Green news harvest: White 'green' roofs, cutting data center energy

• Paint it white: Cool roofs save cash and carbon - Green Wombat
  My favorite low-tech solution of the week for lowering energy use. My roofer thought I was nuts when I asked about white roofs--now I'm vindicated!
• San Antonio is going green with sewage - Physorg.com
  Technology treats waste water and sewage, captures methane to run the operation, and makes fertilizer.
• Four ways to reduce energy costs and environmental impact : TechRepublic Video
  CNET News sister site TechRepublic runs down first steps to reducing electricity use in the data center. First step is getting a handle on the numbers.
• Solar Roofing Materials - Technology Review
  To get solar roofs, solar outfit is partnering with roofing company to dispel some skepticism among builders.
• Which Concentrating Solar Companies Are Doomed? - Greentech Media
  Analyst predicts that only a handful of the many concentrating photovoltaics companies will succeed. Lower silicon cell prices will sink them, and others.
• Cape Wind lands another permit - CapeCodTimes.com
  Massive Cape Wind project just cleared an environmental review to add transmission lines, though it still faces opposition.
• POET welcomes Iowa's support for cellulosic ethanol - press release
  POET moving ahead in plans to make ethanol from corn cobs.
• Wacky Cleantech Ideas: Electricity from the Seashore - Greentech Media: Green Light
  Snapshot of a company in Scandinavia--where they are pushing clean tech hard--that is trying to harness changes in pressure in the water.
• Green The New Black In Home Remodeling - CBS News
  Yet another home furnishings show highlights eco-friendly gear.

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