Salazar Approves Massive CSP Plant – GTM Daily

kristyGreentech

Can Coal Be Cleaner? Trillions of dollars await companies that can burn coal cleanly or convert carbon dioxide into something worth selling. But is it possible? VC in Greentech: Solar, Smart Grid, Fuel Cells, Recycling, Green Chemicals and More Another $150 million of venture capital pours into the greentech sector. …

Energy & Capital: Conventional Economic Forecast But With Some Good Insights

kristyTrendspotting

The G20’s Wall of Doom: Five Trends for Q4 By Christian A. DeHaemer | Friday, October 22nd, 2010 As I write this, the preliminary meeting for the Group of 20 largest economies is taking place. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wants to force the Chinese to inflate the yuan to …

Latest LCA: Recycled Glass Superior to Virgin Materials

kristyResource Efficiency, Greentech

Latest LCA: Recycled Glass Superior to Virgin Materials ShareBy Thomas Miner The Glass Packaging Institute has coordinated the industry’s first complete cradle-to-cradle life cycle assessment which concludes that given glass’s endless recyclability, the use of recycled glass in manufacturing results in a decreased primary energy demand and reduces carbon emissions.

Can Cellular Shake Its Stigma?

kristyResource Efficiency

Can Cellular Shake Its Stigma? Forget about high cost, lack of coverage and security questions. Cellular is here to compete in the smart grid market. Or is it? Where Energy and IT May NOT Converge Everyone loves the idea of convergence, but putting servers on the network for air conditioners …

United Indians of All Tribes Foundation’s Native PTAC

kristySustainability News

Upcoming Events from Native PTAC Greetings! United Indians of all Tribes Foundation’s Native PTAC is collaborating with the US Department of Labor’s Seattle Region Womens Bureau to host a conference for Native women business owners with emphasis for on-reservation businesses. There are challenges within Indian Country for economic development. This …

Scientists Inside the Rare Earth Debate Blogging on Alternatives

kristyTrendspotting

Earth Embargos, Supply Problems and the overall situation and longer term view Most of the world is dependent on China to supply rare earths as key raw materials used in many of the latest technologies from military hardware to electric cars, but China’s Ministry of Commerce is warning that its …

Ecotricity targets £10m in EcoBond sale, looks to advance project portfolio

Ethical MarketsGreentech

19 October 2010 DEALS NEWS Ecotricity targets £10m in EcoBond sale, looks to advance project portfolio Juhl Wind secures financing for Minnesota wind projects Insulator Aspen Aerogels entices venture capital investors Bryan Texas Utilities buys Iberdrola wind power to meet ‘demand growth’ Energy storage developer Ice Energy raises $24bn to …