As of last night, 250,000 people were evacuated from their homes just in the San Diego area. At least 13 separate wildfires in Southern California are blazing and at least 260,000 acres so far have been destroyed. While other news outlets will cover the fears, anxieties, tragedies and human elements of this story, I would • Read More »
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George Clooney Goes Green with Swatch
October 22, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Eco Celebrities.The Billionaire CEO of the Swiss Swatch Corporation has chosen George Clooney as an executive board member of its newest renewable energy company. Chairman Nicolas Hayek chose Clooney over Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, who was also in the running. Hayek feared asking Gore to join the board since the former Vice President may • Read More »
Solar Decathlon Results Put Germans First
October 21, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Solar Energy.On Thursday, I talked about how the Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon was both heating up and coming to its finale. At that time, the University of Maryland was in first place with the German team breathing down their necks. In a come-from-behind victory, the Technische Universität Darmstadt passed the American team to take • Read More »
Panasonic World Solar Challenge Starts Tomorrow
October 20, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Solar Energy.Upbeat in the Outback, 23 teams from around the world will compete in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge in Australia starting Sunday, October 21, 2007. The solar race will last one week and conclude on October 28, when the winner of the 1,863 mile (3,000 km) will be announced. A few important changes have been • Read More »
Al Gore Nobel Bore
October 19, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Eco Celebrities.Pardon the crude language, but I just love Al Gore. Love, love, love. Not in a gay or even a man-crush way, but rather in a Kumbaya ma brother kind of way. Al Gore has gone from stuffed shirt to almost President to Academy Award winner and now to winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. • Read More »
Shining a Light on the 2007 Solar Decathlon
October 18, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Solar Energy.It’s that time of year again and the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2007 competition is heating up with 20 different universities from the U. S., Canada, Germany and Spain competing for the top prize. According to the DOE, the point of the competition is to make solar energy for homes cost competitive with electricity • Read More »
Green Tech Gazette First Post
October 17, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: News.This is first of what I hope are many more posts to come in the Green Tech Gazette. The Green Tech Gazette is devoted to news, views and products in green technology. What is green technology? By the name you can guess that it has to do with technological advancements in the environmental movement. • Read More »