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Holiday Lighting Tech Has Come a Long Way

Those of you who always have to be on the cutting edge, and will spare no expense to be there, will twinkle with excitement when you hear about the latest in holiday lighting technology. With 16 million color options and a smart phone app, you will have hours of entertainment (and frustration)! RGB (Red, Green, and…

12/17/2014 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Climate Change Deal Reached In UN Negotiations

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United Nations member states have agreed an agreement on tackling climate change at negotiations in Peru, that ran days longer than scheduled. The deal will see each country set a target to reduce carbon emissions by next year. It also significantly departs from one of the core principles of recent international climate change negotiations — that…

12/16/2014 0 comment

Clean Transportation

Nissan BladeGlider – the future of electric vehicles

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More than a concept, Nissan BladeGlider is both a proposal for the future direction of Nissan electric vehicle (EV) development and an exploratory prototype of an upcoming production vehicle from the world’s leading EV manufacturer. BladeGlider was developed with form following function. Nissan crafted the vehicle’s unique architecture to give the driver and passengers “sustainable exhilaration”…

12/16/2014 0 comment

Renewable Energy

SunEdison To Develop 350 Megawatts Of Solar In Chile – Generates Energy At Lower Cost Than Fossil Fuels Without Subsidies Or Incentives

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SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE), a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, today announced that the National Energy Commission in Chile has awarded SunEdison a contract to supply 570 gigawatt hours of clean energy a year. To meet the demand, SunEdison will be investing more than $700…

12/16/2014 0 comment

Energy Efficiency Green Building

A Few Tips to Save On Energy Bills This Winter

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Everyone can benefit from a few well-placed suggestions on how to save energy this winter. Conserving heat doesn’t mean you have to rush out and buy all new high performance windows or rip the walls out to add insulation. There are quite a few sensible things you can do that cost very little money but can…

12/16/2014 0 comment

Renewable Energy

South Carolina Becomes 44th State with Solar Net Metering – 7th Net Metering Expansion in 2014

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In the final weeks of 2014, The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) secured solar net metering for South Carolina. With this expansion, South Carolina became the 44 th state to institute net metering. This victory also came on the same day as a significant net metering cap expansion in…

12/15/2014 0 comment

Clean Transportation Renewable Energy

Batteries That Will Save the Planet

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Just three years ago, science journalist Farhad Manjoo wrote an article for Slate called “Better Batteries Will Save the World.” The subtitle, however, quickly undercut the headline’s claim: “Too bad they’re impossible to make.” This in spite of the recent launch of the Tesla S, the Nissan LEAF, the Chevrolet Volt and the announcement of a…

12/15/2014 0 comment

Clean Transportation

Tesla opens Paramus N.J. showroom — just don’t try to buy anything

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PARAMUS — Someone walking into the new Tesla showroom on Route 17 can learn anything they want about the electric cars. They can test-drive the Model S, they can decide what color they want, whether they want dark wheels, tan leather, carbon fiber accents or an upgraded stereo. But they can’t do much more. “Right now…

12/15/2014 0 comment

Renewable Energy

It ain’t easy being green in the world’s most polluted city

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NEW DELHI, India — Away from jarring city traffic and dusty New Delhi streets, the Upadhyes’ rooftop garden is a lush green haven of vegetables and herbs, even after the summer rains have drawn to a close. The couple, both freelance filmmakers, said they visited the local market only twice a month this season. Before, they…

12/14/2014 0 comment

Clean Transportation

Which US States Have The Most Electric Cars?

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Battery powered cars are steadily rolling out across America’s roads, but only in a patchwork of states. In California, Washington and Hawaii more than three out of every 1,000 vehicles are now electric. But in most of the country the cleaner cars are barely a blip on the radar screen, according to a new map by…

12/13/2014 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Europe’s ‘supergrid’ ambitions show how complicated shifting to renewable energy is going to be

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BERLIN, Germany — As international negotiators in Lima, Peru struggle to agree a major deal that would cut emissions at a UN climate change convention on Friday, Europe’s efforts to forge a united front at home suggest that any binding commitments on reducing greenhouse gases would be only the first of many hurdles in any serious…

12/12/2014 0 comment

Renewable Energy

JA Solar Supplies 100MW of Modules to First Large-Scale Solar Farm in Pakistan

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JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO) (“JA Solar” or “JA”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it shipped 100MW of modules to the first large-scale solar farm in Pakistan. Occupying 500 acres of land, the solar farm is located within the…

12/10/2014 0 comment

Clean Transportation

Why Is Tesla’s Stock Plummeting?

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Tesla’s stock price continued to tumble Tuesday, dropping by more than $10 in the morning after falling for seven consecutive days. The decline comes amid an ongoing Tesla recall in Norway, analyst concerns that the company has overestimated its own sales and Wall Street predictions that low gasoline prices may cut demand for an electric luxury…

12/10/2014 0 comment

Clean Transportation

BMW i8 Wins Top Gear Car of the Year

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The BMW i8 has been named as Top Gear magazine’s global Car of the Year 2014. The plug-in hybrid performance vehicle beat off some stiff competition from a host of other premium and luxury manufacturers to win the overall award, according to BMW. The editorial team of Top Gear commended the BMW i8 for its breadth…

12/10/2014 1 comment

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