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True/Slant website shutting down Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 3:07AMTrue/Slant, a website started last year to provide an innovative platform for journalists and advertisers, is shutting down following its acquisition by Forbes Media.
Hybrids accelerating Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:36AM'I let her be the guinea pig for about three to four months. I was very impressed by how much she loved her car,' said Picek, a Norman resident.
A solar detective story: Explaining how power output varies hour by hour Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:33PMEditor's Note: Scientific American's George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in Solar at Home (formerly 60-Second Solar). Read his introduction here and see all posts here . Solar homeowners' favorite topic of conversation is the performance of their arrays. As part of the sales pitch, the installer estimates how much power you'll generate, and most systems come ...
Green ideas that made millions Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:45PMAs more and more Americans go green, environmentally sustainable innovations are translating into big bucks for entrepreneurs.
Denmark's Net-Zero-Energy Home Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:38PMJudging by looks alone, you'd never guess that the simple one-and-a-half-story house on a residential street outside Århus, Denmark, is anything more than an ordinary single-family home.
Water Cycle on the Moon Remains a Mystery Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:40AM"Water cycle on the Moon" is a phrase that many people – including lunar scientists – were never expecting to hear. This surprising new finding of ubiquitous water on the surface of the Moon, revealed and confirmed by three different spacecraft last year, has been one of the main topics of recent discussion and study [...]
NREL Solar Technology Will Warm Air at 'Home' Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:11AMTranspired solar collector technology developed at NREL boosts the efficiency of the new Research Support Facility on the Lab's campus.
Energy star ratings in disarray Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:00AMLABOR was yesterday dealt another blow when building industry heavyweights discredited the star ratings being applied to hundreds of thousands of homes.
Tech review: 4 new phones illustrate the highs and lows of Google Android devices Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:47AMWhile Apple has adopted the strategy of a once-a-year nuclear strike on the mobile industry with its annual iPhone unveilings, Google prefers carpet bombing.
New study: Tools that assess bias in standardized tests are flawed Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:22AMOverturning more than 40 years of accepted practice, new research proves that the tools used to check tests of "general mental ability" for bias are themselves flawed. This key finding from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business challenges reliance on such exams to make objective decisions for employment or academic admissions even in the face of well-documented gaps between mean ...
Biz Break: Kindle vs. iPad? Is it a competition? Plus: Droid vs. iPhone Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:02AMToday: Amazon is improving its Kindle e-reader and offering a $139 entry-level version. Softbank has confirmed a $150 million investment in Zynga, and the two companies will take Zynga's games to Japan.
110 laid-off area workers get trade assistance aid Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:33AMThe U.S. Department of Labor has approved trade assistance benefits for 110 workers laid off at northwest Ohio businesses in Findlay, Bowling Green, and Deshler. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's office said yesterday the benefits will cover 15 workers in Findlay and 20 in Bowling Green who worked for Ryder Integrated Logistics, which moved some operations to Canada and eliminated workers' jobs ...
Jazz up in-vehicle units with wide range of functions Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:38PMTHE Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system and the in-vehicle unit (IU) have been part of motoring in Singapore for a long time. However, it was only two years ago, after many calls for the IU to be modified, that a slimmer model was introduced.
4 new phones illustrate the highs and lows of Google Android devices Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:15PMWhile Apple has adopted the strategy of a once-a-year nuclear strike on the mobile industry with its annual iPhone unveilings, Google prefers carpet bombing.
No ray of sunshine for solar power investors Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:37PMUnhappy rural landowners vent their anger at the Ontario Power Authority for cutting the price of solar power
Jillian Burt: The Concept of Reuse Is Regenerating the Arts and Culture in Australia Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:36PMThe opening of a branch of Reverse Garbage in Taylor Square in Sydney's inner eastern suburbs is evidence of what mathematicians describe as a chaotic system becoming ordered.
Panasonic to spend $9.4b on buying out Sanyo and PEW shares, posts robust quarterly profits Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:01AMClearly dissatisfied with what it sees in the mirror, Panasonic has today announced its decision to bulk up. A new share issue expected to raise ¥500 billion ($5.7 billion) will be enacted soon as part of raising the cash to complete the buyout of Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works. Don't ask us why a company named Panasonic has to buy another company with Panasonic in its name, but ...
Panasonic Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for Shares of Common Stock of SANYO Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:25AMOSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752)(the "Tender Offeror" or the "Company") announced that it resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on July 29, 2010 to acquire the shares of common stock of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6764)(the "Target") through a tender offer (the "Tender Offer") as follows: 1. Purpose of the Tender Offer (1) Overview of the ...
Panasonic Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for Shares of Common Stock of SANYO Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:18AMOSAKA, Japan----Panasonic Corporation announced that it resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on July 29, 2010 to acquire the shares of common stock of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. through a tender offer as follows:
Arthur D. Little: Telecoms Operators Prepare to Tap into the Smart Grid Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:12AMLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A strong opportunity exists for telecoms operators to enter the power market by providing backbone infrastructure for smart grids. This is the core finding of a new report from Arthur D. Little
Arthur D. Little: Telecoms Operators Prepare to Tap into the Smart Grid Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:00AMLONDON----A strong opportunity exists for telecoms operators to enter the power market by providing backbone infrastructure for smart grids. This is the core finding of a new report from global management consultancy Arthur D.
Announcement of Agreements toward Panasonic's Acquisition of All Shares of Panasonic Electric Works and SANYO Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:43AMOSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC/TOKYO: 6752, "Panasonic"), Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6991, "PEW") and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6764, "SANYO") announced that they resolved, at their respective Board of Directors meetings held today, to pursue a plan of Panasonic's acquisition of all shares of PEW and SANYO (the "Subsidiaries") in order to ...
Announcement of Agreements toward Panasonic's Acquisition of All Shares of Panasonic Electric Works and SANYO Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:21AMOSAKA, Japan----Panasonic Corporation , Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. announced that they resolved, at their respective Board of Directors meetings held today, to pursue a plan of Panasonic's acquisition of all shares of PEW and SANYO in order to make them wholly-owned subsidiaries of Panasonic by around April 2011 by way of tender offers and, thereafter, share ...
Muhyiddin's visit restores confidence among Korean investors Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:55AMSEOUL: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's four-day official visit to South Korea which ended today has boosted the confidence of investors and conglomerates from the republic to invest in Malaysia.
[cover] Solar Perplexus : Monterey County was poised for a rooftop Renaissance. Then Fannie and Freddie crashed the ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:09AMAn article on the county building department’s bulletin board is a source of both pride and pain for Tim McCormick and Karen Riley-Olms. The headline reads: “State attorney general sues feds over solar financing” – the very same Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program that McCormick, the county director of building services, and Riley-Olms, the county’s PACE project manager, have been ...
Muhyiddin's Visit Restores Confidence Among Korean Investors Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:41AMSEOUL, July 29 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's four-day official visit to South Korea which ended Thursday has boosted the confidence of investors and conglomerates from the republic to invest in Malaysia.
Low-cost PCs fail to boot up fast in India Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:49AMThe government's $35 device gives a sense of deja vu. Will low-cost computing gather steam this time?
Malaysia to tie up with S. Korea in education Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:10PMMALAYSIA hopes to cooperate more with South Korea in education and an agreement on technical assistance in the field is on the cards.
Eaton Advances Integrated Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Collaboration with Tennessee Valley Authority and ... Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:34PMPITTSBURGH--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced its collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station to be erected at EPRIâ€™s research laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn. Additional stations are planned for Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...
2011 Nissan Leaf: First Drive Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:25PMThe automotive world is tilting on its axis, and electric cars are about to become reality. Have you bought in, drunk the Kool-Aid? In other words, are you ready to drive a rechargeable car, something as mind-blowingly, reassuringly all-new as the 2011 Nissan Leaf? If you've hung in there through the spike in gas prices, the global recession and...
New scanning probe microscopy techniques for analyzing organic photovoltaic materials and devices Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:32PMRajiv GiridharagopaL, Guozheng Shao, David S. Ginger, University of Washington; and Chris Groves, Durham University,discuss the experimental challenges and opportunities associated with two different AFM-based optoelectronic scanning probe techniques, photoconductive AFM (pcAFM) and time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy (trEFM), that have been used help understand how morphology impacts ...
Low-cost PCs fail to boot up fast in India Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:23PMThe government’s $35 device gives a sense of déjà vu. Will low-cost computing gather steam this time? In May 2005, an Indian technology firm Encore Software announced a Rs 10,000 Linux-based mobile computer.
Carmanah Provides Solar LED Lighting for Bridge Lighting Project Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:00AMVICTORIA, British Columbia----Carmanah Technologies Corporation is providing 26 EverGEN 1710 solar LED lighting units to illuminate the Selkirk Trestle Bridge in Victoria, BC. The units will run the length of the 300 meter long railway trestle bridge and will provide illumination for pedestrians and cyclists who use this significant commuter corridor.
New York's Solar Thermal Plans Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:33AMBy unveiling a solar heating and cooling programme that could create 25,000 new green jobs, generate US$2.6 billion in revenue and see 2 GW of new solar thermal capacity installed in the state over the next decade, New York has revealed its ambition to become America’s national leader in solar heating and cooling.
City of Corona Turns Bus Shelter into a Mini Power Plant Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:32PMCity of Corona today unveiled to the public its newly installed solar bus shelter providing comfort to its public transportation customers while being capable of generating clean, renewable energy through a roof ornamented with highly efficient solar panels. The installation marked the first grid-connected solar system for bus shelters.
LG: Cool Stuff Not Slated For U.S., Except For Windows Phone 7 Devices Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:08PMFor U.S. consumers, LG's next eye-catching device is likely to be a smartphone running Microsoft's W
Gilbert development touted as having homes of the future Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:43PMHomes near Ray and Higley will save homeowners up to 80 percent on energy bills, Meritage says.
Design Competition Challenges Architects to Create Sustainable, Safe Housing for Disaster Victims Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:41PMOff-grid, kit-built home designs transport easily, rise quickly, and resist extreme weather, winds, and seismic activity.
Black Swan Solar Technology Emerges Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:20PMSTATE COLLEGE, Pa.----Scientists from the United States, Belgium and Korea are developing a new and novel approach for collecting and converting solar energy to DC output, which makes possible the design and fabrication of a new class of solar energy converters.
Bill McKibben's "Deep Economy" Book Review Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:32AMDeep Economy is probably the first economics book you’ll read that advocates for less economic growth. The book is framed around a simple, yet zealous premise – that what we need is Better rather than More. Author Bill McKibben believes, as do a growing number of economists, that we indeed have to choose between one and the other.
Plane completes two weeks' continuous flight Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 4:05AMAn unmanned, solar-powered plane has landed in Arizona after spending two weeks in the air. read more
The Greens' policy outage Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:50PMWhile the Greens are putting more effort into their policies, the party's position on energy overlooks the most basic commercial pressures. 26 Jul 2010 2:41 PM
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: July 25 letters Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:24PMThe color Pontiac council should focus on is green
Old cars: environment policy running on empty Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:13PMWhat a great idea. I get rid of my good old reliable car that purrs along at nine litres/100 kilometres, pick up $2000 from the government and get into debt to buy another imported car made of plastic that groans along at 10 litres/100km using that E10 rubbish.
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness December 18, 2009 Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:26AMNASA Spaceline Current Awareness December 18, 2009
Leaders go head-to-head in televised debate Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:18AMPrime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott are going head-to-head in the only televised debate of the election campaign.
Solar power catching on among Cache residents Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:17AMTodd Fallis talks about the solar panels that he had installed at his home in North Logan. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)
Moody makes Blaine House bid Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:04AMGORHAM -- As Shawn Moody drove along U.S. Route 202 in his old Chevrolet pickup, he waved to the guy pushing a bicycle, calling out his name.
Independent Moody faces new challenge Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 11:16PMShawn Moody, who built his business from the ground up, says, 'Different is what Maine needs right now.'
Frontier Project an energy use model Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:21PMA 2,000-bed hospital under construction in China will adopt a method of natural ventilation that impressed Chinese government officials when they saw it demonstrated in a Rancho Cucamonga building designed to showcase cutting-edge green technology.