tweets. energy, solar, power http://bit.ly/64DVgZ 11:05 AM Dec 3rd, 2009
Via @dmsolar http://bit.ly/6fBOOf After months of speculation marked by rumors, leaks, & high-level approvals, India launches solar mission 12:19 PM Dec 1st, 2009
To Read Later: We're killing the oceans http://bit.ly/1jxpu1 12:18 PM Dec 1st, 2009
Exciting low-cost technology but thin film printed solar is not ready for roofs. Given that its organic, can it ever be? I have my doubts! 7:47 AM Dec 1st, 2009
For latest on thin-film organic printed solar - Printed Electronics show this year co-located with Photovoltaics USA http://bit.ly/3PN1TE 7:46 AM Dec 1st, 2009

Tweets - November 2009

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Tweets for November 2009

Hey, China - are you listening? RT @greenbubble Dalai Lama Calls for Action on ClimateChange http://bit.ly/6VyQUK COP15 5:39 PM Nov 30th, 2009

Call For U.S. To Step Up Leadership on Climate and Renewable Energy http://bit.ly/5UJIhQ Is it Too late? EnergyPolicy ClimateChange COP15 4:58 PM Nov 30th, 2009

What to expect at COP15? At best, a "political declaration with niceties"; at worst a walk-out by India, China, etc. http://bit.ly/8sscgG 4:56 PM Nov 30th, 2009

Climate Thoughts - Visual representation of climate opinions from around the world http://bit.ly/s5lVj ClimateChange COP15 4:53 PM Nov 30th, 2009

Is 17% below 2005 levels by 2020 enough? The world expects significantly more from the US. http://bit.ly/8Te2CH EnergyPolicy ClimateChange 4:53 PM Nov 30th, 2009

We're Ready ... (are we?) Environment America uses celebs in call for strong action to fight ClimateChange at COP15 http://bit.ly/4BiYMP 4:52 PM Nov 30th, 2009

Brazil, South Africa, India and China dismiss COP15 ClimateChange commitments; Economy first! http://bit.ly/4u9Fyg http://bit.ly/4oNPy8 4:52 PM Nov 30th, 2009

Same expert thinks COP15 ClimateChange treaty is "most complicated international political endeavor of all time" Indeed! See next tweet! 4:52 PM Nov 30th, 2009

A global deal is unlikely at COP15 but progress toward ClimateChange treaty is possible, says expert http://bit.ly/92zU0t 4:51 PM Nov 30th, 2009

Thats why US needs to walk-the-walk for leverage + maybe inspiration in Climatechange dialogues with China & India EnergyPolicy 2:44 PM Nov 30th, 2009

China Follows United States, Announces Reductions in Carbon Intensity http://bit.ly/6cJZ3F ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 2:44 PM Nov 30th, 2009

READING: Reviewing 2009 Solar Stocks http://bit.ly/8Yh68n (found via http://bit.ly/7CVHR2) 2:42 PM Nov 30th, 2009

Sanyo’s new solar cells are thinner than human hair http://bit.ly/4I7Q3x 2:40 PM Nov 30th, 2009

Click here for the complete list of tweets from November.

RT @enviroknow Foundation for a Low Carbon Future: Essential Elements of a Copenhagen Agreement http://ow.ly/165skp ClimateChange 2:38 PM Nov 30th, 2009
@GavinNewsom Sadly, like with all changes, status-quo is too easy to live with. Also teachers pays need to increase to attract the best. 12:44 PM Nov 30th, 2009
@GavinNewsom Public education policy cannot be driven from federal/state level but local goverments need to be empowered to make change. 12:43 PM Nov 30th, 2009
@GavinNewsom But I do agree that public education standards in the US (overall but math/science in particular) need an overhaul. But how? 12:42 PM Nov 30th, 2009
@GavinNewsom That said, current economic stasis in US is hurting. Very talented and bright people like me have been unemployed for too long 12:41 PM Nov 30th, 2009
@GavinNewsom Not to forget immigration openness, allowing best to come work here! Many startups in your neck-of-the-woods started by Indians 12:40 PM Nov 30th, 2009
@GavinNewsom Agree with you re: http://bit.ly/50lOsd But think US has edge due to sustained entrepreneurship and innovation model in place. 12:39 PM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @solarthermalmag White Paper - Optimizing Solar Thermal Performance with Data Loggers http://bit.ly/8OPRel 12:36 PM Nov 30th, 2009
Startup Porifera - Developing carbon nanotube based membranes to separate greenhouse gases from smokestacks. http://bit.ly/5K4VSM 12:34 PM Nov 30th, 2009
More about how ecological mismanagement has transformed stunning Guatemala's Lake Atitlan into a smelly sludge http://bit.ly/5ljxbp 11:41 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Environmental degradation seemingly responsible for deadly algae bloom takes over Lake Atitlán, Guatemala (NASA pic) http://bit.ly/7DfZFt 11:28 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @climateprogress The times they are a-changin’ … in Denmark, South Africa, Brazil, Japan http://bit.ly/7GLFK2 ClimateChange COP15 10:53 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @solarmaandpa End of the Beginning: Cleantech Group Offers Ten Predictions for 2010 http://bit.ly/8I224H 10:50 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @hankheyming Signs Point to a Better 2010 Tech IPO Market http://bit.ly/7kPM8C 10:50 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Carrots and Sticks of Proposed US Climate Policy http://bit.ly/1ByQgC EnergyPolicy ClimateChange 9:46 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @greenbiz Carbon Disclosure Project Launches CDP Water Disclosure Initiative http://bit.ly/6osF1a 9:45 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Also read McKinsey report - Charting our water future http://bit.ly/6K3H8o 9:42 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @greenbiz The World's Looming 'Water Gap' http://bit.ly/4uIl18 Water 9:42 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Great! @makower went searching for greenwashing at GreenBuild but came away "profoundly disappointed & duly impressed" http://bit.ly/29J9Id 9:39 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Also: Green Building Market & Impact Report 2009 http://bit.ly/50p1d9 (Lots of good reports via @greenbiz. Thanks!) 9:37 AM Nov 30th, 2009
USGBCs GreenJobs Study (pdf) http://bit.ly/4SfQY0 + Green Buildings & Water Performance Report (pdf) http://bit.ly/4yRW2n EnergyEfficiency 9:33 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Robust climate bill could boost US economy by ~$111B by 2020 and create as many as 1.9M jobs. http://bit.ly/27LgoF GreenJobs EnergyPolicy 9:28 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @greenbiz Passing Climate Tipping Points Would Devastate Ecosystems, Economies http://bit.ly/79JyA7 ClimateChange 9:26 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Critical question, given Qs by naysayers about data: Is There a Reliable Way to Track Atm. CO2 Levels? http://bit.ly/1rdcdK ClimateChange 9:21 AM Nov 30th, 2009
ClimateChange Begins at Home: Small Steps to Cut Greenhouse Emissions Can Lead to Big Results http://bit.ly/3zdgth EnergyEfficiency 9:15 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @sciam Seven Answers to Climate Contrarian Nonsense http://bit.ly/8bg9Fx ClimateChange COP15 9:15 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @sciam The people of the world continue to grapple with the question of how best to combat ClimateChange http://bit.ly/5UH124 COP15 9:14 AM Nov 30th, 2009
TO READ LATER: Just ran into a good report about 'Keeping The Amazon Forests' http://bit.ly/3a1SNY (pdf) 9:13 AM Nov 30th, 2009
I say that after reading weekend rhetoric from Brazil's president about their conservation efforts http://bit.ly/6tCfcA http://bit.ly/8AsVTE 9:10 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Successes aside, we walk a fine line with conservation efforts. Need to deal with ugly nexus of local politics + real needs of local people 9:10 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Plus Brazil's success a good example for others; eg: Indonesia http://bit.ly/1Us8Ix More bout conservation in Indonesia http://bit.ly/6xWEZ1 9:06 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Brazil's farmers take up reforestation http://bit.ly/8sxLSv + Seems Brazil’s Rainforest Success May Curb CO2 Market http://bit.ly/3IkN5C 9:05 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Brazil is among the globe’s top 10 GHG emitters — largely due to burning of forest land for other uses! http://bit.ly/2wcXaS ClimateChange 9:04 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Hurrah! Maybe too early to celebrate but a conservation success? Brazil deforestation drops to lowest level since 1980s http://bit.ly/14lFky 9:03 AM Nov 30th, 2009
RT @WSJEnergyBlog Green Ink: Oil Pirates, Copenhagen Conundrum, and Climategate http://bit.ly/5YkueY ClimateChange COP15 8:41 AM Nov 30th, 2009
Now this I like - creative idea to deal with issues of the day! RT @inhabitat Fever Activated Swine Flu Masks http://bit.ly/4JkjVF 9:50 AM Nov 29th, 2009
Bunnies are cute, fluffy, and…the new green fuel? http://om.ly/ccWP Not exactly what I think of when I say I'm a renewable energy proponent! 9:49 AM Nov 29th, 2009
Holiday Fun: Al Gore and Lord Monckton go head-to-head over climatechange in spoof video rap battle http://bit.ly/5oizCy 9:59 AM Nov 26th, 2009
True; its a start! RT @frankejames Yikes!! Need tougher targets. Obama to pledge 17% <> Emerging Enterprise Center: Social Networking and Business Development http://bit.ly/3Vkqh0 10:25 AM Nov 17th, 2009
Tomorrow at @FoleyTech -> IP Cases: A Year In Review: Converging Forces That Will Impact Your Business In 2010 & Beyond http://bit.ly/2kbjlS 10:23 AM Nov 17th, 2009
TODAY at MIT: Energy Initiative on the Road: New Concepts for Renewable Energy Generation and Storage http://bit.ly/18nYHV 10:19 AM Nov 17th, 2009
RT @Greenpeace: Welcome our new International Exec Director Kumi Naidoo (@naidookumi).Thoughts on climatechange here http://bit.ly/10g3Ww 3:32 PM Nov 16th, 2009
RT @GreenpeaceCA 'We can't change the science. The science is clear. We have to change the politics ' @naidookumi tells BBC climatechange 3:31 PM Nov 16th, 2009
Why Obama's China Trip Matters http://bit.ly/bc39Y ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 3:29 PM Nov 16th, 2009
NYT News Analysis: Obama Hobbled in Fight Against ClimateChange http://bit.ly/3CYaJ0 Point a finger and three point back at you! 10:30 PM Nov 15th, 2009
Patterns from the sky - capturing our high volume energy use lifestyle: Pictures by George Steinmetz http://bit.ly/3WtdTt 5:37 PM Nov 15th, 2009
Edward Burtynsky: ""We all partake of what comes from this place, but we have no idea what it looks like." http://bit.ly/422ggi GreenLiving 4:35 PM Nov 15th, 2009
Interview with Edward Burtynsky: http://bit.ly/6ZNF5 Sustainability 4:29 PM Nov 15th, 2009
TED Talk by Edward Burtynsky: Following the path of oil; with stunning photographs to document it http://bit.ly/33Isxx Sustainability 4:27 PM Nov 15th, 2009
TED Talk by Edward Burtynsky: Stunning landscapes that document humanity's impact on the world http://bit.ly/MOmem Sustainability 4:26 PM Nov 15th, 2009
RT @Edouard_Stenger RT @newsweek Inside Livermore Lab's Race to Invent Clean Energy http://bit.ly/4kllRp 11:03 AM Nov 15th, 2009
Expected but of course unfortunate too for those of us who thought Copenhagen was a non-negotiable deadline http://bit.ly/3L0zPf 11:02 AM Nov 15th, 2009
Expected! Precedence to healthcare; no climate bill in the US RT @pjoseph85 Leaders Agree to Delay ClimateChange Deal http://bit.ly/30YxHE 11:00 AM Nov 15th, 2009
India unveils 20000 MW solar power plan http://bit.ly/3bXSDR http://bit.ly/4F6zWN http://bit.ly/2ouYVq Great - Now lets execute! 9:44 AM Nov 14th, 2009
Low-Emission Transportation Needs Assist From Policymakers -- Report http://bit.ly/3nrdEw EV 11:42 AM Nov 13th, 2009
READING: RT @greenbiz Take Care Using the Word Sustainability http://bit.ly/EmwRZ 11:40 AM Nov 13th, 2009
US Cleantech Venture Capital Continues to Gain Momentum in Q3 2009 With 46% Increase to $965 Million http://bit.ly/2TKNpE 11:39 AM Nov 13th, 2009
ARPA-E Bets on Disruptive Technology Synthesizing Fuel from Bacteria http://bit.ly/1L2eAn Biofuels 11:38 AM Nov 13th, 2009
Zeachem to commence construction of cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant before year end http://bit.ly/3ZoJ7P Biofuels 11:27 AM Nov 13th, 2009
Wet Ethanol Process Yields More Ethanol! http://bit.ly/2Ftcxy biofuels 11:26 AM Nov 13th, 2009
RT @energynenvironm Biofuels Production Will Play a Role in Reducing GHG Emissions http://bit.ly/1B1VLP 11:25 AM Nov 13th, 2009
Breakthrough Cane-to-Diesel Technology Close to Being Commercial http://bit.ly/DOBe1 biofuels 11:24 AM Nov 13th, 2009
RT @SBI_Reports - White Paper Download - Global Biofuels Market:Opportunities, Emerging Technologies & Production http://bit.ly/Xl1X5 11:24 AM Nov 13th, 2009
Joule Reports Breakthrough in Renewable Diesel Production http://bit.ly/3BcgQI Biofuels 11:23 AM Nov 13th, 2009
Energy Conversion Devices (Uni-Solar) reports financial results for 1st Quarter of fiscal year 2010 http://bit.ly/4tYwRs Solar 11:08 AM Nov 11th, 2009
Dow Polyglycols, Surfactants and Fluids, - Thermal Fluids for solar thermal in 6 Spain solar farms http://bit.ly/2Q7ILS 11:07 AM Nov 11th, 2009
P&G Launches 1.1 MW Solar Array to electrify its Oxnard, Calif., paper plant http://bit.ly/4BLx0d 11:05 AM Nov 11th, 2009
Report - Thin Film's Solar Share to Double by 2013 http://bit.ly/34QW50 http://bit.ly/Dmpx7 11:04 AM Nov 11th, 2009
China Solar Power Buys ThinSilicon, Enters Amorphous Silicon Fray http://bit.ly/21o7C6 Solar 11:04 AM Nov 11th, 2009
California vineyards: Swirl, Sip, Solar http://bit.ly/3rO1Ta solar 11:01 AM Nov 11th, 2009
Mars Chocolate Unveils New Solar Garden, Renovated Headquarters http://bit.ly/1aWsV3 and http://bit.ly/2uaftp 11:00 AM Nov 11th, 2009
IntAct Labs snags 2009 Ignite Clean Energy prize http://bit.ly/2lrGoP Idea is to generate electricity from cleaning wastewater! 10:55 AM Nov 11th, 2009
Climate Bill Likely on the Shelf For Rest of the Year http://bit.ly/3NdFRt Shame! Takes away any US leverage at COP15 talks! EnergyPolicy 10:54 AM Nov 11th, 2009
RT @ClimateLobby Poor nations pledge low-carbon path. http://bit.ly/gCd9I COP15 ClimateChange 10:53 AM Nov 11th, 2009
RT @greeninc Forum Reflects Copenhagen Divisions http://bit.ly/3gvm11 COP15 ClimateChange 10:53 AM Nov 11th, 2009
N.J. utility ups solar loans to $248 million http://bit.ly/18CKQ3 Kudos, NJ! Little wonder you are 2 after CA in solar in the US. 10:51 AM Nov 11th, 2009
Is There Any Hope for Agreement at Copenhagen? (@Time magazine) http://bit.ly/25enMO 4:41 PM Nov 10th, 2009
RT @guardianeco Copenhagen climate change summit: The issues http://bit.ly/4CyouL 4:40 PM Nov 10th, 2009
President Obama quietly signs landmark Great Lakes cleanup bill http://bit.ly/28ROSs 1:34 PM Nov 10th, 2009
To Read Later: Unclog the Innovation Bottleneck at our Nation’s Universities http://bit.ly/1s7MJg 1:31 PM Nov 10th, 2009
To Read Later: The bane of university technology commercialization http://bit.ly/2S3Jc4 1:31 PM Nov 10th, 2009
READING: Venture capital (VC) funds like to invest in disruptive change, but what they really love is ... http://bit.ly/1Zdu29 1:30 PM Nov 10th, 2009
RT @TwilightEarth Keep Keeping America Beautiful http://ow.ly/AZku 1:26 PM Nov 10th, 2009
Brazil pledges deep emission cuts in 'political gesture' to rich nations http://bit.ly/4fb4AE 1:26 PM Nov 10th, 2009
China's Boom: The Dark Side in Photos (by Lu Guang) http://bit.ly/4F7q3N 1:25 PM Nov 10th, 2009
International Energy Agency Reduces Forecast for Oil Consumption, thanks to economic crisis + renewable energy projects http://bit.ly/4EGx8H 1:09 PM Nov 10th, 2009
Orchid Technologies' Solar Power System - Small to moderate solar arrays with high capacity energy storage designs http://bit.ly/11XLKs 10:52 AM Nov 10th, 2009
Fearing costlier & less effective EPA rules, some utilities push Congress to act on Carbon emissions http://bit.ly/4vjEw6 EnergyPolicy 10:51 AM Nov 10th, 2009
Low chances of a major pact emerging in Copenhagen but lack of global climate deal wont crush green tech http://bit.ly/3rd174 ClimateChange 10:48 AM Nov 10th, 2009
Putting Green Technology Into Bricks - New Methods to Reinvent Building Materials http://bit.ly/1NmHaH GreenBuilding 10:46 AM Nov 10th, 2009
To Read Later: NYRB review of The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning by James Lovelock http://bit.ly/4DbXii ClimateChange 9:29 AM Nov 10th, 2009
RT @mgorbachev More walls to fall: Remembering Berlin, rallying for Copenhagen. http://bit.ly/3NODix 4:56 PM Nov 9th, 2009
Report: Reducing Emissions Growth in Emerging Economies Could Be Cheap http://bit.ly/2cMXiW EnergyPolicy ClimateChange 6:59 PM Nov 8th, 2009
WaPo's Total and Per Capita Emissions Tool (1950-2006) http://bit.ly/IF42O Need Rosling (http://bit.ly/chcT) to animate this over time! 6:54 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Climatechange denial, a contagious disease, exists in a sphere which cant be reached by evidence or reasoned argument http://bit.ly/1RyLSy 6:30 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Climate Prosperity Alliance: Copenhagen the entryway leading the world to a global green economy http://bit.ly/3OsueP ClimateChange COP15 6:28 PM Nov 8th, 2009
So what will define success in Copenhagen http://bit.ly/bbphl ClimateChange COP15 6:27 PM Nov 8th, 2009
“Iraq has suffered for a long time, so now I’m trying to give a smile back to Iraq with beautiful plants.” http://bit.ly/mqlh6 GreenLiving 6:26 PM Nov 8th, 2009
The Vagaries of Estimating Cap-and-Trade’s Impact on Consumers http://bit.ly/2GQNQE ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 6:25 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Gaming Cap and Trade: Should We Worry? http://bit.ly/2dZ8rp ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 6:24 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Economists Concur on Threat of Warming http://bit.ly/4AEsDC Really? I must be talking to some in the 13.2% minority! ClimateChange 6:23 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Study: Managing Emissions Intensity - the amount of atmospheric carbon generated from fossil fuel use per unit GDP http://bit.ly/26Qoof 6:18 PM Nov 8th, 2009
NYT Readers Air Their (Clean) Laundry http://bit.ly/gGryg http://bit.ly/2rVY3m http://bit.ly/2I1trl http://bit.ly/2OrG3e GreenLiving 6:04 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Pharmaceuticals & personal care products in NYC drinking water supply http://bit.ly/2sLhz5 Also read: http://bit.ly/1aTN8s 6:00 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Missed this in early October! EPA Chief Announces Sweeping Reforms for Toxic Chemicals http://bit.ly/36jl1G Related: http://bit.ly/1GChdR 5:59 PM Nov 8th, 2009
ClimateChange Will Cost Farmers Far More Than a Climate Bill http://bit.ly/7pT1a (EWG.org Report at link) 5:56 PM Nov 8th, 2009
E-ZPass Kills Congestion, Saves Babies – Literally http://bit.ly/1vW0lx Not to mention the great convenience of not waiting in long queues! 5:54 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Although plastics account for only 8% of the waste stream by weight, they occupy about 20% of volume in a landfill http://bit.ly/2gbhuB 5:53 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Plastic Bottle Recycling Reaches Record High http://bit.ly/3CoeFj 27% isn't bad! Thought it was <>
EPA Orders Review of Pesticides Impact on Endocrine http://bit.ly/11hd8o (FYI @pjoseph85; though pesticides ill-effects are well-known!) 5:47 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Venture Capital Investments in Cleantech 1995-2007; also as % of total VC $s http://bit.ly/gIPVY (Wish this had 2008 and YTD 2009 s too) 5:47 PM Nov 8th, 2009
They've got 40 PowerPoint slides worth of nothing, you've got $225,000 less of something. Now what? Open Innovation! http://bit.ly/XEdyO 5:45 PM Nov 8th, 2009
The Real Story Behind Bisphenol A http://bit.ly/tpPw How To Pass The BPA Test http://bit.ly/Umx6H (FYI: @pjoseph85) 5:41 PM Nov 8th, 2009
F-Gases Are a Major Global Warming Threat. What Can We Do to Stop Them? http://bit.ly/4flAoc ClimateChange 5:40 PM Nov 8th, 2009
Transforming the American Dream, from McMansions to domiciles more in tune with the ecological realities of the future? http://bit.ly/XPyeR 5:27 PM Nov 8th, 2009
NYT oped by @NYtimeskristof Chemicals in Our Food, and Bodies http://bit.ly/3ytlEf & http://bit.ly/3nTiIw (FYI @pjoseph85 ) 5:25 PM Nov 8th, 2009
RT @randyrichmond The Guardian also has a bike blog http://bit.ly/l3Z2O GreenLiving 12:48 PM Nov 7th, 2009
Walk everywhere but need to buy a bike! RT @randyrichmond Did we know the New York Times had a bike blog? http://tiny.cc/Spokes via @pedalr 12:48 PM Nov 7th, 2009
When you end up sweaty, repeat/rinse the cycle! ;) RT @TreeHugger Wash your clothes by pedaling your bike (with video) http://bit.ly/4dx6vN 12:45 PM Nov 7th, 2009
RT @TreeHugger The Climate Clock and Copenhagen http://bit.ly/1fTNOa ClimateChange 12:44 PM Nov 7th, 2009
RT @Milieunet Naked emperors! @Greenpeace article: Guide to Climate Politics http://bit.ly/2r7YM9 ClimateChange 12:43 PM Nov 7th, 2009
Ecosystem in Peru is losing a key ally - the huarango tree http://bit.ly/30Cnvh (Yesterday: http://bit.ly/2IzJ7m ) 12:42 PM Nov 7th, 2009
An ultraslick uber-cool bio-diesel-powered anti-whaling speedboat. http://bit.ly/4vBxuo 6:23 PM Nov 6th, 2009
Katie Couric, please note: It is silicon for solar, not silicone! at 6:15 in video http://bit.ly/1R04yM 6:00 PM Nov 6th, 2009
Applied Materials picks up Advent Solar assets http://bit.ly/4bbaET Sanyo eyes boost in solar investment http://bit.ly/1gV5xK Solar 5:54 PM Nov 6th, 2009
San Diego to Roll Out Full-Scale Solar Power Financing Through Property Taxes in 2010 http://bit.ly/1zvLzo 5:51 PM Nov 6th, 2009
Al Gore says we put out 90M tons of GHG every day! http://bit.ly/1R04yM How much CO2 are you emitting? Take the quiz http://bit.ly/4PKDd 5:50 PM Nov 6th, 2009
@sciam First Look at Carbon Capture and Storage in a WV Coal-Fired Power Plant [Slide Show] http://bit.ly/2KLDJ9 Clean Coal, indeed! 5:40 PM Nov 6th, 2009 in reply to sciam
Capturing CO2 = Is carbon capture and storage a climate boon or boondoggle? http://bit.ly/I5eno Repeat myself - Prevention better than Cure! 5:39 PM Nov 6th, 2009
Yesterday: Evergreen moves solar panel assembly to China http://bit.ly/4lnomY Today: GE closes only US solarpanel plant http://bit.ly/Xsvjt 5:17 PM Nov 6th, 2009
Look at the size of this recently cut down tree http://bit.ly/4cxbxW Sadly, human beings don't treasure these as trees but for their wood! 5:13 PM Nov 6th, 2009
Just heard about a new movie: "an exhilarating experience of the meaning of water to humanity" http://tiny.cc/OneWater. (FYI @pjoseph85) 12:42 PM Nov 6th, 2009
Good to hear that cerebral president and his brainy energy secretary bond. Now to get things done! :) RT @greenbiz http://bit.ly/3mHxOW 12:16 PM Nov 6th, 2009
via @triplepundit The Fourth Bottom Line of Sustainability: Perspective http://bit.ly/2xj0Sm CSR 12:14 PM Nov 6th, 2009
And Al Gore on the Daily Show - "Should I Trust Al Gore, or My Rock Hard Nipples?" (VIDEO via @treehugger) http://bit.ly/2cXN2u 12:04 PM Nov 6th, 2009
Listening now: RT @triplepundit Al Gore Interviewed by Katie Couric (Video) http://bit.ly/2b4OgV 11:57 AM Nov 6th, 2009
RT @triplepundit The Sustainability Commons: How Corporate Data Sharing Can Advance Sustainability http://bit.ly/y4e1X CSR 11:56 AM Nov 6th, 2009
It better! 10% unemployment; 1st time since 1983! RT @solarmaandpa Should Stimulus Projects Create Jobs? http://tinyurl.com/yepzxz8 11:54 AM Nov 6th, 2009
CIGS is finally here? RT @SolarIndustry MiaSole's 100 W and 107 W CIGS modules obtain UL and IEC certification http://bit.ly/5agOj solar 11:40 AM Nov 6th, 2009
RT @GreenerBuilding Greenbuild 2009 Job Fair: USGBC Offers Job Seekers a Lifeline - http://bit.ly/3fdULQ greenbuilding greenjobs 11:39 AM Nov 6th, 2009
More Energy in Batteries - Nanowire anodes could let lithium-ion batteries run twice as long. http://bit.ly/a4eJg EnergyStorage 11:22 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Also Read: NYT - http://bit.ly/bDbq4 WSJ - http://bit.ly/4ff18k Time: http://bit.ly/3tfejb Science (2008): http://bit.ly/EUMMx BioFuels 10:03 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting Error in Assessing BioEnergy (pdf) http://bit.ly/2QFFKu Related: http://bit.ly/3a4Gpw Biofuels 9:58 AM Nov 6th, 2009
No more kerosene lamps! Soluz makes solar power possible for off-grid customers via micro-finance models. More power to them! Pun intended! 8:54 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Soluz has sold solar to 1000s of off-grid customers in the Dominican Republic and Honduras since the early 1980s! http://tiny.cc/Soluz 8:49 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Also delighted to meet yday President & founder of Soluz, who develops distributed micro-power for rural areas in developing countries! 8:47 AM Nov 6th, 2009
+ Madnick's developed Pearl's Premium "Ultra Low Maintenance" Lawn Seed - no fertilizer & less time/$/H2O http://bit.ly/3tAuX4 GreenLiving 8:34 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Jackson Madnick's sustainable house provides 95 % of heating, cooling and power from the sun and earth! http://bit.ly/1RuM8n GreenBuilding 8:32 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Met Jackson Madnick at BASEA event yesterday. Very impressed to hear about his sustainable house http://bit.ly/1n1XUr GreenBuilding 8:32 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Listening now RT @Xconomy Catch our podcast previewing the Fifth Conference on Clean Energy, 11/12-13 in BOS http://bit.ly/49Cnah CCE-2009 8:26 AM Nov 6th, 2009
RT @climateprogress The “Party Of No” becomes the “Party Of Slow” http://bit.ly/fE7ys ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 8:24 AM Nov 6th, 2009
RT @climateprogress The Audacity of Nope: The GOP obstructs the clean energy bill http://bit.ly/23vv9r ClimateChange EnergyPolicy 8:24 AM Nov 6th, 2009
RT @climateprogress Road to Copenhagen, Part 2: Risky Business http://bit.ly/3ZIQsm Part 1: Doing the Climate Shuffle http://bit.ly/46XOvn 8:23 AM Nov 6th, 2009
RT @climateprogress Road to Copenhagen, Part 4: A New Social Contract http://bit.ly/csmi7 Part 3: Re-Tooling Industry http://bit.ly/4zarN8 8:23 AM Nov 6th, 2009
High time to walk the talk! RT @chrisrbrown Wal-Mart to Outfit 650 Stores with Cree LEDs in Next Year http://seekingalpha.com/a/3oi9 8:19 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Wow! That would be big! RT @chrisbrown Panasonic Launches Bid for Sanyo: One of the Next Green Giants? http://seekingalpha.com/a/3oem 8:19 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Cannot change the world by changing buying habits - Monbiot http://bit.ly/RzhTI GreenLiving Don't agree; drops of water make an ocean! 8:18 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Any free events in Boston next week in parallel with 5th Annual Conference on Clean Energy (Nov 12-13)? http://tiny.cc/CCE2009 CCE-2009 8:16 AM Nov 6th, 2009
Networking hasn't led me anywhere yet! RT @greeneconpost Looking For a Job in Sustainability? Look Beyond Job Boards http://su.pr/1UMeYy 4:59 PM Nov 5th, 2009
MEMC acquires SunEdison in bid to further build downstream solar business http://bit.ly/3rqdgd Wow - missed this big news when I was away! 4:52 PM Nov 5th, 2009
...with large coal reserves in India, China, and US and a strong lobby, coal isn't going away. Might as well clean it (as much as possible!) 4:29 PM Nov 5th, 2009
NYT: A Bid to Cut Emissions Looks Away From Coal http://bit.ly/qtyKk At the risk of repeating myself: Clean Coal = an oxymoron! But ... 4:29 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Does Carbon Sequestration Work? http://bit.ly/2Ua8wO (MY momma always said: Prevention is better than cure. ;)) 4:27 PM Nov 5th, 2009
RT @Earth2Tech Energy Retrofit Market to Surge, and Bring Green Roofing Along for the Ride: Report http://bit.ly/2MFzn6 GreenBuilding 4:27 PM Nov 5th, 2009
And tomorrow 7.30am-12pm at @FoleyHoag in Waltham - EBC Business Summit Focusing on Environment-Energy-Climate Change http://bit.ly/1yyDbz 4:23 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Also this PM, TiE Boston CleanTech event at @FoleyHoag in Waltham ($25 for non-members) on Energy Storage Technologies http://bit.ly/2XiJk4 4:23 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Looking forward to talk by Photon Consulting at Boston Area Solar Energy Assoc meeting today evening. Details: http://bit.ly/4rKLht (pdf) 4:22 PM Nov 5th, 2009
RT @greeneconpost: New Study: Green Buildings Lead to Increased Productivity - http://su.pr/31BRGS greenbuilding 4:21 PM Nov 5th, 2009
RT @GreenerBuilding: The Green Building Market and Impact Report 2009 - Reuters http://bit.ly/q4mIH greenbuilding 4:21 PM Nov 5th, 2009
via @MoonworksNE MIT concept for color-changing roof tiles; absorb heat in winter, reflect it in summer. http://bit.ly/1A2sTB GreenBuilding 4:21 PM Nov 5th, 2009
via @MoonworksNE Shifting the world to 100 percent clean, renewable energy as early as 2030 http://bit.ly/16E1wA 4:20 PM Nov 5th, 2009
via @MoonworksNE Renewable Energy 101 http://bit.ly/31Ikmp 4:19 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Last week: SEPA Announced 2009 Solar Business Achievement Award Winners http://bit.ly/1l7hH4 Congratulations to Utilities that get it! 4:16 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Feels inevitable but disappointing nonetheless! RT @guardianeco No global ClimateChange treaty likely for up to a year http://bit.ly/ECf51 4:15 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Wish I was in Anaheim last week! RT @solarfeeds: Solar Power International 2009 Breaks Attendance Records http://tinyurl.com/ycxz5uz 4:14 PM Nov 5th, 2009
RT @grist Climate Citizens: Fight mountaintop mining: Host a viewing party for the must-see new film “Coal Country.” http://bit.ly/43Yawk 4:13 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Solar Trees sprouting in the parking lot of Dell HQ in TX http://bit.ly/1AgNSw [earlier: http://bit.ly/1U30a4 and http://bit.ly/3Aq9aH] 4:11 PM Nov 5th, 2009
More about the clay solar tiles by SRS Energy from a June 2009 article http://bit.ly/lVCA6 [Earlier today: http://bit.ly/35WTnm ] 4:08 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Only sustainable solutions make sense! RT @MBernhart What does a CSR program look like? Looks like a brand! says @elainecohen at nmsr09. 2:17 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Fossil-fuel Industry Funded Group Succeeds in Spreading Lies About How Much Water Desert Solar Uses http://bit.ly/3TV43p 2:13 PM Nov 5th, 2009
See @ClimateLobby's interactive map showing how differing views on emissions cloud the ClimateChange talks http://bit.ly/20ecci cop15 12:05 PM Nov 5th, 2009
Meanwhile here in the US, ClimateChange bill limps through Senate. http://bit.ly/4xfkDY EnergyPolicy 12:05 PM Nov 5th, 2009
WHAT A SHAME! Worldwide Efforts Of Global Energy Lobby To Kill Progress On ClimateChange Exposed http://bit.ly/1SvZMg http://bit.ly/7lQ4o 12:00 PM Nov 5th, 2009
RT @solarfeeds 3 Common Misperceptions About Utility Scale Renewable Energy http://ow.ly/15ZEqL 11:55 AM Nov 5th, 2009
RT @EcoTechDaily Cool Green Roof, Solar Powered Monorail, Nighttime Solar and Honda's concept EV's. http://ow.ly/zAgj 11:54 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Meanwhile, business as usual in DTW. RT @makower Against the current: No EVs in Chrysler's New 5-Year Product Plan http://bit.ly/1bNyAs 11:54 AM Nov 5th, 2009
RT @makower A hybrid species, no doubt. :) Toyota creates new flower species to offset CO2 from Prius assembly http://bit.ly/3RmByw 11:53 AM Nov 5th, 2009
RT @inhabitat Taipei 101 To Be World’s Tallest GreenBuilding http://bit.ly/1Fx1mv 11:53 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Also see solar-powered transit shelters http://bit.ly/35r9tO http://bit.ly/SDnap. Great blog, @jetsongreen! Found good solar links! 11:51 AM Nov 5th, 2009
And cable-suspended free span solar systems for parking lots http://u.nu/726s3 (Doesn't look too stable nor aesthetic, methinks!) 11:49 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Last month we heard of Dow's Solar Shingles http://bit.ly/3CCYt9; now Clay Roof Integrated Solar Power Tiles http://bit.ly/3cYxSg 11:48 AM Nov 5th, 2009
READING: Article last month by David Leeds: SmartGrid Stimulus - A Dead End Without Smart Pricing http://bit.ly/8WAbB 11:46 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Microgrids: A $2.1B market in the making? http://bit.ly/4s9JQF Indeed - distributed generation is a good strategy for the future, IMO. 11:44 AM Nov 5th, 2009
What’s Happening With The SmartGrid: A Q&A With Industry Expert David Leeds http://bit.ly/2jB2LF 11:43 AM Nov 5th, 2009
PG&E's SmartGrid Challenges & Solutions by the Region http://bit.ly/4iiSzU PG&E installing 13000 smart meters per day http://bit.ly/n4Hx7 11:42 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Canadian smartgrid could charge electric cars very cheaply http://bit.ly/3UaTnD EV 11:41 AM Nov 5th, 2009
DOE Grants Jump-Start the SmartGrid Toward a Still Undefined Future http://bit.ly/3j6IC2 11:41 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Smart grid programs get $3.4B; Small biz win 43% of DOE awards http://bit.ly/2ofiPV Obama Touts SmartGrid http://bit.ly/1spoCf 11:40 AM Nov 5th, 2009
READ: 'The Politics of Enchantment - The quest for a new kinship with nature' by William Gibson http://bit.ly/1W0Xua 8:03 AM Nov 5th, 2009
"preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the community....." http://bit.ly/2CCRvC Need a “culture of enchantment” (William Gibson) 8:01 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Reviews of 'Paradise Found - Nature in America at the Time of Discovery' http://bit.ly/KDhHI (WaPo) & http://bit.ly/2d8JhQ (New Scientist) 7:56 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Seems one could throw a stone into rivers of New England and hit a salmon (many 25-40lb big) 2+ centuries ago. Today, all but extinct. Sigh! 7:54 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Sad history of salmons in New England rivers; similar story of cod, whales, + various land animals to follow. Should I even read this book! 7:54 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Just 8 pages into reading Chap 2 of Paradise Found by Steve Nicholls and am depressed instead of being wow-ed! http://bit.ly/4mF4mV 7:54 AM Nov 5th, 2009
Hope to meet other business professionals interested in clean energy at @masschallenge's Networking Event on 11/17 http://eepurl.com/eIal 5:21 PM Nov 4th, 2009
RT @ASES_Solar RFK Jr. tells Solar Power International about the hidden costs of coal and what to do about it. http://bit.ly/4cbP1W solar 10:16 AM Nov 1st, 2009
RT @Earth2Tech How An ARPA-E Grant Can Transform A Startup http://bit.ly/UkHOW Also read: Reinvent Building Efficiency http://bit.ly/2ck5aM 10:13 AM Nov 1st, 2009
RT @earth2tech A Solar Hybrid: Crystalline Silicon and Thin Film in One Cell http://bit.ly/uTCdN 10:12 AM Nov 1st, 2009
RT @Earth2Tech Rooftop Solar Isn’t Just for Photovoltaics Anymore http://bit.ly/3OeOrt 10:12 AM Nov 1st, 2009
RT @greenoptions Northeast Adds 17 Gigawatts of Renewable Power to Meet RPS http://bit.ly/1xlnRp Viva, Maine! EnergyPolicy Solar 10:10 AM Nov 1st, 2009
E-Book: How PVs work and incorporating it in the design of buildings http://bit.ly/28b9q2 (via @dmsolar) BIPV - The Future of Solar, IMO. 10:07 AM Nov 1st, 2009
RT @chrisrbrown Chinese government is being urged to draw up an on-grid solar power http://bit.ly/1e4HC7 9:53 AM Nov 1st, 2009
RT @Edouard_Stenger Water and Energy are Inextricably linked: http://is.gd/4K0iC 9:53 AM Nov 1st, 2009
Water scarcity not going to be a show-stopper on these solar farm projects in the desert? See http://bit.ly/kGS9w & http://bit.ly/4Du4F 9:50 AM Nov 1st, 2009
Hurrah! RT @guardiantech Solar power from Sahara step closer http://bit.ly/6AD5t 9:48 AM Nov 1st, 2009

Tweets - October 2009

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Tweets for October 2009:

:) RT @MassHighTech Cool VenaHub custom health device: Cambridge Consultants touts innovation, launches e-health device http://bit.ly/1vwmlr 11:43 AM Oct 23rd, 2009

RT @MassHighTech Cleantech execs. out in full force at the Kresge waiting for Obama. Already seen are EnerNOC and RockPort Capital folks. 11:41 AM Oct 23rd, 2009

REMEMBER: President Obama speaking at MIT at noon today. Watch it live on MIT.edu at http://bit.ly/2BOm7P 11:41 AM Oct 23rd, 2009

Am more or less on break from tweeting; back ~ Nov 5th. "We could have saved the earth; but we were too damn cheap." - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1:34 PM Oct 22nd, 2009

RT @solarfeeds California’s Bold Experiments with Feed-in Tariffs http://tinyurl.com/yf4tcj8 EnergyPolicy 1:33 PM Oct 22nd, 2009

Click here for the complete list of tweets from October 2009.

Who did they ask? TX oil magnates & Saudis? RT @nprnews Poll Shows 'Sharp Decline' In % who Believe In Global Warming http://su.pr/1JDufu 1:33 PM Oct 22nd, 2009

My hero this month - Espirit founder and conservationist Doug Tompkins! http://bit.ly/JseHU Read more in book Eco-Barons http://u.nu/48ig3 8:46 AM Oct 20th, 2009
NYT - Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None http://bit.ly/1ptFOg GreenLiving 8:45 AM Oct 20th, 2009
World record: 13.4 % conversion efficiency in solar cells (CIGS technology) on plastic http://bit.ly/1HVMBe 11:00 AM Oct 19th, 2009
You can also read the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust's Fiscal Year 2009 report here (pdf): http://bit.ly/3IRTjR Solar EnergyPolicy 9:32 AM Oct 16th, 2009
Thats the first step toward Governor Deval Patrick’s goal of 250 MW by 2017. Next phase of Commonwealth Solar applications by Oct end. 9:31 AM Oct 16th, 2009
Commonwealth Solar Rebate Program in Mass. has received enough solar applications to meet its goal of 27MW by 2012 http://bit.ly/MASolar 9:30 AM Oct 16th, 2009
“Why do you think it’s necessary to get in bed with people like John Kerry?” http://bit.ly/3eDC5N Partisan politics slows US EnergyPolicy 8:48 AM Oct 16th, 2009
OUCH! That hurts! Iowa State University Cyclones mascot in picture of teams says "Univ. of Iowa"! Correct it, @PopMech! http://bit.ly/OHkPh 8:45 AM Oct 16th, 2009
Solar Decathlon: Boston's Curio.House http://bit.ly/OHkPh (via @dmsolar) Too bad I didn't get around to volunteering on this at nearby Tufts 8:43 AM Oct 16th, 2009
3Prong Power delivers enhanced Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) conversions. http://bit.ly/AM6M2 EV 8:40 AM Oct 16th, 2009
MIT Energy Night 5:30-8:30pm tonight. 60+ presenters showcasing latest research, education, & entrepreneurship http://bit.ly/4fUxwB 8:37 AM Oct 16th, 2009
-> is looking forward to discussions at @FoleyTech's 'Emerging Technologies Conference: Navigating a New World' tomorrow http://bit.ly/L9ic0 7:26 PM Oct 14th, 2009
@BostonTweet R&D/Technology + Strategy & Business Dev. for New Materials Technologies, Polymers, & Renewable Energy http://tiny.cc/sanjeevn 12:37 PM Oct 14th, 2009
Found that AltaTerra Research Network has an upcoming Webinar on U.S. Solar Market Outlook but $198 for a 1 hour webinar! Expensive! 10:26 AM Oct 14th, 2009
Taking a short break from tweeting here. Will be back in early November. 11:22 AM Oct 13th, 2009
Interesting article on vector-borne illnesses and ClimateChange http://bit.ly/2Hzf7q 11:01 AM Oct 9th, 2009
Shame and Outrage: In 50 years we've gone from 450,000 lions down to 20,000. http://bit.ly/WOlS 8:47 PM Oct 8th, 2009
In finding link to that PBS show, found this 2007 Nightly Business News report on India's water challenges http://bit.ly/osBjv @PJoseph85 8:44 PM Oct 8th, 2009
FYI, @PJoseph85. PBS had feature on water woes in India last weekend. Focus on Yamuna River in Delhi. Depressing! http://bit.ly/4hgBRw 8:42 PM Oct 8th, 2009
RT @EcoFan http://tiny.cc/TlOAy This is so sad! Shutting down and all of these animals will be euthanized if they're not adopted. PLZ RT 8:38 PM Oct 8th, 2009
Man vs. Nature - deforestation, disappearing species, politics! Unsustainable solutions to human needs! Woe, Amazon! Shame, human kind! 8:37 PM Oct 8th, 2009
Gave up watching PBS feature http://bit.ly/30THEL and am back here! More depression than awe/wonder/joy at amazing world of Amazon forests! 8:37 PM Oct 8th, 2009
RT @nytimesworld Letter from India: Pollution as Another Form of Poverty http://bit.ly/2ffYa9 10:27 AM Oct 8th, 2009
Creative! RT @salil61 Swedish way of getting people to take the stairs, not the escalator, courtesy VW: http://bit.ly/PDsJp 8:35 AM Oct 8th, 2009
To Read Later: The State of Green Business Report via @greenbizdaily http://ow.ly/tgmz 8:00 PM Oct 7th, 2009
CO2 makes ivy grow incredibly fast, and problematically poisonous. http://bit.ly/1KHOjB 7:59 PM Oct 7th, 2009
Scientist of Indian origin Venkatraman Ramakrishnan is 1/3 winners of 2009 Chemistry Nobel Prize - for mapping ribosomes http://u.nu/5zbg3 7:12 AM Oct 7th, 2009
Indeed! Thought of all those phones in landfills is disheartening! RT @GOOD Superb idea. @ecoATM recycles old phone.... http://bit.ly/yNR9r 7:16 PM Oct 6th, 2009
How Universities Can Turn Innovation into Companies http://u.nu/2g4g3 Also read this painful lesson about patents http://u.nu/2t4g3 3:02 PM Oct 6th, 2009
The Depressing Reality Of Venture Capital, As Told Through Very Sad Charts http://bit.ly/ZxYJT 2:59 PM Oct 6th, 2009
IPO filings and pricings are on the rise, but not everyone believes that the window is opening more than just a crack. http://u.nu/4s4g3 2:55 PM Oct 6th, 2009
.... But its likely short-lived? http://u.nu/4p4g3 Bleak 2010 Outlook but innovation will be part of what drives us out of the recession! 2:53 PM Oct 6th, 2009
The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) http://u.nu/6q4g3 and the pace of VC investments has increased rapidly http://bit.ly/cSn82 .... 2:52 PM Oct 6th, 2009
Why X, Y, Z and Q names, deliberate bad spelling, and obscure foreign names are popular for startups lately! http://bit.ly/HKAWD 2:49 PM Oct 6th, 2009
So, what is a creative economy? And does it have a bit of an identity crisis? http://bit.ly/ZaVHu 2:47 PM Oct 6th, 2009
How to Create a Thriving Innovation Economy - Recruit Rockstar Scientists http://u.nu/9g4g3 This one is sitting unemployed, people! 2:44 PM Oct 6th, 2009
Dow Chemical also makes performance fluids that can act as working fluids in solar thermal. http://u.nu/53qf3 3:10 PM Oct 5th, 2009
Dow Chemical unveils solar shingles http://u.nu/52qf3 Been expecting this since announcements about BIPV in Nov 2008 http://u.nu/33qf3 3:09 PM Oct 5th, 2009
@solarfred @ThePhoenixSun @ASES_Solar Thanks for the FridayFollow FF last Friday. AND @BrianJSomers: Thanks for the RT on Sep 30th. 3:06 PM Oct 5th, 2009
Shameless Plug: @GavinNewsom For Governor! RT @triplepundit Can California Meet Renewable Energy Goal with a Mandate? http://bit.ly/3fjmYY 3:14 PM Oct 1st, 2009
Just found that Applied Materials recently started a Cleantech Blog - http://blog.amat.com Also on twitter at @Applied_Blog. Solar 1:24 PM Oct 1st, 2009
China Solar Capacity Could Jump to 1GW+ by 2011 http://u.nu/672e3 Good to hear about growth in local market too & not just supply for EU! 1:20 PM Oct 1st, 2009
Yeah! Little mercies! RT @TreeHugger Obama Gives EPA the Go-Ahead to Regulate Greenhouse Gases http://bit.ly/4gm7b5 EnergyPolicy 1:13 PM Oct 1st, 2009
Unfortunate shift in EnergyPolicy by solar leader! RT @solarbusiness German solar sector faces cut in subsidies http://bit.ly/P81Lx 1:12 PM Oct 1st, 2009
After quick wrap-up of EU (solar leaders), great summary by SEIA.org's @RhoneResch on US Solar market. Next up: Asia - expect mostly China! 11:59 AM Oct 1st, 2009
Catching up on PV Society's Webinar archive from a month ago on Changing Climate in Solar Market - PV & Legislation http://u.nu/7zyd3 11:56 AM Oct 1st, 2009

Tweets - September 2009

2009-09-30T13:16:00.000-07:00

Tweets for September 2009:

READING NOW: The Power of Solar Now by @ASES_Solar's Neal Lurie http://bit.ly/4d32aS 12:42 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Climate Bill Limps Forward - Draft version of Senate bill unveiled. http://bit.ly/ZLNET ClimateChange EnergyPolicy RenewableEnergy 12:42 PM Sep 30th, 2009

If credit crunch is really easing and financing/VC capital will flow back in, all we need now is US EnergyPolicy to facilitate this! 12:39 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Deloitte: Investors return to Cleantech sector http://u.nu/48kd3 http://u.nu/58kd3 http://u.nu/78kd3 RenewableEnergy 12:39 PM Sep 30th, 2009

via @EnvironReport - Solar Panel Pricing and how Spain fits into the whole equation. http://u.nu/77kd3 + Solar Panel Thieves 12:36 PM Sep 30th, 2009

U.S. Bancorp has agreed to finance $100M worth of residential solar installations by SolarCity http://u.nu/67kd3 12:35 PM Sep 30th, 2009

In Nevada, Solar Projects Stumble on Need for Water http://u.nu/86kd3 If this is a problem, will EU projects in Africa face similar issues? 12:33 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Even China surges ahead with solar projects - launches 10-MW on-grid solar plant http://u.nu/66kd3 Rapid growth expected http://u.nu/76kd3 12:28 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Germany http://u.nu/64kd3 Spain http://u.nu/95kd3 Italy http://u.nu/82kd3 European solar market continues to grow. EnergyPolicy 12:26 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Q: Who can explain carbon credit in one sentence? A: Guilt-assuaging smoothie. http://u.nu/42kd3 via @Martin_CSR. Thanks! Needed that laugh! 12:17 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Ausra wins contract for 100MW power plant in Jordan - when finished in 2013, will be biggest solar steam generation plant http://u.nu/7zjd3 12:15 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Solar in the future: RT @greenbizdaily RT @PEWorld Carbon nanotubes could make efficient solar cells http://idtx.com/16/1694 12:14 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Roofing tiles/shingles with built-in solar cells http://u.nu/8yjd3 (via @dmsolar) Was working towards BIPV products in my last job. Sigh! 12:13 PM Sep 30th, 2009

Click here for all of September 2009 tweets.

RT @greenproject Can 400 green labels do anything but confuse the world's consumers? http://bit.ly/3rYgrQ GreenLiving 1:43 PM Sep 29th, 2009
To Read Later: RT @makower Future perfect: Four Facets of Next-Gen Environmental Design http://bit.ly/4aX1BS Sustainability 1:43 PM Sep 29th, 2009
RT @ASES_Solar Teams gearing up for Solar Decathlon http://bit.ly/Fuids solar 1:42 PM Sep 29th, 2009
RT @JobsinSolar Solar energy is shaping Ohio's economy and creating jobs! http://bit.ly/39ON8I GreenJobs 1:42 PM Sep 29th, 2009
♥ this time of the year! Fall Colors+ ASES's National Solar Tour - Oct 3/4 this year. Check http://bit.ly/SolarTour for your state's events 1:40 PM Sep 29th, 2009
RT @dmsolar Research and Markets: Implementation Status of Concentrated PV and Concentrated Solar Power Technologies http://bit.ly/16kTT8 1:37 PM Sep 29th, 2009
"Health Canada suspects that D4 and D5 are affecting fish and aquatic organisms. But, oh, how hair shines." http://u.nu/8h5v GreenLiving 1:37 PM Sep 29th, 2009
Cleaning up dirty coal - A novel gasification process for low-quality coal heads to China http://u.nu/7w7d3 11:20 AM Sep 29th, 2009
Most Americans now believe that the planet is heating up. http://bit.ly/OYwZD Good to know! Next step: What do we do about it? 5:27 PM Sep 27th, 2009
Living with Coal US, India, China all have large coal reserves. Depend on coal to large extent for electricity needs. http://bit.ly/yHwfX 5:26 PM Sep 27th, 2009
A lipid-producing microbe to make biofuels. http://u.nu/4mgb3 10:19 AM Sep 25th, 2009
I like the authors' point about irresp. of where you stand on ClimateChange, change is coming. As a business leader, are you ready? 3:06 PM Sep 24th, 2009
Also started reading book: ClimateChange: What's Your Business Strategy? http://u.nu/8a9b3 Not an environmental issue, a business issue! 2:58 PM Sep 24th, 2009
Attending a seminar on 'Carbon Disclosure & Financial Risk' this evening. http://u.nu/399b3 Knowledge & information can be empowering! 2:55 PM Sep 24th, 2009
RT @Xconomy Ze-gen ramps up waste gasification tech, targeting commercial plant by 2011 http://bit.ly/3be7qO 1:07 PM Sep 24th, 2009
Reading the book Eco Barons, heard about the great Roxanne Quimby (and Burts Bees & her conservation efforts). What a woman! What a life! 9:27 AM Sep 24th, 2009
GE acquires ScanWind (Trondheim, Norway) - Gearless Wind Turbines with direct-drive generator technology! http://u.nu/7uua3 WindEnergy 11:28 AM Sep 23rd, 2009
Teams are the most important resource today + 'You will fail' and other lessons for young entrepreneurs http://u.nu/5uua3 11:26 AM Sep 23rd, 2009
RT @solarthermalmag Solar Thermal Generation Plant Announced for New Mexico http://bit.ly/ELHiY via @AddToAny 10:23 AM Sep 19th, 2009
Lackluster Sales of First Plug-in Hybrid - Chinese automaker BYD has only sold 100 in 8 months. http://u.nu/8mr93 EV 10:22 AM Sep 19th, 2009
More about the Innovalight-JA Solar collaboration via @techreview: Inkjet-printed silicon increases solar cell efficiency http://u.nu/55j93 11:27 AM Sep 18th, 2009
Great panel discussion this PM @ X PRIZE Energy Forum on challenges in EnergyStorage & Cleantech w @PeterDiamandis, @BobMetcalfe, @htaneja 8:48 PM Sep 16th, 2009
To Read Later: RT @greenbiz Alas, EnergyEfficiency Isn't Sexy http://bit.ly/ejqvr 3:14 PM Sep 16th, 2009
Technology Review Blogs: China's Potent WindEnergy Potential - No need for new coal and nuclear power plants! http://u.nu/3ry83 3:14 PM Sep 16th, 2009
Gov. Arnold orders CA electric utilities must get 33% of their power from renewable sources by 2020. But.. .http://u.nu/8ny83 EnergyPolicy 3:02 PM Sep 16th, 2009
World Bank Report Slams 'Inertia' in the Face of ClimateChange http://u.nu/7ny83 3:00 PM Sep 16th, 2009
Everything you always wanted to know about EPA's GHG regulations, but were afraid to ask http://u.nu/6my83 EnergyPolicy ClimateChange 2:59 PM Sep 16th, 2009
Thomas Friedman writes today about Applied Materials, solar in US, and other aspects of US (renewable) energypolicy http://u.nu/4my83 2:58 PM Sep 16th, 2009
To Read Later: @RT @chloregy SmartGrid co-operation and alliances http://bit.ly/juHOo 1:13 PM Sep 16th, 2009
New England Governors Present United Regional Visions on RenewableEnergy and Conservation http://u.nu/5xx83 1:13 PM Sep 16th, 2009
2nd Annual X PRIZE Energy Forum - Breakthrough Investments in EnergyStorage. Free event open to all at MIT, 5pm today http://tiny.cc/Xprize 12:59 PM Sep 16th, 2009
Reading: RT @nathanschock Do Brands Matter in Solar Power? http://bit.ly/UyrIq 12:56 PM Sep 16th, 2009
RT @WOCTechnology Solar Thermal Power May Make Sun-Powered Grid a Reality. http://ow.ly/p5Oy 11:56 AM Sep 16th, 2009
Private equity investment in Cleantech companies fell significantly in August compared to July + 60% drop year-on-year http://u.nu/99x83 11:53 AM Sep 16th, 2009
NewNet TV presents a weekly roundup of the biggest news, deals & people moves in Cleantech & RenewableEnergy industry. http://u.nu/4ax83 11:53 AM Sep 16th, 2009
Google is Working to Develop Own Solar Mirror Technology http://u.nu/98x83 11:49 AM Sep 16th, 2009
Meanwhile in traditional crystalline-Si solar, all about reducing cost and improving manufacturing & panel efficiencies. http://u.nu/4tm83 1:33 PM Sep 15th, 2009
JA Solar Developing Next Generation Solar Products using Silicon Ink Technology from Innovalight http://u.nu/9sm83 1:31 PM Sep 15th, 2009
DOE Recognizes Green Power Network Leaders http://u.nu/7sm83 RenewableEnergy 1:31 PM Sep 15th, 2009
Chemistry and Solar Energy : (1) BASF podcast http://u.nu/6rm83 (2) Dow Corning and mono-silanes for thin film solar http://u.nu/9rm83 1:30 PM Sep 15th, 2009
The proliferation of solar panels is creating new opportunities for thieves. http://u.nu/3rm83 1:28 PM Sep 15th, 2009
Spain slashed subsidies for PV generation in 2008 - will CSP and solar thermal be next? http://u.nu/3qm83 Solar 1:26 PM Sep 15th, 2009
Why the Solar Industry Is Struggling - Newsweek http://u.nu/6pm83 1:24 PM Sep 15th, 2009
Arnold to veto 33% RPS mandate - Believes it unfairly limits out-of-state deliveries of windenergy, solar, geothermal http://u.nu/3pm83 1:23 PM Sep 15th, 2009
RT @solarbusiness Troubles Ahead for California's Climate and Solar Bills http://bit.ly/452pt More here: http://u.nu/7nm83 1:21 PM Sep 15th, 2009
RT @JobsinSolar RT @AEnews: Air Products signs two supply deals for Indian solar factories http://bit.ly/Of1hd 1:19 PM Sep 15th, 2009
RT @dmsolar 1366 Technologies Introduces New Multicrystalline Solar Cell Architecture http://u.nu/8mm83 1:19 PM Sep 15th, 2009
Listening in on @greentechmedia's free webinar > Grid Scale Energy Storage: Technologies & Forecasts Through 2015 http://tinyurl.com/pn8q8l 1:04 PM Sep 15th, 2009
@T_McLeod Thanks for the RT. Will tweet more about AZ and renewable energy as I unearth more info on ARRA energy grant $s for AZ 5:08 AM Sep 15th, 2009 in reply to T_McLeod
Az Public Service gets to count ~$20M in incentives paid to outfit schools with solar power as residential allotment http://u.nu/8ek73 5:58 PM Sep 11th, 2009
The city of Mesa, AZ partnering with SolFocus Inc. to build a concentrated solar power array with federal stimulus money http://u.nu/7ek73 5:56 PM Sep 11th, 2009
Problems with geothermal projects in CA and Germany http://u.nu/5ek73 5:54 PM Sep 11th, 2009
First Solar to build world’s largest solar farm in China http://bit.ly/2xpkE3 / Trina Solar seeking US project partners http://bit.ly/RsCfX 4:23 PM Sep 9th, 2009
The (Not So) Hidden Costs of Crude http://u.nu/4hx63 Also earlier post at @greeninc about Oil Fields and Arctic Ecology http://u.nu/6gx63 4:21 PM Sep 9th, 2009
RT @ecogeek First Algae-Fueled Car Crossing the Country http://bit.ly/mHzw7 Bioefuels 4:20 PM Sep 9th, 2009
RT @CleanTechies Algae Biofuel: Big Partnerships = Big Possibilities? http://bit.ly/oo2sD Biofuels 4:20 PM Sep 9th, 2009
RT @SolarIndustry Distributed solar PV projected to hit $55 billion by 2012 http://bit.ly/4CYe7h solar 1:54 PM Sep 9th, 2009
From sold-out in 07-08 to supply-glut in '09! Solar Industry: Red Ink, Massive Inventory Buildup & Huge Overcapacity http://u.nu/53w63 1:36 PM Sep 9th, 2009
Not Quite Mr. Fusion Yet but turning Organic Waste into High Octane Gasoline http://u.nu/32w63 (via @Treehugger) 1:27 PM Sep 9th, 2009
A use for bad hair at dontjudgemyhair.com? ;) RT @inhabitat Nepalese Teen Invents Cheap Solar Panel Using Human Hair http://bit.ly/7O5kY 1:25 PM Sep 9th, 2009
Iberdrola to Boost U.S. WindEnergy Investment after raising $2B in a bond issue this week http://u.nu/4zv63 1:22 PM Sep 9th, 2009
To Read Later: RT @greeninc Electric Car Charging Network Expands http://bit.ly/10794h EV 1:21 PM Sep 9th, 2009
First Wind wins $40M in fed funds for Maine wind farm http://u.nu/3zv63 WindEnergy 1:21 PM Sep 9th, 2009
Welcome, September. Out of the August Doldrums and into New Opportunities - Lipper http://u.nu/6fk43 Hope so! Waiting for the opportunities! 2:28 PM Sep 1st, 2009
Khosla Ventures ‘Green’ Funds Top $1 Billion http://u.nu/4fk43 2:25 PM Sep 1st, 2009
Venture Model Makeover & Diet Plan—Step One http://u.nu/3fk43 2:24 PM Sep 1st, 2009
A Second(ary) Chance for Venture Capital http://u.nu/9ek43 2:23 PM Sep 1st, 2009
What Is Really Happening to the Venture Capital Industry? http://u.nu/7ek43 2:23 PM Sep 1st, 2009

Tweets - August 2009

2009-08-31T07:15:00.000-07:00

Tweets for August 2009:

In a new era of disaster planning, distributed energy can save lives when the grid fails. http://u.nu/6pd43 #RenewableEnergy 10:44 PM Aug 31st from web
And while talking about #EnergyEfficiency, lets talk about another limited resource - water! LA Tackles Water Waste http://u.nu/4pd43 10:43 PM Aug 31st from web
Also read old 2007 McKinsey article about Curbing the growth of global energy demand http://u.nu/2pd43 #EnergyEfficiency 10:41 PM Aug 31st from web
On average, some homes in Austin, TX waste up to 50% of the energy delivered by the local power utility http://u.nu/7nd43 #EnergyEfficiency 10:38 PM Aug 31st from web
“How is it that energy saving opportunities worth >$130B annually go unrealized in the US?" - McKinsey report (pdf) http://u.nu/6nd43 10:38 PM Aug 31st from web

Click here for the complete list of tweets from August.

RT @greenprofs Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Energy http://bit.ly/AL24T #Solar 8:38 AM Aug 29th from web

Then there's the idea to make power from the thermal energy trapped in our pavements and roadways! http://u.nu/4mq33 #Solar #RenewableEnergy 8:37 AM Aug 29th from web

Solar Roadways gets $100,000 from DOE to develop a 12×12 foot #solar panel that would be used as a road surface. http://u.nu/3mq33 8:36 AM Aug 29th from web

Shame! The Great Pacific Garbage Patch http://u.nu/7kq33 8:35 AM Aug 29th from web

Speaking of glut & dumping in #solar industry, seems Japanese makers of solar panels are well placed to endure this glut http://u.nu/7ak33 4:43 PM Aug 28th from web

Read: More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price http://u.nu/4ei33 The economics are changing. Good for homeowners!1:09 PM Aug 28th from web

Interesting! Does Carbon Labeling Confuse Consumers? http://u.nu/5di33 #GreenLiving 1:05 PM Aug 28th from web

Tough times for #solar industry for sure in 2009, even if the sky didn't fall on them! http://u.nu/3di33 1:05 PM Aug 28th from web

Haah .. no eclipsed / cloudy punning this time. This time the whole goddim sky fell on the #solar industry, it seems! http://u.nu/7ci33 1:03 PM Aug 28th from web

More about Suntech pricing from 2Q results last week: http://u.nu/3ai33 2Q Profit Falls 80% As Sales Fall On Pricing! #Solar 1:01 PM Aug 28th from web

Lost in Translation or Suntech dumping #Solar market? http://u.nu/7bi33 http://u.nu/29i33 http://u.nu/49i33 http://u.nu/59i33 1:01 PM Aug 28th from web

via @TreeHugger: What's the Real Cost of Cheap Chinese #Solar? http://u.nu/3bi33 1:00 PM Aug 28th from web

You Too Can Become a #Solar Power Mogul or How I Installed Photovoltaics and Moved Off the Grid http://u.nu/58i33 12:54 PM Aug 28th from web

RT @GreenInc Standards for Small-Scale Wind Power http://bit.ly/DwIDY #WindEnergy 12:54 PM Aug 28th from web

RT @Greeninc The Cost of Adapting to #ClimateChange http://bit.ly/DsfMk 12:53 PM Aug 28th from web

RT @Greeninc Installing #Solar, One Panel at a Time http://u.nu/97i33 12:53 PM Aug 28th from web

RT @dmsolar LDK Solar To Develop 500MW of #Solar Power in China http://bit.ly/7KzrY 12:52 PM Aug 28th from web

RT @Earth2Tech Battery Startup Seeo Raises $8.6M, With Khosla Back for More http://bit.ly/FzTsD #EnergyStorage 12:51 PM Aug 28th from web

Massachusetts #Biofuels Feedstock Rule Elicits Mixed Reviews From Industry http://bit.ly/1gUyr 12:50 PM Aug 28th from web

Declining #solar prices hurt panel manufacturers http://u.nu/47i33 12:50 PM Aug 28th from web

To Read Later: RT @McKQuarterly A consumer paradigm for China http://bit.ly/nlAbR 4:23 PM Aug 26th from web

(Despite recent challenges?), #Biofuels Market To Triple By 2020 and Create 800,000 New Jobs http://u.nu/73w23 4:22 PM Aug 26th from web

#Solar and Big Oil! 29MW solar steam plant at a Chevron oil field in Coalinga, Calif. http://u.nu/96u23 12:27 PM Aug 26th from web

Clear Skies, Cavallo Energy Developing #Solar Project (minimum 6MW) In Mojave Desert http://u.nu/76u23 12:26 PM Aug 26th from web

Will read article later but must add here that from what I've seen not all Utilities are against renewables! Eg: PG&E, Duke to some extent12:21 PM Aug 26th from web

To Read Later: Newsweek - Who could possibly be against homeowners using solar panels to power their homes? Utilities!. http://u.nu/45u23 12:20 PM Aug 26th from web

Reading: NYT artcicle http://u.nu/94u23 and related Atlantic Online post http://u.nu/84u23 about how China Has The #Solar Edge12:19 PM Aug 26th from web

Canadian Solar gets rights for 500 MW project in China http://u.nu/34u23 #Solar 12:17 PM Aug 26th from web

Ohio accepting proposals for #windenergy and #solar stimulus grants http://u.nu/64u23 #EnergyPolicy 12:17 PM Aug 26th from web

In other #solar news: Ohio approves $10M stimulus loan for expansion of Willard & Kelsey Solar Group's thin-film solar panel manufacturing12:10 PM Aug 26th from web

In other #solar news: Tuusso raises $2M to develop utility-scale power projects in Western US http://u.nu/3yt23 http://u.nu/4yt23 12:08 PM Aug 26th from web

More about the spray-on #solar ink technology http://u.nu/5wt23 and http://u.nu/9wt23 12:06 PM Aug 26th from web

To Read Later: RT @CleanTechies Carbon Capture and Storage & the Key to Subsurface Technical Issues http://cleantechies.com/ufy 12:05 PM Aug 26th from web

More about Biosolar's technology http://u.nu/3ut23 http://u.nu/9ut23 http://u.nu/2vt23 #Solar 12:03 PM Aug 26th from web

Will Biosolar's biobacksheet Trip Dupont's Tedlar As PV Turns Around http://u.nu/5tt23 #Solar 12:01 PM Aug 26th from web

RT @SolarIndustry Suniva at 18%+ efficiency with c-Si cells, starting up 64 MW second manufacturing line http://bit.ly/Ksuf7 #Solar 11:59 AM Aug 26th from web

RT @solarfeeds Suniva News Just Keeps Getting Better http://bit.ly/VSH97 #Solar 11:58 AM Aug 26th from web

Read about this in '07. Matter of when, not if, it is possible! Spray-on #solar ink to paint on roofs and generate energy http://u.nu/7rt23 11:58 AM Aug 26th from web

Can Steven Chu Win the Fight Over Global Warming? http://u.nu/3r623 #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 1:04 PM Aug 24th from web

Oh wait! This just in! AUS scientists trump US in solar cell battle (43%) http://u.nu/6hez We need a Usain Bolt of #Solar efficiency ;)8:11 PM Aug 21st from web

Or maybe it is 41.1% (Fraunhofer) http://u.nu/9gez or 42.8% (University of Delaware) http://u.nu/8gez #Solar 8:10 PM Aug 21st from web

No one makes #solar panels with these but overall cell record in the lab, I think is NREL (GaIn phosphide & GaIn arsenide) http://u.nu/7gez 8:08 PM Aug 21st from web

Note: That's for “commercial grade multi-crystalline silicon PV" only. Mono-crystalline silicon "world record" is still SunPower, I think.8:05 PM Aug 21st from web

Whoa! Didn't tweet cleantech news for 5 days and what do I miss! A New World Record in #Solar Power Efficiency! http://u.nu/7fez 8:01 PM Aug 21st from web

Interview with Shai Agassi, Israel's Homegrown Electric Car Pioneer http://u.nu/666u #EV 4:15 PM Aug 13th from web

Bookmarked: GreenBiz.com's Stimulus Funds Map http://u.nu/5ept #EnergyPolicy 4:26 PM Aug 12th from web

Report: While corporate commitment to #climatechange mitigation has improved, unmitigated risk is still unacceptably high http://u.nu/9bpt 4:18 PM Aug 12th from web

To Download Later: White Paper - Building Materials, #EnergyEfficiency, and the ARRA http://u.nu/3bpt #GreenBuilding 4:16 PM Aug 12th from web

Unfortunately, some pay lip-service (green-washing) while others just ignore #sustainability as part of corporate strategy http://u.nu/4apt 4:14 PM Aug 12th from web

Agree with GE's Immelt --> #Sustainability not a fad but a business strategy. #Green = $, provides differentiation, + helps you be good! :)4:13 PM Aug 12th from web

Indeed! #Sustainability ought not to be an initiative in good times but a way to innovate, stay ahead of competition, & enhance your brand!4:10 PM Aug 12th from web

READING: Defying the Downturn: How to Achieve Success Through #Sustainability http://u.nu/88pt 4:08 PM Aug 12th from web

How predictable, no? Seems petroleum industry organizing anti-climate bill rallies around the nation! http://u.nu/37mt 1:38 PM Aug 12th from web

Seems Green transportation is gaining momentum on U.S. railways http://u.nu/26mt What US Railways?!1:35 PM Aug 12th from web

Links galore in this WSJ Blog post: Climate Battles and Trade Wars http://u.nu/2ukt 12:58 PM Aug 12th from web

And what better way to visualize the impact our "trash" has on the world than Chris Jordan's photographs http://u.nu/9jkt #GreenLiving 12:36 PM Aug 12th from web

11,538 tons of phone books in municipal waste - that is 23,076,000 lbs! And that's in Minnesota alone! http://u.nu/3jkt #GreenLiving 12:32 PM Aug 12th from web

To Read Later: The Folly of ‘Magical Solutions’ For Targeting Carbon Emissions http://u.nu/6ikt #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 12:30 PM Aug 12th from web

Can corals survive in a warming world? http://xi.gs/072p Also see amazing pictures of coral from the Netherlands Antilles http://u.nu/4ikt 12:28 PM Aug 12th from web

Controlling The Ranching Boom That Threatens The Amazon http://u.nu/9hkt 12:26 PM Aug 12th from web

Shame!! RT @TwilightEarth RT @tweetmeme Australia Plans Airstrikes to Kill 650K Camels in Outback http://bit.ly/46mbqe 12:23 PM Aug 12th from web

Rising ocean acidity: 'The other carbon problem' http://u.nu/7gkt #ClimateChange 12:22 PM Aug 12th from web

Significant increase in M&A activity & consolidation expected in Indian renewable energy sector - E&Y Report http://u.nu/3gkt 12:21 PM Aug 12th from web

To Read Later: RT @chrisrbrown Oil - The Cold Black Facts - A Special Report: http://digg.com/d310OV8?t 9:39 AM Aug 12th from web

RT @enviroknow Cap and Trade in Perspective: The European Version http://ow.ly/15KJrB #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 9:38 AM Aug 12th from web

#ClimateChange Is Seen as a Threat to U.S. Security http://u.nu/4jit 9:38 AM Aug 12th from web

Bob Lutz on the Chevy Volt http://u.nu/8iht + Chevy Volt could jolt your pocketbook http://u.nu/4jht #EV 8:24 AM Aug 12th from web

via @chrisbrown - #Solar homes on the Tibetan plateau http://u.nu/4iht 8:22 AM Aug 12th from web

RT @chrisrbrown China starts building nation's biggest wind farm http://digg.com/d310VFH?t #WindEnergy 8:04 AM Aug 12th from web

I have long rued the fragmented nature of Green Job Boards -- literally 100s of them! Need an indeed.com for green job boards! #GreenJobs 6:11 PM Aug 11th from web

READING with interest: Six Ways to Beat the Green Job Board Paradox and Stop Wasting Time http://u.nu/2ibt #GreenJobs 6:11 PM Aug 11th from web

@SherryBoschert Updated " Plug-In Hybrids" book any time soon? Or have you moved on to writing about other things?5:15 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck

RT @SherryBoschert GM says plug-in hybrid Volt will get 230 mpg in city driving http://bit.ly/3iHwj #EV 5:15 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck

RT @followgreen #WindEnergy in Texas Actually Lowering Electricity Prices http://xi.gs/06Zt 5:13 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck

RT @makower Less=More: Efficiency, renewables are sufficient to power 100% of Michigan's future energy needs http://bit.ly/m3sja 5:13 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck

Today I started reading @gfriend's The Truth About Green Business http://u.nu/6c9t Good Book! #Sustainability 5:08 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck

Is there a PETA for fungi? :) RT @followgreen Scientists Force Fungus to Have Sex to Create #Biofuels http://xi.gs/06ZU 5:07 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck

Reading @gfriend's The Truth About Green Business http://u.nu/6c9t Good Book! #Sustainability 4:54 PM Aug 11th from web

RT @greentechmedia YouTube video -- Inside the Labs With Applied Materials http://bit.ly/11BuA7 #Solar 2:42 PM Aug 11th from web

RT @laks_s Clinton Foundation Signs MoU To Build 5,000 MW #Solar Park In Gujarat, India http://bit.ly/10ntbI 2:40 PM Aug 11th from web

RT @laks_s Canadian Solar Targets 510MW of Chinese #Solar Projects http://bit.ly/ufEM5 2:40 PM Aug 11th from web

RT @laks_s SunEdison to Deploy #Solar Systems on Five Walmart Stores http://bit.ly/bhXvf 2:40 PM Aug 11th from web

@MBernhart I agree - not a fad! Like I read somewhere: "You don't have to choose between making money and making sense." http://u.nu/6c9t 2:38 PM Aug 11th from web

RT @triplepundit India Will Invest $21 Billion in Renewable Energy - http://bit.ly/16pQEP #EnergyPolicy #Solar #WindEnergy 2:40 PM Aug 10th from web

Only time will tell! Many a slip between plan and execution! RT @ASES_Solar Can India reach 20GW of #solar by 2020?2:40 PM Aug 10th from web

RT @solarbusiness Technology, Tenacity Drive Down #Solar Power Costs http://bit.ly/gO0pJ 2:39 PM Aug 10th from web

RT @solarfeeds Worldwide PV Market - 2013 - http://bit.ly/DuXMa #Solar 2:39 PM Aug 10th from web

To Read Later: DOE Awards $377M to 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers http://u.nu/5yts #EnergyPolicy 1:18 PM Aug 10th from web

University of Maryland Eastern Shore plans 20-acre solar farm - SunEdison to put up 2.1MW of #solar panels http://u.nu/6xts 1:17 PM Aug 10th from web

Pictures from the 2003 blackout http://u.nu/4xts (Good reminder: Need a #SmartGrid!)1:16 PM Aug 10th from web

To Read Later: Global Populations to Accelerate Demands For Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy http://u.nu/2xts 1:15 PM Aug 10th from web

Reading: China to unveil plan for "new energy" by year-end http://u.nu/8wts http://u.nu/8wts #EnergyPolicy #Solar #WindEnergy 1:15 PM Aug 10th from web

Spire Solar establishes presence in India to feed growing market and sustain distribution of its products in India http://u.nu/4wts #solar 1:14 PM Aug 10th from web

READING: More about India's groundbreaking #solar plan http://u.nu/4vts Also: Downturn hits India renewables http://u.nu/7vts 1:12 PM Aug 10th from web

READING: Low pricing key in #solar sector crisis: UBS http://u.nu/3vts 1:10 PM Aug 10th from web

#Solar, #EnergyEfficiency Projects Hurry Up and Wait at U.S. Military Bases http://u.nu/2vts 1:10 PM Aug 10th from web

USB #solar panels charge cell phones on the go‎ http://u.nu/4uts + A solar powered charger and neck-warmer http://u.nu/6uts 1:08 PM Aug 10th from web

Sanyo to Double Production at #Solar Panel Facility in Shiga prefecture to 200MW http://u.nu/8tts 1:06 PM Aug 10th from web

The Brobeck Solar Energy Credit Card: #Solar Energy, #EnergyEfficiency benefits, and reduced GHG and lower energy bills. http://u.nu/4tts 1:05 PM Aug 10th from web

eSolar’s green edge: critter friendly #solar farms http://u.nu/7rts + eSolar's first 5MW solar power tower http://u.nu/7sts http://u.nu/8sts 1:03 PM Aug 10th from web

Do-It-Yourself solar panels - Solar-Deals.com slashes cost of #solar panels by 50% http://u.nu/5sts 1:02 PM Aug 10th from web

Congress could consider legislation that could further ignite investment in renewable energy in the US. http://u.nu/3rts #EnergyPolicy 12:59 PM Aug 10th from web

Bill Gross of eSolar says they have the lowest cost #solar electrons in the history of the world - "Nobody's close." http://u.nu/4y4s 3:27 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

What’s Green, Made of Corn and Has Buttons? Corn-based bio-plastic in Samsung/Sprint cellphone http://u.nu/8x4s #GreenLiving 3:24 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

RT @followgreen India's greenhouse emissions are among lowest. http://xi.gs/06vl #ClimateChange 12:30 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

For Context, this post when the Climate Bill was passed in the House late last month - http://u.nu/4i2s #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 10:54 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

RT @ Edouard_Stenger China is getting ready for Copenhagen http://is.gd/26jOO #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 10:53 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

Predictable impasse is growing over the climate bill in Senate http://u.nu/2h2s #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 10:53 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

China softens climate rhetoric http://xi.gs/06Uy Need Markey-Waxman to pass to show world USA is serious about #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 10:51 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

RT @followgreen US climate bill: An uncertain Senate path http://xi.gs/06UZ #EnergyPolicy 10:47 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

RT @ASES_Solar New Jersey is second in #solar use (behind CA) & now plans to double its use of solar http://bit.ly/wXvSo 10:47 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

RT @Solarfeeds #Solar Reflectors That Will Cut Production Costs http://ow.ly/15K6nA 10:09 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

RT @solarfeeds Where US #Solar Industry Stands Globally http://ow.ly/15K6nB 10:09 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

A123 Systems to receive $249M for battery manufacturing http://u.nu/8ctr #EV #EnergyStorage 10:09 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

To Read Later: RT @greenskeptic RT @lucymarcus Green investment grows up http://bit.ly/kOZv1 10:09 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

House Bill Will Spur 20% ElectricityPrice Hike by 2030. http://u.nu/37tr Is 20% in 20+ yrs a lot? And 12 c/kwh in 2030? I already pay more!10:08 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

OTOH, companies that are pro-actively using innovative carbon cutting steps: BT, M&S, Cadbury, Nestle http://u.nu/9str 10:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

60 Minutes Follows America's Toxic Electronic Waste As It Is Illegally Shipped To Become China's Dirty Secret http://u.nu/36tr 10:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

Coal industry spokesman Joe Lucas opines mountaintop removal in Appalachia good for society - creates "community space" http://u.nu/9mtr 10:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

Pro-coal group may have sent fraudulent letters urging representatives to vote against House climate bill? http://u.nu/4zsr #EnergyPolicy 10:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

ah! Never heard of her before today... Severn Suzuki (http://u.nu/66ur), in a speech to the UN in 1992 http://u.nu/46ur 10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

The Big Ask: Campaign for a strong climate law http://u.nu/4wtr (Also see video at link: http://u.nu/6wtr) #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

"A faith in miracles grades seamlessly into excuses for inaction." -George Monbiot #Quotes #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

Critics fail to see the bigger picture - Waxman-Markey is not perfect, but is a significant step forward http://u.nu/4str #EnergyPolicy 10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

Will healthcare overshadow #ClimateChange bill in Senate? http://u.nu/7zsr #EnergyPolicy Hope not! If it doesn't pass in 09, be a long wait!10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck

Journal Paper: Redox-active lithiated organic salt from renewable resources as electrode material for a Li-ion batteries http://u.nu/47gr 3:01 PM Aug 5th from web

To Read Later: First Comes Global Warming, Then An Evolutionary Explosion http://u.nu/5ffr #ClimateChange 1:32 PM Aug 5th from web

Electric Car Maker Expects Market to Heat Up http://u.nu/26fr #EV 1:04 PM Aug 5th from web

Reading: Harvesting Clean Energy Along the Road http://u.nu/24fr 12:56 PM Aug 5th from web

NC may ban giant wind turbines because of aesthetics http://is.gd/1HKaP #WindEnergy So, aesthetics different in EU? Lame excuses, me thinks!12:54 PM Aug 5th from web

RT @greeninc Battle Brewing Over Giant Desert #Solar Farm http://u.nu/92fr 12:53 PM Aug 5th from web

@MBernhart Not saying I agree with the poll results (its a small data slice) but just FYI..... Is CSR a fad? http://u.nu/82fr 12:51 PM Aug 5th from web in reply to MBernhart

President Obama announces $2.4B in Grants for #EnergyStorage and Electric Vehicles http://u.nu/8yer #EV 12:48 PM Aug 5th from web

RT @JoshChernin Borrego Introduces PPA Program: http://tinyurl.com/m5geos #Solar 12:44 PM Aug 5th from web

Q&A: eSolar bets on software to make #solar cheaper http://u.nu/6xer 12:43 PM Aug 5th from web

Hey..was just reading about them (see next tweet) RT @chrisrbrown eSolar plugs solar plant into California grid http://bit.ly/ex9Mh 12:42 PM Aug 5th from web

DOE provides Air Products with $1.5 million to fund thin-film material development http://u.nu/4xer #Solar 12:41 PM Aug 5th from web

RT @chloregy ComEd pilot program comparing energy usage with neighbors http://u.nu/2ver Seeks Federal Funds for #SmartGrid http://u.nu/4ver 12:31 PM Aug 5th from web

RT @chloregy The Best Time for EU Industries to Invest in Abatement Technologies is Now, Says Frost & Sullivan http://bit.ly/14ptog 12:28 PM Aug 5th from web

Bookmarked: The FireWalker Flare - An Environmental and Renewable Energy Solutions Talk Radio Show http://u.nu/3uer 12:26 PM Aug 5th from web

Guess its easy to merely shove the toxic waste under the carpet...or under a mountain in the desert! Nuclear is carbon-free but NOT clean!10:39 AM Aug 5th from web

Reasoning, btw: "Because we're not that good at green tech, anyway. But we're awesome at making nukes."10:37 AM Aug 5th from web

Wow, what reasoning! Unreal! Ok for US to fall behind in renewable energy! http://u.nu/5rdr 10:37 AM Aug 5th from web

RT @ chrisrbrown Why the #ClimateChange Bill Matters to #SmartGrid http://digg.com/d3zkMv?t 10:34 AM Aug 5th from web

Algae: From Biotech to Frankenfuels? http://bit.ly/18y5B #Biofuels 10:31 AM Aug 5th from web

Punjab becomes the first state in India with subsidies for #solar systems for commercial & residential sectors http://is.gd/23I3J 9:46 AM Aug 5th from web

Survey of 100+ executives/investors concludes 1 year or less until #cleantech sector is back on track http://is.gd/23HEi http://tr.im/uD8h 9:40 AM Aug 5th from web

Read about Suniva's $75 million Series C funding last week. Now Reading: Inside the year’s 2nd largest #solar round http://is.gd/23Hwy 9:38 AM Aug 5th from web

Massachusetts public-private consortium looks to establish an algae farm and biorefinery for renewable #biofuels. http://is.gd/23HpF 9:36 AM Aug 5th from web

Primafuel - Startup puts new spin on biofuel byproducts http://is.gd/23Hli #Biofuels 9:35 AM Aug 5th from web

TMO's heat-loving bug helps secure £11 million for cellulosic ethanol technology http://is.gd/23HjV #Biofuels 9:34 AM Aug 5th from web

Cleantech Index (CTIUS) rises 16.6% in first half of 2009 http://is.gd/23H4S 9:30 AM Aug 5th from web

Investors have plunked over $2.3 billion into CIGS #solar companies alone. Not too many companies shipping CIGS based product yet!9:23 AM Aug 5th from web

RT @greentechmedia NuvoSun Hits 11.8 Efficiency With CIGS http://bit.ly/CJosG Great news! But how about scale-up? #Solar 9:20 AM Aug 5th from web

Energy Secretary at Harvard tomorrow on: Laying the Foundation for the Next Generation of Clean Energy Jobs http://is.gd/23Gf2 #GreenJobs 9:18 AM Aug 5th from web

Help Wanted – In The Green Sector http://is.gd/23Gcg #GreenJobs 9:16 AM Aug 5th from web

READING: Vinod Khosla On Why Clean Technology Is Misunderstood http://is.gd/22dun 10:16 AM Aug 4th from web

Venture capital firms still optimistic despite 63% drop in the first half of 2009 http://is.gd/22bSM 9:54 AM Aug 4th from web

Cleantech VC funding bounces back in Q2: Up 73% to $572 million http://is.gd/22bF5 About $148M of it went to the #solar industry.9:52 AM Aug 4th from web

Rise In 2Q Cleantech Investment Bodes Well For 3Q http://is.gd/22bGO 9:51 AM Aug 4th from web

First project for Renewable Ventures: 2MW PV array producing & selling electricity to Colorado State University. http://is.gd/22btO #solar 9:49 AM Aug 4th from web

Renewable Ventures closes $200M for US #solar projects http://is.gd/22bmn http://is.gd/22bnp 9:46 AM Aug 4th from web

Lessons from the #SmartGrid Trenches for Distributed #Solar http://is.gd/22bjj 9:45 AM Aug 4th from web

Not sure about renewable but anything that leaves behind waste you need to put under a mountain in the middleofnowhere.. http://is.gd/20ZuR 4:04 PM Aug 3rd from web

House Will Get Another Shot at Feed-In Tariffs http://is.gd/20Zns #EnergyPolicy 4:02 PM Aug 3rd from web

Offshore Fish Farms Swimming in Controversy: Solution? Or pollution? http://is.gd/20ZjX 4:01 PM Aug 3rd from web

RT @greenbiz China's Energy Intensity Cuts Good News for the Climate http://bit.ly/1FVv5C #EnergyPolicy 3:59 PM Aug 3rd from web

GHG emissions data - Google Puts Green House Gases on the Map....Literally http://is.gd/20ZaC #ClimateChange 3:59 PM Aug 3rd from web

IEA Chief Economist Says Oil Supplies Running Out Fast, Peak Oil Soon http://is.gd/20XuP 3:33 PM Aug 3rd from web

Green Stimulus funding opportunities for residences, businesses and states http://is.gd/20XfG #EnergyPolicy 3:30 PM Aug 3rd from web

Buying A Sustainable Economy - Record energy spending may trigger a new clean-energy industry http://is.gd/20XbI #EnergyPolicy 3:29 PM Aug 3rd from web

India paradox - Going Green With No Carbon Limits Parts I & II: http://is.gd/20X8M http://is.gd/20X3S #EnergyPolicy 3:28 PM Aug 3rd from web

Treasury, Energy Dept. Ready To Spend $3 Billion On 500+ Commercial Renewable Energy http://is.gd/20WXG #EnergyPolicy 3:26 PM Aug 3rd from web

Mass. gets $22M in federal stimulus funds for energy-saving projects incl. #solar on public buildings http://is.gd/20WRa #EnergyPolicy 3:25 PM Aug 3rd from web

Massachusetts announces $155 million in Renewable Energy Projects: Part 1 & II: http://is.gd/20WOP http://is.gd/20WLg #EnergyPolicy 3:23 PM Aug 3rd from web

DOE Looks for Submissions for $30B Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees http://is.gd/20WAR #EnergyPolicy 3:22 PM Aug 3rd from web

DOE: $30B in loan guarantees for renewable energy incl. $2B for #biofuels, $6B for power grid projects http://is.gd/20WyI #EnergyPolicy 3:21 PM Aug 3rd from web

DOE Announces Awards for up to $11 Million for New #Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems #EnergyPolicy http://is.gd/20Wqz 3:18 PM Aug 3rd from web

#Cleantech VC Rebounds in 2Q after steep plunge in 1Q http://is.gd/20WjO http://is.gd/20WlX (Also see Jan09 report: http://is.gd/20Wn7)3:17 PM Aug 3rd from web

Borrego Solar receives $30M from an outside investor to fund new #solar installation projects http://is.gd/20W7k 3:14 PM Aug 3rd from web

READING: ... RT @TreeHugger Increasing Incentives for #Solar Energy http://is.gd/20VRw #EnergyPolicy 3:11 PM Aug 3rd from web

READING: #Solar Industry: No Breakthroughs Needed http://is.gd/20VXw 3:11 PM Aug 3rd from web

Govt. of India Press Release: 35-50 MW capacity solar power plant can be set up on 1 sq km land in Rajasthan! http://is.gd/20VTA Lets do it!3:11 PM Aug 3rd from web

Tiny battery traps #solar power to run a house for 24 hrs http://is.gd/20VIn #EnergyStorage 3:07 PM Aug 3rd from web

#Solar Powered Ferries to Sail Hong Kong Harbor, Cut Emissions http://is.gd/20VDi 3:06 PM Aug 3rd from web

Inflatable Solar Skin allows inefficient buildings to generate #solar energy http://is.gd/20VBA 3:05 PM Aug 3rd from web

RT @solarfeeds Centrosolar Withdraws From #Solar Cell Manufacturing Joint Venture http://ow.ly/15JHmu 3:05 PM Aug 3rd from web

Evergreen Solar finalizes agreements with Jiawei Solar (China) http://is.gd/20VzA #Solar 3:05 PM Aug 3rd from web

DOE’s 2008 Report: U.S. the leader in annual #WindEnergy capacity growth, as well as cumulative capacity http://is.gd/20VaT 3:00 PM Aug 3rd from web

King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty http://u.nu/4heq 6:28 PM Aug 2nd from web

Tweets - July 2009

2009-07-31T08:52:00.000-07:00

Tweets for July 2009:

RT @chloregy The Folly of ‘Magical Solutions’ for targeting Carbon Emissions http://bit.ly/q20Yy #EnergyPolicy #ClimateChange 5:52 AM Jul 31st

“Termites are the best examples of house builders in the natural world” -- Learning #GreenBuilding measures from them! http://is.gd/1VOfx 5:47 AM Jul 31st

U.S. #GreenBuilding Council to host Sustainable Suite Design Competition http://is.gd/1VOcz 5:46 AM Jul 31st

BMW’s Stunning Energy-Efficient Production Plant http://is.gd/1VOaS #GreenBuilding 5:45 AM Jul 31st

Financing models for renewable energy and #EnergyEfficiency improvements through higher property taxes http://is.gd/1VO7x #EnergyPolicy 5:44 AM Jul 31st

Click here for all tweets from July.

Old Article but useful: Ten Questions Regarding #GreenBuilding http://is.gd/1VO32 (Also, Wiki: http://is.gd/1VO4L)5:44 AM Jul 31st from web
Green Roofs and the Urban Heat Island Effect http://is.gd/1VO0v #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding 5:42 AM Jul 31st from web
The Real #GreenBuilding Challenge: Creating Policy That Works http://is.gd/1VNUn #EnergyEfficiency #EnergyPolicy 5:41 AM Jul 31st from web
A New Enforcer in Buildings, the Energy Inspector http://is.gd/1VNDl #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding 5:39 AM Jul 31st from web
More #GreenBuilding and #EnergyEfficiency Could Save U.S. Economy $1.2 Trillion http://is.gd/1VNJn 5:38 AM Jul 31st from web
Reading: NYT - White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters http://is.gd/1VNDl #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding 5:36 AM Jul 31st from web
Reading: A Question of Balance: Weighing The Options on Global Warming Policies http://is.gd/1Up40 (PDF: http://is.gd/1Utmm) #EnergyPolicy 10:29 AM Jul 30th from web
Nancy Sutley, Head of White House Council on Envir. Quality: How the Stimulus Will Help Companies & Create #GreenJobs - http://is.gd/1UnyM 9:15 AM Jul 30th from web
Petra Solar gets go-ahead from NJ Board of Public Utilities for 200,000 #solar installations (40MW) on poles! http://is.gd/1Unk4 9:12 AM Jul 30th from web
50 State Governors ranked for Environmental Responsibility (Maybe we will see @GavinNewsom on the list some day soon! ;)) http://is.gd/1Un7Z 9:09 AM Jul 30th from web
How to increase energy efficiency in buildings & other non-transportation sectors by using existing technology/methods. http://u.nu/3u9p 8:09 PM Jul 29th from web
RT @fyietc DOE opening $36B in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects & modernizing electric grid http://tr.im/uFDq 8:07 PM Jul 29th from web
To Read Later: Nordhaus 2007 paper: The Challenge of Global Warming: Economic Models and Environmental Policy http://u.nu/7t9p (pdf)8:05 PM Jul 29th from web
To Read Later: Nordhaus 2007 paper: To tax or not to tax: Alternative approaches to slowing global warming http://is.gd/1Tr1A (pdf)8:04 PM Jul 29th from web
Reading old 2007 article at Grist about cap-and-trade vs. carbon tax http://is.gd/1TqVm #EnergyPolicy #Climatechange 8:02 PM Jul 29th from web
India to unveil 20GW #solar target under climate plan http://is.gd/1QZHz Factbox: http://is.gd/1QZNv 9:03 AM Jul 28th from web
Some facts and figures from Spain's renewables sector http://is.gd/1QYHc #Solar #WindEnergy 8:58 AM Jul 28th from web
SkyTrough parabolic trough #solar thermal collector wins R&D 100 Award http://is.gd/1QYAf 8:58 AM Jul 28th from web
European #solar thermal market worth €3bn http://is.gd/1QYwO 8:58 AM Jul 28th from web
Europe #solar companies look to rising Asia for answers http://is.gd/1Pr1y 6:16 PM Jul 27th from web
Rising US #solar demand faces financing issues http://is.gd/1PqYa More federal incentives needed! http://is.gd/1PqZR 6:15 PM Jul 27th from web
PG&E to buy #solar power from Sempra's new Copper Mountain Solar facility being built by First Solar outside Las Vegas http://is.gd/1PqU8 6:13 PM Jul 27th from web
Elsewhere, in China, JA Solar gets $90.8M in new loans from Export-Import Bank of China http://is.gd/1PqNX #Solar 6:11 PM Jul 27th from web
Georgia Tech based #solar technology - Suniva - scores $75M in a third round of funding! http://is.gd/1PqLP 6:11 PM Jul 27th from web
Joule Biotechnologies Unveils Liquid Fuel From #Solar Power http://is.gd/1PqHQ http://is.gd/1PqIG #Biofuels 6:10 PM Jul 27th from web
A Recipe for Biodiesel, Plucked From Poultry http://is.gd/1PqCi #Biofuels 6:08 PM Jul 27th from web
@mbernhart Aah! #CSR at brothels! :) I was looking at it as a wow..even brothels-go-green angle. But now I see what you mean. :)11:33 AM Jul 23rd from web
1step process for cellulose --> ethanol: Qteros, a Marlborough, MA startup. http://is.gd/1J0Hg #Biofuels (I'm in MA & looking for a job!)11:31 AM Jul 23rd from web
@Mbernhart What does #CSR stand for?9:12 AM Jul 23rd from web
Australian desert a fertile ground for #solar http://is.gd/1ISgl (US desert too -- the solar farms in Nevada :))9:11 AM Jul 23rd from web
Sydney Theatre Company to install 2000 #solar panels - largest capacity solar array mounted on a building in Australia http://is.gd/1IS2d 9:08 AM Jul 23rd from web
180 #greenjobs to be created through $13.4M grants through Australian govt.'s Climate Ready Program. http://is.gd/1IRYj 180? That's all?!9:07 AM Jul 23rd from web
Chicago advances nation's largest urban #solar generating station - leases 40 acres for the plant. http://is.gd/1IRKC 9:03 AM Jul 23rd from web
ECD (owner of UNI-Solar) expands down-stream buying #solar integrator Solar Integrated Tech. http://is.gd/1IRFU 9:02 AM Jul 23rd from web
Toyota pushes #solar power on ships, not just cars http://is.gd/1IRCb 9:00 AM Jul 23rd from web
Giant #Solar Powered Flowers Sprout in U.S. Cities, Provide Wi-Fi http://is.gd/1IRAN #Greenliving 9:00 AM Jul 23rd from web
Industry Lines Up Behind Bold African, Mideast #Solar Project in Hopes Politicians Will Follow http://is.gd/1IRy7 8:59 AM Jul 23rd from web
#Solar Cells, Automation and #GreenJobs http://is.gd/1IRwA 8:59 AM Jul 23rd from web
RT @chrisrbrown RT @dmsolar First Solar, EDF build solar panel plant in France http://bit.ly/13ocZT http://is.gd/1IRoX #Solar 8:57 AM Jul 23rd from web
RT @JoshChernin RT @Altern8Power Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Continue To Spread http://bit.ly/96XXq #EnergyPolicy #Solar 8:56 AM Jul 23rd from web
They're already #1 or #2 in many cases! RT @chrisrbrown China Set to Become World's Cleantech Leader http://is.gd/1IRic 8:55 AM Jul 23rd from web
RT @chloregy Suntech and China Huadian Sign Strategic Agreement to Develop 500MW of #Solar Projects http://bit.ly/E2QmU 8:52 AM Jul 23rd from web
Here's more about Dow's Algae Ethanol plans (via @techreview) http://is.gd/1BcyY (Earlier: http://is.gd/1BcAN and http://is.gd/1BcAZ)1:36 PM Jul 16th from web
@fyietc Yes - I plan to attend Ultra Light Startups Boston: The Economics of Cleantech at Northeastern this PM. http://bit.ly/lNHK6 1:30 PM Jul 16th from web
RT @Earth2Tech Wal-Mart’s Green Rating: A Boon for Carbon Management Software http://bit.ly/tEcIU 1:29 PM Jul 16th from web
RT @WSJEnergyBlog Energetic Debate: Senate Grapples with Clean Energy and Jobs http://bit.ly/70G6u #EnergyPolicy #GreenJobs 1:29 PM Jul 16th from web
RT @greentechmedia #Solar Alchemy: Voltaix Gets $9M for Thin Film Chemicals http://bit.ly/ov7OP 1:28 PM Jul 16th from web
Green Stimulus In Asia Could Move #Solar Demand East http://is.gd/1Bch0 1:28 PM Jul 16th from web
Dye-sensitized #Solar Cells To Power Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicles http://is.gd/1Bcgh 1:27 PM Jul 16th from web
Research on #Solar powered air force drones takes off http://is.gd/1Bcfg 1:27 PM Jul 16th from web
When it comes to #Solar panels, Spire CEO says Supersize Them! http://is.gd/1BccL 1:26 PM Jul 16th from web
To read later: RT @makower Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Index: The Hype and the Reality http://bit.ly/8KDOk 1:25 PM Jul 16th from web
RT @TreeHugger Sad day. Electric scooter maker Vectrix laid off almost all staff, preparing bankruptcy http://su.pr/30sGnx 1:25 PM Jul 16th from web
California's #Solar Cities http://is.gd/1Bc1h (Links from earlier tweets about #Solar in CA: http://is.gd/1BaTW http://bit.ly/DnrLg)1:24 PM Jul 16th from web
"We need to tap the resources that God created, right underfoot." - Sarah Palin. Sigh! http://is.gd/1BaZh 12:59 PM Jul 16th from web
San Diego leads LA, SFO in rooftop #solar power http://is.gd/1BaTW (Also see earlier tweet on Solar in CA http://is.gd/1BaVR)12:56 PM Jul 16th from web
Scott Stephens, PV Specialist for the U.S. DOE explains why he’s optimistic about the future of #Solar http://is.gd/1BaRS 12:54 PM Jul 16th from web
Massachusetts utilities to develop #solar farms http://is.gd/1BaNG 12:52 PM Jul 16th from web
With Push Toward Renewable Energy, California Sets Pace for #Solar Power http://bit.ly/DnrLg 11:10 AM Jul 16th from web
Wal-Mart: Image Moves From Demon to Darling http://bit.ly/4NPrZ (I'm watching now: Live from Bentonville - http://bit.ly/D0SVo)11:01 AM Jul 16th from web
RT @MBernhart Sign 'o the times! German brothel gives 5% discount to clients who bike/use transit to get there! http://bit.ly/JAj4X 11:00 AM Jul 16th from web
RT @makower Intersolar: ~600 booths, not one slogan about "going green" or "saving the earth." Just good biz, the way it should be10:57 AM Jul 16th from web
RT @inhabitat OLED Breakthrough Yields 75% More Efficient Lights http://bit.ly/kfBGX 10:53 AM Jul 16th from web
RT @makower: Watching Wal-Mart #Sustainability Index launch - Live from Bentonville - http://bit.ly/D0SVo 10:52 AM Jul 16th from web
Earlier this week, Exxon's foray into renewable energy space (investment of $600M into algae-based #biofuels) http://is.gd/1B5cA 10:50 AM Jul 16th from web
Dow Chemicals to work with Algenol Biofuels to build pilot-scale algae-based biorefinery (CO2 --> ethanol) http://is.gd/1B58L #Biofuels 10:49 AM Jul 16th from web
Hearing in US Senate today: “Ensuring and Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness while Moving toward a Clean Energy Economy.” http://is.gd/1B53s 10:47 AM Jul 16th from web
The UK aims to produce 15% of its energy from renewables by 2020. Alok Jha explains the technology behind the target http://bit.ly/mJSpw 10:46 AM Jul 16th from web
RT @nprnews Farming Algae For Fuel: From Pond To Pump http://bit.ly/WBiNK #Biofuels 6:04 PM Jul 15th from web
RT @GuyKawasaki List of resources for the out-of-work: http://om.ly/?sDi 6:02 PM Jul 15th from web
RT @chrisrbrown #Solar for Dark Climates: http://digg.com/d1w4Fc?t 11:13 AM Jul 8th from web
China plans for 150GW of installed #WindEnergy by 2020 (30GW offshore farms); 35GW installed by 2011. http://u.nu/754i 11:08 AM Jul 8th from web
China revises target for installed nuclear power capacity by 2020 to 86GW (Installed capacity was 9GW in 2008) http://u.nu/754i 11:07 AM Jul 8th from web
Motley Fool Roundtable: Will Cap-and-Trade Hurt America? http://u.nu/844i #EnergyPolicy 11:02 AM Jul 8th from web
An Unexpected Player in the #Solar Market - Lockheed Martin! http://u.nu/544i 11:02 AM Jul 8th from web
Cleantech Investments Fall in 2Q http://u.nu/834i But Renewable Energy Financing Rebounds in Europe, if not US http://u.nu/344i 11:00 AM Jul 8th from web
A place off Massachusetts to test wind, wave and tidal energy http://u.nu/534i #WindEnergy 10:59 AM Jul 8th from web
In the US, Rural cooperatives add wind, cautiously http://u.nu/434i #WindEnergy 10:58 AM Jul 8th from web
Elsewhere, Japan installs less wind power as tight rules bite http://u.nu/334i #WindEnergy 10:57 AM Jul 8th from web
So, wonder what Pickens plan scale-down does to predictions like this -- U.S. to Double #WindEnergy Use http://u.nu/234i 10:56 AM Jul 8th from web
But seems Pickens does plan to build three or four smaller wind farms, at a cost of some $2B http://u.nu/524i #WindEnergy 10:54 AM Jul 8th from web
T. Boone Pickens' scraps his project to build the world's biggest wind farm http://u.nu/324i (Sigh! After all the talk!) #WindEnergy 10:53 AM Jul 8th from web
A Fairer Way to Cut Global CO2 Emissions http://u.nu/99uh #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 12:23 PM Jul 7th from web
Proposal aims to slice through rich-poor divide on global emissions targets. http://u.nu/89uh #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 12:22 PM Jul 7th from web
RT @dotearth More Ideas for Breaking the Climate Deadlock http://bit.ly/lGQn2 #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy 12:22 PM Jul 7th from web
Incandescent Bulbs are Dead! Love Live Incandescent Bulbs! No wait - seems the obituaries are premature! http://u.nu/78uh #EnergyEfficiency 12:21 PM Jul 7th from web
#Solar Companies Merge Technologies in Bid for Utility-Scale Production http://u.nu/58uh 12:19 PM Jul 7th from web
A Solar Thermal Salute on I-Day! (Freedom from Oil - some day!) http://u.nu/54uh + #Solar Thermal Heats Up http://u.nu/34uh 12:19 PM Jul 7th from web
California #solar power subsidy program approaches its limit http://u.nu/57uh #EnergyPolicy 12:18 PM Jul 7th from web
A Threefold Strategy for Carbon Reduction http://u.nu/77uh What is Obama’s international climate strategy? http://u.nu/48uh #EnergyPolicy 12:17 PM Jul 7th from web
The Problem with Cap and Trade http://u.nu/24uh http://u.nu/95uh #EnergyPolicy 12:15 PM Jul 7th from web
US Cap-n-Trade hearing starts with a clash http://u.nu/25uh http://u.nu/35uh http://u.nu/75uh http://u.nu/85uh #EnergyPolicy 12:14 PM Jul 7th from web

Tweets - June 2009

2009-06-30T08:56:00.000-07:00

Tweets for June 2009:

At www.virtualenergyforum (free) today - Keynote: Public-Private Partnerships - Transforming Energy Use of Built Environment (8-9am EST) - Jun 25th
This hour at www.virtualenergyforum (free): Keynote: Public-Private Partnerships - Transforming Energy Use of Built Environment - Jun 25th
Up next at 2:15pm EST #GreenBuildings - Building Information Modeling Case Study AND at 3pm #SmartGrid Technologies - Myth or Reality (IBM) - Jun 24th
Listen now: #GreenBuilding - Smart Buildings for Maximizing Efficiency (Siemens) at www.virtualenergyforum.com - Free presentations all day - Jun 24th
Just heard about a 1 MW power plant based on cattle manure in Ludhiana, India. (Wow! That's a lot of bulls*** :)) (Also, 6MW Muncipal Waste) - Jun 24th

Click here for all tweets from June 2009.

Live concurrently right now at www.virtualenergyforum.com: Global Green Cities - #Solar Cities of India (More talks till 6pmEST) Jun 24th

RT @solarfeeds New EPA Analysis of Waxman-Markey #ClimateChange Bill http://ow.ly/15G2JR #EnergyPolicy 1:02 PM Jun 24th

Listening now: Renewable Energy (with focus on #WindEnergy) in Scotland - Free talks all day at www.virtualenergyforum.com 1:01 PM Jun 24th

Virtual Energy Forum all day today and tommorrow: Free registration and online viewing at www.virtualenergyforum.com 10:41 AM Jun 24th

RT @fyietc LG Display Set To Invest US $39M in Thin-film #Solar Business - http://tinyurl.com/nywgtl 11:11 PM Jun 23rd

@JoshChernin Thanks for the RTs :)11:11 PM Jun 23rd

RT @fyietc President Obama Calls on House to Pass Climate Bill - http://tinyurl.com/mqa9nc #ClimateChange 11:10 PM Jun 23rd

RT @fyietc CPUC Approves 500 MW Distributed Solar Program for SoCal Edison - http://tinyurl.com/lxj2sx 11:10 PM Jun 23rd

RT @fyietcHow NJ Rose To #2 in US #Solar Power - http://tinyurl.com/mkoc7h 11:10 PM Jun 23rd

Can Wind Power Get Up to Speed? - TIME magazine http://u.nu/2ece #WindEnergy 11:09 PM Jun 23rd

Study: #WindEnergy Could Power The Entire World http://u.nu/6gbe (Entire paper in PNAS here: http://u.nu/6hbe (pdf)8:05 PM Jun 23rd

Sunset Clause to Dim #Solar… in California? http://u.nu/3t8e 11:39 AM Jun 23rd

So, How will

America

capitalize on Green Revolution and #solar power? http://u.nu/6s8e 11:38 AM Jun 23rd

Good News for #Solar from Europe: 1% today to 12% by 2020. Grid Parity in Italy by 2010. http://u.nu/4r8e http://u.nu/6r8e http://u.nu/8r8e 11:37 AM Jun 23rd

After Big Wind, Big Solar coming to West Texas http://u.nu/6q8e #Solar 11:32 AM Jun 23rd

A $3.4 Billion Bet On China's #Solar Expansion http://u.nu/3q8e http://u.nu/4q8e 11:31 AM Jun 23rd

QD Soleil Issued Patent Based on the Use of Nanostructures for #Solar Concentrators http://u.nu/3p8e 11:29 AM Jun 23rd

TED Talk: Yann Arthus-Bertrand's recent projects, #ClimateChange, & stunning aerial photos from his "Earth From Above" #Art http://u.nu/7f3e 9:03 PM Jun 22nd

After Applied Materials, is it Intel's turn to enter #solar business? RT @solarfeeds Intel Inside Organic PV? http://ow.ly/f34H 1:16 PM Jun 19th

Researchers from Korea claim to have produced the world's first purely white #LED #EnergyEfficiency http://u.nu/2fbd 1:15 PM Jun 19th

First Real-Time Carbon Emissions Counter Starts Ticking in NYC http://u.nu/5ebd #ClimateChange 1:14 PM Jun 19th

Gloria Solar & a major European automaker have signed an MOU to put a curvy #solar panel on the rooftop of small cars http://u.nu/9dbd #EV 1:13 PM Jun 19th

Chinese-built electric sedan could be the first on sale in the United States, but it will quickly face competition. http://u.nu/8dbd #EV 1:12 PM Jun 19th

Bureaucracy & inertia delaying #solar projects http://u.nu/7a3d Elsewhere, in AUS, solar panels credits program delayed http://u.nu/8a3d 12:03 PM Jun 18th
And more about the space-based #solar power: http://u.nu/283d http://u.nu/383d (Earlier: http://u.nu/683d)11:57 AM Jun 18th
More about the African #Solar project - European Solar Power from African Deserts http://u.nu/673d http://u.nu/773d http://u.nu/873d 11:53 AM Jun 18th
Pros and Cons of Putting #Solar Thermal on Private Land http://u.nu/473d Related: GigaWatts in the Desert (Jan09) http://u.nu/573d 11:50 AM Jun 18th
Scientists: Global warming already has changed oceans http://u.nu/2jmc #ClimateChange 3:57 PM Jun 16th
StatoilHydro & Siemens developing world’s 1st floating wind turbine, opening up the deep ocean for wind farming http://u.nu/7gmc #WindEnergy 3:47 PM Jun 16th
MHT's Efrain Viscarolasaga: #Solar installation booms in New England http://u.nu/3gmc 3:45 PM Jun 16th
MHT's Efrain Viscarolasaga: Green tech brings jobs back to Mass http://u.nu/6gmc #GreenJobs 3:45 PM Jun 16th
RT @greeninc A Car Charging Infrastructure Takes Shape #EV http://u.nu/2gmc 3:43 PM Jun 16th
RT @Greeninc Stimulus Packages a Boon for #EnergyEfficiency http://u.nu/9fmc 3:42 PM Jun 16th
Spaced Out: Is #Solar Power From Satellites Achievable? - WSJ Blogs http://u.nu/8fmc 3:41 PM Jun 16th
RT @ClimateChange #climatechange report released today: http://bit.ly/Guu6t Summary with the report's graphs & charts http://bit.ly/ZyOgK 3:36 PM Jun 16th
#EnergyStorage = The Forgotten Piece of the #SmartGrid http://u.nu/8dmc 3:35 PM Jun 16th
Sierra Club says the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill has already “suffered death by a thousand cuts.” http://u.nu/4dmc #EnergyPolicy 3:32 PM Jun 16th
For later reading: MYTH: Waxman-Markey gives away 85 percent of allowances to polluters http://u.nu/8cmc #EnergyPolicy 3:31 PM Jun 16th
A new #solar power plant in Kibbutz Samar, Israel—but this is a one of a kind complex thanks to a hybrid-microturbine. http://u.nu/6cmc 3:30 PM Jun 16th
A possible long-term project: 100 GW #solar thermal power station in northern Africa and the Middle East. http://u.nu/4cmc http://u.nu/5cmc 3:29 PM Jun 16th
@seabrightsolar Tweets are not threaded/linked...so, not sure which tweet you found cool & what you were waiting for :) Re: http://u.nu/7bmc 3:22 PM Jun 16th
@kvbuckley @ecosaveology @argus27 Thanks for the retweets!3:21 PM Jun 16th
@kwidrick More and more towns will hopefully follow the cities like SFO & towns like Hopkington in exploring renewable energy as an option!3:19 PM Jun 16th
@som_m thanks for the SunPower lead.3:18 PM Jun 16th
RT @AWEA Milwaukee Area Tech College plans free seminar on Obama stimulus legislation & wind power opportunities http://tinyurl.com/npelyu 10:54 AM Jun 16th
Just signed up for Virtual Energy Forum - World's Largest Online Energy Conference June 24-25. Free Registration at http://bit.ly/VEF09 10:54 AM Jun 16th
Waste Management juiced by #solar trash cans: (Credit: BigBelly Solar) http://u.nu/5k9b 1:26 PM Jun 12th
RT @solarfeeds California PV Market Still Pales In Comparison To Germany - http://bit.ly/Q2XYt #Solar 1:26 PM Jun 12th
Hopkinton, MA seeking to install #solar panels on the fire and police stations and on two schools. http://u.nu/3k9b 1:25 PM Jun 12th
NJ gives go-ahead to Morris County's plan to finance a countywide solar energy initiative http://u.nu/7j9b #Solar 1:24 PM Jun 12th
SunEdison opens Renewable Operations Center, NorthAmerica’s first fleet-wide PV management command & control center. http://u.nu/5j9b #Solar 1:24 PM Jun 12th
NYT - Technology Advances, Price Retreats Spur New Solar Ventures http://u.nu/3j9b #Solar 1:22 PM Jun 12th

US's largest #solar plant to be built in New Mexico http://u.nu/9i9b (NRG - El Paso 92MW deal http://u.nu/7i9b) More here: http://u.nu/5i9b 1:21 PM Jun 12th
NREL teaming up with Iberdrola Renewables to identify #Solar- thermal hot spots in Arizonahttp://u.nu/4i9b 1:19 PM Jun 12th
Greece: Nice Solar Baits, But Few Takers - Many analysts aren't bullish about land of Apollo as a booming #Solar market. http://u.nu/3i9b 1:18 PM Jun 12th
In China, Bicycles Are Back — But Now They're Battery Powered http://u.nu/7h9b 1:15 PM Jun 12th
PG&E signs 'record' deal for #solar power (1.3 gigawatts from BrightSource) http://u.nu/7nya 9:49 AM Jun 11th
#Solar Showdown Looms in California http://u.nu/5nya 9:48 AM Jun 11th
Duke Energy partners with Cisco to fast-track development of electric #smartgrid http://u.nu/4nya 9:47 AM Jun 11th
Suntech America to be sole supplier for a 1+ MW installation for a US mountain state municipality. http://u.nu/3nya #Solar 9:46 AM Jun 11th
American Clean Energy and Security Act could create 650,000 US jobs by 2030 http://u.nu/8mya #GreenJobs 9:45 AM Jun 11th
The first Global Carbon Salary Survey http://u.nu/8jya 9:37 AM Jun 11th
How Do I Know That Green Materials Are REALLY Green? http://u.nu/5jya #GreenBuilding 9:36 AM Jun 11th
RT @JoshChernin RT @materialsviews Understanding the role of charge-transfer states in photovoltaic mechanisms .. http://bit.ly/qtLqz #Solar 9:52 AM Jun 9th
RT @JoshChernin RT @solarfeeds The Winners and Losers of The PV Industry http://ow.ly/d3BY #Solar 9:52 AM Jun 9th
RT @JoshChernin RT @Altern8Power Downstream German solar firms to shine through gloom http://bit.ly/11EQdU #SOLAR 9:47 AM Jun 9th
Using Twitter and Facebook to Find a Job - TIME http://u.nu/2qia (Really? I Twitter, FB, networking mtgs, Linkedin, job boards, ....! Sigh!)9:46 AM Jun 9th
Sonata for laptops, Swing for Cars - Boston Power to build new factory in MA http://u.nu/6wda #EV #EnergyStorage 4:47 PM Jun 8th (Maybe a job for me, huh!)

Fake plastic trees that can generate real #solar power. http://u.nu/2vda 4:41 PM Jun 8th
Mere hot air or some concrete actions to make it happen? RT #ecogeek India's Leaked #Solar Power Plan: 200 GW By 2050 #India #EnergyPolicy 4:40 PM Jun 8th
RT @ecogeek China to Impose stricter gas mileage rules than U.S. http://tinyurl.com/mub5fy #GreenLiving 4:39 PM Jun 8th
WTG @gavinnewsom! RT @ecogeek San Francisco Unveils First #Solar Powered Bus Shelter http://tinyurl.com/r7fe76 #GreenLiving #EnergyPolicy 4:38 PM Jun 8th
RT @ecogeek Green Energy Investments Have Quadrupled Since 2004 http://tinyurl.com/mfwsfc #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #GreenEnergy 4:38 PM Jun 8th
Akeena Solar, one of US's leading installers and distributors of solar systems, named SEIA Industry Innovator http://u.nu/4uda #Solar 4:37 PM Jun 8th
RT @ecogeek Arizona Solar Power Plant (Starwood 1) will deliver power day and night, starting 2013. http://u.nu/6uda http://u.nu/7uda #Solar 4:37 PM Jun 8th
PG&E signs third major #solar deal this year http://u.nu/3uda (More utilities oughta follow models of PG&E and Duke!)4:33 PM Jun 8th
University of Minnesota team wins solar car race http://u.nu/8tda 4:31 PM Jun 8th
To read later: NYT article today - Brighter days seen for #solar, next-gen #biofuels http://u.nu/3tda 4:30 PM Jun 8th
What mix of values and data, particularly when dealing with uncertain levels of risk, is the best bet? http://u.nu/9sda #EnergyPolicy 4:28 PM Jun 8th
How Carbon Markets Can Make Both Economic and Ecological Sense http://u.nu/8sda #EnergyPolicy 4:27 PM Jun 8th
RT @chelseagreen: LAST HOUR! Submit Your Question to California Gov. Candidate Gavin Newsom (@gavinnewsom) http://ow.ly/cWhr 4:26 PM Jun 8th
RT @AWEA Market research firm EER sees strong long-term outlook for growth of wind power in U.S.: http://tinyurl.com/kq79zc #WindEnergy 4:25 PM Jun 8th
RT @fyietc SolarCity expands solar panel leasing - http://tinyurl.com/opuqnc #Solar 12:57 PM Jun 4th
Review of 'Peadling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities' http://is.gd/OeA4 http://is.gd/OeBU)12:56 PM Jun 4th (Amazon link for book
Are Streetcars Really Better Than Buses? http://bit.ly/1a4DjC (Also follow the debate: Car-Free in America? http://bit.ly/YcG3l)12:55 PM Jun 4th
To Read: NYT Magazine 2009 Green Issue features including: Why Isn’t the Brain Green? http://is.gd/Oekp (2008 issue: http://is.gd/OemR)12:51 PM Jun 4th
The #ClimateChange Numbers Game http://tinyurl.com/ozjpd9 12:43 PM Jun 4th
Desalination Plants and Water Needs in California http://tinyurl.com/ptfjxk 12:43 PM Jun 4th
Report - Water to rival #EnergyEfficiency as key concern in #GreenBuildings http://bit.ly/MZTOP 12:43 PM Jun 4th
"Last week's #solar conference in Germany was affected by the self-delusion of the solar industry" - Travis Bradford. http://bit.ly/10Hra5 12:41 PM Jun 4th
TechReview: Xunlight & their thin-film #solar cells on flexible steel sheets (Technology already in play by Uni-Solar) http://is.gd/OdOA 12:40 PM Jun 4th

Tweets - May 2009

2009-05-31T08:58:00.000-07:00

Tweets for May 2009:

Gobbling Up Trash With the Sun’s Power: Wirelessly enabled, #solar powered trash bins for cities, parks, zoos and schools. http://u.nu/4tr7 12:51 PM May 27th from web
White Washing: Paint the world white - Change color of roofs, roads & pavements to reflect more sunlight http://u.nu/5nr7 #ClimateChange 12:20 PM May 27th from web
Artificial Photosynthesis: Using sunlight to generate H2 gas that, in turn, can be used to power a cell. http://u.nu/9jr7 12:10 PM May 27th from web
.. @jack_welch: Why companies must go green. Links to all three audio files through Fresh Green Minute - http://u.nu/3cr7 11:30 AM May 27th from web
One minute audio blast of green thinking: @guykawasaki: Tips for green revolutionaries. @adamjackson: How to become a green influencer and..11:28 AM May 27th from web

Click here for all tweets from May 2009.

Business101, huh! Cleantech firms: Ideas at demo phase is 1st challenge. Need to commercialize products & find clients next http://u.nu/2br7 11:25 AM May 27th from web

SunPower: planet's most powerful #Solar panel http://u.nu/6iq7 (Also: SunPower releases 1st solar monitoring iPhone app http://u.nu/7iq7)9:45 AM May 27th from web

Reading: Decoding the ‘buzz’ around #Greenjobs http://u.nu/9hq7 + Green Technology Job Hunt: Succeed With Clear Goals http://u.nu/5iq7 9:43 AM May 27th from web

Reading: The rise and rise of #Greenjobs http://u.nu/7hq7 and How to break in to cleantech http://u.nu/6hq7 9:40 AM May 27th from web

Shrinking DC-to-AC inverters to extract more juice from solar panels. http://u.nu/72a6 #Solar 11:04 AM May 18th from web

Czech Republic may turn into one of the strongest performers in 2009 in terms of growth rates of #solar installations http://bit.ly/7IeqP 6:08 PM May 14th from web

RT @ericrumsey RT @SherryBoschert RT @knwachter - @NSF releases report on global impacts of #ClimateChange http://bit.ly/1a8fXv 6:05 PM May 14th from web

Also: Making Your Impact at Work: Practical Guide to Changing the World from inside a company http://u.nu/68q5 #Sustainability #GreenJobs 5:39 PM May 14th from web

Corporate social responsibility - Net Impact Releases Guide to make any job a "Green" job http://u.nu/97q5 #Sustainability #GreenJobs 5:38 PM May 14th from web

RT @cleantechies Looking for a Clean Tech job? Get a resume that works. http://u.nu/27q5 #GreenJobs 5:33 PM May 14th from web

Landmark Report Redefines “Green” Jobs Through Social Intrapreneurship http://u.nu/96q5 #GreenJobs 5:32 PM May 14th from web

RT @cleantechies Selected Clean Technology & Renewable Energy Events Coming Up http://u.nu/66q5 5:32 PM May 14th from web

@ChaffinOrchards Yeah. Great find. Interesting to read about his position on lawns (I agree! In fact, forwarded it to friends/family!)5:28 PM May 14th from web

'Rebound effects' of #EnergyEfficiency could halve carbon savings, says study http://u.nu/62n5 #EnergyPolicy 10:39 AM May 14th from web

RT @EcoFan World’s largest solar-powered stadium constructed for World Games 2009 http://snipr.com/i0c4i #Greenbuilding #Solar 10:38 AM May 14th from web

Ocean Floor Carbon Trapping http://u.nu/42n5 Trapped how long? $s to move CO2 2 miles below ocean floor? Prevention better than cure, no?10:38 AM May 14th from web

National Geographic: US consumers rock bottom in overall Greendex scores (43.7). Indians top the list (59.5) http://u.nu/9xi5 #GreenLiving 7:36 PM May 13th from web

New Blog Post: "Food-like substances" http://u.nu/8xi5 #GreenLiving Seems Michael Pollan is on Colbert Nation tonight, btw.7:34 PM May 13th from web

RT @ShiftSolutions Pesticides, Teflon, and What's Wrong with Our Chemical Policies http://u.nu/4vi5 #GreenLiving 7:21 PM May 13th from web

RT @ericrumsey RT@The_Wedge RT @ChaffinOrchards Why Mow? 1989 NYTarticle by Michael Pollon http://bit.ly/q6afw #GreenLiving 7:19 PM May 13th from web

"What we do? We try to change everything." Listening to: Seth Godin's old TED talk http://u.nu/7ri5 6:26 PM May 13th from web

WTG @gavinNewsom :) RT @ProjectGreenBag San Francisco now recycles an astonishing 72% of all trash. http://tinyurl.com/q2t37d #GreenLiving 6:24 PM May 13th from web

QD Vision is using its quantum dots in #LED lighting to produce more pleasing white light.http://u.nu/3ah5 1:01 PM May 13th from web

RT @greenskeptic RT @EnergyCollectiv #ClimateChange threatens Ganges, Niger & other mighty rivers http://u.nu/7qg5 http://u.nu/2rg5 #India 11:26 AM May 13th from web

Also: RT @enviroknow http://ow.ly/6D7E links to NYT blog post - Debating a car-free America http://u.nu/2qg5 #GreenLiving 11:22 AM May 13th from web

In German suburb, life sans cars http://u.nu/9pg5 (Tweeted yday: Europe imagines suburbs without cars http://u.nu/9585) #GreenLiving 11:18 AM May 13th from web

RT @greeninc Canadian natural gas co. Enbridge JV with Bullfrog Power & City of Toronto to promote #solar thermal systems http://u.nu/9ng5 11:16 AM May 13th from web

RT @Michael_GR Check it out: Al Gore Gives a Climate Science Update at TED Conference http://bit.ly/o2q6Q #ClimateChange 11:12 AM May 13th from web

RT @Treehugger GE Shows Off Cool OLED Concepts (Video) http://u.nu/2gg5 Also: The Puzzle of Superconducting #LED Explained http://u.nu/8fg5 10:30 AM May 13th from web

RT @chrisbrown GE Aims to Provide #EnergyStorage for Trains, Power Grid http://seekingalpha.com/a/2xvc #SmartGrid 10:27 AM May 13th from web

Shai Agassi's Better Place demonstrates a system for swapping out depleted batteries for charged ones. http://u.nu/7fg5 #EV #EnergyStorage 10:27 AM May 13th from web

"I've been accused of being the green jobs czar — I consider myself to be the #greenjobs handyman." - Van Jones on NPR http://u.nu/6ta5 9:58 AM May 12th from web

Cap-and-Trade? It might as well be about beer collections. http://u.nu/4ta5 #EnergyPolicy 9:56 AM May 12th from web

RT @greenbubble Duke Power Investing In Distributed Solar Generation Scheme (via @Treehugger) http://tinyurl.com/q3dpmn #Solar 9:56 AM May 12th from web

China's Suntech to manufacture #solar products in US http://u.nu/2ta5 + Schott Solar opened plant in Albuquerque yesterday http://u.nu/3ta5 9:54 AM May 12th from web

Google: Making One Cheeseburger Uses As Much Energy As 15,000 Web Searches http://u.nu/6sa5 has other such comparisons!9:51 AM May 12th from web

Europe imagines suburbs without cars http://u.nu/9585 (Unrelated: Use chars to link to "Story of Stuff' video http://u.nu/5685) #GreenLiving 6:32 PM May 11th from web

@gavinnewsom #EV race can go on. Meanwhile, promote this in SFO :) PDX - easy to see by bik - hotel room may include one! http://u.nu/4fx4 12:05 PM May 9th from web

And the mercury levels in seals & beluga whales eaten by Inuit have reached levels that would be considered unsafe in fish. http://u.nu/9sw4 7:32 AM May 9th from web

Speaking of Canadian seal slaughter (http://u.nu/5sw4), Mercury levels In Arctic seals may be linked to global warming! http://u.nu/7sw4 7:31 AM May 9th from web

Phew..no rest for the weary as the wicket don't rest, huh! RT @followgreen Australia to shoot 6,000 kangaroos http://xi.gs/034X 7:29 AM May 9th from web

PETA's campaign to end seal slaughter in Canada gets a shot-in-the-arm (bad phrase to use!) with EU limit on seal furs http://u.nu/9rw4 7:27 AM May 9th from web

"Quiet is almost too faint for human ears, but not quite, if you learn to listen carefully." http://u.nu/8rw4 Reminds me of http://u.nu/7bi3 7:25 AM May 9th from web

Also read about Ecuador & its oil mess? http://u.nu/3rw4 http://u.nu/4rw4 Read http://u.nu/5rw4 to not get depressed after last few tweets!7:22 AM May 9th from web

Brazil's other big forest in dire straits too! http://u.nu/4qw4 #climatechange 7:20 AM May 9th from web

40% of Amazon will disappear despite efforts to fight http://u.nu/8qw4 Thanks, loggers, ranchers, soya growers & #climatechange?7:20 AM May 9th from web

I regularly read Harpers Week in Review http://u.nu/6pw4 Here's Seed's magazine's interesting take on the Week in Review http://u.nu/5pw4 7:01 AM May 9th from web

...polar bear habitat http://u.nu/7nw4 But maybe they have other plans in mind? http://u.nu/8nw4 which links to http://u.nu/2pw4 6:59 AM May 9th from web

Sigh! Obama govt agrees with Bush govt that Endangered Species Act cannot be invoked to fight emissions blamed for loss of ...(contd)6:57 AM May 9th from web

Kevin Bullis on Death of the Hydrogen Economy: Obama's budget puts hydrogen fuel-cell research out of its misery - almost! http://u.nu/7dw4 5:36 AM May 9th from web

Cheaper ink-jet printing to make electrical connections within a #solar cell, replacing existing screen-printing process http://u.nu/5dw4 5:33 AM May 9th from web

Seems turning biomass into electricity is more beneficial than turning it into transportation #biofuels http://u.nu/4dw4 5:32 AM May 9th from web

Report: 4 out of 5 big cities put high value on #Sustainability goals http://u.nu/2dw4 Cities & Green Economy http://u.nu/3dw4 #GreenLiving 5:30 AM May 9th from web

What does "green" mean to you? Builders & buyers differ on importance of eco-friendly living http://u.nu/9cw4 #GreenBuilding #Greenliving 5:29 AM May 9th from web

RT @followgreen Cap-and-Trade Won't Cause Mass Manufacturing Migration http://xi.gs/034f #EnergyPolicy 5:27 AM May 9th from web

RT @greenprofs New blog post: #GreenBuilding and Home Improvement http://bit.ly/CwvZw 5:27 AM May 9th from web

RT@greenprofs New blog post: Directbuy Provides One-stop Shopping Solution for #GreenBuilding Materials and Appliances http://bit.ly/Gps5i 5:22 AM May 9th from web

RT @followgreen The Competitiveness Impacts of #ClimateChange Mitigation Policies http://xi.gs/034E 5:21 AM May 9th from web

DOT dedicates $865M next year to improve plane routing for fuel savings & reduced GHG emissions http://u.nu/6cw4 5:20 AM May 9th from web

More details on EPA's fiscal year 2010 budget blueprint http://u.nu/8hu4 http://u.nu/9hu4 http://u.nu/4iu4 #EnergyPolicy 4:37 PM May 8th from web

Cheers and Jeers: Renewable industry cheers Obama budget while coal and nuclear jeer ! http://u.nu/3iu4 #EnergyPolicy (Only Cheers from me!)4:36 PM May 8th from web

#Solar and Utility partnerships on the horizon for Coulomb Technologies (manuf. of charging stations for #EVs) http://u.nu/3hu4 4:33 PM May 8th from web

1st phase of interim #smartgrid road map is due next month. With stimulus money about to roll in, time is short http://u.nu/2hu4 4:30 PM May 8th from web

More good news for Solyndra - Announces $189 million deal with solar integrator SunConnex through 2013 http://u.nu/9gu4 #Solar 4:30 PM May 8th from web

California (or for that matter the world) could save millions with more energy-efficient PCs #EnergyEfficiency #GreenLiving http://u.nu/8gu4 4:26 PM May 8th from web

Survey: #EnergyEfficiency important but hard to invest in (today!)! http://u.nu/7fu4 http://u.nu/6gu4 http://u.nu/7gu4 #GreenBuildings 4:25 PM May 8th from web

Hermann Scheer, German politicial & global advocate for #solar energy: "World is at a turning point" http://u.nu/2fu4 http://u.nu/3fu4 4:12 PM May 8th from web

Integrated solar panels get a boost http://u.nu/9eu4 The future of #solar, IMO, is in integrated solar (whether BIPV or otherwise)4:10 PM May 8th from web

Elsewhere in the nation, Duke Energy proceeds with $50M rooftop #solar program http://u.nu/7eu4 4:09 PM May 8th from web

Hurrah, @gavinnewsom! Way to go! :) SFO Board of Supervisors approves plan for largest municipal #solar project in US http://u.nu/3eu4 4:07 PM May 8th from web

@GreenTeaMag @RedTreeStudio Thanks for earlier RT's. See today's follow-up tweet: http://u.nu/86k4 5:46 AM May 7th from web

The net's hunger for power: Google responds http://u.nu/65k4 (Earlier: http://tinyurl.com/c7pep2 and http://is.gd/wnyK)5:45 AM May 7th from web

This week on SierraClub Radio: Nick Ellis of Bright Green Talent (@brightgreen) speaks about the emerging #greenjobs market http://u.nu/5rf4 12:39 PM May 6th from web

RT @lsmarshall New reference design for LED bulbs said to speed & simplify replacement of conventional bulbs http://tinyurl.com/c5972s 10:44 AM May 6th from web

Speaking of failing car companies, time for infotainment! RT @chrisrbrown The Colbert Report: Prescott Bailout Analysis http://bit.ly/f09EG 10:43 AM May 6th from web

The same is true of shoring up failing car companies & using "stimulus" money to jumpstart a new transportation & energy infrastructure10:42 AM May 6th from web

Time to mandate bold systemic experimentation is now - Why shoring up outmoded education & health-care systems is a waste http://u.nu/82f4 10:40 AM May 6th from web

"If you don't have water, you don't have life." RT @kottkedotorg To the South Pole on foot http://bit.ly/kbkE9 #Water 10:22 PM May 5th from web

RT @treehugger Build a #solar cooker from old CDs http://u.nu/5r94 4:01 PM May 5th from web

DOE allocates $786 Million for #Biofuels Research http://u.nu/9q94 ($480M of which is for for Integrated Pilot/Demo facilities)3:58 PM May 5th from web

Chocolate-fueled race car unveiled http://u.nu/6q94 Leave my chocolate alone! Actually, a home for post Easter/Halloween candy! ;) #Biofuels 3:54 PM May 5th from web

Paul Krugman OpEd last week talks of junk science & junk economics re: a cap-and-trade for emissions http://u.nu/7k94 #EnergyPolicy 3:01 PM May 5th from web

Skyline Solar's new high-gain #solar (HGS) arrays http://u.nu/5j94 Integrated lightweight, single-axis tracked architecture http://u.nu/7j94 2:59 PM May 5th from web

"Its you who controls the raw materials for the 21st/22nd centuries. You’re like Saudi Arabia." Video: Bolivia &Lithium http://u.nu/3c94 #EV 2:20 PM May 5th from web

@followgreen China triples wind power capacity goal: report http://xi.gs/030g #WindEnergy 8:07 AM May 4th from web

RT @greeninc Lifestyle and the Carbon Cap http://tinyurl.com/co9psd #Greenliving #Carbon 7:37 AM May 4th from web

mart wind turbines pivot blades on the fly http://u.nu/5pz3 #WindEnergy 7:37 AM May 4th from web

An algae #biofuels company that combines ultrasound and an electromagnetic pulse to break algal cell walls http://u.nu/8su3 5:50 AM May 3rd from web

Gov Palin: No to $29M of Stimulus Bill for Energy http://u.nu/5su3 Coz. it obligates them to "more stringent building codes" #EnergyPolicy 5:49 AM May 3rd from web

China Mulls Carbon Tax. http://u.nu/4su3 #EnergyPolicy 5:46 AM May 3rd from web

#Solar Thermal: Which Technology Is Best? http://u.nu/2su3 5:44 AM May 3rd from web

The Beijing Watercube: Better Than Solar Panels #EnergyEfficiency http://u.nu/8ru3 5:44 AM May 3rd from web

NYT article today: Here Comes the Sun. Right? #Solar http://u.nu/7ru3 5:42 AM May 3rd from web

Fifty Cars = One Bus - "a gorgeous conceptual art piece to illustrate the benefits of taking the bus over driving a car" http://u.nu/6ep3 8:33 PM May 1st from web

Also RT @followgreen Americans Support Greenhouse Gas Regulation Even If It Could “Substantially” Raise Energy Prices http://xi.gs/02yw 8:29 PM May 1st from web

And on that note... RT @followgreen U.S. coal power plants scuttled, Sierra Club cheers! http://xi.gs/02yv 8:28 PM May 1st from web

With focus of Obama govt on renewable energy, hopefully Bush/Cheney focus on nuclear as a solution is now dissipated! http://is.gd/vZst 8:28 PM May 1st from web

Pipe leak at nuclear plant raises concerns http://u.nu/5ep3 (Any process that generates toxic wastes cant be a sustainable energy solution!)8:26 PM May 1st from web

Reading: Oped: Energy: What Shall We Believe? http://u.nu/8kk3 12:25 PM May 1st from web

Not carbon-free but important from energy security standpoint - U.S. Gas Fields Go From Bust to Boom http://u.nu/7kk3 12:24 PM May 1st from web

Wind farm's high-tech help for migrating birds http://bit.ly/vw2A0 #WindEnergy 12:22 PM May 1st from web

US stimulus bill includes $$$s to support E.T. (Friedman!) & I.T. So why are economists & innovation experts so skeptical? http://u.nu/29k3 10:23 AM May 1st from web

Tweets - April 2009

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Tweets for April 2009:

Wow! 6+% efficiency with organic (plastic) #solar cells! Solarmer Energy presents data at Organic PV conference http://u.nu/98i3 11:13 PM Apr 30th from web
NPR 10-part series examining the costs, the politics & challenges of upgrading the country's electricity #grid http://u.nu/67i3 #Smartgrid 10:46 PM Apr 30th from web
The (electric) heat is on! San Fransisco vs Portland (or @gavinnewsom vs. Sam Adams) - Who Will Win the #EV Grid Race? http://u.nu/37i3 10:43 PM Apr 30th from web
NYT: Smart Infrastructure Brings #Efficiency to Roads, Rail, Water, and Food Distribution http://is.gd/vvHP very very highly pertinent? ;)9:55 PM Apr 30th from web
Reading: Interview by Gabrielle Reilly of @GlobalTownhall with T. Boone Pickens http://u.nu/6zf3 #WindEnergy 1:20 PM Apr 30th

Click here for all tweets from April 2009.

@TIME magazine's list of 100 important people is out http://ow.ly/4ywh Interesting picks like Nocera, T. Boone Pickens, Ted Turner, etc.12:24 PM Apr 30th from web
More about the technology (for data storage) from 2006 http://u.nu/5ye3 & http://u.nu/7ye3. Related news this week: http://is.gd/vBzT 9:49 AM Apr 30th from web
..the interesting (admittedly futuristic) #solar technology (new to me) I heard yday was http://u.nu/3ye3 for bio-solar cells & data storage9:46 AM Apr 30th from web
Plastic #Solar Cells with "near-perfect internal efficiency" http://is.gd/vBsE (I heard a talk by the Konarka yday at NEU www.➡.ws/擄溟 but ..9:42 AM Apr 30th from web
Freakanomics Blog asks: Are Carbon Offsets Too Good to Be True? http://is.gd/vt9k #EnergyPolicy 9:30 AM Apr 30th from web
A cheaper way to increase fuel efficiency in cars - Running on air: Pneumatic hybrids http://u.nu/9nd3 (What tag to use? its not really #EV)5:24 AM Apr 30th from web
Earth Day pictures are here, via Boston.com's wonderful Big Picture site http://is.gd/tV7F #earthday #earthday09 #greenliving #Art 3:12 PM Apr 23rd from web
RT @mashable SocialMedia & web guide to Going Green http://is.gd/tLuw #GreenLiving Also: Inside the minds of Twitter users http://is.gd/tU9c 5:33 PM Apr 22nd from web
Celebrate #EarthDay with satellite pictures of the earth (August 2008) http://is.gd/tSlr #AmazingWorld Tempted to tag this as #Art 9:40 AM Apr 22nd from web
Woohoo.. reached 100 followers on #EarthDay. Slow crawl to a 1000 begins. :) (Actors can race for lofty dreams of 1000 followers. :))8:56 AM Apr 22nd from web
10 Most Incredible Globes: Taking #EarthDay Literally #Art http://is.gd/tQXi 8:53 AM Apr 22nd from web
The Earth & the environment matters...not just for a day, week, month, or year. Not even for your (and my) lifetime. Care for it. ALWAYS!8:12 AM Apr 22nd from web
Celebrating in spirit, I should add. What would you do differently today than other days? And why would you do it only today and not others?8:11 AM Apr 22nd from web
is celebrating Earth Day -designed to inspire awareness & appreciation for the Earth's environment. http://is.gd/tRqq http://is.gd/tRqN 8:11 AM Apr 22nd from web
Making Electricity Distribution Smarter http://is.gd/tHgx & RT @fyietc DOE - $3.3B in Grants for #SmartGrid Initiatives http://is.gd/tHhB 12:45 PM Apr 21st from web
Today's John Muir Day http://is.gd/tHdM JM, of course, is the famed naturalist & environmentalist & 1st President of Sierra Club. Thanks, JM12:40 PM Apr 21st from web
Wow. I expected much lower. In the milions! Seems I'm ranked 5895 on retweetrank http://www.retweetrank.com/... Where do you rank?10:27 AM Apr 21st from web
Interesting! From Carbon Footprints to Water Footprints http://is.gd/tECo Energy & Water - Two critical resources for the 21st century!8:52 AM Apr 21st from web
#WindEnergy drives need for grid changes #SmartGrid "No choice but to change." Not change we can live with but change we need to live!8:51 AM Apr 21st from web
Demand Response and Dimming the Lights to Meet Demand http://is.gd/tEAk Also read this NYT article http://is.gd/tEBb #GreenLiving 8:50 AM Apr 21st from web
Brief History of High-Speed Rail http://is.gd/tEyf #GreenLiving (I've tweeted before about Obama's plan but here's more http://is.gd/tuXC )8:45 AM Apr 21st from web
Another wonders "Can Obama Make the Trains Run on Time"! http://is.gd/trnD "Yipping Chihuahuas" indeed! #GreenLiving 8:44 AM Apr 21st from web
European cities commit to (even) more cycling http://is.gd/tEwt Meanwhile, naysayers re Obama's plan for high-speed trains http://is.gd/tEwR 8:42 AM Apr 21st from web
Green Inc.’s editor, Tom Zeller Jr., explores ways to improve home energy efficiency #GreenLiving #Greenbuilding http://is.gd/tEw9 8:40 AM Apr 21st from web
Some environmentalists: #Biofuels can pollute more‎ http://is.gd/tEue Been here before http://is.gd/tEui (Phew! Overall, lots of confusion!)8:36 AM Apr 21st from web
Canadian federal government’s ecoEnergy for #Biofuels program offers €45 million in incentives to GreenField Ethanol plant http://is.gd/tEtn 8:34 AM Apr 21st from web
Beyond Fossil Fuels: Eric McAfee chairman and CEO of AE #Biofuels weighs in on the hurdles facing his industry http://is.gd/tEsY 8:33 AM Apr 21st from web
Why We Won’t Grow #Biofuels in 2029 http://is.gd/tEkK Also this week in Business Week: The Biofuel Bubble http://is.gd/tEsd 8:32 AM Apr 21st from web
EPA regulates car emissions. Conservative writer Jonah Goldberg is hand-wringing about controls on the "air you breathe"! http://is.gd/tCTQ 5:22 AM Apr 21st from web
The World is Running Out of Raw Materials http://is.gd/tzUB Sustainability - Something to keep in mind in developing new 'green' technology5:20 AM Apr 21st from web
RT @TIME A brief history of high-speed rail. http://ow.ly/3p5Z #GreenLiving 5:18 AM Apr 21st from web
This week on PBS-Now: On Thin Ice - Trek to the Gangotri Glacier, source of Ganges river in the Himalayas http://is.gd/sY09 #ClimateChange 11:39 AM Apr 17th from web
Psssst. Google's data center efficiency #s http://is.gd/sXel Also the Data Center Infrastructure Rating Dvlpt Initiative http://is.gd/sXeJ 10:31 AM Apr 17th from web
Now following @GavinNewsom ... the most "green"-friendly and pro-cleantech/renewable energy mayor in the US that I know of!6:19 PM Apr 16th from web
Clean your car using a glass full of "patented water" (whatever that is!) & soap http://is.gd/sMk9 More here http://is.gd/sMlo #Greenliving 12:02 PM Apr 16th from web
@TwilightEarth But some days, unbelievably can be like this! http://is.gd/5Un (Re: Some days, just like this! http://twitpic.com/3ek0p )11:57 AM Apr 16th from web
RT @pickensplan Support a New Transmission Infrastructure and Renewable Electricity Standard! http://is.gd/sMfk #smartgrid #energypolicy 11:55 AM Apr 16th from web
Blog Post: The Future is Now http://is.gd/sMdK A compilation of my #EV tweets this week but have 2 questions at the end; Do share thoughts.11:53 AM Apr 16th from web
Guardian brings you pictures of some electric cars which may be coming soon to a road near you http://is.gd/sLcj #EV 10:21 AM Apr 16th from web
Environmentalists claim UK #biofuels target creating more emissions due to deforestation! http://is.gd/sxzy 10:19 AM Apr 16th from web
#Biomass = 2% of electricity & 1% of heat in UK already! http://is.gd/sL5X Links to a report: Biomass - Carbon Sink or Carbon Sinner10:15 AM Apr 16th from web
Toronto mulls mandatory Green Roofs http://is.gd/sKzz #EnergyPolicy #GreenBuilding 10:11 AM Apr 16th from web
Automotive Task Force, consulting with BCG, have unrealistic #s for battery cost? Calcars thinks so! http://is.gd/sL4i #EV 10:09 AM Apr 16th from web
So, how is natural gas a clean/green fuel? RT @WSJEnergyBlog Sarah Palin, Climate Change and the Energy Debate http://tinyurl.com/czfl9a 10:27 AM Apr 15th from web
QOTD: The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. - William Gibson http://is.gd/9n4T #Quotes 10:26 AM Apr 15th from web
RT @casteleiro Help us promote LED lighting. Vote 4 HBLEDnetwork.com : http://tinyurl.com/VoteLEDs (please RT)9:40 AM Apr 15th from web
#Obama calls renewables a ‘pillar’ of new economy http://is.gd/sy4z #EnergyPolicy 8:35 AM Apr 15th from web
Not new but worth a recycle - Earth temperature surface since 1884 - video released by NASA and GISS. http://is.gd/sy3k #Climatechange 8:33 AM Apr 15th from web
So, should I get off now? RT @Earth2Tech Twitter’s an Energy Guzzler & Other Hard Truths for Web 2.0 App Addicts http://tinyurl.com/dxnygw 8:31 AM Apr 15th from web
SciAm Updates: Whatever Happened to Melting Glaciers and Ocean Levels? http://is.gd/sy1M #ClimateChange 8:31 AM Apr 15th from web
Meanwhile, Friedman (enjoying Costa Rica; I'm jealous! Love that country!) continues with: (No) Drill, Baby, Drill http://is.gd/s1hp 5:54 PM Apr 14th from web
Sigh! All this focus on renewable energy seems to have gotten Newt anxious. "Drill, Baby, Drill" Redux http://is.gd/qRRn #EnergyPolicy 5:53 PM Apr 14th from web
RT @frankejames World’s richest create 50% of world’s CO2: Consumption dwarfs population as main eco-threat http://tr.im/iLTI #ClimateChange 5:48 PM Apr 14th from web
RT @greenprofs New blog post: The Race for The Electric Car http://tinyurl.com/5slnc4 #EV 5:46 PM Apr 14th from web
@grofuels @greenskeptic @joshchernin @charlesLYost Thanks for the Re-tweets. Hoping to make my Tweet feed less one-way in weeks ahead.5:34 PM Apr 14th from web
Plus $100M in refundable tax credits from Michigan to boost plans to build plants in the state #EV #EnergyStorage http://is.gd/sqYo 4:22 PM Apr 14th from web
A123 Systems has raised $69M to keep up its plans to expand manufacturing of its lithium-ion batteries #EV #EnergyStorage http://is.gd/sqW0 4:18 PM Apr 14th from web
GE is investing $15M more into A123 Systems, the seventh time GE has put money into the MIT offshoot. http://is.gd/sqUP #EV #EnergyStorage 4:17 PM Apr 14th from web
Quote for the day: "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy #GreenLiving #Quotes 4:05 PM Apr 14th from web
Coal to liquid fuel addresses energy security vis-a-vis oil imports but not climate change & impact of carbon, no? #Climatechange 1:08 PM Apr 14th from web
The US - and the world - has an abundant supply of coal. So does it make sense to turn it into a replacement for oil? http://is.gd/pfol 1:07 PM Apr 14th from web
Amy Seidl's book - Early Spring, an obvious play on the famous 1962 Rachel Carson book, Silent Spring http://is.gd/sowU #Books 1:05 PM Apr 14th from web
The dire fate of forests in a warming world http://is.gd/sng0 Also review of Amy Seidl's book Early Spring http://is.gd/souY #Climatechange 1:03 PM Apr 14th from web
Earlier: PDX & SFO battle for #EV domination http://is.gd/soqp & London mayor pledges 100000 EVs & 25000 charge points http://is.gd/sorU 1:00 PM Apr 14th from web
CT & MA could get #EV charging network http://is.gd/sopk Also: Chicago gets first solar powered EV charging station http://is.gd/rDOv 12:55 PM Apr 14th from web
Want to know how much it costs to drive somewhere? Find out at CostToDrive.com Eg: NY to LA $346 in a Hummer H3, $111 in a Toyota Prius.11:44 AM Apr 14th from web
@Prontodotcom is giving away $50 gift certificate for @inhabitat for #earthmonth RTto enter! http://bit.ly/N7ct 11:43 AM Apr 14th from web
Meanwhile, scientists decode genes of algae that enable them to capture carbon & maintain its delicate balance in oceans. http://is.gd/snvp 11:39 AM Apr 14th from web
Any advances since this article? Future of "Clean Coal" power tied to (uncertain) success of carbon capture and storage. http://is.gd/snuC 11:38 AM Apr 14th from web
Good series at SciAm on Carbon Capture and Storage (1) http://is.gd/r4DO (2) http://is.gd/rett (3) http://is.gd/rrLl (4) http://is.gd/rDon 11:37 AM Apr 14th from web
Apparently China & US are also attempting this "hide the troubles away and hope it goes away" technology soon! http://is.gd/snpY 11:33 AM Apr 14th from web
That said, this week the first retrofitted power plant begins use of new carbon capture and storage technology in France! http://is.gd/snq3 11:31 AM Apr 14th from web
I've never been convinced that "trapping" CO2 is an effective and sustainable way of "capturing" carbon! RT @followgreen http://xi.gs/028Q 11:29 AM Apr 14th from web
Need a Green Superhighway and an overhaul of the grid to accommodate renewables http://is.gd/qxQP #SmartGrid 11:14 AM Apr 14th from web
Interior Sec last week http://is.gd/sncC This week: Feds agree on Offshore Renewable Energy plan - wind, wave, & tidal. http://is.gd/sn9v 11:13 AM Apr 14th from web
Meanwhile, Wind energy industry brings badly needed jobs to beleaguered Detroit http://is.gd/snaQ 11:12 AM Apr 14th from web
First 100% #solar powered city in the U.S. is in the works, powered by the world’s largest PV plant - Babcock Ranch, FL - http://is.gd/sn8e 11:05 AM Apr 14th from web
1101 wind turbines, $6.9B, and 8-12 TW/year - Europe's biggest wind farm planned for Sweden http://is.gd/sn6V #WindEnergy 11:02 AM Apr 14th from web
For further details see Report on Cost of Conflict - social, psychological, economic and environmental - in the MiddleEast http://is.gd/smvJ 10:09 AM Apr 14th from web
Seems since the "war on terror" began in 2001, oil consumption has increased from 50 million gallons to 500 million gallons a year at bases!10:06 AM Apr 14th from web
DOD = largest energy consumer in US. Plans to spend economic stimulus money on alternative fuels & energy conservation.http://is.gd/smt1 10:05 AM Apr 14th from web
Contra-position in Newsweek - Demand-driven Oil (& other major commodity) prices will continue to go down in the future! http://is.gd/slQn 9:13 AM Apr 14th from web
RT @solarbusiness With tax credit, consumers give turbines, solar panels a second look - http://tinyurl.com/dnl39x #EnergyPolicy 8:05 PM Apr 13th from web
RT @followgreen Congress and Renewables, Going whichever way the wind blows http://xi.gs/026m #EnergyPolicy 8:04 PM Apr 13th from web
Shai Agassi's bold plan for mass adoption of electric cars posted this month at TED Talks http://is.gd/sah5 Also see http://is.gd/sfHL #EV 7:36 PM Apr 13th from web
Mazda changes tune, promises hybrids & EVs by 2015. http://is.gd/sfGn Meanwhile, Tesla has >500 Model S reservations http://is.gd/sfGN #EV 7:34 PM Apr 13th from web
Great news! New orangutan population found in Indonesia http://is.gd/s535 Timely! Seems this month is Ape Awareness Month http://is.gd/s53a 7:37 PM Apr 12th from web
OLEDs have potential to be less expensive than regular LEDs. Read http://is.gd/rWy3 http://is.gd/rWyp & http://is.gd/rWyy http://is.gd/bWQo 1:49 PM Apr 11th from web
CFLs are for now in oft-used fixtures but I'm hoping organic LED (OLED) technology cost comes down fast for quick adoption http://is.gd/rWxn 1:49 PM Apr 11th from web
...won't it end up being a problem in landfills? See EPA guidelines about recycling & disposing CFLs http://is.gd/pi2y 1:44 PM Apr 11th from web
But what about the mercury in CFLs? (4 mg/bulb on ave) If everyone used CFLs & even 25% (higher likely) didn't dispose of them properly ...1:42 PM Apr 11th from web
And not to promote any one brand but my experience so far has been good with Ikea CFLs, with $ also not being as high as CFLs elsewhere.1:39 PM Apr 11th from web
Btw, if you are still stuck on incandesecent bulbs and need convincing about CFLs, see the table at this article http://is.gd/g8r3 1:36 PM Apr 11th from web
Consensus - Best to turn off CFLs when leaving for 15 min or more. Energy Star recommends CFLs for use of at least 15 minutes at a time.1:29 PM Apr 11th from web
The article also enlightens: Off-&-on doesn't affect life of a incandescent bulb much, but can affect CFL life, minimally in most cases.1:28 PM Apr 11th from web
Does switching the lights on & off use more energy than leaving them on? The answer is no, despite common misperceptions http://is.gd/rWql 1:26 PM Apr 11th from web
To Read Later: Is Twitter Overhyped? A Debate. http://is.gd/rOZV (So, how is Twitter useful to you in addition to being a huge link-list)3:48 PM Apr 10th from web
Making the right choices to reduce your water footprint http://is.gd/nTZJ (via @kottkedotorg) #GreenLiving #Water 3:47 PM Apr 10th from web
@greengigs Thanks for the #followfriday. Still not sure how this FF stuff works though! Anyways.. have a good weekend.3:39 PM Apr 10th from web
Colorful! @sanjeevnaik's Twitter status in photos on @portwiture: http://portwiture.com/sanje...1:32 PM Apr 10th from web
RT @kottkedotorg A film that raises a lot of questions about consumption and the OBJECTS we fall in love with http://is.gd/eD1T #GreenLiving 11:51 AM Apr 10th from web
Why #ClimateChange matters not only to coastline cities (that may be under water some day) but also in the Midwest http://is.gd/rMCD 11:46 AM Apr 10th from web
..." the outlook for a deal at the climate jamboree in Copenhagen at the end of the year has brightened somewhat." http://is.gd/rMG3 11:35 AM Apr 10th from web
I like the way the Economist puts it: "With America’s tree-hugging new leadership in place, and with a green stimulus suddenly in vogue"...11:34 AM Apr 10th from web
@frankejames and http://is.gd/pRQ0 This site has a good summary http://is.gd/LzN (And the future? http://is.gd/olHk )11:33 AM Apr 10th from web
@frankejames Not rooting for death of newspapers. Fact though that a few have died & others are bleeding http://is.gd/p3ET http://is.gd/rMLp 11:32 AM Apr 10th from web
Deciphering Big Oil's Retreat from Renewables http://is.gd/rMHy (I linked some days back to Shell & BP's recent deemphasis on wind/solar)11:26 AM Apr 10th from web
@frankejames Not just kids, but do adults read newspapers? Their financial woes tell me more and more ppl, like me, get their news online.11:06 AM Apr 10th from web
Documentary: The Next Industrial Revolution - Sustainabilkity & transforming the commerce-nature relationship http://is.gd/rLbR 8:31 AM Apr 10th from web
Change we can live with: RT @followgreen Revived EPA Takes on Climate Change and More http://xi.gs/01ym #EnergyPolicy 8:26 PM Apr 9th from web
The World Digital Library, free of charge & multi-lingual, will launch on April 21, 2009. http://is.gd/qJWj #Reference 7:31 PM Apr 9th from web
Water issues stretch nations & companies thin http://is.gd/rFRz (#Water & #Energy - the 2 major issues facing the world in the 21st century)7:13 PM Apr 9th from web
Even as they layoff http://is.gd/rGim & outsource http://is.gd/rGhV, BP Solar says its competitive with others http://is.gd/rGhz #Solar 6:25 PM Apr 9th from web
As solar demand slips, Utilities may play an increased role in driving demand. http://is.gd/rGgX (Applied Material - Duke talks in article)6:22 PM Apr 9th from web
China May Soon Have World’s Biggest #Solar Farm http://is.gd/rGef + Trina CEO expects 10x growth in Chinese solar market http://is.gd/rGfj 6:19 PM Apr 9th from web
@brightgreen Hmm..where are these "lots of people" getting the jobs! My networking & job-hunting efforts are getting no where! #GreenJobs 5:50 PM Apr 9th from web
RT @nathanschock RT @WSJEnergyBlog "corn ethanol is off the hook for rising food prices last year" http://tinyurl.com/dzpjxe #Bioefuels 5:48 PM Apr 9th from web
Gisele Bündchen’s environmental blog (in Portuguese & English) http://is.gd/rG0g #GreenBlogs 5:48 PM Apr 9th from web
Ooo.. Couldn't think of too many other places better for a #GreenEducation - Summer in Maui studying Renewable Energy http://is.gd/rFPB 5:25 PM Apr 9th from web
Reading: Obama's 7 Greenest ideas so far http://is.gd/rjvI& Renewable Energy Revolution Sweeps the US http://is.gd/rFOm (Both @treehugger)5:23 PM Apr 9th from web
For a fledgling industry, the # of Green Job Boards is mind-boggling! @greengigs tries to put some order into this mess! http://is.gd/rFNt 5:20 PM Apr 9th from web
So, while a govt. can mandate GHG emissions of a company, a MF cannot be asked to pick stocks based on a company's emissions! #EnergyPolicy 5:07 PM Apr 9th from web
Agree that a MF manager. needs to only consider it only "to the extent that carbon emissions affect a company's profits. #EnergyPolicy 5:06 PM Apr 9th from web
Much as I am a green advocate, mandating such requirements on MF companies makes no sense to me! #EnergyPolicy 5:05 PM Apr 9th from web
Mutual fund companies asked to account for GHG emissions of companies in selecting stocks for their funds! http://is.gd/rFAF #EnergyPolicy 5:04 PM Apr 9th from web
Its tough for the layman to figure out how much of this is partisan bickering vs. legitimate hand-wringing, no? #EnergyPolicy 5:04 PM Apr 9th from web
Various other "outrage" being expressed at the Waxman-Markey proposal Eg: http://is.gd/rFEN & http://is.gd/rFET #EnergyPolicy 5:03 PM Apr 9th from web
Others quibble that the end of cap-and-trade is near - even before the US has a serious discussion about it! http://is.gd/rFBJ #EnergyPolicy 5:01 PM Apr 9th from web
Mutual fund companies asked to account for GHG emissions of companies in selecting stocks for their funds! http://is.gd/rFAF #EnergyPolicy 4:54 PM Apr 9th from web
Carbon market is closely watching the U.S. http://is.gd/rFyx Meanwhile, in the US a cap-and-trade war is on! http://is.gd/pDOw #EnergyPolicy 4:53 PM Apr 9th from web
Change we can live with: RT @followgreenRevived EPA Takes on Climate Change and More http://xi.gs/01ym #EnergyPolicy 4:44 PM Apr 9th from web
Reading... RT @enviroknow Scathing write-up by David Roberts about Friedman's latest NYT op-ed http://tinyurl.com/dng7uw 4:43 PM Apr 9th from web
Meanwhile, word is that the Wordie ice shelf has disappeared http://is.gd/rFla & Wilkins Ice Shelf is about to break free http://is.gd/r95E 4:40 PM Apr 9th from web
Meanwhile, across the world in Japan, trying to Save 23,000 Dolphins from Slaughter http://is.gd/rFsm 4:36 PM Apr 9th from web
RT @Earth2Tech Ethanol Biz looking real ugly http://tinyurl.com/cns26zR Also see their #Biofuels Deathwatch List http://is.gd/rFmW 4:25 PM Apr 9th from web
Discover magazine marks recent 20th Exxon-Valdez anniversary with pictures of "man's greatest crimes against the planet" http://is.gd/ry8N 4:22 PM Apr 9th from web
Btw, if you don't want to read her book, you can hear Atwood's essay (CBC Massey Lectures 2008) via CBC's website here: http://is.gd/rFhE 4:13 PM Apr 9th from web
Speaking of Canada, reading about author & poet Margaret Atwood's essay “Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth” http://is.gd/rFgT 4:12 PM Apr 9th from web
Back to Canada: Critical op-ed re: Harper administration's laggardly approach to dealing with #ClimateChange http://is.gd/rFfh 4:10 PM Apr 9th from web
I had missed this Palin-Judd back-and-forth last month http://is.gd/rFbJ but had read about Wayne Ross, Palin's new AG http://is.gd/rFad 4:04 PM Apr 9th from web
RT @followgreen Canada's woodland caribou face growing risk: report http://xi.gs/01yf (Sigh! see previous tweets.)4:00 PM Apr 9th from web
That dig at Palin was me being facetious but seems last month Alaska began aerial wolf hunt to boost caribou population http://is.gd/rF9n 3:59 PM Apr 9th from web
Obama Calls Canadian Seal Hunt "Inhumane" http://is.gd/rF80 Meanwhile, Sarah Palin's probably gone aerial wolf hunting! http://is.gd/2aOK 3:58 PM Apr 9th from web
Generation WE - The Challenge Ahead! http://vimeo.com/2032854 Free book download at http://www.gen-we.com #ThisAmericanLife #GreenLiving 3:56 PM Apr 9th from web
Elsewhere, D.C. Council proposes a 5c tax on disposable shopping bags. http://is.gd/rEXR #GreenLiving #EnergyPolicy 3:38 PM Apr 9th from web
Oregon Lawmaker wants to charge you for using bike lanes! http://is.gd/rEVv #GreenLiving #EnergyPolicy Retrograde policymakers! Grr!!3:35 PM Apr 9th from web
Reading: CleanTechies.com helps job seekers ease the transition from mainstream to #CleanTech http://is.gd/rEU3 #GreenJobs 3:34 PM Apr 9th from web
RT @followgreen Obama’s Cap and Trade Costs vs. GOP’s Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics http://xi.gs/01ya #EnergyPolicy 3:26 PM Apr 9th from web
Elsewhere, environmental groups allege Shell reneged on agreed upon GHG limits on Oil Sands projects http://is.gd/rj39 3:25 PM Apr 9th from web
Former Tar Sands Exec as Canada's Clean Energy Envoy to US http://is.gd/rqld 3:25 PM Apr 9th from web
A #solar powered solution to Florida sprawl, as envisioned by an NFL lineman turned visionary developer http://is.gd/rDWz 2:08 PM Apr 9th from web
Myths & Realities of Renewable Energy http://is.gd/rA3V Reduced consumption (#GreenLiving), #EnergyEfficiency, #GreenEnergy all important!8:10 AM Apr 9th from web
While on the subject, #SmartGrid: from Vision to Reality - The EU approach. Video & pdf files at the link http://www.smartgrids.eu 8:08 AM Apr 9th from web
Hacking the Grid: Is Smarter Less Secure? http://is.gd/rA1U Everyone's wondering this today! Just have to be smartER, I guess! #SmartGrid 8:06 AM Apr 9th from web
Reading: What the #SmartGrid Can Learn From Facebook Connect http://is.gd/ryFd 8:04 AM Apr 9th from web
Has power grid been hacked? http://is.gd/rzXU + Will a #Smartgrid would only open us up to cyber-attacks even more! http://is.gd/rzZg 8:01 AM Apr 9th from web
Environmental retrofit for Empire State building - Reduction in annual energy use by 2013 http://is.gd/r4xd 38% #GreenBuilding 6:10 PM Apr 6th from web
Arctic sea ice thinnest ever going into spring http://is.gd/r59N #Climatechange (Its spring alright -- all this rain!!)6:08 PM Apr 6th from web
The Psychology of Global Warming. Best-selling author and Professor Dan Gilbert on our reaction to threats. http://is.gd/r2VP #ClimateChange 1:56 PM Apr 6th from web
Remodeling a house with the blue jean insulation and recycled glass tiles http://is.gd/qVEj #GreenLiving (Cool! But its more expensive! :( )10:13 PM Apr 5th from web
Google Earth's Path to Green Energy tool should make it easier for solar and wind farm developers http://is.gd/qIgF #EnergyPolicy 10:16 AM Apr 4th from web
Stimulus $s begin to flow: Here's How, Where and When http://is.gd/qIfA #EnergyPolicy 10:14 AM Apr 4th from web
BP axes 620 jobs from #solar business http://is.gd/qi72 (Expected, after earlier news from BP http://is.gd/qizX & Shell http://is.gd/qiAq)10:34 AM Apr 2nd from web
Habitat for Humanity - $100,000 LEED Platinum Home http://is.gd/qi61 #GreenBuilding (Efficiency & Low Cost can co-exist!)10:04 AM Apr 2nd from web
@TreeHugger Chris: Not having that problem. Did exactly that in sending this reply.3:10 PM Apr 1st from web in reply to TreeHugger
Attending this week: MIT Wind Week Details at http://windweek.mit.edu #WindEnergy 2:55 PM Apr 1st from web
New blog post: GM and the Restructuring Business http://is.gd/q7xS 12:54 PM Apr 1st from web
Welcome change after 8 years but how to deliver/execute on these noble intentions. The devil, as they say, is in the details! #EnergyPolicy 12:40 PM Apr 1st from web
Wide-ranging Climate bill proposal by Ed Markey (MA) & Henry Waxman (CA) today. http://is.gd/q79B #EnergyPolicy (No Republican support, btw)12:39 PM Apr 1st from web
@twilightearth April 1st. Coca-Cola is NOT getting into green publishing! Now go enjoy these other web-pranks for the day http://is.gd/q1eN 12:07 PM Apr 1st from web
F*rting --> GHG. So, Gore wants you to eat right - announces new line of organic vegan frozen foods http://is.gd/q0WK Also http://is.gd/q1eN 12:06 PM Apr 1st from web
+ at present its less 'clean' than petro-based fuel, though hope is it'll get better with process tweaks. (June 2008 article, btw - not new)11:48 AM Apr 1st from web
Pig manure-based fuel http://is.gd/q6Ln (I am all for #biofuels but this is not what I want to smell on the roads, NIST! :))11:47 AM Apr 1st from web
Reading: Concrete remixed with environment in mind http://is.gd/pPJz (Had evaluated some pollutant scrubbing TiO2 coatings - Worked great!)11:36 AM Apr 1st from web

The future is now

2009-04-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

Speaking of electric cars, do listen to Shai Agassi's bold plan for mass adoption of electric cars - not in the distant future but in the next 2-3 years, with battery and other technology where it is today!

His recent talk at TED was posted this month

And links to some other recent talks/interviews:

A Moment of Transformation? - Shai Agassi Speaks in Washington, DC - 25:26 - Mar 12, 2008
Web 2.0 Summit 08: Shai Agassi (Better Place) talks to Tim O'Reilly

I first heard of Shai Agassi when Thomas Friedman wrote about him and his company, Better Place, in his columns. (For eg: see this column from about a year ago. TF called him the Jewish Henry Ford!)

My thinking, till recently, was that electric vehicles (EV) were still far away from mass adoption because of battery life/cost issues but after some recent reading and lots of news press [1] about EVs, I realize that it may become a common option for many (in Europe for sure, but even in US to some extent) in the next 3-4 years even! Like the Prius helped hybrids make a significant dent into the overall market share [2] in the last 5 years, the next 5 years will see EVs on the road quite a bit if some of these plans come into play.

[1] In the news, just this week...

CT & MA could get EV charging network http://is.gd/sopk

Chicago gets first solar powered EV charging station

And last week..

PDX & SFO battle for electric car domination

London mayor pledges 100000 EVs & 25000 charge points

China Vies to Be Leader in Electric Vehicles

[2] I will have to dig out the numbers to see how significant the impact of hybrids has been s in terms of #s but it certainly made a dent on the attitudes of car companies. The success of Prius made all car companies sit up and take notice. Many have come up with their own hybrid versions now, though none have achieved the success of the Prius. Also, Detroit, in its infinite wisdom, has come up with versions of "hybrid SUVs", which to a "green ogre" like me sounds like "clean coal" i.e. an oxymoron! ;)

In fact, it is not just Detroit. Just this week, I read that Mazda also had taken a typical ostritch-with-head-in-sand approach regarding hybrids and EV. Now, they are also changing tunes, and hope to play catch-up and deliver hybrids & EVs by 2015.

My feeling is that the current woes in the auto industry will be good for it. The innovative forward looking companies will survive. Innovation and car2.0 will be what we will gain, once the ostrich-head-sand car companies roll over and die! The "Innovate or Die" adage (now almost cliched) applies to all industries but the car industry is perhaps a living (dieing?) example of this!

I'll leave you with two key questions I still have regarding EVs:

a) How much more efficient (GHG emission wise) is it to run cars on electricity when most of the electricity comes from coal-fired power plants. I believe there are some reports about this which I plan to hunt down and read soon.

b) Can the grid take it, if every one had an EV and came home and not only turned on their ACs and other house equipment but also plugged in their car. The answer, not merely for EVs but also to accomodate solar, wind, and other renewables into our energy bin is to have a major overhauling of the grid. But this post is about EVs only and I'll leave the little I have read about Smart Grid Technology to another post some day.

That's all for today. You can now go read more about plug-in transportation in the cover article of March's Solar Today.

Coming to roads near you soon

2009-04-16T08:19:00.000-07:00

Looks like most of us may skip the Car1.5 generation (hybrid) and go from Car1.0 (gasoline) to Car2.0 (EV) directly. Seems quite a few EV models may be coming to roads near you soon!

A gallery of pictures and some details via Guardian.

OK.. maybe some of them are just models - I didn't bother to read notes under each picture. So, who knows when some of them will be made commercially; maybe they're just showing some of them off at auto shows for now to show they also do-EV!

But this much is clear -- this will be widely adopted in many EU countries before it makes a big impact in the US; some coastal cities like NYC, BOS, SFO notwithstanding.

Somehow, I do not see Texans driving a car that looks like this :)

G-Wiz L-Ion Lastest upgrade to the familiar 2-seater electric runabout Top speed 51 mph Range: 75 miles Available in May Cost: £15,795 This is the newest edition of the car that Jeremy Clarkson loves to crash-test. While the last upgrade added a Lotus-designed safety cage, the current incarnation extends the battery range from 48 miles to a more commuter-friendly 75 miles. Deliveries of the £15,795 electric runabout start in May

They will drive this of course but who has 100K for a Tesla! (Other than Ferrari driving mid-life crisis ridden millionaires in Silicon Valley, that is. Maybe some Texas oil billionaires?)

Tesla Roadster Top speed: 130 mph 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds Range: 244 miles Available in Europe next year Cost: $100,000 Probably the sportiest-looking electric car on sale today. This sports car accelerates from 0-60mph in four seconds and has a top speed of 125mph. Already on sale in the US, people in Europe will be able to buy them next year for €100,000. A new "affordable" €5,000 family car called the Model S is also in the pipeline

There is a typo there! The "affordable" Model S costs $50,000 (after $7,500 tax rebate) .. not €5000. But that didn't stop people from booking more than 500 Model S Reservations in one week after it was announced earlier this month. [Also this note via Slashdot: "At a recent alternative energies rally, the Tesla Roadster managed to cover 241 miles on a single charge, with another 38 miles of juice still left in the battery."]

Tesla Motors's 4-door 7-seat all-electric sedan- 160 mile driving range and rapid charging at 440V, allowing a full charge in 45 minutes.

This one I would buy!

Based on French design There are over 1,500 on British roads Range: up to 50 miles Top speed 40 mph Cost: £14,175 Although the previous dealer for this two- or four-seater electric car went into administration last year, it's since been picked up by Aixam Mega and the car - based on a French design - is on sale in the UK for £14,175. Like the G-Wiz, this is one of the few real-world success stories - there are over 1,500 of the Mega City cars on British roads today

I've actually seen a few of the "Smart Cars" here in Boston since they started selling a few here in the US last year. When it first came, there was a report I had read that it was gathering attention on Newbury St. like Ferraris parked there outside the Armani store once used to! :)

Oh no..an update: It did not do so well after all!

'Orphan' Smart cars pile up as buyers back out - 3/23/2009

Tiny Smart cars are stacking up at some of the 75 US Smart dealers because people who ordered them are refusing to take delivery.

It seems last year, shortly after it was launched in the US, Vogue magazine asked: "In a nation where your supersized car is your castle, is the Smart too mini for a man".

I guess it is! :(

Our Tanks Are On Full

2009-04-14T10:53:00.000-07:00

The focus on renewable energy getting too much to bear for the "Drill, baby, Drill" crowd?

Our Tanks Are On Full

The energy crisis is an artificial one, created by bad policies.

By Newt Gingrich | Newsweek

From the magazine issue dated Apr 13, 2009

Also in Newsweek this week..

Zakaria: How to Achieve Energy Independence

Interview with Thomas Friedman

Friedman may spout cliches and sound like a broken record (after the first few times) but the message is not a wrong one, even if you tire of the messenger!

Make a fist

2009-04-06T11:03:00.000-07:00

The Psychology of Global Warming - Best-selling author and Professor Dan Gilbert on our reaction to threats & our reaction to global warming.

The human brain is the only object on the known universe that can predict its own future and tell its own fortune. The fact that we can make decisions even as we foresee their disastrous consequences is the great, unsolved mystery of human behavior. When you hold your fate in your hands, why would you ever make a fist?
– Daniel Gilbert

The Restructuring Business

2009-04-01T09:53:00.001-07:00

David Brooks writes in his oped piece in the NYT this week:

For 30 years, G.M. has been restructuring itself toward long-term viability.
...

There are many experts who think that the whole restructuring strategy is misbegotten. These experts think that costs are not the real problem. The real problem is the product. The cars are not good enough. The management is insular. The reputation is fatally damaged.

But if you are in the restructuring business, you can’t let these stray thoughts get in the way of your restructuring. After all, restructuring is your life. Restructuring is forever. Restructuring is like what dieting is for many of us: You think about it every day. You believe it’s about to work. Nothing really changes.

But this time Mr. Change (Obama) wants change. And he wants it NOW, not later.

Read the Brooks article if you want to read his quibbles about how Obama's "March’s menacing threat will lead to June’s wobbly wiggle-out"... but I think it is up to the Big 3 in Detroit to decide what change they want to bring about in their business. Whether they survive for decades depends on their outlook about the type of product they want to deliver to the market. Otherwise, this ends up with yet another trip up to DC asking for tax-payers $s in another few years or even months!

In the end, what Brooks writes is true -- it is not about restructuring, not about global warming, not about Japanse and Korean car manufacturer's hourly wages & pension load versus Detroit's.... but the real problem is the product they sell. So, stop whining and get your act together, Detroit....or like all other badly run companies that do not have products that sell well (compared to your competition), roll over and perish and die.

This is a new beginning

2009-04-01T01:50:00.000-07:00

Yes.. as promised, I will try to resume blogging here starting today.

And lets start out with news of a welcome change in the US administration's outlook about climate change and energy policy after 8 years of ostritch-with-head-in-the-sand behavior regarding climate change and "Drill, baby, Drill" as the unofficial energy policy.

This news in the NYT yesterday:

Two senior House Democrats unveiled a far-reaching bill to cap heat-trapping gases and quicken the country’s move away from dependence on coal and oil.

But the bill leaves critical questions unanswered and has no Republican support. It is thus the beginning, not the end, of the debate in Congress on how to deal with two of President Obama’s priorities, climate change and energy.

The draft measure, written by Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, sets a slightly more ambitious goal for capping heat-trapping gases than Mr. Obama’s proposal. The bill requires that emissions be reduced 20 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, while Mr. Obama’s plancalls for a 14 percent reduction by 2020. Both would reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases by roughly 80 percent by 2050.

The Waxman-Markey bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, emerges at a time when many Americans, and their representatives in Congress, are wary of wide-ranging environmental legislation that could raise energy costs and potentially cripple industry. The bill, a version of a so-called cap-and-trade plan, also comes as the Environmental Protection Agency is about to exert regulatory authority over heat-trapping gases under the Clean Air Act.

The bill would require every region of the country to produce a quarter of its electricity from renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal by 2025. A number of lawmakers around the country, particularly in the Southeast, call that goal unrealistic because the natural resources and technology to meet it do not yet exist.

The bill also calls for modernization of the electrical grid, production of more electric vehicles and significant increases in efficiency in buildings, appliances and the generation of electricity.

Of course, the proposals of the bill are far reaching and some are likely to be unachievable in the chosen time...but an aggressive target has been set and it is now left to see if we have the will to execute and deliver on these plans. After all, success comes not from planning alone but on how we deliver/execute on these noble intentions.

Note: I do appreciate that this is only a proposal and that it has no Republican proposals -- so, it may all come to naught. So, my comment about execution is more about the broader Obama energy policy than the specific Waxman-Markey proposal. Also, the devil, as they say, is in the details.. and I should say here that I have read only this one article and am not familiar with all the details of the Markey-Waxman proposal or even Obama's energy policy. I have read the gists/summary in various online news reports but have not made a broader study of the policies.

Update: Just saw this - a nice summary of the Markey-Waxman proposal as posted by David Doniger Policy Director, NRDC Climate Center, Washington, D.C.

Tweets - March 2009

2009-03-31T09:04:00.000-07:00

Of smart chipshttp://is.gd/oYKV and smart meters! http://is.gd/pTlR #Technology #Science #EnergyMngt 12:54 PM Mar 31st from web
Amazing pictures of Earth Hour - incl. an on/off animated fade - via Boston.com's excellent Big Picture website http://is.gd/pFNP #Art 9:38 PM Mar 30th from web
RT @followgreen Clean Energy in the Stimulus: Follow the Money http://xi.gs/01Mp #EnergyPolicy #Economy 4:54 PM Mar 30th from web
Not exactly a "plummet" but right direction for sure - Average new home in US plummets from 2629 to 2343sqft. http://is.gd/pIBt #Greenliving 4:50 PM Mar 30th from web
A Perestroika for the global energy structure RT @solarbusiness Gorbachev pushes for #solar energy in San Antonio http://tinyurl.com/dch659 3:20 PM Mar 30th from web

Click here for all tweets from March 2009.
From one GHG to another? A tiny microbe can take electricity and directly convert CO2 and water to methane http://is.gd/pIqS 3:19 PM Mar 30th from web
Reading: Why our love of small cars didn’t last http://is.gd/pgFc 5:49 PM Mar 27th from web
RT @treehugger The Top 50 Blogs Shaping the Energy Debate http://tinyurl.com/cc34tz #Greenblogs 5:47 PM Mar 27th from web
Reading: Has #Sustainability Become a Cliché? http://is.gd/pjPJ 5:46 PM Mar 27th from web
First increase in passenger car fuel efficiency (CAFE) standards in over 20 years sparks debate http://is.gd/pjgE #EnergyPolicy 5:44 PM Mar 27th from web
Sometimes a bumpy surface can be a good thing! GaTechimproves efficiency thru bumps & peaks on the surface of #Solar cells http://is.gd/pfnZ 10:19 AM Mar 27th from web
MIT Professor Dan Nocera: Power your house with 5 liters of water per day http://is.gd/pf3m #CleanEnergy #Solar #FuelCells 9:51 AM Mar 27th from web
Cheers! SFO Mayor continues pro-renewable energy policies - Expands solar & energy efficiency incentives http://is.gd/p7sj #EnergyPolicy 9:26 AM Mar 27th from web
Meanwhile, China seeks to take a backward-looking attitude about GHG emissions http://is.gd/p9mb #ClimateChange 9:24 AM Mar 27th from web
China's solar subsidy excited Wall Street http://is.gd/peKN but lets not forget the key long-term risks http://is.gd/peMG #Solar 9:22 AM Mar 27th from web
@USgreenpages Re: http://is.gd/p6E8 Does it make more sense to have a blog rather than a forum (so Web 1.0, if I may say so)?1:47 PM Mar 26th from web
Local news also indicates stimulus funds already working to create green jobs & spark a recovery http://is.gd/p6fE #EnergyPolicy #Economy 1:10 PM Mar 26th from web
Experts say that the stimulus package is just beginning to revive interest in wind and solar power. http://is.gd/p6eh #EnergyPolicy 1:10 PM Mar 26th from web
I suppose this news earlier this week was the 1st grant? DOE issues first renewable-energy loan guarantee http://is.gd/ozt5 #EnergyPolicy 1:09 PM Mar 26th from web
Reading: States to soon receive the 1st installment ~$780M (of ~ $8B) in energy efficiency grants from DOE under ARRA. http://is.gd/p6bT 1:03 PM Mar 26th from web
Nicely done! For people like me who missed the Entrepreneurial Energy Expo at Babson today @BabsonEnergy is live tweeting the event.12:24 PM Mar 26th from web
Reading: #Sustainability vs. #Green by Max Gladwell http://is.gd/oKwc 12:12 PM Mar 26th from web
Exciting times these! 40% Cheaper algae biodiesel production technique touted http://is.gd/p5x9 #Biofuels 12:00 PM Mar 26th from web
Lots of Biodiesel related news this AM: See industry news: http://is.gd/p5vm & http://is.gd/p5vM #Biofuels 12:00 PM Mar 26th from web
Reading: 22 biodiesel myths dispelled http://is.gd/mj0J & Browing: Biodiesel Now blog http://is.gd/p5t7 #Biofuels 11:56 AM Mar 26th from web
U.S. & Canada Biodiesel Plant Map http://is.gd/p5pk #Biofuels 11:55 AM Mar 26th from web
Another list of Green Job Boards http://is.gd/p5oN #GreenJobs 11:50 AM Mar 26th from web
Reading: Networking your way into #CleanTech http://is.gd/p5o7 11:49 AM Mar 26th from web
Reading: 8 Frustrations Of Solar Panels For Homes http://is.gd/p5nS #Solar 11:49 AM Mar 26th from web
Chris Mooney shreds the "factual claims" George Will made in his recent WaPo column re: global warming http://is.gd/oUOv #ClimateChange 12:35 PM Mar 25th from web
Under an Indian Sun - Can Indian DVD maker Moser-Baer beat Google to the punch in solar energy? http://is.gd/oUNZ #India #Solar 12:34 PM Mar 25th from web
Interview with Ashu Misra, Senior VP of Operations for Ascent Solar about the company's technology & the new plant. http://is.gd/oUMV #Solar 12:32 PM Mar 25th from web
On that note, here's a recent note via @greentechmedia re: the status & future of CIGS http://is.gd/oUHm #Solar 12:27 PM Mar 25th from web
Nanosolar, Solyandra, Global Solar Energy, now Ascent. (Not sure re: Miasole). This mean scale-up woes are history? http://is.gd/oUwK #Solar 12:23 PM Mar 25th from web
After many delays, Ascent Solar started pilot production 2 wks ago http://bit.ly/1YciQ. Now manufacturing plans http://is.gd/oUuw #Solar 12:05 PM Mar 25th from web
Reading: How to Change Green Behaviour through Social Media: http://tinyurl.com/chyohf (RT @greentechmedia ) #GreenLiving 11:37 AM Mar 25th from web
Sigh! RT @Treehugger Oil spills, coal ash spills, gas station fires but 1 wind turbine fails & town scraps project http://tinyurl.com/dzqscl 11:36 AM Mar 25th from web
We never said biochar is a miracle cure - Jim Hansen replies http://is.gd/oUaH to an insinuation by Monbiot http://is.gd/oD8K #ClimateChange 11:35 AM Mar 25th from web
QOTD: #Climatechange "is like Hamburger Helper." A popular concern that ppl associate themselves with to attract interest! http://is.gd/oTJf 11:10 AM Mar 25th from web
This is cool! RT @katiefehren Solar jobs via Google earth: http://tinyurl.com/blahwn #Solar #Greenjobs 11:06 AM Mar 25th from web
Interview from Jan 09 with Ely Sachs (CTO) & Frank van Mierlo (President) of 1366 Technologies in Lexington, Mass. http://is.gd/oTPd #Solar 11:05 AM Mar 25th from web
Texas, the US leader in wind-power, aims to ramp up its solar production too. http://is.gd/oT79 #Solar #WindEnergy 9:58 AM Mar 25th from web
Despite the crunch, will banks lend because of the green tag? (US "green bank" proposed to finance cleantech projects) http://xi.gs/01eB 8:15 AM Mar 25th from web
RT @followgreen Tour of Adobe’s triple Platinum LEED certified HQ http://xi.gs/01eb #GreenBuilding 8:11 AM Mar 25th from web
More about titania nanostructures - for enhanced electron transport in photoelectrochemical H2O Splitting. http://is.gd/oMct #EnergyStorage 5:08 PM Mar 24th from web
Analysis of the economics for a solar water-heating system shows it to have a payback period of just two years. http://is.gd/mNV0 #Solar 5:05 PM Mar 24th from web
#Nanotech (nanstructures in titania anodes) to help convert #solar energy Into hydrogen for fuel cells! http://is.gd/oM6l #EnergyStorage 5:02 PM Mar 24th from web
Nanocup metamaterial for high-powered optics, ultra-efficient solar cells and even "invisible cloaks". http://is.gd/oM46 #Nanotech #Solar 4:52 PM Mar 24th from web
Now reading Time -- Solar Power: Eco-Friendly or Environmental Blight? (RT @JoshChernin) http://is.gd/oM3g #Solar 4:50 PM Mar 24th from web
RT @greenbizdaily Rutgers’ Heldrich Center holds March 24 roundtable on jobs in th emerging energy economy http://bit.ly/4ceBmS #GreenJobs 4:49 PM Mar 24th from web
#Nanotech based batteries for energy storage; up to 10x more efficient than todays commercial options. http://is.gd/ofZc #EnergyStorage 4:47 PM Mar 24th from web
Economy vs. the Environment: New Yorker article http://bit.ly/uTPT #Climatechange 10:21 PM Mar 23rd from web
For an intro into biomass electricity generation read this paper from the DOE Energy Information Administration http://is.gd/ozW5 #Biofuels 1:49 PM Mar 23rd from web
A virtual tour of Middlebury College's biomass plant, which opened in January 2009. http://is.gd/ozUq #Biofuels 1:48 PM Mar 23rd from web
What else does one expect though from the originator of the “drill baby drill” slogan http://is.gd/ozvj #EnergyPolicy 1:02 PM Mar 23rd from web
Elsewhere: What global warming? Michael Steele, the chairman of the RNC says we live on a cooling planet. http://is.gd/ozuh #ClimateChange 1:00 PM Mar 23rd from web
1st alt-energy loan guarantee issued, breaking a 4-year logjam in the federal loan program. http://is.gd/ozt5 $535M --> Solyndra #Solar 12:59 PM Mar 23rd from web
Sun + Water = Fuel http://is.gd/4pFf Also: Sunshine to Petrol - Converting CO2 into carbon-neutral liquid fuels! http://is.gd/o6a1 7:07 PM Mar 19th from web
Earth Hour is on March 28th, 2009 at 8:30pm. http://is.gd/l8Lq More at http://www.earthhour.org #GreenLiving 11:55 AM Mar 19th from web
Sigh! RT@ followgreen Dirty Energy Politics in Statehouses http://xi.gs/00u7 #EnergyPolicy #Shame 11:45 PM Mar 18th from web
Concerns about personal finances and tight credit have reduced sales http://is.gd/nXKo + Supplier woes expected http://is.gd/nXK5 #Solar 11:44 PM Mar 18th from web
Economy slowdown forces consolidations http://is.gd/nXJE and plant shut-downs in solar industry http://is.gd/nXJk #Solar 11:41 PM Mar 18th from web
AIG, as part of its restructuring, sells stakes in 3 Spanish solar plants http://is.gd/nXJr #Solar 11:40 PM Mar 18th from web
A witty piece of journalism - Not the content but the picture that goes with the article! :) http://is.gd/nXyA #Humor #ClimateChange 11:14 PM Mar 18th from web
Guardian Editorial: Climate change as an opportunity #ClimateChange http://is.gd/nr6O 10:35 PM Mar 18th from web
Meanwhile, in Iran CSP solar technologies to cut on oil consumption and bring cheaper electricity to its citizens http://is.gd/nXli #Solar 10:35 PM Mar 18th from web
UK politicians want to create more environmental jobs but their green policies hinder (Jan 09) http://is.gd/nXku #EnergyPolicy 10:34 PM Mar 18th from web
Who wants this solar powered parka - complete with micro-lithium batteries and mono-crystalline solar captors http://is.gd/nXhL #Solar 10:25 PM Mar 18th from web
With No Long-Term Solution, Nuclear Pallbearers Bury Waste in America's Backyard http://is.gd/nynI #Environment #Shame #Outrage 8:53 PM Mar 18th from web
Boost your CleanTech career: Polish your resume and visit these Job Fairs! http://is.gd/nWay #GreenJobs 7:02 PM Mar 18th from web
News from Spain, the #1 solar nation: Last week, an incredible 40% of their energy was generated by wind power http://xi.gs/00tk #WindEnergy 6:51 PM Mar 18th from web
EU kisses Edison’s light bulb goodbye (in 2012) http://is.gd/nTmJ But is OLED Lighting Coming Soon? http://is.gd/nW4O #Lighting 6:48 PM Mar 18th from web
Also see: Green jobs are not an economic panacea http://is.gd/nW2t #GreenJobs 6:45 PM Mar 18th from web
RT @brightgreen A new study disputes the promises of a new green-economy job boom. http://is.gd/nW3L #GreenJobs 6:45 PM Mar 18th from web
RT @oshad: Checking out the solar jobs map, great use of Google Earth. http://bit.ly/1a2f2H #GreenJobs 5:09 PM Mar 18th from web
Lot of hot air? Confusion after 600 talks over 3 days at the climate conference in Copenhagen last week! http://is.gd/nVmC #ClimateChange 5:08 PM Mar 18th from web
RT @BoingBoing Romuald Hazoumé who transforms salvaged materials into symbols of spiritual power. http://is.gd/nTJQ #Art #Recycling 1:58 PM Mar 18th from web
Green Job Searches http://is.gd/nTnc Writing Green Resumes http://is.gd/nToO Writing Green Cover Letters http://is.gd/nToF #Greenjobs 1:21 PM Mar 18th from web
Note statement in 1st link in previous tweet: 25% of bottled water is actually just tap water in a bottle, sometimes not even treated.1:16 PM Mar 18th from web
The first comprehensive, peer-reviewed energy analysis of bottled water http://is.gd/nNoc and http://is.gd/nTl0 #GreenLiving 1:15 PM Mar 18th from web
.. Environment A Marriage of Values. -----.com." (Taking the website URL out as I do not know who they are and am NOT promoting them!)12:58 PM Mar 18th from web
Everyone wants to get on the green bandwagon! Contextual Google ad in one of my emails: "Eco Engagement Rings - Loving Her, Loving the ..12:57 PM Mar 18th from web
But how long do you think before it is $150/barrel again? RT @followgreen Is Cheap Gas Killing the Hybrid Market? http://xi.gs/00sc 11:47 AM Mar 18th from web
But what we need is consumer education & lifestyle changes, not more buzz words! http://is.gd/nStC 11:45 AM Mar 18th from web
Ethonomics - a hybrid of technology, design, and social responsibility http://is.gd/kicq 11:45 AM Mar 18th from web
Now Reading: Steve Coll's post about Obama & the Next Energy Economy http://is.gd/nNWE 11:36 PM Mar 17th from web
Renewable energy during life is great but how about after death? World's #1 solar nation Spain's solar cemetery http://is.gd/nM9l #Solar 6:09 PM Mar 17th from web
Partnership between Advanced Solar Photonics and Rubelab to launch solar powered car charging stations http://is.gd/nKvl #Solar #EV 2:54 PM Mar 17th from web
Green jobs: the 1 page guide to finding them (free PDF) by Chris Russell, who runs jobradio.fm http://is.gd/nKpk #CleantechJobs 2:48 PM Mar 17th from web
Cloudy days for solar industry http://bit.ly/YFzEg But we need time & patience to make gold from green http://is.gd/nJoI #Solar #Cleantech 2:33 PM Mar 17th from web
@greenskeptic Also, seems "Patience needed to harvest gold from green" http://is.gd/nJoI 2:31 PM Mar 17th from web
@greenskeptic Continuing the punning: Like all eclipses, this too shall pass. The sun shall shine brightly again. Soon.Hopefully very soon!2:23 PM Mar 17th from web
Crude oil $140/barrel --> Palm oil $1245/ton. Crude < $50/barrel, Palm now @ $526/ton after dipping to $405/ton.http://is.gd/nKcs #Biofuels 2:19 PM Mar 17th from web
Turn Everyday Objects Into Contemporary Art http://is.gd/nK9Q #Art #Recycle 2:14 PM Mar 17th from web
U.S. government agencies to cut redtape and spur development of offshore renewable energy projects. http://is.gd/nK9m #Cheers 2:14 PM Mar 17th from web
Shell to stop further investments in wind, solar, hydrogen energy http://is.gd/nK97 #Shame 2:13 PM Mar 17th from web
GOOG to roll out free tool to help track electricity use & improve energy efficiency http://is.gd/nK77 #Efficiency #Conservation #EnergyMngt 2:11 PM Mar 17th from web
E85 in the US soon? http://is.gd/mhN8 (If you do not know what E85 is, read this wiki entry: http://is.gd/nK3k ) #Biofuels 2:03 PM Mar 17th from web
Other data: Thin film prodn nearing 1GW now / 44% of manufacturing in China-Taiwan / Capacity addition relieve polysilicon pressures #Solar 1:55 PM Mar 17th from web
btw, Supply in 2008 = 6.85 GW. Other interesting factoid: Spain's 285% growth pushed Germany into 2nd place. And Korea is at #4! #Solar 1:53 PM Mar 17th from web
Solarbuzz reports world PV market grew to 5.95 GW in 2008; growth of 110% over 2007. Europe = 82% of world demand! http://is.gd/nJUy #Solar 1:51 PM Mar 17th from web
EU project to develop nanomaterials for more efficient solar cells http://is.gd/nJez #Solar #Nanotech 1:10 PM Mar 17th from web
... my question is whether we have the right policies & subsidies in place to jump-start the industry http://is.gd/ndYP #Solar 12:56 PM Mar 17th from web
We've known for some time now that the credit crunch has hurt the solar (and other cleantech) industries http://viigo.im/8tp but ... #Solar 12:54 PM Mar 17th from web
Report on India’s solar potential http://is.gd/nJay A brief related article http://is.gd/nJb5 #Solar #India 12:35 PM Mar 17th from web
Introduction to Solar http://is.gd/nIWW and Wind Energy http://is.gd/nIX7 12:13 PM Mar 17th from web
A Brief History of Solar PV: the road from $200 a watt to $1.50 a watt http://is.gd/kiko #Solar 12:12 PM Mar 17th from web
"Molecules to the MAX" A new animated IMAX film http://is.gd/nHMv Trailer: http://is.gd/nHMH Molecularium Project http://is.gd/nHNd #Science 10:21 AM Mar 17th from web
Global Warming article aggregator via Guy Kawasaki's Alltop http://my.alltop.com/global...2:15 AM Mar 17th from web
Renewable energy firms hit by solar subsidies freeze in the UK http://bit.ly/izWrz #Solar 12:37 PM Mar 12th from web
Experimental battery that charges about 100 times as fast as normal lithium ion batteries http://bit.ly/na1jO #EnergyStorage 12:33 PM Mar 12th from web
Technology Review article: An advanced dye boosts the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells. http://bit.ly/26RFyJ #Solar 12:07 PM Mar 12th from web
Definitive Guide to Electric Vehicles http://tinyurl.com/b2l4wc Also: http://zi.ma/b1b55c http://tiny.cc/wikiEC and http://zi.ma/5467cb #EV 2:31 PM Mar 10th from web
Why Electric Vehicle's Will Be a Long Time Coming http://is.gd/mKib #EV 2:30 PM Mar 10th from web
The illusion of clean coal http://zi.ma/1e2ba5 Also check the reality blog http://zi.ma/7c9ec4 6:05 PM Mar 8th from web
The Peak Oil Crisis: Oil in the Great Recession http://zi.ma/32d914 (Via a post at http://www.theoildrum.com )6:05 PM Mar 8th from web
RT @frankejames Twitter accounts being hijacked. Victims are clicking on a tweet luring them with promise of a chat. http://zi.ma/f25773 6:05 PM Mar 8th from web
28 Inspiring Stories Of Real People Making A Difference - Nominees for Heart of Green Local Hero Awards. http://zi.ma/db74f9 5:59 PM Mar 7th from web
@Edouard_Stenger Hope you enjoyed the movie. Not my genre - so, am giving it a skip. Didn't stop me from reading some of the reviews though!9:06 AM Mar 7th from web
@Edouard_Stenger In a sense I "follow" you since last year -- through comments on La Margeurite. But now we are in the year of Twitter :)9:06 AM Mar 7th from web
Intent vs. Behavior: Frugal over Eco - What to do when "savvy is measured in pennies pinched" http://zi.ma/8fe4fa #GreenLiving 9:04 AM Mar 7th from web
Overwhelmed by all the green living tips, ideas, ? Here's how to fight Green Fatigue http://zi.ma/0e77bc 4:51 PM Mar 6th from web
@Edouard_Stenger Bad reviews for the movie all round. If you are into that genre, the comics are, of course, legendary and classics!4:32 PM Mar 6th from web
Green Sex? Amid puffs of CO2 from mood-setting candles & electricity for the Sade CD, sex as an eco-friendly activity! http://zi.ma/f56e86 4:31 PM Mar 6th from web
Reconstruction & Remodeling - Carbon neutral on a shoestring http://zi.ma/5920e7 #GreenLiving #GreenBuilding 3:54 PM Mar 6th from web
Indian solar power expansion - Up to 1GW of solar power plants could be developed over next 10 years http://zi.ma/8277c4 8:00 AM Mar 5th from web
@Edouard_Stenger Re http://is.gd/lTCl Who cares about 2x. Many, albeit from a small base, have gone 10x in 3-5 yrs. Eg: http://zi.ma/bb934a 7:32 AM Mar 5th from web
Great series of articles by Fred Pearce n Guardian on Green Washing http://zi.ma/e9dd10 7:30 AM Mar 5th from web
The future of the green blogosphere http://zi.ma/84826f 7:20 AM Mar 5th from web
Shameless plug: Not blogging regularly but my blog for "Green Ogres" like me - http://tiny.cc/SNgreen (Older posts: http://tiny.cc/SNEnv )6:02 PM Mar 4th from web
@Futuregreen Expected, no? http://zi.ma/12add5 http://zi.ma/e9802a http://zi.ma/97095 http://zi.ma/acef8c http://zi.ma/9524f0 //zi.ma/f22cb23:52 PM Mar 2nd from web
McKQuarterly - What Matters: The Debate Zone--Carbon Tax V. Cap and Trade http://bit.ly/dwwxF 3:45 PM Mar 2nd from web
Subsidize alternative energy now by Mark C. Lewis http://zi.ma/e258d6 + The Solution - Carbon t_x by Gregg Easterbrook http://zi.ma/e726a8 3:45 PM Mar 2nd from web
Building a postcarbon economy http://zi.ma/efb968 + Time to end the multigenerational Ponzi scheme http://zi.ma/6a0a3e 3:44 PM Mar 2nd from web
Turning crisis into opportunity http://zi.ma/a0ce53 + Economic recovery through climate legislation http://zi.ma/4103f9 3:44 PM Mar 2nd from web
Climate change and the investor by Matthew Kiernan http://zi.ma/0788a7 Not just energy, but water by Richard Elman http://zi.ma/6f56e5 3:44 PM Mar 2nd from web
Our carbon catastrophe by Bill McKibben http://zi.ma/959559 + Avoiding climate disaster by Carter F. Bales http://zi.ma/71003b 3:44 PM Mar 2nd from web
Strengthening global energy security by Rex Tillerson http://zi.ma/c563b3 + China–US energy alliance by Orville Schell http://zi.ma/0371a1 3:44 PM Mar 2nd from web
Why Kyoto won’t work by by Bjorn Lomborg http://zi.ma/74201a + An industrial policy for climate change by Jeffrey Sachs http://zi.ma/482032 3:44 PM Mar 2nd from web
Free paper: Barriers that prevent the timely addressing of energy problems despite clearly identified courses of action http://zi.ma/642122 3:13 PM Mar 2nd from web
and the Antarctic ice is melting fast http://zi.ma/e6bdfe ... News from the Arctic soon! http://zi.ma/9a6089 10:23 AM Mar 2nd from web
As the earth warms, sand-dunes grow http://zi.ma/a4fbd8 ...10:23 AM Mar 2nd from web
Fears there's a lot of green-washing to come in days to come, as everyone tries to become "carbon neutral" and get carbon credits! Sigh!9:08 AM Mar 2nd from web
“24” is going green, becoming the first “carbon neutral” television series. Whatever.. http://zi.ma/cf2228 9:07 AM Mar 2nd from web
Extra-soft, quilted and multi-ply toilet roll made from virgin forest worse than gas-guzzlers, fast food or McMansions http://zi.ma/6b32b0 4:35 AM Mar 2nd from web
RT @guykawasaki Top 50 social entrepreneurship blogs to watch http://adjix.com/5cz5 3:46 PM Mar 1st from web

Tweets - February 2009

2009-02-28T09:08:00.000-08:00

MEGAWATTER™ technology - Electricity from waste-water as fuel Video: http://zi.ma/0e8b53 Company Website: http://www.emefcy.com 1:27 PM Feb 27th from web
Investigating whether cleaning products labeled “organic” and “natural” really are better for the environment. http://zi.ma/a743aa 8:28 AM Feb 26th from web
RT @cleantechblog Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electric Vehicles: http://tinyurl.com/alyqrn 8:28 PM Feb 19th from web
RT @greentechmedia U.S. Solar Installed Costs Fell Nearly 28% Over a Decade http://tinyurl.com/dbk8xo 8:27 PM Feb 19th from web
Not what they mean by CA's in a lot of s*** http://zi.ma/585c8c .. RT @guardianeco 500,000 gal sewage spill into SF bay http://zi.ma/d93178 3:23 PM Feb 19th from web

Click here for all tweets from February 2009.
RT @guardianeco Climate controversies of the 19th century http://tinyurl.com/bjwrf4 3:19 PM Feb 19th from web
US’s largest crude supply = Canada; via eco-unfriendly tar sands, via RT @guardianeco http://zi.ma/9e95fb & RT @greeninc http://zi.ma/385fb0 ...10:56 AM Feb 19th from web
RT @ecogeek : Greater Energy Efficiency Could Drop U.S. Electric Demand By One-Third http://tinyurl.com/bl2rjs 8:46 AM Feb 19th from web
RT @greeninc Will the Stimulus Help Wind and Solar? http://tinyurl.com/bcl27n 8:45 AM Feb 19th from web
RT @nytimesopinion http://tinyurl.com/b48dua Editorial re: $80 billion in stimulus package to promote energy efficiency & renewable energy7:42 AM Feb 18th from web
Clean energy & the Obama stimulus RT @greeninc http://tinyurl.com/bqqxpk RT @treehugger http://tinyurl.com/adcam9 & TR: http://zi.ma/42a902 5:36 PM Feb 17th from web
From the Freakanomics Blog - The Electric Gap http://zi.ma/a727cd 5:17 PM Feb 17th from web
RT @greeninc Cutting Costs With Solar Walls http://tinyurl.com/arqxzr 5:02 PM Feb 17th from web
Good post about Palin and her environmental record http://tinyurl.com/PalinEnv 6:05 PM Oct 6th, 2008 from web
The problem with Energy Star http://tinyurl.com/4f69h6 4:22 PM Oct 2nd, 2008 from web

A hiatus

2008-12-12T12:09:00.000-08:00

Taking a short break from blogging at this site.

I'll be resume blogging soon

Until then... you can follow my Twitter feed, which is linked to on the left.

Obama and the Energy Economy

2008-12-11T16:34:00.000-08:00

Blogging at this blog will continue to be slow in the next few weeks. However, I will continue to post occasionally and am also looking at what the best way to share links (Twitter, del.icio.us, etc.) is.

In the mean time, here are links to two articles of interest.

1. Editorial at the R&D Magazine (emphasis mine)

The slumping U.S. economy is the top story these days and is covered in this issue with respect to its impact on government labs, funding, and the world of R&D. Energy is another hot topic as well, with fluctuating fuel prices, the environmental impact of fuels, and climate change being the hot-button topics. Uniting these issues is President-elect Barack Obama and his clean-energy initiatives. In an interview with Time in October, Obama observes that, “from a purely economic perspective, finding the new driver of our economy is going to be critical. There is no better potential driver that pervades all aspects of our economy than a new energy economy.”

2. Obama has given a clear indication that his administration will show a dramatic policy shift on energy and climate issues than the outgoing Big-Oil friendly Bush administration.

More details from Huffington Post.

A Chinese-American, Chu is a professor of physics and molecular and cell biology at the University of California-Berkeley and has been the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 2004, where he has pushed aggressively for research into alternative energy as a way to combat global warming.

President-elect Barack Obama intends to round out his environmental and natural resources team with a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and three former Environmental Protection Agency officials from the Clinton administration.
The president-elect has selected Steven Chu for energy secretary, Lisa Jackson for EPA administrator, Carol Browner as his energy "czar," and Nancy Sutley to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Democratic officials with knowledge of the decisions said Wednesday.

Grim and cloudy day

2008-11-13T06:43:00.000-08:00

Greentech Media reports:

The world will need to invest $26.3 trillion over the next 22 years in order to boost energy supplies to meet an expected 45 percent increase in demand.

..
"Current trends in energy supply and consumption are patently unsustainable – environmentally, economically and socially – they can and must be altered," said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy in a prepared statement. "Rising imports of oil and gas into OECD (Organization of Economic Development) regions and developing Asia, together with the growing concentration of production in a small number of countries, would increase our susceptibility to supply disruptions and sharp price hikes. At the same time, greenhouse-gas emissions would be driven up inexorably, putting the world on track for an eventual global temperature increase of up to 6 [degrees] centigrade."

Most of the increase in demand for fossil fuels over the next few decades will come from China, India, the Middle East and developing regions. China and India, in fact, will account for over half of the incremental demand. Cities will also gobble up more fuel, rising from two-thirds of total consumption today to three-quarters of consumption by 2030.

World energy demand will rise by 45 percent between now and 2030 – an average rate of increase of 1.6 percent per year – with coal accounting for more than a third of the overall rise. © International Energy Agency

This and other dire factoids (some listed below) come via a report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Greenhouse gases are going to be difficult to contain. To stabilize CO2 concentrations at 550 million parts per billion, far higher than today's 380 ppm-ish level, will require an additional $4.1 trillion invested in solar, wind, nuclear and other clean sources of electricity, the report said. That rise in CO2 concentrations, however, will lead to a 3 degree Celsius rise in average global temperatures.

Coal will be the fastest growing fuel in absolute terms during the same period, and gas will remain the staple fuel for transportation.

Fossil fuels will still likely account for 80 percent of the world's energy, only slightly down from earlier projections.
To keep greenhouse gases down to 450 ppm, which would only cause a 2 degree Celsius hike in average temperature, will require $9.1 million in investment.

Sigh! It's a grim and cloudy day here in Boston today! The financial and economic crisis on one end and this kind of dire predictions on the energy side.... not a good start to my day!

P.S. I had decided to give up blogging. However, after almost a month of not posting, I am back! I'll post when I can...

Carbon-free Nuclear-free Energy Vision

2008-10-16T11:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I heard about Arjun Makhijani, who is the founder and President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in DC.

Seems he has written a book on how the US can become 100% Carbon-free & Nuclear-free i.e. completely renewable energy only (wind, solar, etc.)

This is no green hippie having a pipe-dream about how a similar claims but somehow, despite all the things he has said which have come true on the intersection of technology and society, his futuristic claims seem too outlandish and hence are easy to dismiss after reading them with some oh-amazing-stuff curiousity.

No... Makhijani has a PhD in nuclear fusion and has been a renowned figure in leading energy policy discussions for almost 40 years. For some years now, he has been voicing his concerns that nuclear energy is NOT the right alternative to pursue as the US seeks carbon-free energy to deal with the concurrent issues of climate change and foreign oil dependence.

Arjun Makhijani, President of IEER, holds a Ph.D. in engineering (specialization: nuclear fusion) from the University of California at Berkeley. He has produced many studies and articles on nuclear fuel cycle related issues, including weapons production, testing, and nuclear waste, over the past twenty years. He is the principal author of the first study ever done (completed in 1971) on energy conservation potential in the U.S. economy.

Anyways, you probably have no time to read the 290 page book or the 23 page executive summary ... but maybe these slides or the 4-page summary can be given a quick read through?

P.S. Here's what he thinks about the recent India-US nuclear deal.

P.P.S. Should clarify ... in addition to Makhijani & Kurzweil, many others have made these grandiose claims of solar ruling by 2050, if not 2025 or 2030.

eg: read this Motley Fool article today about a sunny future for solar (Cr*p..will they never tire of such tired old punning in solar news headlines!). It refers to the Scientific American's January 2008 article "A Solar Grand Plan" which discusses a proposal for the U.S. to generate 69% of its electricity and 35% of its total energy from solar power by 2050. To put this in perspective, remember that in spite of the sector's incredible expansion these past few years, solar generates far less than 1% of our energy needs. What's interesting about the Scientific American article is that its authors are conservative in their projections of technological advancement in the sector. They make a point of assuming no further progress in solar technology after the year 2020.

OTOH, Kurzweil says the field of solar energy will advance exponentially, in accordance with his "Law of Accelerating Returns", whereby solar energy efficiency and costs will rise and drop similar to Moore's Law, whereby solar will meet 100% of our energy needs in 20 years!

Accountability matters, even in the green world!

2008-10-16T11:07:00.000-07:00

Sounds simplistic but there is an important message here for businesses that offer green services, be it solar installations or otherwise, about what they need to deliver to the consumer to get their business.

via a Greentech media article about solar projects in the current financial meltdown environment.

Lyndon Rive, CEO and founder of Foster City, Calif.-based SolarCity, said educating consumers about the benefits of tax credits, which will cut the solar energy system cost by 30 percent, will be key in persuading consumers to invest in solar during the economic downturn. Convincing banks to loan money to solar energy system installer such as SolarCity also will become tougher.

"The banks are being more strict on businesses plans and execution," Rive said.

Rive said another problem that installation and service company like his faces is a lack of standards to assure consumers that they are getting their money's worth.

Without some metrics, consumers have a hard time distinguishing among a slew of solar energy service companies that have emerged in recent years.

"We have to step out and guarantee what the production is going to be, and you have to be there to support it," Rive said. "It will eliminate fears from consumers."

Ahearn said no good policies exist that encourage accountability from solar power developers carrying out million-dollar projects to sell energy to utilities. The same issue also happens in the residential solar market, he said.

"There is no policing around the quality of offers. If you look at the warranties today, it will be difficult for consumers to understand where there is a claim proven and who's responsible," Ahearn said. "You can get wide-spread disappointment over time, and it will come back to bite us."

Dilbert and Solar

2008-10-14T12:41:00.001-07:00

Aah.. had missed this last week. Dilbert had a great series of cartoons on solar.

And coming up this week... lots more of exciting news from the Solar industry via the Solar Conference in San Diego.

Guess what I've been writing about!

2008-10-11T09:53:00.000-07:00

No posts until Monday but meanwhile, my blog this week in a cloud tag, via Wordle, which can create such a cloud for any website you want.