Back in August, we wrote about the U.S. Army’s planned solar thermal plant at its Fort Irwin base in California’s sun-drenched Mojave Desert. The Army had announced that the installation would generate 500 MW of…
A recent post on PSFK sparked an interesting conversation here- does being wired lead to being green? The PSFK post explained that “Finland is set to become the first country in the…
CNET‘s Martin LaMonica posted a fascinating account of his recent green barn raising. Last month, he joined about 40 other volunteers to help weatherize a two-family home. Modeled after barn raisings of yesteryear- when a community…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is having a rough week. First, Apple Inc., PG&E and others resigned their membership in opposition to the Chamber’s use of funds to oppose climate change…
Last week, we wrote of our concern that China is taking greater leaps forward in green tech than the United States. It sparked an interesting conversation, including a comment by one reader that framed…
