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Desert Year: Robust Economy and Lessons of the Sonoran Agave

written by Walter Wang

There is a good deal of worry about the robustness of our nation’s economy. And rightly so. Especially since we have about 5 million fewer jobs today than in 2007, even as we have about 10 million more people to support with those available jobs.

In an effort to understand why economic

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August 18, 2011 0 comment
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Future Computers Could Use 1 Million Times Less Energy, Researchers Say

written by Yale Environment 360

Emerging computer technology that would use magnetic microprocessors instead of silicon-based chips has the potential to consume 1 million times less energy per operation than existing computers, according to an analysis by University of California, Berkeley researchers.

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July 7, 2011 0 comment
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Pavegen Steps Ahead

written by Walter Wang

We all know that walking is one of the most, if not the most, environmentally friendly means of transportation. What if you could help power the world around you just by walking? If you are picturing yourself like a hamster on a wheel you’ve got the wrong idea.

Hailing from the United Kingdom, Pavegen

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March 25, 2011 1 comment
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But Is There Fire: If LEED Is A Fraud, Why Aren’t Developers Suing?

written by Shari Shapiro

Yesterday, I discussed the fact that Henry Gifford filed an Amended Complaint in his suit against the USGBC for fraudulently claiming that LEED buildings save energy.  The post, as well as the Amended Complaint are available here. I also noted that Mr. Gifford and the other plaintiffs probably do not have standing to bring the suit because they were not harmed by the allegedly fraudulent advertising of the LEED

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February 9, 2011 8 comments
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The World Energy Scene – Some Basic Math

written by 2GreenEnergy

I believe everyone should have a decent level of familiarity with this Wikipedia listing on the world energy scene, which provides a bit of top-level math. As a civilization, we consume energy at the rate of 15 terawatts (15,000,000,000,000,000)– an estimated 80% – 90% of which comes from fossil fuels. Thus, when we talk about a gigawatt solution — certainly nothing to sneeze at —

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December 28, 2010 4 comments
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Strengthening an Emerging Industry While Helping Families Save Money

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Last fall, the Middle Class Task Force and the Council on Environmental Quality released a report called Recovery Through Retrofit, which identified the key barriers standing in the way of strong and sustainable home energy-efficiency industry.  For the past year, we have been

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November 12, 2010 0 comment
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World Bank Lends Record Amount for Renewable Energy… But also for Coal

written by Walter Wang

The World Bank’s lending for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects increased by 300 percent between fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2010, to a record $3.4 billion.  But over that same period, lending to fossil fuel projects also jumped 430 percent.

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November 11, 2010 0 comment
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Living Up To My Green China: USGBC Opens LEED For Public Comment

written by Shari Shapiro

My two and a half year old daughter likes conversations about pee.  She is not the only one in my life, apparently.  To my infinite surprise, one of the top rated posts on GBLB over the past year was the one I did in February on waterless urinal problems.

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November 10, 2010 0 comment
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India and U.S. to Cooperate on Clean Energy, Shale Gas

written by Walter Wang

(Reuters) – India and the United States have agreed to cooperate on energy projects, including shale gas and clean energy, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President Barack Obama told a press conference on Monday.

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November 9, 2010 1 comment
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New Record-Size Fuel Cell System Being Tested

written by EnergyRefuge.com

A new utility-scale fuel cell system that could potentially power more than 600 homes and produce one megawatt of electricity, is being tested by FirstEnergy and Ballard Power Systems at the former’s Eastlake plant in Ohio.

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November 4, 2010 2 comments
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The Promise of Nuclear Fusion Power: Unlimited Energy, No Side Effects

written by Environmental News Network

It has been called the holy grail of energy technology; a perfectly clean source with an unlimited supply. Nuclear fusion has been demonstrated to be possible, but converting it to a viable energy source remains technically elusive. However, research on making fusion energy reality is in progress, and there are some who

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November 1, 2010 3 comments
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Solar – Growing Despite Lack of Clarity in Federal Energy Policy

written by 2GreenEnergy

As I have mentioned, the Solar Power International show a few weeks ago was a beehive of activity: 27,000 people busily learning, networking, excitedly establishing new business connections. As Americans, we need to be proud of this industry. Here are a few data points

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October 29, 2010 0 comment
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How Efficiency Makes Solar Affordable

written by CleanTechies.com Contributor

When solar energy companies think about how to reduce the cost of their product, typically a lot of time and money goes toward increasing the efficiency of solar panels and their manufacturing process. Reducing the production cost decreases the final cost the consumer will

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October 28, 2010 5 comments
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Energy’s Biggest Horizon Post Deepwater

written by CleanTechies.com Contributor

In the aftermath of Deepwater Horizon, BP’s stocks have rallied, Halliburton has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and many people are wondering if the world has slipped into a self-induced amnesia.

But not Mark Mills, founding partner of Digital Power Capital, a private equity firm that invests in energy-oriented technologies. To Mills, a

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October 12, 2010 2 comments
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