Daily Sprout
Solyndra Hooks Up With DC Power Systems: “Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, announced it has signed a new North America distribution agreement with DC Power Systems, a full-service distributor of renewable energy products, headquartered in Rohnert Park, California.” — release.
Landfill Gas Into Energy: USA Today takes a look at the growing number of landfill projects that are capturing methane and turning it into energy. “[T]he number of landfill gas projects, which convert methane gas emitted from decomposing garbage into power, jumped from 399 in 2005 to 519 last year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.” — USA Today.
Nuclear power’s time has come: Why Stewart Brand, the founder and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, now thinks nuclear is “vital to efforts to combat climate change.” — CNN.
The Beywatch Project: European researchers have created Beywatch, which stands for Building Energy Watcher, as a microgrid test project for a neighborhood. — Physorg.com.
Glenn Beck Possibly Cares About Planet, Anything?: Mother Jones looks at whether conservative pundit Glenn Beck is a closet environmentalist. — Mother Jones.
Nothing I can think of specifically, but I will say that years before the rest of the world was jumping on the bandwagon, the army was recycling, protecting habitats of various flora and fauna, researching various methods of renewable energy.