Energy
Solar Panels are Hot September 24th, 2008
Image: Noah Berger for the New York Times According to the New York Times, solar panels are now hot. Kate Galbraith writes how Glenda Hoffman had sixteen panels vanish from her roof in three separate...more
Green Your Workspace with New Online Tool September 23rd, 2008
Energy Star Tackles Energy Efficiency in the Office
One of my core beliefs is that one person can make a difference. That's true at home, in the community, at play or at work. Speaking of work, the EPA's ENERGY STAR program has launched a...more
Associated Food Stores Takes Close Look At Energy Efficiency September 22nd, 2008
Associated Food Stores is performing energy-efficiency audits at its member locations. It’s also retrofitting lighting at five AFS corporate-owned locations in Utah. The lighting upgrades at two Dan’s and three Macey’s locations are estimated to...more
Rock On, Greenly: Carbon Offset Ticket Option a Success at 2008 Music Festivals September 22nd, 2008
Photo by Agaton Strom Green Ticket Success This year, when buying tickets to Lollapalooza or Austin City Limits—two of the most celebrated annual music festivals in the nation—purchasers were offered the option of adding a...more
Lenovo Introduces Six New Green Computer Monitors September 19th, 2008
Lenovo this week announced six new energy-efficient computer monitors in its ThinkVision product line. The LCD monitors, which go on sale soon, have a fairly wide range of environmental innovations. All use various techniques to reduce...more
12-Year Old Boy Will Save the World! His Solar Cell Absorbs 500 Times the Light of Existing Cells September 18th, 2008
photo: Ricardo Wang I don’t really have much on this one yet from the technological side so perhaps the save the world part is premature, but William Yuan, a 12-year old boy from Beaverton, Oregon,...more
Greenpeace Ranks Nokia as Most Eco-Friendly Electronics Maker September 18th, 2008
Samsung, Fujitsu Round Out Top Three
Greenpeace has once again updated its list of the electronics makers with the best (and worst) records of producing eco-friendly goods. Greenpeace not only ranks companies by the materials they use in their devices, but also...more
GE, Google Team Up On Energy September 18th, 2008
GE and Google will lobby together in Washington D.C. for renewable energy and are collaborating on advanced energy technologies - including the development of a smart grid. “Our goal is to provide consumers with improved...more
1000 Megawatt (or Maybe Less...) Wind Power Project Planned for Inner Mongolia, China September 11th, 2008
China, but not Inner Mongolia... Photo: Leo Kan Massive new expansions in wind power seem to be waiting in the wings of the public stage. Search the TreeHugger wind power archives and you’ll find announcements...more
Fairfax 5 Theatres Going Solar September 11th, 2008
Cinema West announced the installation of a 27-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system at its Fairfax 5 Theatres. The company is touting it as the first major motion multiplex cinema in America to go solar. The rooftop...more
