On Our Radar…
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Fast-tracking solar development on federal lands, fake fireplace logs and other energy and environment news from around the Web.
author By GREEN INC., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Indiana Chosen for Electric-Car Plant
Thursday, January 7th, 2010A Norwegian electric carmaker, Think, said on Tuesday that it will open its first American assembly plant in Elkhart, Ind.
author By TODD WOODY, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
A New Hurdle for Cape Wind
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Listing Nantucket Sound on the National Register of Historic Places could force developers to relocate a disputed offshore wind farm.
author By SINDYA N. BHANOO, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Clean Technology Investing Slips, but Could Be Worse, Report Finds
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The global recession drove clean-tech investments down 33 percent over last year, but investors still spent $5.6 billion in the space.
author By TODD WOODY, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
The Shrinking American Car Fleet
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The auto fleet in the United States shrank by roughly 2 percent according to a new report — the first decline since World War II.
author By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
E.D.F. and First Solar to Build Largest French Solar Plant
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009France’s state-owned utility is partnering with an American solar manufacturer to build a solar panel manufacturing plant that would be the largest in France, the two announced on Thursday.
author By Cat Contiguglia, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Why Not Make Turbines at Wind Farms?
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Since wind turbines are so difficult to transport, Clipper Windpower is considering manufacturing them on-site, at a giant wind farm planned in South Dakota.
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Home Green Home: Hunting Energy Leaks
Saturday, March 14th, 2009We were new to the world of home energy audit. But it’s an idea whose time has been coming for well over 30 years.
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Words of Caution on a Renewable Energy Financing Idea
Saturday, March 14th, 2009Experts emphasize that Europe’s policies to encourage renewables differ — and some are better than others.
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
A Profile in Small-Scale Wind Power
Saturday, March 14th, 2009Ray Masucci, a Staten Island developer, has erected a turbine on a 45-foot-tall tower to run the local community’s streetlights and sewage system.
author By Jake Mooney, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Shipping Investors Advised to Watch CO2
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Investors in the shipping sector were warned this week that it is difficult to assess which companies present the greatest risks or opportunities as climate and other environmental regulations come into force.
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
The Coen Brothers Do Clean Coal
Monday, March 2nd, 2009The brothers behind “The Big Lebowski” lend a hand to tweak the nose of clean coal.
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Mapping Green Businesses, if Not Jobs
Monday, March 2nd, 2009The Environmental Defense Fund unveils a series of maps showing where green efficiency and renewable energy businesses are located. No indication if anyone’s hiring, however.
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Defanged E.U. Climate Plan Still Has (Some) Teeth
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008The EU still may meet its goal of reducing emissions by 20 percent by 2020. But analysts and leaders in the field of renewable energy warn that many of the drivers to achieve that goal quickly and efficiently have been stripped away in a frenzy of lobbying.
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Visionaries Work to Get Rooftop and Vertical Farming Off the Ground
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008Dickson Despommier continues to evangelize for his idea of vertical farming. Meanwhile, smaller efforts to get rooftop farming off the ground are underway.
author By Azadeh Ensha, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Facing Leaner Times, Small Start-Ups Get Busy
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008A downturn in venture capital is almost certain to impact the cleantech sector next year. But small companies, at least one analyst says, are likely to fare better than outfits that are farther down the line.
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Battery Maker Takes Lithium-Ion Up a Notch
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008Battery maker Boston-Power will be the first American company to provide power for a top-tier laptop maker. Next stop: automotive batteries.
author By Jared Flesher, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Start-Ups Hoping to Change the World
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Peddling environmentally progressive products at the Web 2.0 Conference.
author By Claire Cain Miller and Brad Stone, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Facing New European CO2 Rules, Airlines Promise Higher Fares
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Becoming impatient with international bodies, the European Union passes its own rules on aviation and CO2 emissions. Airlines, needless to say, are not happy.
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Alternative Energy Suddenly Faces Headwinds
Friday, October 24th, 2008For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new challenges because of the credit freeze and the plunge in oil and natural gas prices.
author By Clifford Krauss, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com