The Greener Gadgets Conference explores sustainable alternatives for the electronics we use every day, showing off design concepts that will inspire us all to be greener citizens. Join eco-design leaders February 25 in New York for keynotes by Yves Behar, founder of the San Francisco … Read More »
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Billions Awarded for High-Speed Rail: The White House has “finally announced the full list of where that $8 billion in stimulus money for high-speed rail is going.” The two largest awards will support projects in Florida and California, while a smorgasbord of smaller projects will also receive … Read More »
Climate, Energy Likely to Escape Axe in Budget Freeze: Climate change and green energy programs are expected to receive ample funding in the president’s fiscal 2011 budget request despite a plan announced yesterday to freeze non-military discretionary spending for the next three years. — Greenwire … Read More »
Turner Returns to Solar: Back in late 2007, billionaire Ted Turner sold his solar developer, Turner Renewable Energy, to First Solar for $34.4 million. Now he’s getting back into solar, joining forces with Atlanta utility Southern Company to seek out large-scale solar projects in the southwest. — … Read More »
Duke Energy Jumps for Juwi’s 14MW Solar Project: “Power company Duke Energy said its commercial business unit, Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), agreed to buy a 14 megawatt Blue Wing Solar Project from Juwi Solar.” — Reuters UN’s Rajendra Pachauri Staying Put: “The chairman of the … Read More »
How the FCC Will Promote Open Smart Grid Networks & Real Time Energy Data: Here’s the first glimpse into how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will work with and oversee the smart grid industry. Why the Power Buildout Will Mirror Cell Phones in Developing Nations: … Read More »
DOE Finalizes Tesla Loan: Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy has completed negotiations with Tesla Motors and closed its $465 million loan for the startup’s long planned Model S sedan factory and power-train plant. — DOE Press Release Can We … Read More »
Wind Expansion Feasible, Costly: “Wind could replace coal and natural gas for 20 or 30 percent of electricity supplied in the eastern two-thirds of the United States by 2024…but doing so would require a reorganization of the power grid and a significant increase in costs. And it … Read More »
Time for our Wednesday feature that highlights some of the latest iPhone news. The most recent iPhone buzz actually revolves around Microsoft. Business Week today reports that Apple might replace Google’s search with Bing for default searches on the mobile handset. While this alleged … Read More »
Last week, I talked about three ingredients for business success, one being the need for systematic and consistent promotion and marketing. A reader asked for a more detailed list of specific things small businesses could do to have a continuous marketing/promotional program. One of my … Read More »
Abu Dhabi Eyes Carbon Trading: Plans for the United Arab Emirates’ “eco-city,” slated for completion over the next decade, now include a scheme to buy and sell carbon dioxide emissions globally through a new joint venture between German utility E.ON AG and the state-owned Masdar. — … Read More »
Microsoft Visio still reigns as the standard tool in diagramming for business, project management and technical communications. While you don’t have to be an artist to use Visio productively, in my experience a lot of users still very intimidated by this application. Like most of the … Read More »
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