Archive for June, 2006

Landfill project will add facilities

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Landfill project will add facilities
Woodland Daily Democrat - District 3 Supervisor Frank Sieferman Jr. voted against the project, expressing concern during the meeting about whether it had a metal roof and was capable of being hooked up to solar panels. After the vote, county administrator Sharon Jensen

Amtech inks $3 million Asian deal
Phoenix Business Journal - Amtech Systems Inc. has orders from two Asian companies for its Tempress diffusion furnace systems. The deals are valued at $3 million. The first order, accounting for $1.8 million of the total, is from a new solar customer. The second order

Modest designs make lovely homes 

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Modest designs make lovely homes 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - May 28 5:37 PM
Imagine how different the landscape might look if the average middle-class family planning to build a house could…Save to My Web

Cabot Aerogel and Wasco Products, Inc. Introduce Two New Commercial Unit Skylight Products 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jun 02 12:00 PM
Cabot Corporation announced today that its Cabot Aerogel business and Wasco Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer of commercial skylighting systems, have developed two new commercial skylight products, incorporating Nanogel translucent aerogel, the world’s lightest, highly insulating, light transmitting, solid material.Save to My Web

EU way off course for meeting Kyoto targets: latest figures 

Sunday, June 25th, 2006

EU way off course for meeting Kyoto targets: latest figures 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jun 22 6:42 AM
New data has shown that the European Union (EU) remains embarrassingly off track for meeting its pledges under the Kyoto Protocol, the UN climate-change pact it championed after a US walkout.Save to My Web

SA fails green code 
Mail and Guardian - Jun 06 10:50 PM
In February, the Bush administration introduced tax incentives encouraging Americans to replace their house windows with ones that comply with conductance and solar heat gain standards.Save to My Web

Planning a pool for a smaller lot

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Planning a pool for a smaller lot
OregonLive.com, OR - Jun 21, 2006 Solar pool systems: These systems are simple and cost little to run. If solar heat will not warm your pool adequately, use it in combination with a gas heater.

The lure of the whale trade
BBC News, UK - Jun 16, 2006 for hanging carcasses out to dry before processing; the iron mounds were once set out in the sunshine and draped with slices of meat, using solar heat to melt

Biodiesel, alternatives surge as oil prices soar

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Biodiesel, alternatives surge as oil prices soar
Durango Herald - Even before this year’s petroleum run-up, output of leading alternative energy choices like biofuel, solar and wind was Heating oil went up, and so too did natural gas that fuels electricity plants. The price stampede has opened many more

Incentives making solar power more attractive 

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Incentives making solar power more attractive 
BizJournals - Jun 11 9:04 PM
With 300 days of sun per year, the Land of Enchantment is the perfect place for a home solar system.Save to My Web

The politicisation of electricity generation

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

The politicisation of electricity generation
The Herald, UK - May 29, 2006 Most of the energy we use is fuel for heating and transport. Renewables can cover that through bio-fuels and solar heating. Recent

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IRISHDEV.com, Ireland - Jun 16, 2006 the technical building equipment in the form of electric, heating, climate-control equipped with very special technology in the form of solar power, supplied by

The Ultimate Green Technology Investor Virtual Stock Challenge

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

The Ultimate Green Technology Investor Virtual Stock Challenge
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 9 hours ago Clean Energy News Blog (www.cleanenergynews.blogspot.com), Renewable Energy Blog (www.renewableenergystocks.blogspot.com) and articles by solar expert, J

Incentives making solar power more attractive 

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

Incentives making solar power more attractive 
BizJournals - Jun 11 9:04 PM
With 300 days of sun per year, the Land of Enchantment is the perfect place for a home solar system.Save to My Web

SCIENCE: Seeing stars, solar system 
The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Jun 13 12:07 AM
Ingram Planetarium’s newest show, “The Moon Through Time,” explores the human and cultural perspective of the moon as well as its scientific and geological aspects.Save to My Web

How to Check on Solar Contractors

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

How to Check on Solar Contractors
Ledger - Q. I guess we’re lucky in my area because there are quite a few companies that sell solar products. Is there some kind of consumer rating service that would help me choose the right company? How do I know if a company knows what they’re doing? A. You

County Roundup
San Luis Obispo Tribune - County Supervisor Katcho Achadjian won t get to ease in to his new job as a state Coastal Commissioner. His first meeting will deal with the most controversial coastal development since the Hearst Ranch on San Luis Obispo County s north coast. The