Content Keyword RSS | March 23, 2009
Written on March 23, 2009 Toledo Blade reports that companies involved in alternative energy have been setting up shop in Toledo, Ohio. Toledo’s nonprofit Regional Growth Partnership has provided financing to at least seven start-ups through its venture capital arm, Rocket Ventures. Innovative Thin Films, on the other hand, have developed a coating process that reduces the need to clean solar panels. Permalink • What do you think? Discuss this entry in the Green Investing Forum.
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admin | March 19, 2009
Rain Tube, an organic alternative to conventional rain water control, has recently won a number of awards from the Green Building 2008 Benchmark Sustainability Awards. Rain Tube makes a product to protect gutters from clogging, which is more durable and less expensive than conventional products.
Rain Tube took the best overall award, as well as awards [...]
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admin | March 19, 2009
By Bob Folkart
In November 2008, the United Kingdom set a major precedent for our planet. The British government passed the Climate Change Act. The new law requires greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. The act also provides for support from an independent Climate Change Committee that [...]
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Content Keyword RSS | March 16, 2009
You have probably heard of green buildings, green cars and, perhaps, even green phones. But were you aware that green beer is flowing from the taps of some U.S. breweries? Among the leaders of the movement is Lucky Labrador Brewing Company in Portland, Ore., which for the past year has been saving big bucks by using solar energy to heat water used in the brewing process. [More]
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Content Keyword RSS | March 16, 2009
Solar energy product maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. Monday reduced its third-quarter outlook and said it would slow expansion plans because of the weakening economy.
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