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July 29, 2010 Green News

TED Magazine — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

See the latest on Green efforts from electrical contractors. Find a recap of the DoE funding for SSL research and market development. Details on how the cradle-to-cradle movement is doing in terms of formalizing itself. That’s just a slice of this week’s GreenRoom. Also: Problems with E-waste and The Smart Grid in Maryland; a recap of energy efficiency newsletters; and a congressional fear that your toaster might become a covert spy through Smart Grid development.

July 22, 2010 Green News

TED Magazine — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

How many electric vehicle charging stations will exist by 2012? What do the mayors of the U.S. want to do in terms of packaging responsibility? Who bought 56% of the world’s carbon offsets in 2009? Answers to these questions and more are in this week’s GreenRoom.

Plus: Green jobs: Obama says there will be 700,000 of them; find a recap of where some of them are geographically. A possible relationship between energy efficiency and houses not getting foreclosure notices; a “pseudo-tie;” and in a slightly hypocritical report, you’ll find that the DoE is an energy hog.

July 15, 2010 Green News

TED Magazine — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In GreenRoom news this week, find out what the Green jobs Academy is. Also get the latest on jobs from a recap of a June conference “Good Jobs, Green Jobs.” The government has projected three scenarios for where electricity will come from by 2035. In other news, find out about a surge in demand for “green power,” wacky wind turbines, two items on lighting retrofit math, fuel cells, wave power, green houses & much more!

July 8, 2010 Green News

TED Magazine — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Power management. Schools that are more efficient. The Smart Grid. News on these topics and more await you in this week’s GreenRoom. Learn about LEED-EB, PACE, and the “efficiency failure” of commercial buildings. Get a figurative earful on what should go into a sustainability report. Plus: The role that the DoE thinks renewable energy will play through the year 2035. Also of interest, the prices of PV modules keep . . . falling.