Green Tech

Al Gore: It's not just about the planet

Martin LaMonica — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:00 PST

In a talk promoting his book, Al Gore looks for fixes beyond renewable energy and draws the link between environment, energy, and the economy.

Wind Pole Ventures tackles faulty wind data

Martin LaMonica — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:29:00 PST

Wind farms aren't just about putting steel into the ground. A start-up is carving a business out of getting better wind-speed data to predict electricity output.

Hybrid Humvee coming up over the horizon

Candace Lombardi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:00 PST

U.S. Army contracts with EnerDel to develop a lithium-ion battery system strong enough for use in a hybrid version of its iconic truck.

Originally posted at Planetary Gear

Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech

Martin LaMonica — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:32:00 PST

No matter what happens in Copenhagen next month, green-tech companies say industry and national governments will drive investment in the near term, an analysis shows.

Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill

Reuters — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:46:13 PST

Bill, which would require industry to trim greenhouse gases 20 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, joins several other initiatives in the Senate.

PetroAlgae signs deal with Indian Oil

Candace Lombardi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:55:42 PST

Another Big Oil company looks to build large-scale production facilities for generating biofuel from algae.

Save some energy (and cash) this winter

Don Reisinger — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:13:42 PST

Winter energy costs can soar in no time. But with the help of some online resources, you can quickly find ways to be more efficient.

Originally posted at Webware

LA changing its glow for more efficiency

Candace Lombardi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:46:23 PST

LEDs to be used at bus stops and for street lamps as old lights come up for replacement. Bus stop LEDs are solar powered and off-grid for light during blackouts.

Waste Management squeezes fuel from landfills

Candace Lombardi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:40:00 PST

California project is producing liquefied natural gas from organic decomposition in landfills.

Backyard wind turbine? There's an app for that

Martin LaMonica — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:02:00 PST

Small wind turbine company Mariah Power teams with developer to make an application that uses the iPhone microphone to measure wind speed.