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Environmental Engineering

January 29, 2010
Environmental Engineering

Every once in a while someone tells me about a new blog they are working on that lists the “top 50 something green.” Most of the time they are certainly interesting enough but don’t always make it to the blog. Today though, with thoughts of Haiti’s reconstruction, the state of the union, and other built [...]

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NYC Is Ready for the Electric Car, and Other Tidbits from Detroit

January 14, 2010
NYC Is Ready for the Electric Car, and Other Tidbits from Detroit

Many of our readers may not have needed an official report to affirm this, but New York City is ready for electric cars according to the consulting firm, McKinsey.  Green Inc., conveying the report’s findings in advance, says that one fifth of New Yorkers are “early adopters” who are likely to buy an electric car.  [...]

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Strong Start for Green Tech in 2010

January 8, 2010
Strong Start for Green Tech in 2010

Yesterday, Earth2Tech delivered some heartening news for folks following the Green Tech industry.  In the first week of 2010 nine firms managed to raise at least $113 million!  Here are some of the details: Clean Power Finance, which connects residential solar installers and developers online, says it’s raised $6.9 million in a round co-led by [...]

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What Can We Expect in 2010?

January 4, 2010
What Can We Expect in 2010?

The beginning of a new year always brings fresh expectations of things come and new visions of what to work toward.  In the realm of sustainability, there seems to be plenty in store for us in 2010.  For this post, I’ve put together an extremely non-comprehensive break down of some of the things that I [...]

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New Designs for Sustainable Homes

December 9, 2009
New Designs for Sustainable Homes

Today, kind readers, I would like to share two remarkable designs that I came across recently.  The first (pictured above) is a “net-zero neighborhood” just breaking ground in Boulder, CO.  Inhabitat reports that this will be the first development of it’s kind in the U.S.  It utilizes a geothermal heat pump system, large photovoltaic systems, [...]

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