Solar Decathalon Team BeauSoleil Designs Home for Post-Katrina

The Solar Decathalon teams are really kicking things up a notch this year. First we see the Penn State team using celebs, like Ed Begley Jr. Next we see the Virginia …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Sens. Kerry & Boxer Introduce Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, today introduced the Kerry-Boxer legislation to create clean energy jobs, reduce pollution, and protect American security by enhancing domestic energy production and combating global climate change.

Wisconsin Solar Tour

Home and business owners around the state are sharing their secret: renewable energy is technology for today! The public is invited to see renewable energy up close during the 2009 Wisconsin Solar Tour, October 2 and 3.

The Cove To Be Screened in Tokyo, One Time Only

Initially, the Tokyo International Film Festival passed on screening The Cove, the documentary about the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Though it didn’t offer a reason, considering the government’s media ban on whale/dolphin news due to the controversy involving Japanese whaling, it was no surprise. Ironically, the theme for this year’s festival is: “Action for Earth 2009.” So what happened?…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Zipcar iPhone App Makes Car-Sharing Even Better (as Long as You Don’t Abuse Remote Honking)

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Car-Sharing Goes High-Tech
Car-sharing is a great way to have most of the benefits or owning a car without most of the downsides. Zipcar, one of the heavy-hitters of the car-sharing world, has release a new iPhone and iPod Touch free app that will make interacting with the company’s reservation service and vehicles better than ever, and that’s good news because the more attractive and convenient car-sharing becomes, the more cars we can take off our roads….Read the full story on TreeHugger

Get Paid to Save Energy and Sell Your Credits On the Carbon Market

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Do you love to compare your monthly energy savings? Do you have spreadsheets tracking years worth of data showing monthly snapshots of each new energy efficient upgrade you’ve installed? Well then you’re in luck because My Emissions Exchange will pay you when you show them how you lowered your energy bill over the last year. (Even…Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Power of Solar Now

It’s indisputable that solar energy is positioned for unprecedented growth in the years ahead, but does repeated emphasis on that promising future actually hold the industry back?

Native Trails Copper Sinks Are Classy and Kill Germs Too

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Native Trails constructs handmade sinks (for kitchen or bathroom) from recycled copper and they look great!! While that hammered copper sink adds a bit of texture and life to your kitchen, that copper provides other (health) benefits you may not know about….Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Strategic Imperative for the U.S. Senate to Pass an Effective Energy Bill

The United States Senate possesses the key to address the most critical national security issue that the country presently faces. Will the Senate act decisively and without delay to protect our vital national interests or will it dither as Iran builds a nuclear bomb and further destabilizes the world?

First Lawsuit Successfully Filed Against US Companies Contributing to Global Warming

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In a surprising turn of events, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with a coalition of US states, New York City, and environmental groups who filed a lawsuit against the biggest coal-burning utilities in the country. The lawsuit charged that the utilities’ heavy greenhouse gas emissions were a public nuisance–and the conservative, Bush-appointed court agrees. Now, experts are saying this opens up a whole new way to fight climate change: by suing the pants off polluters….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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