All Posts Tagged With: "Politics"
The White House Is Seeking LEED Certification.
Ever since Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the White House, not much has been done in order to try to “green up” the central nervous system of our government…but Obama wants to change that. The White House wants to go after LEED Certification which, according to the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), “is [...]
Read Article | CommentsThe Daily Five: Wednesday, 1 October, 2008
That $25 billion automaker bailout will be coming with a few strings. And researchers announce a new kind of solar cell which achieves 40.8 percent efficiency.
Read Article | CommentsThe Daily Five: Sunday, 21 September, 2008
The Week in CleanTech, Sunday edition: House Democrats capitulate on offshore drilling; pump prices stay high; and a 12-year-old re-imagines the solar cell.
Read Article | CommentsThe Daily Five: Monday, 18 August, 2008
Toyota turns up its nose at all-electric vehicles; a big setback for a Seattle biofuel manufacturer; and House Democrats surrender on offshore drilling.
Read Article | CommentsThe Daily Five: Thursday, 7 August, 2008
BP takes a $90 million shortcut to cellulosic ethanol production; Congress is set to take up e-waste in 2009; and Mitsubishi quadruples battery production.
Read Article | CommentsThe Daily Five: Tuesday, 5 August, 2008
Barack Obama floats a plan to get electric vehicles on the road; Ford and GM mull cooperation; and Portland introduces charging stations for plug-in cars.
Read Article | CommentsThe Daily Five: Wednesday, 30 July, 2008
The head of the U.S. Environmental Agency is in the political hotseat; Melbourne looks at maglev mass transit; and build your own green utopia online.
Read Article | CommentsThe Daily Five: Wednesday, 18 June, 2008
Florida’s governor calls for an end to federal offshore drilling bans; more potential trouble for nanotech; and the European windpower invasion continues.
Read Article | CommentsL.A. Water Supply: Toilet-to-Tap, Take 2
Los Angeles has been known for years for having an unsustainable lifestyle; the city’s water is brought by aqueduct from over 200 miles away. Will the mayor’s ambitious new plan save the day?
Read Article | CommentsThe Daily Five: Thursday, 22 May, 2008
A major energy analyst looks ahead to double-digit gasoline prices; Congress blows its “veto-proof,” energy subsidy-laden farm bill; and a sweet all-electric scooter that guns down the interstate at 60 miles per hour.
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