GreenTech Pastures

Solar cycles, weather and climate

Harry Fuller — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:02:06 +0000

There’s new research on the links between solar cycles on the Sun, and the weather here on earth. This work was done by American scientists and finds connection between the 11-year solar cycles and El Nino and similar weather events on earth. The researcj used conputer models to correlate a century of soalr events with [...]

How much alcohol is too much? Feds to decide.

Harry Fuller — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:00:47 +0000

No, the absolute nightmare of beer regulation is not happening. But the EPA is threatening to make a decision about alcohol that goes into American gasoline. To nobody’s surprise the ethanol folks want their product to become a mandated 15% of the nation’s “gasoline” supply. The last day for public comment: Monday, [...]

Brrrrm! Brrrrm! Brammo makes a little noise.

Harry Fuller — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:32:06 +0000

American electric motorcycle maker, Brammo, has built in sound to its vehicle. The chips that manage the operation of this electric motorcycle will create sounds to let folks know you’re there. There’s a special sound for the acceleration from zero to 10 MPH. You can then customize your cycle’s “running sound.” Want [...]

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Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:32:06 +0000

What will that green project cost you? GlassHouse service calculates the environmental tab.

Heather Clancy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:38:59 +0000

Most IT services companies have figured out how to tell you how much money a given infrastructure project will cost and then, hopefully, save over time. GlassHouse Technologies hopes to differentiate its message by calculating what it calls the Energy Proficiency Impact Analysis for major projects that it undertakes. Mark Shirman, CEO and president of GlassHouse, [...]

Corning: Cables count in data center energy-efficiency equations

Heather Clancy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:37:34 +0000

Every single piece of equipment or technology or cabling counts when you are trying to eek better efficiency out of your data center, which is one reason you will start hearing more from some of the cabling suppliers about how their products affect your green data center profile. This is especially relevant, as more businesses [...]

Next electric car coming from...Nissan

Harry Fuller — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:12:09 +0000

In less than a month Nissan will show off its electric cars. They’ll be available in the U.S. next year. Nissan, Ford and Tesla have all gotten federal loans to help support their electric car preps in the U.S. The first electric Nissan car will be a compact. Meanwhile Japan’s #3 automaker, Nissan, [...]

"Cooling trend" gets hot reactions

Harry Fuller — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:31:18 +0000

I blog about global warming and the reactions are hot. One commenter thinks I want everybody to believe in global warming so green tech will get more investment. My selfish reason for liking green tech: it is more likely more birds and trees will survive and I find those pleasing in almost all [...]

$20/gallon gasoline: heaven or hell?

Harry Fuller — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:51:59 +0000

Gasoline prices rank with beer prices and taxes as economic issues nearly every American reacts to. Now one writer has engineered a book designed to play to everybody’s gasoline paranoia. Nobody we know controls the price of gasoline, but we are sure somebody can or does or should. The new book: $20 Per Gallon: [...]

"Cooling trend" and global warming

Harry Fuller — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:50:58 +0000

I found an interesting fact-based argument on the “cooling trend” that is frequently used to “refute” global warming warnings. Here’s the link, complete with charts. His basic argument: using the 1998 peak makes recent years look cooler, but take a loooooonger look and the curve is distinctly toward hotter times ahead. That means the [...]

Ford says you can afFORD their fuel-savers

Harry Fuller — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:39:40 +0000

Hybrids are not inexpensive cars. Ford says they’re making a major leap forward for the old-fashioned, cheaper gas-guzzler. Make it sip less per mile. They call their new engineering “EcoBoost,” no marketing slouches they. EcoBoost technology is now available in Ford and Lincoln vehicles from small cars to large trucks – and will [...]