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Starbucks Goes Green With The Opening of LEED Certified Coffee Roasting Plant

Starbucks Coffee Company has announced the opening of its state of the art roasting plant located in Calhoun County in central South Carolina

1 Mar 2009

Hungary Loses Green Credibility By Propping Up Budget Rather Than Spending Carbon Credit Money on Renewable Energy

Hungary - a major seller of carbon credits– will weaken its credibility in the growing international carbon markets by using revenues to prop up its budget rather than green its energy production, WWF-Hungary has warned

1 Mar 2009

First Solar Passes Milestone of $1 Per Watt

First Solar today announced it reduced its manufacturing cost for solar modules in the fourth quarter to 98 cents per watt, breaking the $1 per watt price barrier

24 Feb 2009

Green Building Opportunities Abound Despite Difficult Economic Times

The future of green jobs, the regional impact of the green economic stimulus package, and the importance of green manufacturing and construction in economic development will be the focus of the Green$ense 2009: Beyond Buildings conference

24 Feb 2009

Planned Coal Gasification Research Facility Narrowed Down to Three Sites

Three sites are being reviewed for a proposed coal gasification facility in Wyoming, a joint venture of the University of Wyoming and GE Energy. The cost of the project is between $100 million and $120 million and will be split by the developers

24 Feb 2009

Zero Motorcycles Gets Tax Credits for Electric Motorcycle

Zero Motorcycles, the leading electric motorcycle manufacturer, today announced the company's upcoming line of street legal electric motorcycles will be eligible for the just passed 10 percent Federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles

23 Feb 2009

Konarka Gets Additional Funding For Plastic Material That Turns Light into Electricity

Konarka Technologies an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has received $5 million in financing in connection with its recently opened production facility
in the city of New Bedford

18 Feb 2009

Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Program from Oncor to Support Solar Industry, Create Jobs and Save Energy

Oncor officially launched its first solar power initiative, the Take A Load Off, Texas Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Program (Solar PV Program), to encourage expansion of solar energy in Texas, create new jobs for experienced installation experts, and make solar systems more accessible

16 Feb 2009

Scare Campaign Against Ethanol Fuel Continues

On the heels of a new report from Sandia that the U.S. could produce 90 billion gallons of ethanol from biomass by 2030, the Environmental Working Group and others associated with the PR campaign to abolish America's ethanol industry are seeking to throw cold water on the progress of America’s renewable fuels industry

16 Feb 2009

Applied Materials Demonstrate 'Carbon Free' Transportation

Applied Materials today conducted a simulation of the carbon-free transportation of the future at its Silicon Valley research campus, connecting battery-operated vehicles into the electrical grid utilizing energy generated by the company's parking lot-based solar array

12 Feb 2009