SunOpta Announces Joint Venture
As consumers become more aware of the dangers of transfats, new facility will refine organic vegetable oil to meet growing demand.
DayStar Technologies Signs LOI With Juwi Solar
European renewable energy company to purchase 25% of DayStar module production through 2011.
Gaiam Reports Increased Earnings for 2007
Net income for the media company increased 51% for the year.
Goodbye Coal! Moving Toward a Ban on New Plants
By Lester R. Brown In a report compiled in early 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy listed 151 coal-fired power plants in the planning stages and talked about a resurgence in coal-fired electricity. But during 2007, 59 proposed U.S. coal-fired power plants were either refused licenses by state governments or quietly abandoned. In addition to the 59 plants that were dropped, close to 50 more coal plants are being contested in the courts, and the remaining plants will likely be challenged as they reach the permitting stage. What began as a few local ripples of resistance to coal-fired power is quickly evolving into a national tidal wave of grassroots opposition from environmental, health, farm, and community organizations and a fast-growing number of state governments. The public at large is turning against coal. In a September 2007 national poll by the Opinion Research Corporation about which electricity source people would prefer, only 3 percent chose coal. One of the first major coal industry setbacks came in early 2007, when environmental groups convinced Texas-based utility TXU to reduce the number of planned coal-fired power plants in Texas from 11 to 3. And now even those 3 proposed plants may be challenged. Meanwhile, […]
Mobile Networks Going Green
It used to be that the mobile networks which power cell phones could be located just about anywhere, powered by dirty diesel generators. But high oil prices are forcing companies to think harder about how they provide connectivity. How do you install cellular base stations in rural areas of India or Africa when the fuel accounts for the majority of operating costs, not to mention the cost of trucking the diesel there in the first place? Then there’s the problem of preventing the fuel from being stolen once it arrives. Companies like Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens are thinking greener. Why not use renewable energy to power remote base stations? The concept seems to be catching on: two Asian network operators are expected to announce plans for over 500 base stations powered by a combination of solar and wind. That’s what Dawn Haig-Thomas from industry group GSM Association, told Business Week. "It’s our hottest area," she said. Both solar and wind need to be used to ensure a constant supply of energy. In fact, the growth of the cell phone industry depends on solving the power source problem. A large percentage of the expected 5 billion users (by 2015), up from […]
Affordable Solutions to Environmental Woes
OECD releases 2008 Environmental Outlook outlining economics of addressing climate change and other environmental issues.
GE, Toyota Are Dominant Green Brands – Survey
New green brand survey shows that very few brands have resonance in the market for green products or services.
Dangerous Solar Byproducts Dumped in Chinese Countryside
Polysilicon plant that supplies major solar companies dumping hazardous waste.
Australian Cleantech Index Launches
Index to track more than 75 Australian-listed companies with a combined market capitalisation of more than $13 billion.
Suntech Power to Raise $425 Million
Proceeds from private placement to be used for upstream supplies and production expansion.
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