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LED Times Square New Year Ball Drop
New Year’s Eve in New York City is more than just a celebration – it’s a global tradition. However, December 31st, 2011 will carry new significance as the Times Square Ball-the preeminent lighting symbol of New Year’s Eve- helps usher in a new era of energy efficiency in the United States. At 12:01AM on January [...]
Americans Leaving Suburbs
There are many in America who don’t like or trust cities, primarily because they harbor a disproportionate number of Democratic voters. They don’t like investments in transit, either, preferring the privacy and freedom of the car. But whether they like it or not, America is changing. First, the existing supply—that’s right, today’s stock—of conventional lot [...]
#1 Solar Private School- New England Prep
How it ranks in SAT scores or Ivy League admissions, we have no idea. But in the highly competitive world of New England prep schools, the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass., is definitely No. 1 at … solar. The private boarding high school and SolarWorld announced the completion of a 2-megawatt (MW) ground-mounted array at [...]
LA to SanFran Rail Project
Across the country, the era of ambitious public works projects seems to be over. Governments are shelving or rejecting plans for highways, railroads and big buildings under the weight of collapsing revenues and voters’ resistance- But not in California. State leaders —have rallied around a plan to build a 520-mile high-speed rail line from Los [...]
Cutting Rockfeller Center Tree
This week, a Norway spruce planted in 1931 was cut down in the prime of its life. It was loaded onto a truck in Mifflinville, Pennsylvania and sent east to New York City, where it arrived on Friday. On November 30, it will take place as the latest in a long line of majestic Christmas [...]
RI Renewable Energy Grants
If you are a business interested in implementing renewable energy at a lower cost, look to see if your state if offering grants. For example, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) Executive Director Keith Stokes on October 27,2011 announced $2.7 million in new grants through the RIEDC’s Renewable Energy Fund [...]
Canadian Renewable Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Canada has revealed that they’re working towards getting 100 percent of their electricity from renewable energy. To meet that goal, Walmart has fitted two large Canadian stores with rooftop solar panels and wind turbines. Other major projects are on the way. The retail store intends to generate enough renewable energy to sell some back [...]
Genzyme Most Green Building in US
What Makes Genzyme Center a Green Building? Genzyme Center is designed to be one of the most environmentally-responsible office buildings ever built in the United States. Genzyme registered the building with the U.S. Green Building Council under its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. Sustainable Site Development: Building is [...]
Calgary #1 Eco-City in 2010
According to Mercer, Calgary, Canada ranked as the #1 Eco City in the world for its optimizing renewable energy sources and generating lowest pollution level possible. A couple steps it took to accomplish this: The City of Calgary opened the new $430-million Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Centre on Tuesday to meet its growing population for [...]
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