Green Mockumentary: The Search for the Zozo

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Prism Solar Technologies Closes Bridge Round Financing of $5 Million Dollars

Prism Solar Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has closed a bridge round of financing in the amount of $5 million dollars. The round was led by I2BF Venture Capital, a venture capital firm based in London. Also participating were Counter Point Venture Fund LP, Merrimaker Corporation and numerous other investors.

Qnuru’s Solar Landscape Lighting Might Make You Think Again About LEDs

The outdoor Cumuli cable-suspended lamp has solar panels above and LEDs below. Via Qnuru.

OK, I can admit it – I was one of those people that a few years ago ran out and bought those generic-looking solar garden path lamps and strung them all along the walkways up to my front door. Subsequently I was hugely disappointed that the lamps’ weak pale glow wasn’t enough to keep people from tripping over them and falling into the flower beds. Since then, solar LED lighting, especially for commercial applications, has t…

New Revolution in Wind Power

As soaring oil prices and greenhouse gas emissions fuel the search for cheaper and cleaner sources of energy, a Japanese aerospace manufacturer may have found the right stuff for a solution. It

Mayor Presents Solar Technologies with Green Business Award

Solar Technologies was selected to be presented the Green Business Award by the mayor of Santa Cruz. The city mayor, Cynthia Mathews, personally handed certificates to representatives of six outstanding local businesses who completed the Green Business program. Solar Technologies is the first solar company to be certified in the program for Santa Cruz County. The presentation at City Hall was aired on channel 25 local community television.

S-COOP is a New Form of Money

The old forms of money aren’t working anymore–no one has any–so bartering and swapping are becoming more popular as a way to exchange goods for services without laying out any cash. In Lewes East Sussex, they have printed their own money–the Lewes pound–and will be using it as currency.

Now an artist is trying the same thing in Petticoat Lane, with her S-COOP coins. Petticoat Lane is an old market street with merchants selling cut-rate fabric and clothes from their stalls. When you get change from a purchase you can get a S-COOP coin…

New Hope For Biomass Fuels

Biomass fuel is liquid, solid, or gaseous fuel produced by conversion of biomass. They are actually organic materials produced by plants, animals, or microorganisms. Those plants animals or microorganisms can be burned directly as a heat source or they can be converted into a gaseous or liquid fuel. Scientists are looking to biomass for [...]
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Intertek White Paper Helps Simplify Path to Compliance for Wind Power Products

Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services, has announced the release of a white paper to help wind power stakeholders simplify their product safety certification process and avoid costly delays arising from regulatory challenges. The U.S. Department of Energy’s goal of 20% wind energy by 2030 is drawing global manufacturers of wind turbines and their components to the North American market. The white paper provides these manufacturers with Best Practices to meet the complex safety requirements of the U.S. and Canada.

Protecting Net Metering: The Civil Rights Movement for Solar Energy

The California State Legislature has just begun consideration of a little-noticed piece of legislation that figures prominently in the future of solar power in America. California’s current net-metering legislation limits the total amount of rooftop solar power that can be connected to the electric grid to no more than 2.5% of the state’s total electric load. AB 560, sponsored by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), seeks to raise this net- metering cap and unshackle the solar industry from an arbitrary cap.

Twist Turns Cleaning Natural

Okay, I hate cleaning. But I like things clean. Also, I like stuff to last, so I don

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