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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Tweets - March 2009

  1. Of smart chipshttp://is.gd/oYKV and smart meters! http://is.gd/pTlR #Technology #Science #EnergyMngt from web

  2. Amazing pictures of Earth Hour - incl. an on/off animated fade - via Boston.com's excellent Big Picture website http://is.gd/pFNP #Art from web

  3. RT @followgreen Clean Energy in the Stimulus: Follow the Money http://xi.gs/01Mp #EnergyPolicy #Economy from web

  4. Not exactly a "plummet" but right direction for sure - Average new home in US plummets from 2629 to 2343sqft. http://is.gd/pIBt #Greenliving from web

  5. A Perestroika for the global energy structure RT @solarbusiness Gorbachev pushes for #solar energy in San Antonio http://tinyurl.com/dch659 from web
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  6. From one GHG to another? A tiny microbe can take electricity and directly convert CO2 and water to methane http://is.gd/pIqS from web

  7. Reading: Why our love of small cars didn’t last http://is.gd/pgFc from web

  8. RT @treehugger The Top 50 Blogs Shaping the Energy Debate http://tinyurl.com/cc34tz #Greenblogs from web

  9. Reading: Has #Sustainability Become a Cliché? http://is.gd/pjPJ from web

  10. First increase in passenger car fuel efficiency (CAFE) standards in over 20 years sparks debate http://is.gd/pjgE #EnergyPolicy from web

  11. Sometimes a bumpy surface can be a good thing! GaTechimproves efficiency thru bumps & peaks on the surface of #Solar cells http://is.gd/pfnZ from web

  12. MIT Professor Dan Nocera: Power your house with 5 liters of water per day http://is.gd/pf3m #CleanEnergy #Solar #FuelCells from web

  13. Cheers! SFO Mayor continues pro-renewable energy policies - Expands solar & energy efficiency incentives http://is.gd/p7sj #EnergyPolicy from web

  14. Meanwhile, China seeks to take a backward-looking attitude about GHG emissions http://is.gd/p9mb #ClimateChange from web

  15. China's solar subsidy excited Wall Street http://is.gd/peKN but lets not forget the key long-term risks http://is.gd/peMG #Solar from web

  16. @USgreenpages Re: http://is.gd/p6E8 Does it make more sense to have a blog rather than a forum (so Web 1.0, if I may say so)? from web

  17. Local news also indicates stimulus funds already working to create green jobs & spark a recovery http://is.gd/p6fE #EnergyPolicy #Economy from web

  18. Experts say that the stimulus package is just beginning to revive interest in wind and solar power. http://is.gd/p6eh #EnergyPolicy from web

  19. I suppose this news earlier this week was the 1st grant? DOE issues first renewable-energy loan guarantee http://is.gd/ozt5 #EnergyPolicy from web

  20. Reading: States to soon receive the 1st installment ~$780M (of ~ $8B) in energy efficiency grants from DOE under ARRA. http://is.gd/p6bT from web

  21. Nicely done! For people like me who missed the Entrepreneurial Energy Expo at Babson today @BabsonEnergy is live tweeting the event. from web

  22. Reading: #Sustainability vs. #Green by Max Gladwell http://is.gd/oKwc from web

  23. Exciting times these! 40% Cheaper algae biodiesel production technique touted http://is.gd/p5x9 #Biofuels from web

  24. Lots of Biodiesel related news this AM: See industry news: http://is.gd/p5vm & http://is.gd/p5vM #Biofuels from web

  25. Reading: 22 biodiesel myths dispelled http://is.gd/mj0J & Browing: Biodiesel Now blog http://is.gd/p5t7 #Biofuels from web

  26. U.S. & Canada Biodiesel Plant Map http://is.gd/p5pk #Biofuels from web

  27. Another list of Green Job Boards http://is.gd/p5oN #GreenJobs from web

  28. Reading: Networking your way into #CleanTech http://is.gd/p5o7 from web

  29. Reading: 8 Frustrations Of Solar Panels For Homes http://is.gd/p5nS #Solar from web

  30. Chris Mooney shreds the "factual claims" George Will made in his recent WaPo column re: global warming http://is.gd/oUOv #ClimateChange from web

  31. Under an Indian Sun - Can Indian DVD maker Moser-Baer beat Google to the punch in solar energy? http://is.gd/oUNZ #India #Solar from web

  32. Interview with Ashu Misra, Senior VP of Operations for Ascent Solar about the company's technology & the new plant. http://is.gd/oUMV #Solar from web

  33. On that note, here's a recent note via @greentechmedia re: the status & future of CIGS http://is.gd/oUHm #Solar from web

  34. Nanosolar, Solyandra, Global Solar Energy, now Ascent. (Not sure re: Miasole). This mean scale-up woes are history? http://is.gd/oUwK #Solar from web

  35. After many delays, Ascent Solar started pilot production 2 wks ago http://bit.ly/1YciQ. Now manufacturing plans http://is.gd/oUuw #Solar from web

  36. Reading: How to Change Green Behaviour through Social Media: http://tinyurl.com/chyohf (RT @greentechmedia ) #GreenLiving from web

  37. Sigh! RT @Treehugger Oil spills, coal ash spills, gas station fires but 1 wind turbine fails & town scraps project http://tinyurl.com/dzqscl from web

  38. We never said biochar is a miracle cure - Jim Hansen replies http://is.gd/oUaH to an insinuation by Monbiot http://is.gd/oD8K #ClimateChange from web

  39. QOTD: #Climatechange "is like Hamburger Helper." A popular concern that ppl associate themselves with to attract interest! http://is.gd/oTJf from web

  40. This is cool! RT @katiefehren Solar jobs via Google earth: http://tinyurl.com/blahwn #Solar #Greenjobs from web

  41. Interview from Jan 09 with Ely Sachs (CTO) & Frank van Mierlo (President) of 1366 Technologies in Lexington, Mass. http://is.gd/oTPd #Solar from web

  42. Texas, the US leader in wind-power, aims to ramp up its solar production too. http://is.gd/oT79 #Solar #WindEnergy from web

  43. Despite the crunch, will banks lend because of the green tag? (US "green bank" proposed to finance cleantech projects) http://xi.gs/01eB from web

  44. RT @followgreen Tour of Adobe’s triple Platinum LEED certified HQ http://xi.gs/01eb #GreenBuilding from web

  45. More about titania nanostructures - for enhanced electron transport in photoelectrochemical H2O Splitting. http://is.gd/oMct #EnergyStorage from web

  46. Analysis of the economics for a solar water-heating system shows it to have a payback period of just two years. http://is.gd/mNV0 #Solar from web

  47. #Nanotech (nanstructures in titania anodes) to help convert #solar energy Into hydrogen for fuel cells! http://is.gd/oM6l #EnergyStorage from web

  48. Nanocup metamaterial for high-powered optics, ultra-efficient solar cells and even "invisible cloaks". http://is.gd/oM46 #Nanotech #Solar from web

  49. Now reading Time -- Solar Power: Eco-Friendly or Environmental Blight? (RT @JoshChernin) http://is.gd/oM3g #Solar from web

  50. RT @greenbizdaily Rutgers’ Heldrich Center holds March 24 roundtable on jobs in th emerging energy economy http://bit.ly/4ceBmS #GreenJobs from web

  51. #Nanotech based batteries for energy storage; up to 10x more efficient than todays commercial options. http://is.gd/ofZc #EnergyStorage from web

  52. Economy vs. the Environment: New Yorker article http://bit.ly/uTPT #Climatechange from web

  53. For an intro into biomass electricity generation read this paper from the DOE Energy Information Administration http://is.gd/ozW5 #Biofuels from web

  54. A virtual tour of Middlebury College's biomass plant, which opened in January 2009. http://is.gd/ozUq #Biofuels from web

  55. What else does one expect though from the originator of the “drill baby drill” slogan http://is.gd/ozvj #EnergyPolicy from web

  56. Elsewhere: What global warming? Michael Steele, the chairman of the RNC says we live on a cooling planet. http://is.gd/ozuh #ClimateChange from web

  57. 1st alt-energy loan guarantee issued, breaking a 4-year logjam in the federal loan program. http://is.gd/ozt5 $535M --> Solyndra #Solar from web

  58. Sun + Water = Fuel http://is.gd/4pFf Also: Sunshine to Petrol - Converting CO2 into carbon-neutral liquid fuels! http://is.gd/o6a1 from web

  59. Earth Hour is on March 28th, 2009 at 8:30pm. http://is.gd/l8Lq More at http://www.earthhour.org #GreenLiving from web

  60. Sigh! RT@ followgreen Dirty Energy Politics in Statehouses http://xi.gs/00u7 #EnergyPolicy #Shame from web

  61. Concerns about personal finances and tight credit have reduced sales http://is.gd/nXKo + Supplier woes expected http://is.gd/nXK5 #Solar from web

  62. Economy slowdown forces consolidations http://is.gd/nXJE and plant shut-downs in solar industry http://is.gd/nXJk #Solar from web

  63. AIG, as part of its restructuring, sells stakes in 3 Spanish solar plants http://is.gd/nXJr #Solar from web

  64. A witty piece of journalism - Not the content but the picture that goes with the article! :) http://is.gd/nXyA #Humor #ClimateChange from web

  65. Guardian Editorial: Climate change as an opportunity #ClimateChange http://is.gd/nr6O from web

  66. Meanwhile, in Iran CSP solar technologies to cut on oil consumption and bring cheaper electricity to its citizens http://is.gd/nXli #Solar from web

  67. UK politicians want to create more environmental jobs but their green policies hinder (Jan 09) http://is.gd/nXku #EnergyPolicy from web

  68. Who wants this solar powered parka - complete with micro-lithium batteries and mono-crystalline solar captors http://is.gd/nXhL #Solar from web

  69. With No Long-Term Solution, Nuclear Pallbearers Bury Waste in America's Backyard http://is.gd/nynI #Environment #Shame #Outrage from web

  70. Boost your CleanTech career: Polish your resume and visit these Job Fairs! http://is.gd/nWay #GreenJobs from web

  71. News from Spain, the #1 solar nation: Last week, an incredible 40% of their energy was generated by wind power http://xi.gs/00tk #WindEnergy from web

  72. EU kisses Edison’s light bulb goodbye (in 2012) http://is.gd/nTmJ But is OLED Lighting Coming Soon? http://is.gd/nW4O #Lighting from web

  73. Also see: Green jobs are not an economic panacea http://is.gd/nW2t #GreenJobs from web

  74. RT @brightgreen A new study disputes the promises of a new green-economy job boom. http://is.gd/nW3L #GreenJobs from web

  75. RT @oshad: Checking out the solar jobs map, great use of Google Earth. http://bit.ly/1a2f2H #GreenJobs from web

  76. Lot of hot air? Confusion after 600 talks over 3 days at the climate conference in Copenhagen last week! http://is.gd/nVmC #ClimateChange from web

  77. RT @BoingBoing Romuald Hazoumé who transforms salvaged materials into symbols of spiritual power. http://is.gd/nTJQ #Art #Recycling from web

  78. Green Job Searches http://is.gd/nTnc Writing Green Resumes http://is.gd/nToO Writing Green Cover Letters http://is.gd/nToF #Greenjobs from web

  79. Note statement in 1st link in previous tweet: 25% of bottled water is actually just tap water in a bottle, sometimes not even treated. from web

  80. The first comprehensive, peer-reviewed energy analysis of bottled water http://is.gd/nNoc and http://is.gd/nTl0 #GreenLiving from web

  81. .. Environment A Marriage of Values. -----.com." (Taking the website URL out as I do not know who they are and am NOT promoting them!) from web

  82. Everyone wants to get on the green bandwagon! Contextual Google ad in one of my emails: "Eco Engagement Rings - Loving Her, Loving the .. from web

  83. But how long do you think before it is $150/barrel again? RT @followgreen Is Cheap Gas Killing the Hybrid Market? http://xi.gs/00sc from web

  84. But what we need is consumer education & lifestyle changes, not more buzz words! http://is.gd/nStC from web

  85. Ethonomics - a hybrid of technology, design, and social responsibility http://is.gd/kicq from web

  86. Now Reading: Steve Coll's post about Obama & the Next Energy Economy http://is.gd/nNWE from web

  87. Renewable energy during life is great but how about after death? World's #1 solar nation Spain's solar cemetery http://is.gd/nM9l #Solar from web

  88. Partnership between Advanced Solar Photonics and Rubelab to launch solar powered car charging stations http://is.gd/nKvl #Solar #EV from web

  89. Green jobs: the 1 page guide to finding them (free PDF) by Chris Russell, who runs jobradio.fm http://is.gd/nKpk #CleantechJobs from web

  90. Cloudy days for solar industry http://bit.ly/YFzEg But we need time & patience to make gold from green http://is.gd/nJoI #Solar #Cleantech from web

  91. @greenskeptic Also, seems "Patience needed to harvest gold from green" http://is.gd/nJoI from web

  92. @greenskeptic Continuing the punning: Like all eclipses, this too shall pass. The sun shall shine brightly again. Soon.Hopefully very soon! from web

  93. Crude oil $140/barrel --> Palm oil $1245/ton. Crude < $50/barrel, Palm now @ $526/ton after dipping to $405/ton.http://is.gd/nKcs #Biofuels from web

  94. Turn Everyday Objects Into Contemporary Art http://is.gd/nK9Q #Art #Recycle from web

  95. U.S. government agencies to cut redtape and spur development of offshore renewable energy projects. http://is.gd/nK9m #Cheers from web

  96. Shell to stop further investments in wind, solar, hydrogen energy http://is.gd/nK97 #Shame from web

  97. GOOG to roll out free tool to help track electricity use & improve energy efficiency http://is.gd/nK77 #Efficiency #Conservation #EnergyMngt from web

  98. E85 in the US soon? http://is.gd/mhN8 (If you do not know what E85 is, read this wiki entry: http://is.gd/nK3k ) #Biofuels from web

  99. Other data: Thin film prodn nearing 1GW now / 44% of manufacturing in China-Taiwan / Capacity addition relieve polysilicon pressures #Solar from web

  100. btw, Supply in 2008 = 6.85 GW. Other interesting factoid: Spain's 285% growth pushed Germany into 2nd place. And Korea is at #4! #Solar from web

  101. Solarbuzz reports world PV market grew to 5.95 GW in 2008; growth of 110% over 2007. Europe = 82% of world demand! http://is.gd/nJUy #Solar from web

  102. EU project to develop nanomaterials for more efficient solar cells http://is.gd/nJez #Solar #Nanotech from web

  103. ... my question is whether we have the right policies & subsidies in place to jump-start the industry http://is.gd/ndYP #Solar from web

  104. We've known for some time now that the credit crunch has hurt the solar (and other cleantech) industries http://viigo.im/8tp but ... #Solar from web

  105. Report on India’s solar potential http://is.gd/nJay A brief related article http://is.gd/nJb5 #Solar #India from web

  106. Introduction to Solar http://is.gd/nIWW and Wind Energy http://is.gd/nIX7 from web

  107. A Brief History of Solar PV: the road from $200 a watt to $1.50 a watt http://is.gd/kiko #Solar from web

  108. "Molecules to the MAX" A new animated IMAX film http://is.gd/nHMv Trailer: http://is.gd/nHMH Molecularium Project http://is.gd/nHNd #Science from web

  109. Global Warming article aggregator via Guy Kawasaki's Alltop http://my.alltop.com/global... from web

  110. Renewable energy firms hit by solar subsidies freeze in the UK http://bit.ly/izWrz #Solar from web

  111. Experimental battery that charges about 100 times as fast as normal lithium ion batteries http://bit.ly/na1jO #EnergyStorage from web

  112. Technology Review article: An advanced dye boosts the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells. http://bit.ly/26RFyJ #Solar from web

  113. Definitive Guide to Electric Vehicles http://tinyurl.com/b2l4wc Also: http://zi.ma/b1b55c http://tiny.cc/wikiEC and http://zi.ma/5467cb #EV from web

  114. Why Electric Vehicle's Will Be a Long Time Coming http://is.gd/mKib #EV from web

  115. The illusion of clean coal http://zi.ma/1e2ba5 Also check the reality blog http://zi.ma/7c9ec4 from web

  116. The Peak Oil Crisis: Oil in the Great Recession http://zi.ma/32d914 (Via a post at http://www.theoildrum.com ) from web

  117. RT @frankejames Twitter accounts being hijacked. Victims are clicking on a tweet luring them with promise of a chat. http://zi.ma/f25773 from web

  118. 28 Inspiring Stories Of Real People Making A Difference - Nominees for Heart of Green Local Hero Awards. http://zi.ma/db74f9 from web

  119. @Edouard_Stenger Hope you enjoyed the movie. Not my genre - so, am giving it a skip. Didn't stop me from reading some of the reviews though! from web

  120. @Edouard_Stenger In a sense I "follow" you since last year -- through comments on La Margeurite. But now we are in the year of Twitter :) from web

  121. Intent vs. Behavior: Frugal over Eco - What to do when "savvy is measured in pennies pinched" http://zi.ma/8fe4fa #GreenLiving from web

  122. Overwhelmed by all the green living tips, ideas, ? Here's how to fight Green Fatigue http://zi.ma/0e77bc from web

  123. @Edouard_Stenger Bad reviews for the movie all round. If you are into that genre, the comics are, of course, legendary and classics! from web

  124. Green Sex? Amid puffs of CO2 from mood-setting candles & electricity for the Sade CD, sex as an eco-friendly activity! http://zi.ma/f56e86 from web

  125. Reconstruction & Remodeling - Carbon neutral on a shoestring http://zi.ma/5920e7 #GreenLiving #GreenBuilding from web

  126. Indian solar power expansion - Up to 1GW of solar power plants could be developed over next 10 years http://zi.ma/8277c4 from web

  127. @Edouard_Stenger Re http://is.gd/lTCl Who cares about 2x. Many, albeit from a small base, have gone 10x in 3-5 yrs. Eg: http://zi.ma/bb934a from web

  128. Great series of articles by Fred Pearce n Guardian on Green Washing http://zi.ma/e9dd10 from web

  129. The future of the green blogosphere http://zi.ma/84826f from web

  130. Shameless plug: Not blogging regularly but my blog for "Green Ogres" like me - http://tiny.cc/SNgreen (Older posts: http://tiny.cc/SNEnv ) from web

  131. @Futuregreen Expected, no? http://zi.ma/12add5 http://zi.ma/e9802a http://zi.ma/97095 http://zi.ma/acef8c http://zi.ma/9524f0 //zi.ma/f22cb2 from web

  132. McKQuarterly - What Matters: The Debate Zone--Carbon Tax V. Cap and Trade http://bit.ly/dwwxF from web

  133. Subsidize alternative energy now by Mark C. Lewis http://zi.ma/e258d6 + The Solution - Carbon t_x by Gregg Easterbrook http://zi.ma/e726a8 from web

  134. Building a postcarbon economy http://zi.ma/efb968 + Time to end the multigenerational Ponzi scheme http://zi.ma/6a0a3e from web

  135. Turning crisis into opportunity http://zi.ma/a0ce53 + Economic recovery through climate legislation http://zi.ma/4103f9 from web

  136. Climate change and the investor by Matthew Kiernan http://zi.ma/0788a7 Not just energy, but water by Richard Elman http://zi.ma/6f56e5 from web

  137. Our carbon catastrophe by Bill McKibben http://zi.ma/959559 + Avoiding climate disaster by Carter F. Bales http://zi.ma/71003b from web

  138. Strengthening global energy security by Rex Tillerson http://zi.ma/c563b3 + China–US energy alliance by Orville Schell http://zi.ma/0371a1 from web

  139. Why Kyoto won’t work by by Bjorn Lomborg http://zi.ma/74201a + An industrial policy for climate change by Jeffrey Sachs http://zi.ma/482032 from web

  140. Free paper: Barriers that prevent the timely addressing of energy problems despite clearly identified courses of action http://zi.ma/642122 from web

  141. and the Antarctic ice is melting fast http://zi.ma/e6bdfe ... News from the Arctic soon! http://zi.ma/9a6089 from web

  142. As the earth warms, sand-dunes grow http://zi.ma/a4fbd8 ... from web

  143. Fears there's a lot of green-washing to come in days to come, as everyone tries to become "carbon neutral" and get carbon credits! Sigh! from web

  144. “24” is going green, becoming the first “carbon neutral” television series. Whatever.. http://zi.ma/cf2228 from web

  145. Extra-soft, quilted and multi-ply toilet roll made from virgin forest worse than gas-guzzlers, fast food or McMansions http://zi.ma/6b32b0 from web

  146. RT @guykawasaki Top 50 social entrepreneurship blogs to watch http://adjix.com/5cz5 from web

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