Press Release: Calling All Corporate Environmental Innovators
| Toyota has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the US Toyota, as reported by Jamie Lendino of ExtremeTech, has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the US, with an average of 29.7 mpg for actual vehicles sold. Results are based on the 2007 model year. Discussion in the forum goes into upcoming offerings from Honda and VW, but they have to [.]  |
| Press Release: Calling All Corporate Environmental Innovators FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Washington DC – June 3, 2009) Businesses across the country will gain insights and share ideas on innovative environmental strategies through regional meetings this summer. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Ashoka will host a series of “unconferences” that bring together professionals engaged in making their companies and industries more efficient and sustainable, keeping them on the cutting-edge of innovation. The meetings will take place in Washington, DC, Boston, Silicon Valley and Austin. Unlike traditional conferences, the EDF/Ashoka events will not include formal panels or speeches. Also known as “learning labs,” unconferences are organized in a participatory format in which all participants will have an opportunity to share, problem-solve, network, collaborate and learn, focused on the topics of greatest interest to them—from packaging and product innovation to supply chain sustainability to advances in operational efficiency and beyond.”Innovation comes in all shapes and sizes, from employees at all levels within companies,” said David Witzel, director of the EDF Innovation Exchange. “The goal of these events is to capture the powerful energy and innovation that we’re seeing at the intersection of business and the environment, helping to drive industry-wide change.” Sign up for the EDF/Ashoka events is available at the links below: June 11 in Washington, DC: http://greeninnovators-dc.eventbrite.com June 22 in Boston, MA: http://greeninnovators-bos.eventbrite.com July 17 in Silicon Valley, CA: http://greeninnovators-sv.eventbrite.com September 10 in Austin, TX: http://greeninnovators-aus.eventbrite.comParticipants will share new ideas for saving and making money while helping the environment; learn practical lessons about what does and doesn’t work in trying to make a company more sustainable; and develop new relationships with partners and colleagues in other businesses as well as non-profits, academics and government.Designed to be accessible to all in these lean times, Green Innovation in Business unconferences offer registration fees that range from free to up to $75, depending on the location. |
Hydrogen Powered Street Cleaner We are hearing about many inventions and discoveries in the alternative energy sector. But we don’t get to read about many ‘actual’ finished products doing their work in real world. What we know is many models being tested in laboratories. But here we are seeing Bucher CityCat H2, the world’s first municipal utility vehicle [.]Posted in: Fuel Cells, Future Energy, Hydrogen Fuel |
| Flying into a brave new world. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions was the key issue for the aircraft and engine makers, maintenance providers and airport representatives who gathered in Washington last week for the second annual Eco-Aviation Conference. |
| A war of water. It would take a small mental shift to remove the environmental issues in Israel and Gaza from the “pending peace process” tray and upgrade them to urgent. These problems will not go away or wait until the resumption of serious peace talks. |
| Save OEHHA! Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.[Note: This post was originally posted as a comment on Gina Solomon’s blog post on Huffington Post. The context is a pending budget proposal from the Governor’s office in California to eliminate the State’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) under CalEPA and disperse some but not all [.] |
First Public Charging Station for Electric Cars During a low-key ceremony just over a week ago, the first public high-voltage charging station for electric vehicles was inaugurated at the Gateway Center in East Woodland California. Representatives from Tesla Motors were on hand to help demonstrate with six Tesla Roadsters. The power station is capable of charging an electric car in about [.]Posted in: Electric Cars, Industry, Transportation |
| Press Release: Groups Praise New Colorado Law to Protect Vulnerable Rivers, Streams FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: Dan Grossman, 303-887-8206-c, dgrossman@edf.org,
Dan Cronin, 202-572-3354, dcronin@edf.org
(Denver, CO – June 4, 2009) Environmental Defense Fund called legislation signed into law today by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter to protect Colorado’s vulnerable rivers and streams “a national model for protecting the iconic and vulnerable waterways of the west.”The bill creates a new, refundable income tax credit for farmers and ranchers who donate their water to protect rivers and streams in the state. A broad coalition of groups supported the legislation, including Environmental Defense Fund, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, Colorado Water Trust, Trout Unlimited, and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.”By enacting this legislation, Colorado is taking the lead in crafting and implementing incentives to encourage conservation of our most precious resources and creating a national model for protecting the iconic and vulnerable waterways of the west,” said Dan Grossman, Rocky Mountain Regional Director for Environmental Defense Fund and a former vice chairman of the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee in the Colorado Senate, who attended the bill signing. “This law gives Colorado’s farmers and ranchers the opportunity to build partnerships with the state and the conservation community to protect critical stream reaches and avoid the often-draconian implications of more Endangered Species Act listings.”Passed by the legislature during the 2009 session, House Bill 1067 creates a new incentive for individuals to contribute to the long-term health of important stretches of stream in all of Colorado’s river basins. Under current law, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) can receive donations of water rights to protect stream flows and benefit the environment. The legislation authorizes the Colorado Water Conservation Board to award tax credit certificates to donors of water rights that the Board deems worthy of such consideration. The Board negotiates the tax credit values with the water right donor.”Giving Colorado’s family farmers more options in deciding how to benefit from their property will help our agricultural communities,” said Kent Peppler, President of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. “As good land stewards, family farmers will look favorably upon this program as an alternative to selling their rights to water developers who often export the water to urban and suburban parts of the state.” |
| Energy Day and Night from Solar/Fuel Cell Combination Splitting Water by efficient, catalyzed electrolysis to give hydrogen and oxygen gases, and combining this with solar cells for the generation of electricity; See video link.  |
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