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Solar Power System for Aqua Farming Being Built

Solar Power System for Aqua Farming Being Built

WALNUT, Calif., July 26, 2011 PRNewswire - Sunvalley Solar, a leading provider of solar power technology and solar system integration systems, announced the start of its 221.16 Kilowatt solar power system installation for Aqua Farming Tech Inc. ... Read >
Sanya Skypump Brings EV Charging To Parking Lots, Uses Renewable Energy

Sanya Skypump Brings EV Charging To Parking Lots, Uses Renewable Energy

The team at Sanya wants customers to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) when their out on the town, spending time at a friends house or handling a myriad of other tasks and to make that charging a ... Read >
Electric Cars Get First 6 Stand-Alone Charging Stations In Chicago

Electric Cars Get First 6 Stand-Alone Charging Stations In Chicago

The first six official stand alone electric vehicle charging stations for the city of Chicago were completed today according to the projects managing construction company. Chicago officials plan to install 73 charging stations with 18 more being completed ... Read >
Walgreens To Offer Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Walgreens To Offer Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Walgreens announced on Thursday that they would begin offering electric vehicle charging stations at thousands of drugstore locations throughout the United States. According to the company at least 800 stores will have charging stations by the end of ... Read >
Bike Guided Tour Bus Concept Offers Green Technology And Exercise

Bike Guided Tour Bus Concept Offers Green Technology And Exercise

Tour bus company's looking to capitalize on lower fares while attracting a more "green and active audience" should start looking into the Bike Guided tour bus, a new concept that uses solar power to carry passengers and ... Read >
Solar Power Group Deals Could Yield Huge Discounts

Solar Power Group Deals Could Yield Huge Discounts

One Block Off the Grid, a start-up company run by a 32-year old former online gaming entrepreneur, is hoping the power of online group deals can do for solar what it's done for the service industry. "The idea ... Read >
Portable Air Conditioning Units, Because This Weather is Ridiculous

Portable Air Conditioning Units, Because This Weather is Ridiculous

As I write this post it's currently 95 degrees outside my home with a heat index of 105 degrees, needless to say I can see where the appeal of a portable air-conditioner exists, especially since it's apparently ... Read >
NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg Adds More Electric Vehicles To Fleet

NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg Adds More Electric Vehicles To Fleet

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that the city has added 70 new electric vehicles to their fleet. The mayor also announced plans to educate his city's citizens about the benefits of electric automobiles. With ... Read >
NTT DoCoMo Going Green, Powering Cell Towers With The Sun, Biofuel and Wind

NTT DoCoMo Going Green, Powering Cell Towers With The Sun, Biofuel and Wind

The team at NTT DoCoMo wants to go green and to achieve that goal they are planning to announce cell phone towers that are powered by the goodness of our big yellow sun and other green energy ... Read >
DVR’s Are Huge Power Drain In U.S.

DVR’s Are Huge Power Drain In U.S.

I leave my HD-DVR 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and I'm not the only one, according to a recent study, DVR's in the United States alone consume upwards of $3 billion ... Read >
Ford Announces C-Max, Company’s First Hybrid-Only Vehicle

Ford Announces C-Max, Company’s First Hybrid-Only Vehicle

Ford is releasing their first "Hybrid-Only" vehicle in the United States and they have surprised by announcing that the C-Max Energi will be a minivan. The company already sells the C-Max in Europe, however that vehicle is not ... Read >
Hey ladies, prove how green you are with this solar-powered bikini

Hey ladies, prove how green you are with this solar-powered bikini

Ever wondered how you could take you fancy gadgets to the beach and not worry about running out of battery power? Well, if you have $200 and a lady who loves her gadgets just as you do you ... Read >
Solar Impulse and Captain Piccard Complete First Solar-Powered International Flight

Solar Impulse and Captain Piccard Complete First Solar-Powered International Flight

Solar-Powered plane Solar Impulse and it's Captains Bertrand Piccard and Andrew Borschberg are one step closer to their goal of circumnavigating the globe having completed their first ever International flight. The plane and it's two man crew took ... Read >
Who’s the dirtiest of web services out there? Twitter!

Who’s the dirtiest of web services out there? Twitter!

Trust Greenpeace to come up with the dirt on companies that are less than green, at least in their eyes anyway. On Thursday at GigaOM's Green:Net 2011 event the Greenpeace organization released a new report that examined some of the ... Read >
H2O Shower Powered Radio Is Green, Actually Pretty Cool

H2O Shower Powered Radio Is Green, Actually Pretty Cool

I'm not one to stop and say "wow" when I witness shower mounted radios, but the H20 Shower Powered Radio is a completely different type of green beast. Instead of relying on a waterproof battery case the unit ... Read >
Rolls Royce to join electric movement

Rolls Royce to join electric movement

I guess even the filthy rich might be interested in combining their taste for luxury automobiles and showing off their concern for rising gas prices and being ecologically minded. At least that is what old world luxury automobile ... Read >
Hyundai Is Giving Away Hydrogen SUV’s To Certain Governments

Hyundai Is Giving Away Hydrogen SUV’s To Certain Governments

Hyundai is one of the more ambition hydrogen developers of vehicles and now it's being reported that ahead of a 2015 expected release date the company is giving away entire fleets of th SUV's for testing purposes. Unfortunately ... Read >
Mitsubishi Announces Plans For Eight Electric Vehicles By 2015

Mitsubishi Announces Plans For Eight Electric Vehicles By 2015

Car manufacturer Mitsubishi has announced plans to launch eight electric vehicles by 2015, despite the slow start for their Mitsubishi i MiEV. The launch of the new vehicles, being called the "Environment Initiative Program 2015" is part of ... Read >
Wheego Whip LiFe Delayed, But Still ‘Coming Soon’

Wheego Whip LiFe Delayed, But Still ‘Coming Soon’

The Wheego Whip LiFe received EPA certification back in December, but that hasn't stopped the company from another delay for the vehicles release. According to AutoBlog Green the Department of Transportation approval for the vehicle has yet to ... Read >
So, upside? Global financial ruin appears to have cut CO2 emissions for a bit

So, upside? Global financial ruin appears to have cut CO2 emissions for a bit

This particular study is interesting, if not just for the various ways it has been spun depending on which source you consult. While some outlets point to a 2008-2009 dip, others highlight the "record levels" carbon emissions are ... Read >
Genius? Toilet paper with no ‘roll’ to hit market

Genius? Toilet paper with no ‘roll’ to hit market

Of course, this is something we'll have to see in practice before it's declared totally awesome. But if you're tired of toilet paper roll spindles consuming valuable space in your tiny bathroom trash can, Scott's newest product might ... Read >
Walmart investing heavily on solar powered rooftops

Walmart investing heavily on solar powered rooftops

We don't often think of huge companies like Walmart as being the most green of companies, unless you think greenbacks when you hear the word green, but the fact is t hat Walmart has been working hard ... Read >