Archive for October, 2009

Infotility, Inc. (http://www.infotility.com/) has launched the field-test phase of a Smart Grid demonstration project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (www.energy.gov) (DOE), in conjunction with The Marin County Office of Sustainability. (PRWeb Oct 31, 2009)


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Climate Change – Is What's for Dinner. Major International Climate Change Conference Cites Diet as a Key Source of Global Warming (PRWeb Oct 31, 2009)


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Tags: Global warming

DNS Made Easy (http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com) announces that their first two webinars have been a huge success. Their “Increasing Uptime Through Education” webinar series has reached hundreds of users worldwide. (PRWeb Oct 31, 2009)


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Tags: Webinar

DNS Made Easy (http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com) announces the release of ShowMyHost.com. ShowMyHost is a free tool that administrators can use to help do their daily tasks and is available for free for all administrators around the world. (PRWeb Oct 31, 2009)


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DNS Made Easy (http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com) continues their commitment to reduce their impact on the environment. Even after a successful year they are working hard to continue their work. (PRWeb Oct 31, 2009)


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SolarGlass Window & Door delivered the first of two truckloads of windows for the Casey Middle School redevelopment today. The 233 windows are a part of the construction project currently underway that preserves the historic south and west 1924 façades and dramatically increases the size of the building. (PRWeb Oct 31, 2009)


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Tags: Solar

Three North Texas residents faced off today in "How Energy Smart are You?" Trivia Challenge and smart car race in Dallas today. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2009)


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Major League Baseball purchases renewable energy certificates (RECs) to offset the carbon emission impact of World Series Games held in Yankee Stadium. The purchase is part of Major League Baseball's environmental initiative to impact of MLB games on the climate. The RECs were purchased through the Natural Resources Defense Council and Bonneville Environmental Foundation. (PRWeb Oct 30, 2009)


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Composite materials specialists like Gurit advise tidal energy developers not to ignore composite options for their marine power devices, that will improve their technical reliability. Gurit are scheduled to outline their technical applications at the 3rd International Tidal Energy Summit held in London, November 17-18th. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2009)


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Kent Systems is now offering all of their shut-off products in an industrial gray color. (PRWeb Oct 30, 2009)


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Dr Truong, CEO of EcoloCap Canada and recognized authority on Carbon Credit certification estimate the potential revenue to M-Fuel users from Carbon Credits to be equal or in some cases more substantial than fuel cost reduction (PRWeb Oct 30, 2009)


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Renewable Choice Energy, a national sustainability company known for its award-winning wind power partnerships and the world's largest supplier of green power for LEED certified buildings, is celebrating having now supplied more than 1,000 LEED buildings with green power to reduce their environmental impact and support renewable energy development in the U.S. and Canada. Read how the LEED Green Power Credit supports renewable energy growth… (PRWeb Oct 28, 2009)


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Tags: Green building, Wind power

The federal government is pouring billions of Recovery Act funds into Smart Grid projects. Industry, consumers and policymakers now have a one-stop resource to track stimulus money and results. Underwritten by Telvent and produced by SmartGridNews.com, the new resource is the Web's most comprehensive source of stimulus news, analysis and tools. (PRWeb Oct 28, 2009)


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Come join Green Drinks NYC on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., for an evening of environmental networking and original songs by special musical guest Mikey Wax at The Park nightclub, 118 10th Ave. at 18th Street. Green Drinks NYC is a like-minded community of eco-conscious New Yorkers–many have found employment, collaborated on business ideas, met clients, made friends and experienced moments of serendipity while networking with us. Our November sponsor is environmental clothing company Nau, the small clothing company with big ideas. (PRWeb Oct 28, 2009)


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Tags: Community

Miskin Manor Gets Future Fit With Dimplex

Miskin Manor, a prestigious Grade II listed hotel and leisure club in Wales is now 'future fit', with Dimplex heat pumps as part of a £1.2million refurbishment that has combined facilities upgrades with the latest technology for lower energy costs and environmental impact. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2009)


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Lumerical Solutions announces a donation of FDTD Solutions Engine licenses to the National Computational Infrastructure National Facility high performance computing system based at the Australian National University Supercomputer Facility. The donated licenses will benefit research efforts across a wide range of applications, including silicon photonics-based optical interconnects destined for future processor architectures, high efficiency solid-state lighting, and the design of next-generation thin film solar cell technologies. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2009)


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Tags: Solar

Berkeley Stanford CleanTech Conference (BSCC) announces its fourth in a continuing series of focused conferences highlighting clean technology solutions to address the planet's multifaceted energy challenges. The conference will feature Andrew Tang, Senior Director, Smart Energy Web at Pacific Gas&Electric Co as the opening keynote speaker. Panelists include executives from Smart Grid, Energy, VC, Regulatory and Research firms such as EPRI, Trilliant, LBNL/Citris, CPUC, CEC, CalISO, SRI, EnerNOC, Excel Partners. For participants, this is an excellent opportunity to network and hunt for opportunities in this rapidly emerging field. (PRWeb Oct 28, 2009)


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Tags: Cleantech

Plug-in hybrid maker eyes old GM plant

Fisker Automotive Chief Executive Officer Henrik Fisker is given a UAW jacket Tuesday at the former General Motors Boxwood Plant that Fisker intends to take over.Backed by the Obama adminsitration and union leaders, a startup automaker has struck a deal to buy a shuttered GM assembly plant to produce plug-in hybrid electric cars.

Japanese car wins World Solar Challenge

The Japanese team Tokai Challenger celebrates its victory in the World Solar Challenge in Adelaide, Australia, on Wednesday.A solar car made by students from Japan’s Tokai University was on Wednesday named the winner of a race across the Australian outback that aimed to show that green cars can also be mean.

Tags: Green cars

The second annual Bel Air Film Festival, presented by Gem Shopping Network, has announced it's official selection of films to be screened in Bel Air and throughout greater Los Angeles from November 13th-17th. The festival will hold 35 films screenings and 4 red carpet events bringing together the community of Bel Air and entertainment industry. (PRWeb Oct 28, 2009)


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Tags: Community