Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy, led by President Barack Obama, launched a “Cash for Caulkers” program called Home Star , to give rebates and other incentives to consumers who make their homes more energy efficient
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Senators follow Obama’s lead, pitch $6B building efficiency bill
The U.S. Energy Department announced today that it will provide $100 million more in stimulus funds to projects pursuing potentially disruptive clean energy technologies — and employing thousands of Americans in the process.
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Energy Dept. infuses bold, new energy projects with $100M more
In the wake of the Greener Gadgets conference held last week in New York City, review site Retrevo released results from a survey looking at how much green factors into people’s gadget buys . Unsurprisingly, the answer was not much
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Survey says: Greener gadgets not yet a priority, but getting there
Just as the American Southwest is striving to become the epicenter of the country’s solar market, the Midwest is poised to lead in wind power. But both regions are facing the same, somewhat ironic hurdle: environmental groups who see renewable energy developments are anything but green. Efforts to install turbines literally in the Great Lakes have run into a wall of opposition
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Great Lakes wind farms are failing the NIMBY test
Notable eco-warrior and banking heir David de Rothschild today unveiled his newest project: A 60-foot catamaran buoyed entirely by 12,000 recycled plastic bottles . Aptly called the Plastiki, the craft will be making a four-month journey across the Pacific Ocean to call attention to the problem of plastic waste and how it can be reduced in new, innovative ways.
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Plastiki away! Boat made of recycled bottles ready to launch
The Cleantech Group , the green technology event, research, reporting and consulting company, is having a big week. The first of five annual Cleantech Forums is taking place right now in San Francisco, drawing green investors and entrepreneurs from around the world. And today, the Bay Area company took the stage to announce its own news: a $3.2 million third round of funding that will be used to expand its reach and portfolio of services
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Cleantech Group nabs $3.2M to grow green empire
Oh sure, the world may be off creating underpowered, web-based tablets, but Lenovo’s not giving up on those who still need an old-fashioned, fully-powered tablet PC (all 10.1 of you).
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Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Tablet review
GreenRoad, maker of a dashboard system that judges how dangerous your driving is at any given time based on road conditions, speed and spatial orientation has just raised $10 million from a notable source : former vice president Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management . It joins existing backer Richard Branson’s Virgin Green Fund . The GreenRoad system mostly targets commercial fleet drivers
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Gore, Branson team up to keep drivers safe — and improve gas mileage
