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    <title>Shift to Low Carbon Technology in UK</title>
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    <published>2009-07-03T14:13:37Z</published>
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    <summary>The Carbon Trust&apos;s recent analysis recommends that the UK change its neutral technology policies and emphasize investments in wind and wave technologies to position the country as a global leader in generation and clean tech. ... ... &quot;He called for...</summary>
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        <name>Green Tech</name>
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            <category term="Wave Energy" />
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        <![CDATA[The Carbon Trust's recent analysis recommends that the UK change its neutral technology policies and emphasize investments in wind and wave technologies to position the country as a global leader in generation and clean tech.  ...<a href="http://www.carbontrust.co.uk"><img src="http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/C0F5C773-2996-4FD4-978A-CE2ECBA8D2EB/0/OWAthumbnail.jpg" align="right" title="UK Carbon Trust" width="75" border="0" hspace="12" vspace="12"></a>

<blockquote>...   "He called for Britain to make smart investments through greater technology prioritisation and to move away from technology neutrality.  This new approach, outlined in a new report, means public support will be focused on emerging low carbon technologies and industries that will have the maximum impact on cutting carbon and generating UK economic benefit. "   ...</blockquote>

Via Carbon Trust: <a href="http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/News/presscentre/020709_CleanTechRevolution.htm">Clean Tech Priorities</a>

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<a href="http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/News/presscentre/020709_CleanTechRevolution.htm">The Carbon Trust</a>" is an independent company set up in 2001 by Government in response to the threat of climate change, to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy by working with organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop commercial low carbon technologies. "

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    <title>NYC  Carbon Counter - Real Time Carbon Counts</title>
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    <published>2009-07-03T10:30:31Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-03T13:05:51Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[You cannot manage what you cannot measure ... everyone is hearing about the increasing carbon / greenhouse emissions .. but just how big a number is it?&nbsp; How fast is it growing?To get a real time view take a look...]]></summary>
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        <name>Green Dude</name>
        
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            <category term="Air Quality" />
            <category term="Deutsch Bank" />
            <category term="Environmental IQ" />
            <category term="Global Warming" />
            <category term="Greenhouse Gas" />
            <category term="New York" />
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        <![CDATA[<p><img hspace="3" height="50" width="200" vspace="3" border="3" align="left" src="http://www.worldchanging.com/carbon%20counter.jpg" alt="NYC Carbon Counter" title="NYC Carbon Counter" /></p><p>You cannot manage what you cannot measure ... everyone is hearing about the increasing carbon / greenhouse emissions .. but just how big a number is it?&nbsp; How fast is it growing?</p><p>To get a real time view take a look at the 10 character - 70 foot &quot;meter&quot; in New York's Times Sq on the Deutsch Banks billboard.</p><p>&quot; ...displays the amount of equivalent greenhouse gas emissions in terms of carbon in the atmosphere, and is constantly updated based on measurements from NASA, NOAA, and supporting research from MIT. ... the number is a reflection of all greenhouse gas emissions (methane, nitrous oxide, etc.) by their impact equivalencies in carbon. It even accounts for dips and rises in the amount of carbon in the atmosphere due to seasonal changes so not to appear to be slowing down certain times of the year.<br /><br />&quot;Before ... the information was only updated every five years. ... displaying the count in real time &quot;allows people to begin to engage in the debate around the issue.&quot; ... the counter creates a sense of urgency, a call to action, and is intended to spur action to take the steps necessary in saving our planet.&quot;<br /><br /><br /></p><p>Track the carbon count in real time on your PC ... download the Carbon Counter widget ... <a title="Carbon Counter Widget Downlod" target="_blank" href="http://www.dbcca.com/dbcca/EN/what-you-can-do/downloadable_widget.jsp">LINK</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Via:&nbsp;</strong> SustainLane&nbsp; <a title="SustainLane" target="_blank" href="http://www.sustainlane.com/reviews/reader-report-the-worlds-first-real-time-carbon-counter/YSRJHDXIO2U2SBV7Z7V3W1WYXWOR">LINK</a><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Fat Spaniel - Monitor Solar PV Systems in Real Time</title>
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    <published>2009-07-02T09:57:49Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-02T10:17:00Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[Fat Spaniel Technologies provides real time monitoring of your solar PV system.&nbsp; Read their case studies of Jay Leno's car garage and SF International Airport. &nbsp;Track your actual generation / performance and see ... &quot;... display total power generated by...]]></summary>
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        <name>Green Dude</name>
        
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            <category term="Alternative Energy" />
            <category term="California" />
            <category term="Carbon Footprint" />
            <category term="Clean Power" />
            <category term="Education" />
            <category term="Energy IQ" />
            <category term="Environmental Friendly Products" />
            <category term="Fat Spaniel Technologies" />
            <category term="Green Lifestyle" />
            <category term="Green Power" />
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        <![CDATA[<p><img hspace="3" height="96" width="200" vspace="3" border="3" align="left" title="Fat Spaniel logo" alt="Fat Spaniel logo" src="http://www.fatspaniel.com/wp-content/themes/fatspaniel/images/logo-masthead.png" /></p><p>Fat Spaniel Technologies provides real time monitoring of your solar PV system.&nbsp; Read their case studies of Jay Leno's car garage and SF International Airport. &nbsp;</p><p>Track your actual generation / performance and see ... &quot;... display total power generated by ... day, week, month, or year ... local irradiance, cell temperature, and ambient temperature ... avoided greenhouse gases (CO2, NOx and Sox) over the lifetime ...&quot;<br /><br />It can be used to proactively guide behavior changes ... &quot; Generate Energy <img hspace="3" height="121" width="200" vspace="3" border="3" align="right" src="http://www.fatspaniel.com/media/products/insightmanager.jpg" alt="Fat Spaniel Insight Manager screen" title="Fat Spaniel Insight Manager screen" />Savings Via Behavior Modification ...&quot; ... Educate ... by publishing real-time and historical data ... Cut electricity usage up to 10% by changing habits of building occupants ...&quot; <br /></p><p>&nbsp;&quot; ... Fat Spaniel provides ... an industrial-grade, Software-as-a-Service renewable energy plant management system that enables plant operators to: ... Manage renewable energy plants in real-time ... Communicate and interact with mobile personnel ... Generate revenue utilizing back-end services for regulatory agency reporting, renewable energy certificate (REC) registration, and environmental reporting&quot;<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Via:  Fat Spaniel Technologies  <a href="http://www.fatspaniel.com/" target="_BLANK">LINK</a><br />&nbsp;</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Solar Array Powers University of New Mexico Energy Needs</title>
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    <published>2009-07-01T15:59:43Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-01T15:59:43Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The University of New Mexico at Taos is investing in a significant solar array, occupying three and one half acres, to take advantage of the abundant sunshine and satisfy the school&apos;s electrical power requirements. ... ... &quot;When completed next month,...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://taos.unm.edu/campusvoice/wp-content/klauer_unmtaos1.jpg"><img src="http://taos.unm.edu/campusvoice/wp-content/klauer_unmtaos1.jpg" align="left" title="Taos University implements solar array" width="200" border="0" hspace="12" vspace="12"></a>The <a href="http://taos.unm.edu/">University of New Mexico at Taos</a> is investing in a significant solar array, occupying three and one half acres, to take advantage of the abundant sunshine and satisfy the school's electrical power requirements.  ...

<blockquote>...   "When completed next month, the three and one half acre solar array, containing more than 2,700 photovoltaic panels, will generate 500 KW of power, more than enough to serve power needs of the UNM-Taos campus. Any additional power will go into the grid. "   ...</blockquote>

Via University of New Mexico at Taos: <a href="http://www.unm.edu/~market/cgi-bin/archives/004078.html">Energy Independence</a>

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    <title>Zwahlen&apos;s Ice Cream  Goes Green With SRS Energy&apos;s Sole Power Tile</title>
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    <published>2009-07-01T10:09:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-01T11:02:52Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[&nbsp;Zwahlen's is a local (Audubon PA) ice cream and chocolate establishment that just so happens to have the first commercial use of SRS Energy's Sole Power Tile Roof.I was driving past the store last evening when my son told me...]]></summary>
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            <category term="Environmental Friendly Products" />
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        <![CDATA[<p><img width="200" vspace="3" hspace="3" height="95" border="3" align="left" src="http://www.zwahlens.com/images/home-top.jpg" alt="Zwahlens Ice Cream and Chocholate" title="Zwahlens Ice Cream and Chocholate" /></p><p>&nbsp;Zwahlen's is a local (Audubon PA) ice cream and chocolate establishment that just so happens to have the first commercial use of SRS Energy's Sole Power Tile Roof.</p><p>I was driving past the store last evening when my son told me about the sign on the front that&nbsp; said --- something along the lines &quot;the best ice cream under the sun is now powered by the sun&quot;.&nbsp; I needed to check this out ... <img width="192" vspace="2" hspace="2" height="82" border="2" align="right" title="SRS logo" alt="SRS logo" src="http://www.newscom.com//db/PRN/prnphotos/docs/080/565.thm" /></p><p>&quot; SRS Energy, ...installed ... the first building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing product designed for curved roofing systems, ... the first commercial installation of the Sole Power Tile(TM) system&nbsp; ...&quot;<br /><br />&quot;T...a great example of how time-tested traditions and cutting-edge technology can meet to create something beautiful,&quot; said Marty Low, CEO of SRS Energy and owner of Zwahlen's. &quot;<br /><br />&quot; ... designed to blend seamlessly with several styles of US Tile's clay tiles, providing energy without the use of traditional solar panels that can compromise a building's roofline and curb appeal. ... preserves Zwahlen's charming Swiss chalet look.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;SRS Energy recently introduced the Sole Power Tile(TM) system to the greater Philadelphia region at the PV America show, held at the Pennsylvania Convention center during the week of June 7, 2009.&quot;</p><p>SRS Energy's Sole Power Tile can generate 500 Watts per sq ft.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Via:</strong>&nbsp; EarthTimes&nbsp; <a title="EarthTimes" target="_blank" href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/zwahlens-ice-cream--chocolate,861411.shtml">LINK</a></p><p><strong>Via:</strong>&nbsp; SRS Energy&nbsp; <a href="http://www.srsenergy.com/Products/SolePowerTile.aspx" target="_blank" title="SRS Energy">LINK</a><br /></p>]]>
        
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    <title>Power Management Principle for PCs and Laptops</title>
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    <published>2009-07-01T01:49:03Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-01T01:49:03Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Fairmont Hotels &amp; Resorts is implementing a consistent set of energy management settings across its technology assets in support of its green IT strategy and under the company&apos;s broader corporate sustainability initiative. ... ... &quot;In support of the new Green...</summary>
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        <name>Green Tech</name>
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        <![CDATA[Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is implementing a consistent set of energy management settings across its technology assets in support of its green IT strategy and under the company's broader corporate <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/EN_FA/AboutFairmont/environment/GreenPartnershipProgram/Index.htm">sustainability initiative</a>.  ...<a href="http://www.fairmont.com/NR/rdonlyres/2CF34E2E-8172-4EFA-8D7B-6E5A865BA056/0/img_environment_leaves.bmp"><img src="http://www.fairmont.com/NR/rdonlyres/2CF34E2E-8172-4EFA-8D7B-6E5A865BA056/0/img_environment_leaves.bmp" align="right" title="Fairmont Green IT Initiatives" width="150" border="0" hspace="12" vspace="12"></a>

<blockquote>...   "In support of the new Green IT initiative, power settings on all Fairmont workstations and laptops, which are centrally managed by the brand, will be set to automatically power down after one hour of inactivity. By adopting this power management principle, Fairmont expects to reduce its energy consumption by 2,692,683 KwH per year, resulting in a savings of 1,356 tonnes of CO2, the equivalent of avoiding the burning of 3,155 barrels of oil annually. "   ...</blockquote>

Via Fairmont Hotels & Resorts: <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/EN_FA/Articles/RecentNews/GreenIT.htm">Fairmont Announces Green IT Strategy: </a>

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    <title>Exolation - New Insulation developed in Philadelphia for newly created End Row Homes</title>
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    <published>2009-06-30T11:03:23Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-30T09:59:55Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[Philadelphia is a city of row houses ... unfortunately many are in blighted condition and when they are town down the newly&nbsp; created &quot;end units&quot; are poorly insulated.&nbsp; Cleaning up the blighted homes causes the other homeowners to have basically...]]></summary>
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            <category term="Environmental Friendly Products" />
            <category term="Exolation insulation" />
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        <![CDATA[<p><img width="198" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="137" border="4" align="left" title="Newly Created &quot;end unit&quot; row homw" alt="Newly Created &quot;end unit&quot; row homw" src="http://media.philly.com/images/20090517_inq_wrap17-a.JPG" />Philadelphia is a city of row houses ... unfortunately many are in blighted condition and when they are town down the newly&nbsp; created &quot;end units&quot; are poorly insulated.&nbsp; Cleaning up the blighted homes causes the other homeowners to have basically little or no insulation on a large surface of their home.<br /></p><p><img width="155" vspace="3" hspace="3" height="199" border="3" align="right" src="http://www.greentechnolog.com/images/Exolation%20insulation.png" alt="Exolation insulation" title="Exolation insulation" /></p><p>&quot;In the interest of creating local green jobs, the city hopes to find a local manufacturer.&quot; &quot; ... product consists of layers of insulating foam (for thermal protection), high-density foam (to absorb impact), fabric (to prevent penetration of sharp objects), and a latex-stucco finish.&nbsp; ... produce it in 2-by-4-foot panels that will be affixed to a wall with a foaming adhesive.&quot;</p><p>&quot; ... Philadelphia University's help was enlisted after the city determined that existing exterior-wrap products were too expensive and not sufficiently durable.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Via:</strong>&nbsp; Philadelphia University&nbsp; <a title="Philadelphia University" target="_blank" href="http://www.philau.edu/today/inthenews/?p=272">LINK </a><br /></p>]]>
        
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    <title>New Jersey Ethanol from Algae</title>
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    <published>2009-06-30T01:10:05Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-30T01:10:05Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Garden State Ethanol plans to use algae to power its ethanol production in NJ. ... ... &quot;A company is looking at property for a plant that would turn algae into ethanol to be used as fuel. &quot; ... Via NJ...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Garden State Ethanol plans to use algae to power its ethanol production in NJ.  ...

<blockquote>...   "A company is looking at property for a plant that would turn algae into ethanol to be used as fuel. "   ...</blockquote>

Via NJ dot com: <a href="http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/garden_state_ethanol_looks_at.html">Woobine NJ algae plant</a>

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    <title>Pervious Pavements - Helps Water Soak into the Grond and not Run Off</title>
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    <published>2009-06-29T11:01:17Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-29T11:18:29Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Pervious pavement solve the need for a hardscape surface that can also allow water to soak int the earth rather than flow into a storm sewer. Among the more costly means to handle water are catch basins and ponds to...</summary>
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        <name>Green Dude</name>
        
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            <category term="Environmental Friendly Products" />
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        <![CDATA[<p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="36" border="4" align="left" src="http://www.perviouspavement.org/images/Pervious-Web-Header.jpg" /></p><p>Pervious pavement solve the need for a hardscape surface that can also allow water to soak int the earth rather than flow into a storm sewer. Among the more costly means to handle water are catch basins and ponds to allow for a more controlled flow and absorption.<img width="181" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="200" border="4" align="right" src="http://www.perviouspavement.org/images/Scott%20Erikson%20pervious%20lot%20CROPPED.jpg" alt="Pervious Pavement" title="Pervious Pavement" /></p><p>&quot; ... a unique and effective means to address important environmental issues and support green, sustainable growth.... porous concrete is instrumental in recharging groundwater, reducing stormwater runoff, and meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stormwater regulations. ... pervious concrete is among the Best Management Practices (BMPs) recommended by the EPA ...&nbsp; for the management of stormwater runoff ...&quot;</p><p> &quot; ... Typically, between 15% and 25% voids are achieved ...&nbsp; flow rates ... typically around 480 in./hr (0.34 cm/s, which is 5 gal/ft&sup2;/ min or 200 L/m&sup2;/min),... &quot;<br />&nbsp;<br /><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Via:</strong>&nbsp; PerviousPavement&nbsp; <a href="http://www.perviouspavement.org/" target="_blank" title="PerviousPavement">LINK</a><br /></p>]]>
        
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    <title>Soy Foam Seats</title>
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    <published>2009-06-28T14:04:28Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-28T14:04:28Z</updated>
    
    <summary> FORD, LEAR USE SOY FOAM IN SEAT CUSHIONS: &quot;With soy foam in seats on one million vehicles, Ford expects to decrease its use of petroleum oil by one million pounds and reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by five million...</summary>
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<a href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=29548">FORD, LEAR USE SOY FOAM IN SEAT CUSHIONS</a>: "With soy foam in seats on one million vehicles, Ford expects to decrease its use of petroleum oil by one million pounds and reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by five million pounds annually. Use of soy foam in seats also delivers superior product performance, and supports American farmers. "

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    <title>Starbucks Sustainable Store Strategy</title>
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    <published>2009-06-26T14:33:45Z</published>
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    <summary>Starbucks updates its retail store strategy to incorporate strong sustainable design elements and will place emphasis on unique local characteristics at each location to accentuate the customer experience. ... ... &quot;Derive 50 percent of the energy used in company-operated stores...</summary>
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<blockquote>...   "Derive 50 percent of the energy used in company-operated stores from renewable sources by 2010;

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making company-operated stores 25 percent more energy efficient by 2010;

Achieve LEED certification for all new company-operated stores worldwide by late 2010; "   ...</blockquote>

Via Starbucks: <a href="http://news.starbucks.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=232">Store Experience Reinvention</a>

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    <title>Microsoft Hohm - Energy Management</title>
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    <published>2009-06-25T23:27:53Z</published>
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    <summary><![CDATA[You can only manage what you can measure .. the old adage about management ... applies to energy usage as well.&nbsp; A new Microsoft product, Microsoft Hohm, will allow individuals to monitor their energy usage and make changes based on...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><img width="200" vspace="3" hspace="3" height="150" border="3" align="left" src="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/press/2009/06-24niagara_homepage_sm.jpg" alt="Microsoft Hohm" title="Microsoft Hohm" /></p><p>You can only manage what you can measure .. the old adage about management ... applies to energy usage as well.&nbsp; A new Microsoft product, Microsoft Hohm, will allow individuals to monitor their energy usage and make changes based on recommendations to SAVE MONEY and ELECTRICITY. <img width="193" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="70" border="4" align="right" src="http://mshohm.orcsweb.com/images/hohm_logo.png" alt="Microsoft Hohn" title="Microsoft Hohn" /><br /></p><p>&quot; ... Microsoft Hohm, a new online application that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage, get recommendations and start saving money. ... uses advanced analytics licensed from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy to provide consumers with personalized energy-saving recommendations. ... beta application is available at ...http://www.microsoft-hohm.com.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><strong>Via:</strong>&nbsp; Microsoft&nbsp; <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/jun09/06-24EnergyUsagePR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases" target="_blank" title="Microsoft">LINK</a><br />]]>
        
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    <title>Green Sears Tower Renovation Planned</title>
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    <published>2009-06-25T14:51:13Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-25T22:33:18Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Owners of the Sears Tower building in Chicago plan extensive green renovations to transform the energy profile of the building including operational efficiencies and power generation from rooftop solar photovoltaics and wind turbines. ... Via NY Times: Link...</summary>
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    <title>Solar Rooftops to Take Off in California</title>
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    <published>2009-06-25T12:56:46Z</published>
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    <summary>Southern California Edison plan for solarization of large commercial rooftops throughout Southern California has been approved by the local Public Utilities Commission. The solar rooftop program will implement its generating capacity over the next five years with a target of...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Southern California Edison plan for solarization of large commercial rooftops throughout Southern California has been approved by the local Public Utilities Commission.  The solar rooftop program will implement its generating capacity over the next five years with a target of five hundred megawatts.  The geographically dispersed generating capacity can tie into local electrical distribution circuits.  ...<a href="http://www.edison.com/files/panels3.jpg"><img src="http://www.edison.com/files/panels3.jpg" align="right" title="California Solar Rooftops Implementation" width="200" border="0" hspace="12" vspace="12"></a>

<blockquote>...   "During the fall of 2008, SCE completed the first of what eventually will be about 150 sites making up this program, a 600,000-square-foot Fontana, Calif. distribution warehouse roof. The rooftop now holds 33,700 advanced thin-film solar panels with a generating capacity of 2.4 megawatts of direct current power, known as DC power – the largest single rooftop solar photovoltaic array in California. SCE already has begun construction of its second installation atop a 458,000-square-foot industrial building in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Fontana,+Ca&sll=39.979011,-74.992783&sspn=0.009274,0.022724&ie=UTF8&z=12">Chino, Calif</a>. <a href="http://www.firstsolar.com">First Solar</a> of Tempe, Ariz. was the winning bidder to supply panels for these first two installations. "   ...</blockquote>

Via Southern California Edison: <a href="http://www.edison.com/pressroom/pr.asp?id=7236">California Regulators Approve Solar Panel Installation Program</a>

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    <title>HP Greener Servers</title>
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    <published>2009-06-25T11:11:03Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-25T10:19:55Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[ Not long ago data centers were concerned with maximum density and processing power.&nbsp; But as electricity cost have risen and supply becoming a gating factor - the data center is changing ..&nbsp;&quot; ... companies have become increasingly concerned over...]]></summary>
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            <category term="AMD" />
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        <![CDATA[<p><img width="50" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="50" border="4" align="left" title="HP logo" alt="HP logo" src="http://welcome.hp-ww.com/country/us/en/img/welcome/black_stretch_logo.gif" /> Not long ago data centers were concerned with maximum density and processing power.&nbsp; But as electricity cost have risen and supply becoming a gating factor - the data center is changing ..&nbsp;</p><p>&quot; ... companies have become increasingly concerned over the state of the environment.... new generation of servers: machines that deliver more performance per watt a<img width="120" vspace="3" hspace="3" height="92" border="3" align="right" title="data center" alt="data center" src="http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:BElvHaS6uE12oM:http://www.cisco.com/web/DE/images/cbc/data_center.jpg" />nd, perhaps to a lesser degree, are built in a more environmentally responsible manner. Hardware makers are stepping up to meet the challenge, &quot;</p><p>&nbsp;<img width="135" vspace="2" hspace="2" height="65" border="2" align="left" title="cpus" alt="cpus" src="http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:YS0jgwxJRC8LyM:http://www.trustedreviews.com/images/article/inline/1718-AMDIntelCPUs.jpg" /></p><p>&quot; ... HP, ... a new line of ProLiant G6 servers that, claims the company, deliver twice the performance of the previous generation of ProLiant servers -- while using half the energy. ...&nbsp; replacing servers purchased prior to 2006 with new HP ProLiant G6 servers, customers can slash their energy bills in half.&quot;<br /><br />&quot; ...HP is certainly not the only vendor touting the green credentials of its server hardware. ...&nbsp; AMD and Intel are working furiously to make CPUs that are high on performance and low on energy consumption.&quot; <br /></p><p><strong>Via:</strong> Infoworld.com&nbsp; <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/green-it/green-servers-cropping-all-over-115?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2009-06-04" target="_blank" title="Infoworld.com">Link</a> <br /></p>]]>
        
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