Aug
13
2010
ECD, 5.6 kw UNI-SOLAR® product installation example in Heilbrunn Germany. Image credit:ECD
UNI-SOLAR® products web page.
Energy Conversion Devices of Auburn Hills MI recently received a $13 million stimulus tax credit to upgrade operations to produce a new, more efficient line of solar cells. The focus would be on mechanical and chemical engineering innovations, I assume. That government supported plan is still on course, apparently, although on a delayed schedule. That's the ...
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Jul
31
2010
Some great recent news from the Important Media network.
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Jul
31
2010
Some great recent news from the Important Media network.
Walmart and Seventh Generation have joined forces to bring sustainable products to the masses!
Emily DeMasi discusses an excellent documentary about America’s dependence on foreign oil titled FUEL and asks “Why have I not seen this before???”
“Summer travel doesn’t always have to entail long airport security lines or expensive fill-ups at the pump. In fact, you can see much of the East Coast for as little as $1!” Read more: “Travel Green! An eco-friendly option.”
Jeff Cain does a great job of discussing the biggest key to green building this week, location!
Jeff also has a good piece on how data and technology can make us greener.
There is good news and bad news for solar energy lately. On story that can go under both categories is this one: “Demand for Solar Panels Drains Supply“
One that can go straight into the good news category is: “Welcoming the World’s First Molten Salt Concentrating Solar Power Plant”
Some folks think genetically modified (GM) food is great; some think it’s horrible (e.g. me). But, really, shouldn’t people at least have the right to know if food is GM or not? You would think so, but making this so has been a long hard struggle. Heather Carr has a post about a bill on this matter moving through Congress right now: “The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act – H.R. 5577”
On the personal scale, don’t waste your delicious, non-GM, home-grown fruits and veggies this year. Racel Fox tells you how in “Canning your Goods: Tips for Home Food Preservation”
Making a case against bottled water, Becky Striepe has a wonder infographic on “Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water” — check it out.
These are actually the three most recent of dozens of good posts on Eat.Drink…Better. this week. Rather than flood you with little excerpts, I’ll just recommend you head on over there to check them all out.
Dave Dempsey discussed the recent Michigan oil spill and the questions it raises over on EcoLocalizer yesterday, while Rhonda Winter discussed the Louisiana oil spill a few days ago.
Rhonda also discusses “how incredibly pervasive the influence of the massive petroleum industry is within our government, academia and society” with the help of a great Rachel Maddow/MSNBC video.
And Dave Dempsey has a piece we should all care about: “New Study: Pollution Costs Children and Economy”
For informative but depressing news via Fail Drill, a handful of must-reads are:
If you need to relax and clear your mind a bit after reading all those Fail Drill stories, here is a good one from Delia Montgomery on Feelgood Style: “Yoga and Aroma”
And, you can find at least a few more good and uplifting reads over on Crafting a Green World. These are some of my favorites:
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Jul
28
2010
Kalamazoo River map via Wikipedia.
Here we go again...
Detroit News reports that Environmental Protection Agency officials have said that as much as one million gallons of oil has leaked from a pipeline owned by
Enbridge Energy Partners into a creek flowing into the
Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Michigan. This would make it the largest ...
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Taken June 2009. Courtesy Jeff Ford.
Michigan lost its last wild wolverine in March. State wildlife officials later said the animal, a female about nine years old, would be mounted and put on display at a state park. But that was months ago. What happened to plans for the display? It turns out the animal may never be seen again, because there's not enough money in the state budget to pay for it. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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