Tweets - July 2009

Tweets for July 2009:

• RT @chloregy The Folly of ‘Magical Solutions’ for targeting Carbon Emissions http://bit.ly/q20Yy #EnergyPolicy #ClimateChange5:52 AM Jul 31st

• “Termites are the best examples of house builders in the natural world” -- Learning #GreenBuilding measures from them! http://is.gd/1VOfx5:47 AM Jul 31st
  

• U.S. #GreenBuilding Council to host Sustainable Suite Design Competition http://is.gd/1VOcz5:46 AM Jul 31st
  

• BMW’s Stunning Energy-Efficient Production Plant http://is.gd/1VOaS #GreenBuilding5:45 AM Jul 31st
  

• Financing models for renewable energy and #EnergyEfficiency improvements through higher property taxes http://is.gd/1VO7x #EnergyPolicy5:44 AM Jul 31st

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• Old Article but useful: Ten Questions Regarding #GreenBuilding http://is.gd/1VO32 (Also, Wiki: http://is.gd/1VO4L)5:44 AM Jul 31st from web
  
  
  
  
• Green Roofs and the Urban Heat Island Effect http://is.gd/1VO0v #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding5:42 AM Jul 31st from web
  
  
  
  
• The Real #GreenBuilding Challenge: Creating Policy That Works http://is.gd/1VNUn #EnergyEfficiency #EnergyPolicy5:41 AM Jul 31st from web
  
  
  
  
• A New Enforcer in Buildings, the Energy Inspector http://is.gd/1VNDl #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding5:39 AM Jul 31st from web
  
  
  
  
• More #GreenBuilding and #EnergyEfficiency Could Save U.S. Economy $1.2 Trillion http://is.gd/1VNJn5:38 AM Jul 31st from web
  
  
  
  
• Reading: NYT - White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters http://is.gd/1VNDl #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding5:36 AM Jul 31st from web
  
  
  
  
• Reading: A Question of Balance: Weighing The Options on Global Warming Policies http://is.gd/1Up40 (PDF: http://is.gd/1Utmm) #EnergyPolicy10:29 AM Jul 30th from web
  
  
  
  
• Nancy Sutley, Head of White House Council on Envir. Quality: How the Stimulus Will Help Companies & Create #GreenJobs - http://is.gd/1UnyM9:15 AM Jul 30th from web
  
  
  
  
• Petra Solar gets go-ahead from NJ Board of Public Utilities for 200,000 #solar installations (40MW) on poles! http://is.gd/1Unk49:12 AM Jul 30th from web
  
  
  
  
• 50 State Governors ranked for Environmental Responsibility (Maybe we will see @GavinNewsom on the list some day soon! ;)) http://is.gd/1Un7Z9:09 AM Jul 30th from web
  
  
  
  
• How to increase energy efficiency in buildings & other non-transportation sectors by using existing technology/methods. http://u.nu/3u9p8:09 PM Jul 29th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @fyietc DOE opening $36B in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects & modernizing electric grid http://tr.im/uFDq8:07 PM Jul 29th from web
  
  
  
  
• To Read Later: Nordhaus 2007 paper: The Challenge of Global Warming: Economic Models and Environmental Policy http://u.nu/7t9p (pdf)8:05 PM Jul 29th from web
  
  
  
  
• To Read Later: Nordhaus 2007 paper: To tax or not to tax: Alternative approaches to slowing global warming http://is.gd/1Tr1A (pdf)8:04 PM Jul 29th from web
  
  
  
  
• Reading old 2007 article at Grist about cap-and-trade vs. carbon tax http://is.gd/1TqVm #EnergyPolicy #Climatechange8:02 PM Jul 29th from web
  
  
  
  
• India to unveil 20GW #solar target under climate plan http://is.gd/1QZHz Factbox: http://is.gd/1QZNv9:03 AM Jul 28th from web
  
  
  
  
• Some facts and figures from Spain's renewables sector http://is.gd/1QYHc #Solar #WindEnergy8:58 AM Jul 28th from web
  
  
  
  
• SkyTrough parabolic trough #solar thermal collector wins R&D 100 Award http://is.gd/1QYAf8:58 AM Jul 28th from web
  
  
  
  
• European #solar thermal market worth €3bn http://is.gd/1QYwO8:58 AM Jul 28th from web
  
  
  
  
• Europe #solar companies look to rising Asia for answers http://is.gd/1Pr1y6:16 PM Jul 27th from web
  
  
  
  
• Rising US #solar demand faces financing issues http://is.gd/1PqYa More federal incentives needed! http://is.gd/1PqZR6:15 PM Jul 27th from web
  
  
  
  
• PG&E to buy #solar power from Sempra's new Copper Mountain Solar facility being built by First Solar outside Las Vegas http://is.gd/1PqU86:13 PM Jul 27th from web
  
  
  
  
• Elsewhere, in China, JA Solar gets $90.8M in new loans from Export-Import Bank of China http://is.gd/1PqNX #Solar6:11 PM Jul 27th from web
  
  
  
  
• Georgia Tech based #solar technology - Suniva - scores $75M in a third round of funding! http://is.gd/1PqLP6:11 PM Jul 27th from web
  
  
  
  
• Joule Biotechnologies Unveils Liquid Fuel From #Solar Power http://is.gd/1PqHQ http://is.gd/1PqIG #Biofuels6:10 PM Jul 27th from web
  
  
  
  
• A Recipe for Biodiesel, Plucked From Poultry http://is.gd/1PqCi #Biofuels6:08 PM Jul 27th from web
  
  
  
  
• @mbernhart Aah! #CSR at brothels! :) I was looking at it as a wow..even brothels-go-green angle. But now I see what you mean. :)11:33 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• 1step process for cellulose --> ethanol: Qteros, a Marlborough, MA startup. http://is.gd/1J0Hg #Biofuels (I'm in MA & looking for a job!)11:31 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• @Mbernhart What does #CSR stand for?9:12 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• Australian desert a fertile ground for #solar http://is.gd/1ISgl (US desert too -- the solar farms in Nevada :))9:11 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• Sydney Theatre Company to install 2000 #solar panels - largest capacity solar array mounted on a building in Australia http://is.gd/1IS2d9:08 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• 180 #greenjobs to be created through $13.4M grants through Australian govt.'s Climate Ready Program. http://is.gd/1IRYj 180? That's all?!9:07 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• Chicago advances nation's largest urban #solar generating station - leases 40 acres for the plant. http://is.gd/1IRKC9:03 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• ECD (owner of UNI-Solar) expands down-stream buying #solar integrator Solar Integrated Tech. http://is.gd/1IRFU9:02 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• Toyota pushes #solar power on ships, not just cars http://is.gd/1IRCb9:00 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• Giant #Solar Powered Flowers Sprout in U.S. Cities, Provide Wi-Fi http://is.gd/1IRAN #Greenliving9:00 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• Industry Lines Up Behind Bold African, Mideast #Solar Project in Hopes Politicians Will Follow http://is.gd/1IRy78:59 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• #Solar Cells, Automation and #GreenJobs http://is.gd/1IRwA8:59 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @chrisrbrown RT @dmsolar First Solar, EDF build solar panel plant in France http://bit.ly/13ocZT http://is.gd/1IRoX #Solar8:57 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @JoshChernin RT @Altern8Power Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Continue To Spread http://bit.ly/96XXq #EnergyPolicy #Solar8:56 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• They're already #1 or #2 in many cases! RT @chrisrbrown China Set to Become World's Cleantech Leader http://is.gd/1IRic8:55 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @chloregy Suntech and China Huadian Sign Strategic Agreement to Develop 500MW of #Solar Projects http://bit.ly/E2QmU8:52 AM Jul 23rd from web
  
  
  
  
• Here's more about Dow's Algae Ethanol plans (via @techreview) http://is.gd/1BcyY (Earlier: http://is.gd/1BcAN and http://is.gd/1BcAZ)1:36 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• @fyietc Yes - I plan to attend Ultra Light Startups Boston: The Economics of Cleantech at Northeastern this PM. http://bit.ly/lNHK61:30 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @Earth2Tech Wal-Mart’s Green Rating: A Boon for Carbon Management Software http://bit.ly/tEcIU1:29 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @WSJEnergyBlog Energetic Debate: Senate Grapples with Clean Energy and Jobs http://bit.ly/70G6u #EnergyPolicy #GreenJobs1:29 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @greentechmedia #Solar Alchemy: Voltaix Gets $9M for Thin Film Chemicals http://bit.ly/ov7OP1:28 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Green Stimulus In Asia Could Move #Solar Demand East http://is.gd/1Bch01:28 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Dye-sensitized #Solar Cells To Power Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicles http://is.gd/1Bcgh1:27 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Research on #Solar powered air force drones takes off http://is.gd/1Bcfg1:27 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• When it comes to #Solar panels, Spire CEO says Supersize Them! http://is.gd/1BccL1:26 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• To read later: RT @makower Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Index: The Hype and the Reality http://bit.ly/8KDOk1:25 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @TreeHugger Sad day. Electric scooter maker Vectrix laid off almost all staff, preparing bankruptcy http://su.pr/30sGnx1:25 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• California's #Solar Cities http://is.gd/1Bc1h (Links from earlier tweets about #Solar in CA: http://is.gd/1BaTW http://bit.ly/DnrLg)1:24 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• "We need to tap the resources that God created, right underfoot." - Sarah Palin. Sigh! http://is.gd/1BaZh12:59 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• San Diego leads LA, SFO in rooftop #solar power http://is.gd/1BaTW (Also see earlier tweet on Solar in CA http://is.gd/1BaVR)12:56 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Scott Stephens, PV Specialist for the U.S. DOE explains why he’s optimistic about the future of #Solar http://is.gd/1BaRS12:54 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Massachusetts utilities to develop #solar farms http://is.gd/1BaNG12:52 PM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• With Push Toward Renewable Energy, California Sets Pace for #Solar Power http://bit.ly/DnrLg11:10 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Wal-Mart: Image Moves From Demon to Darling http://bit.ly/4NPrZ (I'm watching now: Live from Bentonville - http://bit.ly/D0SVo)11:01 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @MBernhart Sign 'o the times! German brothel gives 5% discount to clients who bike/use transit to get there! http://bit.ly/JAj4X11:00 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @makower Intersolar: ~600 booths, not one slogan about "going green" or "saving the earth." Just good biz, the way it should be10:57 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @inhabitat OLED Breakthrough Yields 75% More Efficient Lights http://bit.ly/kfBGX10:53 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @makower: Watching Wal-Mart #Sustainability Index launch - Live from Bentonville - http://bit.ly/D0SVo10:52 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Earlier this week, Exxon's foray into renewable energy space (investment of $600M into algae-based #biofuels) http://is.gd/1B5cA10:50 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Dow Chemicals to work with Algenol Biofuels to build pilot-scale algae-based biorefinery (CO2 --> ethanol) http://is.gd/1B58L #Biofuels10:49 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• Hearing in US Senate today: “Ensuring and Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness while Moving toward a Clean Energy Economy.” http://is.gd/1B53s10:47 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• The UK aims to produce 15% of its energy from renewables by 2020. Alok Jha explains the technology behind the target http://bit.ly/mJSpw10:46 AM Jul 16th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @nprnews Farming Algae For Fuel: From Pond To Pump http://bit.ly/WBiNK #Biofuels6:04 PM Jul 15th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @GuyKawasaki List of resources for the out-of-work: http://om.ly/?sDi6:02 PM Jul 15th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @chrisrbrown #Solar for Dark Climates: http://digg.com/d1w4Fc?t11:13 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• China plans for 150GW of installed #WindEnergy by 2020 (30GW offshore farms); 35GW installed by 2011. http://u.nu/754i11:08 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• China revises target for installed nuclear power capacity by 2020 to 86GW (Installed capacity was 9GW in 2008) http://u.nu/754i11:07 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• Motley Fool Roundtable: Will Cap-and-Trade Hurt America? http://u.nu/844i #EnergyPolicy11:02 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• An Unexpected Player in the #Solar Market - Lockheed Martin! http://u.nu/544i11:02 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• Cleantech Investments Fall in 2Q http://u.nu/834i But Renewable Energy Financing Rebounds in Europe, if not US http://u.nu/344i11:00 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• A place off Massachusetts to test wind, wave and tidal energy http://u.nu/534i #WindEnergy10:59 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• In the US, Rural cooperatives add wind, cautiously http://u.nu/434i #WindEnergy10:58 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• Elsewhere, Japan installs less wind power as tight rules bite http://u.nu/334i #WindEnergy10:57 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• So, wonder what Pickens plan scale-down does to predictions like this -- U.S. to Double #WindEnergy Use http://u.nu/234i10:56 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• But seems Pickens does plan to build three or four smaller wind farms, at a cost of some $2B http://u.nu/524i #WindEnergy10:54 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• T. Boone Pickens' scraps his project to build the world's biggest wind farm http://u.nu/324i (Sigh! After all the talk!) #WindEnergy10:53 AM Jul 8th from web
  
  
  
  
• A Fairer Way to Cut Global CO2 Emissions http://u.nu/99uh #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy12:23 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• Proposal aims to slice through rich-poor divide on global emissions targets. http://u.nu/89uh #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy12:22 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• RT @dotearth More Ideas for Breaking the Climate Deadlock http://bit.ly/lGQn2 #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy12:22 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• Incandescent Bulbs are Dead! Love Live Incandescent Bulbs! No wait - seems the obituaries are premature! http://u.nu/78uh #EnergyEfficiency12:21 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• #Solar Companies Merge Technologies in Bid for Utility-Scale Production http://u.nu/58uh12:19 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• A Solar Thermal Salute on I-Day! (Freedom from Oil - some day!) http://u.nu/54uh + #Solar Thermal Heats Up http://u.nu/34uh12:19 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• California #solar power subsidy program approaches its limit http://u.nu/57uh #EnergyPolicy12:18 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• A Threefold Strategy for Carbon Reduction http://u.nu/77uh What is Obama’s international climate strategy? http://u.nu/48uh #EnergyPolicy12:17 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• The Problem with Cap and Trade http://u.nu/24uh http://u.nu/95uh #EnergyPolicy12:15 PM Jul 7th from web
  
  
  
  
• US Cap-n-Trade hearing starts with a clash http://u.nu/25uh http://u.nu/35uh http://u.nu/75uh http://u.nu/85uh #EnergyPolicy12:14 PM Jul 7th from web