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Bringing nature home: Nanawall
Green technology is in its ascendancy due to a desire to clean up the planet. Consuming less natural resources and converting from brown to green energies are some of the most important topics in the political world today. Though many of us do not exist in the political world, we go to work and we [...]
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Green Certification 101
Due to numerous businesses “going green”, and many new buildings adhering to green standards, the question arises: just who regulates these standards and what are they? For those unfamiliar with the systems of deciding what is deemed a green building, one need look no further than the LEED. LEED is an internationally recognized green building [...]
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A Clash of Hybrids: Insight vs. Prius
For the consumer inclined to buy a hybrid automobile, there are several different options. Many of the main automotive manufactures have at least one hybrid in their lineup these days, in the hope to stay competitive with one another. These hybrids come in all different forms, but the most popular have been those that are [...]
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Who Drives a Hybrid?
Who drives hybrid automobiles? If one were to watch the annals of the Hollywood elite then it would be a safe assumption that actors of all stripes who care about the environment drive them. Were a person to watch Fox News, then it would be a safe assumption that the Liberal elite drive hybrids. The [...]
A loss for First Solar
First Solar, one of the premier solar power companies has taken a few hits lately. One of their most recent issues has led to the stopping of one of their projects in Colorado, United States. In Colorado, First Solar was to build a 150 Mega-watt solar facility in the high desert of the San Luis [...]
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Sony Ericsson Debuts Green Phones
Sony has announced two more cellular phones in its line of eco-friendly phones, also known as the Greenheart line of phones. The names of these phones are, quite fittingly, Elm and Hazel. Each phone offers the basics, a 2+ inch screen, keys and a 5 megapixel camera that has the capacity to record video. Sony [...]
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Computer Recycling
The recycling of electronics is slowly becoming big business. There are companies that withdraw the gold from computer processors, while others reuse different elements of our day-to-day electronics, turning them into new products that we all must have. This holiday season, Goodwill and Dell Computers are making it easy for consumers to recycle their unwanted [...]
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Rainforests and Co2
Global warming is on the tip of every tongue in many countries today. It is synonymous with Co2 emissions, and how our planet is gradually heating up. Many scientists are focusing on the problem and possible solutions that may lead to a decrease, or eventual halt in human created global warming. These solutions have come [...]
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China and Green Growth
In one of the largest growing markets in the world, the potential for green industry is huge. This is no surprise, as many things in China are huge. The country, the amount of people, and more recently a booming marketplace are what define the nation of China. With a rapidly growing global reach, and a [...]
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Eco-Friendly Flooring
For those looking to remodel their homes in the near future, or for others who are looking into buying a new domicile, look at your feet. Not at your shoes, but what resides beneath them. There are many different materials that have and are being used for flooring, though few of them are “green” and [...]
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Venture Capitalism goes Eco
With the green markets across the world hopefully nearly exploding, many investors are aiming to get their piece of the pie before it is too expensive to purchase. With general interest being incredibly high, and the large level of both governmental and individual interest in eco-friendly markets, it seems as though a clean tech boom [...]
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India Goes Green
In a nation that boasts an extremely large population such as India and China, the need for eco-friendly and green technology must be an essential. Due to the large amount of people in both nations, without environmentally friendly innovations, engorged populations would not be able to survive and still be in tune with the music [...]
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An Organic Christmas
The month of December has many different traditions, nearly all of them centered around particular holidays. Whatever religious denomination an individual may be, the image of the Christmas tree is synonymous with the end of the month. Decked out in lights, ornaments, it has for many years been a staple of the gift-giving season. And [...]
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Solar Power Players
In Europe, the market for renewable energy is large and growing at an amazing rate. Contributing to this growth along are two companies, E.ON and Abengoa Solar, and their forward thinking solar energy ideas. In the south of Spain, in Seville, two new solar power plants are underway to help ease the environmental impact of [...]
Eco-Friendly Flat Screens
Though Black Friday (next day after Thanksgiving) in the United States has concluded, that doesn’t mean that the holiday shopping season is nearly finished. Though the mark-downs may not be as impressive, there is still a cornucopia of goods to buy as presents for both others and one’s self. Due to poor economic conditions, it [...]
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Citizens for Affordable Energy
Former Shell gas man John Hofmeister has a new gig, and it’s not trying to sell you gasoline at $5 a gallon. Besides touring the country on a speaking tour, Hofmeister has created a non-profit organization called Citizens for Affordable Energy. (http://www.citizensforaffordableenergy.org) While it may seem ironic, that a man who has worked for General [...]
Solar Recycling
Green technology is the way of the future, as it will provide consumers and businesses a cleaner way of completing essential tasks while having far less of a negative impact on the environment. Green energy, in the forms of solar, wind, geo-thermal and hydro will soon gain a bigger foothold in electric grids across the [...]
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Green Wine Summit
The region of Northern California is synonymous with a particular product that is harvested, much to the delight of people the world round. Wine finds a home in this region, in places such as Monterey, Sonoma and Napa. The grapes that are harvested produce wines that are well known, and now the city of Santa [...]
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GREEN BUSINESS: Nature’s Calling to General Motors?
Green, being the word of the day applies itself to every industry due to regulations and consumer demand for cleaner products. In the case of General Motors (GM), the only green they may ever see could be in the form of the grass that is covering their new home 6 feet under the ground in [...]
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Green News: An Green Car Escape to Cleaner Pastures
When many automakers in the United States failed financially, a massive amount of money was spent to keep them afloat. Taxpayers became the partial owners of these blue chip corporations, which included some of the biggest names in the automotive industry. There was however, one brand that refused any real assistance from the U.S. government, [...]
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Gambling on Green
Some call it cash, scratch, dollars, and greenbacks. For the eco-conscious gambler, you can now both risk your bankroll and take care of the environment at the same time. EGM (Executive-Gaming Monthly) Green has devoted itself to providing quality gaming products to casino and luxury markets with a twist. They also want to ensure that [...]
Green eXtreme Racing
When the words “motorcycle racing” are heard, the image of a sleek, powerful and fuel-hungry superbike comes to mind. The kind that Valentino Rossi likes to ride in the Moto GP, or a hopped up street bike popping a wheelie down a vacant street whilst competing with another. While these images of motorcycle racing may [...]
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Solar Business – Ups and Downs
While green technology has taken off around the world, in several areas the concentration of an environmentally friendly ideal has truly sprouted wings. While the enlightened masses try their best to do their part to stave off global warming and reduce their carbon footprint, for some it is simply not enough. There is now a [...]
Being Green Pays
The energy crisis in California between the years of 2000-2001 left many state citizens angered at their utility providers, and rightfully so. Thanks to the corporate greed of companies such as Enron, the entire economy of the state was affected in an adverse way. However, there were good things that came from these trying years, [...]
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| S&P 500 | 1650.51 | ||
| Nasdaq Clean Edge | 183.014 | ||
| General Electric | 23.66 | ||
| Siemens Ag Americ | 105.28 | ||
| Suncor Energy In | 31.40 | ||
| First Solar, Inc. | 51.58 | ||
| Canadian Solar In | 8.20 | ||
| Trina Solar Limit | 6.14 | ||
| Suntech Power Hol | 1.00 | ||
| Intercontinentale | 168.29 | ||
| Nextera Energy, I | 78.22 | ||
| Pacific Gas & Ele | 46.49 | ||
| Procter & Gamble | 78.70 |
