[Press release Good Clean Tech by Andrew Webster on January 27th, 2012]
Inside the doors of the new Ford Escape, oil-based materials have been replaced with those made from a common plant found in southern Asia.
Ford is using the kenaf plant to create the interior bolster on each door of the Escape, a move that’s expected …
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Ford Escape Goes Green With Plant-Based Doors
From the Designer of the iPod and iPhone Comes a New Energy-Saving ‘Learning Thermostat’
Think of a piece of classic design from the last decade. There’s a decent chance you thought of either the iPhone or the iPod, right? Apple’s ubiquitous gadgets have become so wildly popular, not in small part because of their attractive, smart design.
Now, imagine if the guy who designed them had decided to devote his …
Cities Need Open APIs to be efficient
[Press release Earth 2Tech by Katie Fehrenbacher, 8th December, 2011]
The Climate Group has a new report out following up its seminal Smart2020 report, and the team is touting the benefits of open APIs (application interfaces) for creating more energy-efficient and smarter cities. The idea is that there can be a lot more innovation, at a lower …
France Lights up the Avenue des Champs-Élysées with LEDs For Christmas
[Press release New York Times by ELVIRE CAMUS, November 23, 2011]
PARIS — For the 31st year in a row, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées was lit up on Wednesday evening for the holidays, 200 trees sparkling against the Paris night sky.
But in this season of European austerity, organizers are trying to play down the glittering display’s conspicuous …
Blackfriars Bridge, Victorian London Landmark, To Receive Solar Upgrade
[Press release Huffington Post from Earth Techling's Susan DeFreitas, 20th of October, 2011]
The Blackfriars Bridge over the River Thames was constructed back in Victorian times, and now it’s getting a distinctly steampunk facelift with the addition of 4,400 photovoltaic panels. When complete, this installation is expected to be not only the largest solar power array …
‘$200m’ plan rekindles debate over smart meters
[Press release Stuff by Tom Pullar-Strecker, 22nd of August, 2011]
Electricity lines companies will spend $200 million fitting out up to half of homes with smart meters equipped with Home Area Network (HAN) radios capable of wirelessly controlling and communicating with smart home appliances, according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright.
Wright …
UN says green energy investment at record level
[Press release Yahoo by Jung Yeon-Je, July 7th, 2011]
Investment in renewable energy last year amounted to a record 211 billion dollars, a rise of 32 percent over 2009 and 540 percent over 2004, a UN-backed report said on Thursday.
China, investing 48.9 billion dollars, up 28 percent, accounted for more than a fifth of the total, …
UC Berkeley: Green can drive growth
[Press Release Green Growth Leaders by Per Meilstrup, 13th of April 2011]
Confronting global warming through green investments need not harm the economy – it can drive job creation and additional economic activity, concludes a new study, the first to investigate the evidence behind promises of “green growth”.
As economies all over the world are struggling to …
Cleantech Ideas Get Serious GE, VC Cash
[Press release Earth Techling filed by Nino Marchetti on the 6th of July, 2011]
GE recently announced plans alongside venture capital partners to invest $63 million into 10 home energy technology companies as part of its $200 million ecomagination Challenge. This is the second such cleantech event completed by GE and its partners – last November …
Organic Farmers: Can They Be Tech Savvy?
This is a guest post from Hunter Richards of Software Advice, an online resource for agriculture accounting software and other business technology. The original post can be found here – Organic Farmers: Can They Be Tech Savvy?
Demand is on the rise for organic produce. A survey by the Organic Trade Association found that sales revenue from organic …
