CES 2012: Solar Charged–Powering Phones, Laptops On The Go

Goal Zero combines solar panels with heavy-duty rechargers, for a variety of portable (and not so portable) devices.

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Johnson Controls Wins $34 Million Renewable/Energy Efficiency Contract for the U.S. Army’s Fort Buchanan.

The project will enhance all aspects of energy use at the post, including solar power generation, solar thermal applications, wind power generation, new indoor and exterior LED lighting, a building automation and control system to manage energy at 87 buildings and other energy efficiency improvements. Under […]

Green Restaurant Association: Installing EnerG-2 Saves 15-20 Percent on Refrigeration Energy Costs.

As an add-on product that can be installed at any time, the EnerG-2 from Madison Energy Group can save up to 15 percent on refrigeration energy costs and up to 20 percent for freezers. […]

National Grid Installs 30+ Charging Stations in Massachusetts.

Through the “Charge America” program, Coulomb Technologies, Inc. is providing the charging stations at no cost to participating cities. National Grid is funding the station installations and the hosting location partners (for example, the Hanover Mall) will fund the cost of power to charge the vehicles. […]

Cox Enterprises Installs Five New Fuel Cells in California.

The new fuel cells in San Diego include two 200kW units that power 100 percent of Cox Communications facility on Copley Drive and three 200kW units that power 90 percent of its building on N. Cuyamaca Street. […]

Bloomberg New Energy Finance: Some Aviation Biofuels Could be Competitive by 2020.

Research from analysis company Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published to its clients this month, forecasts that the cost of some biofuels – such as those based on non-food vegetable oils – could be close to that of conventional jet fuel by 2018, if production efficiency continues to improve. […]

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An Obscure President's Conservation Legacy

How one of those heavily bearded guys from the 19th century left a lasting mark. […]

Swing Voters Want Renewable Energy

Voters understand that the choices we make today will shape the world a generation from now. […]

Cadmium: The New Lead

Just as with lead, studies link exposure to serious learning disabilities in kids. […]

Doctor Prescribes Preventive Medicine for Shale Gas

As Gasland director Josh Fox's arrest stole the attention, politicians heard important testimony about fracking. […]

How to Win Friends, Influence People, and Bury Nuclear Waste

The decades-long stalemate on where to store U.S. nuclear waste could be ending. […]

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Vu1 Light Bulbs Go Beyond CFLs and LEDs

When I was researching the Green Lighting book with my coauthors Seth Leitman and Bill Brinsky, we heard about a whole new lighting technology that was reportedly in development. Details were scarce, and repeated calls and emails to the Seattle-based Vu1 Corporation were never returned. So we were only able to write a few paragraphs, based on press releases. […]

New WindMade Label to Certify Products Made with Wind Energy

"The world needs more wind energy," Morten Albaek explained when he stopped by The Daily Green's office the other day. In town from Copenhagen, Denmark, Albaek has been on a whirlwind mission to promote renewable energy and the forthcoming WindMade global consumer label, which he says was his idea. Albaek is senior vice president for global ma […]

Today Is National Swap Day

Clothing swaps are a great way to get a fresh new look without spending any money, plus give away gently used items you aren't using anymore. Same thing goes for swaps of books, CDs, DVDs and many other items. What could be greener? Today, January 22nd, is being promoted as National Swap Day by Swap.com. At least eight swap events are scheduled for Nati […]

8 Reasons Why Fear over Hybrid and Electric Car Batteries Is Overblown

It's been true for a while that advancing battery technology is a critical part of the development of cleaner cars. As Tony Posawetz, vehicle line director for the Chevy Volt said at the recent Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards, "We will electrify the future. Batteries have gotten better but consumers have gotten more demanding." While som […]

New Green Blog Counters "Eco Snobbery" with Humor and Inclusiveness

My friend Jeffrey Davis is a veteran of Web publishing, having put in years building up the Fun Times Guide to Living Green, and recently having written for MNN and elsewhere. Jeffrey is based in Tennessee, and it's no exaggeration to say that he's one of the nicest, most helpful guys in the green blogosphere. Jeffrey's newest project is a qui […]

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Indoor Gardening: Growing Tillandsia

Tillandsia, or air plants, are a growing trend among those who want to add a little green to their homes, without a lot of work. […]

Here's What's Wrong With Our Food, But We Can't Fix It By Eating Alone

From factory farming to excessive sprays to the emotion-based marketing of food, a new video nails the shortcomings of our food system. But it offers only partial solutions. […]

Wireless Solar Charger for Electric Buses Keeps Commuters Rolling

More than just shelters for waiting commuters, these structures could charge up electric buses for more eco-friendly transportation. […]

Liina Shelter from Aalto University Is Held Together By Straps

Another great example of how simple and common technologies can be put to use in new ways […]

DIY Fashion Design Competition Seeks Submissions

Think your fashion design is ready for the big time? DIY With IOU is a sustainable design competition which will give one talent the opportunity to design his or her own line. […]

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BPA-Free Giveaway: $100 Enter to Win MightyNest Gift Certificate

Visit the Garden of Eating blog to enter a giveaway for a $100 gift certificate good toward MightyNest products. The company features a hand-picked selection of the best kitchenware products to help you create a healthy, non-toxic kitchen. From glass bakeware and food storage to stainless steel kitchen essentials to safe dishware — all free of harmful chemic […]

Green Christmas Gift | Eco-Friendly Dog Bed by P.L.A.Y

We at GEN are undoubtedly animal lovers and for that reason are in the process of opening a cage-free boarding and training facility at our compound in Agua Dulce, CA. Seeing that we're all about lowering our environmental impact wherever we can, we have been contacting many eco-friendly companies to try out their products for review. Enter P.L.A.Y -- o […]

5 Easy Ways to Live Green

It is so easy and simple to recycle these days that it’s almost harder not to recycle. Your local council will have provided you with a recycling bin and a calendar so you know which days to put out your recycling. Have you ever had friends over and they have been confused when they go to throw out something and discover you don’t have a recycling bin? Avoid […]

Nissan LEAF to Employ New Wireless Charging Technology

While the Chevy Volt has been making headlines in a not-so-desirable way with its battery fire debacle (any publicity is good publicity probably doesn’t apply here), Nissan LEAF is once again proving itself a more than worthy competitor in the EV market – especially considering the LEAF is an actual EV. Yesterday at the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan announced its […]

Investigation Prompted After Reports of Chevy Volt Car Batteries Catching on Fire

With all the buzz surrounding the Chevy Volt these days, it was surprising to hear about the latest scandal linked to the new hybrid vehicle. Apparently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tested three Volt batteries and one of them actually caught fire, with the other two reportedly overheating. During a crash safety test last May, the Volt […]

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Five myths about wind energy

The installation of wind farms for the production of renewable energy is continually growing. US, EU and China, the three major players in this industry have very aggressive plans for the next 10-20 years. As the wind energy industry grows, the myths surrounding wind energy also increase. The 5 most important myths are summarized […]

Energy efficient construction gains ground

My Uncle Dave Wakefield lives in Anchorage, Alaska in a tiny house built when efficiency meant minimal construction cost and square footage. The house, which he’s lived in the past two decades, has changed little since its construction sometime before or during World War II. It has 2-by-4 walls, low ceilings, tiny rooms and a draftiness consistent with old [ […]

Green Energy Wall Street Wonder in The Making! QTMM

The beauty of this quantum dot is its ubiquitous use in so many life changing applications. It’s all about a company that can make copious amounts of quantum dots for nanotechnology that the average person doesn’t understand, doesn’t know if you can see it with the naked eye, hasn’t a clue how it is used, what it is used […]

Emissions boost the case for clean energy

Two facts make clean energy unbeatable: air pollution and its friend climate change. Sure there are naysayers. Texas Gov. Rick Perry was quoted as saying, “Scientists are ‘coming forward daily’ to disavow a ‘theory that remains unproven,’” in a tweet by New Hampshire Public Radio. And James Delingpole on globalclimatescam.com sarcastically says, “It now seem […]

CNG Vehicle News – DFW Taxis, Tata Motors, and Chrysler

Good news for CNG powered taxis at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, they can now cut to the front of the line. The DFW board approved a program too allow CNG powered taxis to skip to the front, ahead of gasoline powered cabs. Individual cab drivers opposed the new policy fearing they would be driven out of […]

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