Avatar Posted by dorfitzeni 5026 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: IKEA building personal wind farm
The IKEA Group will soon have its own wind farm in Dalarna County, Sweden. The Swedish furniture retail giant announced today it's partnered with ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zanlalaana 5064 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Best Buy buy-back program could boost e-recycling
Best Buy today launched a buy-back program designed to quash the fear of technology obsolescence. In the process, tech buyers can find a way to repu... read more »
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Avatar Posted by footballtshirts1 5090 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: U.S. risk of rare earths supply disruptions
The United States risks major supply disruptions of rare earth metals used in clean energy products unless it diversifies its sources of the mineral... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Lamecheag 5111 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Chevy Volt pull combined 60 miles per gallon
General Motors today detailed the highly anticipated fuel economy label for the Chevy Volt, and it varies greatly depending on driving habits. The ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by minterpnoresor 739608 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Irish gas supplier vests $2.6 million tidal power
Bord GĦis Energy, Ireland&'s main supplier of natural gas, has just invested $1.3 million in OpenHydro, which manufactures tidal energy systems.Tidal ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by stpetroski 4994 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: NRC plans review as focus turns nuclear fuel srag
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to do a "systematic and methodical" review of U.S. nuclear facilities following the onset of the crisis... read more »
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Avatar Posted by dieterwinkel 5086 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Google PowerMeter tracks home electricity via Wi-F
Google's PowerMeter Web application can now track home electricity from a PC or smartphone using Wi-Fi and a home's broadband connection. Blue Line... read more »
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Avatar Posted by shyhhyhhhh 5001 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Japan crisis challenges nuclear around world
Even as the world tensely monitors Japan's nuclear crisis, it's clear that nuclear power will face harsher public scrutiny and a reevaluation of nuc... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Dakota02 5097 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Hawaii test hydrogen vehicles GM
The General Motors Fuel Cell vehicle on the coast of Oahu, near Honolulu, Hawaii. (Credit: Steve Fecht for General Motors) General Motors annou... read more »
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Avatar Posted by naprexvoire 4915 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Intel Research eyes home energy building efficien
When it comes to energy, Intel's biggest concern is keeping a lid on the power used at giant data centers. But Intel researchers are seriously looki... read more »
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Avatar Posted by kohlline142 5082 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: DOE finalizes Abengoa Solars $1.45 billion loan
A unit of Spanish conglomerate Abengoa has gotten the final sign-off on the U.S. Department of Energy's largest renewable-energy loan to date, a $1.... read more »
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Avatar Posted by marterjueye 739608 days ago (http://venturebeat.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Why won’t utility companies innovate? Smart
Utility companies aren&'t willing to innovate and develop smarter power grids because it simply isn&'t cost-effective most of the time, a number of cl... read more »
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Avatar Posted by jupnoteroh2534 4909 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Google ponies money home solar leases
Continuing a string of clean-energy investments, Google said today that it will invest $280 million to fund residential solar installations through ... read more »
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Avatar Posted by Niki 5112 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: People Power rides Internet of things smart g
The best path to energy-efficient electronics is connecting them to the Internet, according to People Power. The Silicon Valley-based company today... read more »
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Avatar Posted by MarCoch 4976 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Businesses move on green tech sans Washington
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.--In the absence of leadership from the federal government, businesses are the best vehicle for slowly transitioning society aw... read more »
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Avatar Posted by healthcentral 5104 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Energy Department awards supercomputing
(Credit: National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Look at who's logging supercomputing time these days and you a... read more »
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Avatar Posted by maydew48213 4945 days ago (http://reviews.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Land Rover EV sneaks on big game
This Defender EV concept runs silent, so is less likely to spook animals. (Credit: Axeon) The Land Rover Defender has been a mainstay for Africa... read more »
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Avatar Posted by connaisuumd 4907 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: California city green prefab housing
Artist&39's rendering of completed Tierra del Sol home. (Credit: Zeta Communities) Zeta Communities broke ground yesterday on a net-zero housing d... read more »
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Avatar Posted by madihk 4944 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: Android meets LED bulbs Google smart-home push
By the end of this year, people will be able to buy an LED light bulb controllable from an Android device, part of Google's move into home automatio... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zewsoa 4945 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Eco | Tags: U.N.: Renewables could 80 percent of energy 2050
Renewable sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower could fulfill almost 80 percent of the world's energy demand by 2050 with the right policies,... read more »
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