Abu Dhabi’s amazing clean energy bet

Strange, isn’t it, that the biggest, most ambitious, most expensive clean energy project in the world, a zero-carbon, ... , sustainable materials, personalized electric transport and other clean tech innovations ... for the World Future Energy Summit, a meeting of about 15,000 people to discuss clean energy. The conference [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:36:05

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Economists for Full Employment

The group Economists for Full Employment are circulating a petition to be given to Obama and Congress. If you are based in the U.S. and wish to sign the petition, please click here. To see a full list of U.S.-based signatories, please click here. Members and supporters of our network have drafted a petition to be sent to President-elect Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:09:28

Monday

16:51:52Students from St. Thomas and the University of New Brunswick are taking action on tuition fees, and the debt crisis in the province.Calling themselves the Coalition for Accessible and Affordable Education, they are organizing a forum on campus [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:18:00

Enerkem Commercial-Scale Biomass and Waste to Biofuels and Biochemicals Plant Entering Start-up Phase

Enerkem Inc., the developer of a thermochemical (gasification and catalytic synthesis) process to produce synthetic fuels from biomass and waste ( ... the start-up phase with the production of its clean conditioned synthesis gas. The plant ultimately ... to produce 360 liters (95 gallons) of ethanol. Construction on the plant began in October [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:34:17

Wild greens ('Αγρια χόρτα)

(PART 3 of our adventures on the Omalos plateau; read PART 1 and PART 2)In the middle of winter, Crete is not easy to escape from. Flights don't leave in gale-force winds, while the ferry boat may remain tied up in the harbour for up to three days if the weather is bad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:00:00

Lance Armstrong's Texas Ranch, Estate of the Day

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping Biicycle champ and serial dater of celebrity blondes, ... into the swimming hole. The neighbors said that the dam construction ended up muddying the clear waters of Deadman's Hole. Armstrong ended up paying around $850,000 to solve the whole mess including clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:02:00

Plenty of Money for Energy and Nuclear Power

President-elect Barack Obama has put forth a goal to reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. by 80% by 2050, using $150 billion over 10 years to create a "clean-energy" future. Cambridge Energy Research Associates has estimated that the potential for world-wide investment in clean energy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 08:52:39

DrumBeat: January 18, 2009

Gulf states delay projects to lower costs Gulf oil producers are delaying some of their projects in energy and other sectors to take advantage of a steady decline in construction costs as a result of the global economic crisis, according to a Saudi financial centre [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:22:33

Tweets for Today

20:51 @QueensOnly @softjunebreeze Thx! # 20:54 @8thlight Sweed registered mega negative endorsements with that drop! ... culture would have a different filter & readings though. # 21:01 Former Phoenix Suns' Kevin ... I'll keep things simple. # 21:50 @soulpowr I did see 11 Alive mention it on air & [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:09:19

DrumBeat: January 14, 2009

Obama energy goal hard to meet: Bodman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will have a hard time significantly increasing America's alternative energy production, outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Wednesday. As part of his economic stimulus plan, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:55:13

2009 NAIAS: Lincoln Concept C Pits Detroit Against Deutschland

Today, Ford Motors launched their newest campaign to get back on top in the form of the Lincoln Concept C. Loosely based on the Lincoln MKZ and underpinned by a platform slightly smaller than the Ford Focus, the Lincoln Concept C marks Ford’s first step towards poaching in VW’s territory [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:39:15

Review: T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream)

The good Android interface Responsive touchscreen HSDPA Wi-Fi QWERTY keypad The bad Could look ... construction and features a soft-touch finish on the back with a rubber-like texture, making it easy to grip [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:30:01

NEW CONSTRUCTION FROM 1955!

This awesome 50's bungalow, located on a quiet, cul-de-sac street on the Hill, has seriously never been lived in... at least on the main level ... eat off the floor it's so clean, and features an additional full bath (offered as-is). The yard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:27:45

Citizens Urged to Stop “Insanity Island” 1/29/09 LB

Massive Man-Made Industrial Island for LNG Facility Planned off NY/NJ CoastGroups to Plan Action for Upcoming Public Hearings Today, ... , and our way of life,” said Cindy Zipf, Executive Director of Clean Ocean Action (COA). Some of the threats [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:07:11

Late tax payments and the construction industry

13 January 2009 Businesses in the construction industry depend on their clean tax payment record to retain gross payment status ... in the construction industry fails to meet payments due this will compromise their gross payment status ... in the construction industry make a time to pay arrangement under the Business Payment Support Scheme before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:11:10

The Endgame

The Endgame by John Mauldin January 17, 2009 • Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted • Aye, Captain, I’m Giving Her All I’ve Got! ... housekeeping topics I need to cover, but I will do it at the end of the letter. I just did two interviews [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:04:12

Eco Architecture: McLaren construction completes £23m eco-warehouse

Eco Factor: State-of-the-art technology to achieve optimum sustainability. McLaren Construction and its client Advantage West Midlands deserve appreciation for successful construction of their new £23m eco-warehouse. The warehouse is erected on a neighboring plot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:06:09

GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

Lt. Governor Garamendi, Chief Justice George, President pro Tem Steinberg, Speaker Bass, Senate Republican Leader Cogdill, Assembly Republican Leader Villines, Members of the legislature, ladies and gentlemen, we meet in times of great hope for our nation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:41:25

Energy from the North Sea

OMA - Masterplan North Sea (Copyright OMA) In discussions about wind energy, I always have to think of the study MVRDV once did on the subject. They had a horrifying conclusion: if we in the Netherlands would want to get all their energy from windmills, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:42:22

Six Key Points of a Domestic Building Energy Management Plan

Nearly one third of GHG emissions come from heating, cooling and lighting our homes and places or work – much more than it could be ... Management Plan: *A National Energy Building Code for new construction and major retrofits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:39:19

Party Tents Tips: Stakes, concrete anchors are used to anchor your party tent

Entertain and Events Tips >> Canopy Tips >> Party Tents Tips Party Tents Tips: Stakes, ... . If you have a concrete patio or sidewalk area concrete construction anchors can be used that use bolts and washers to take the place of stakes. These are permanent once installed but are very clean and a hex [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:37:56

Green leaders stimulated by Obama's plan

By Kate Sheppard Environmental leaders gave a big thumbs-up to Barack Obama's economic stimulus proposal on Thursday, ... in efficiency and clean energy technologies as part of his economic recovery package," said League [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:44:19

Nepal turns back on hydropower

Navin Singh Khadka, BBC Nepali Service 16 Jan 09;Just when switching over to clean energy to fight climate change has become a global mantra, ... population.However, the nation - until now - has stuck to hydropower over the years, maintaining a clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:41:00

IRS Clarifies Deductions for Energy-Efficient Building Improvements

Solar Night Presenting Solar Synapse Pre-Wire Kit for New Construction at Timbers at Creekside Home-Tuesday, ... for New Construction! Last Chance to See the Timbers at Creekside Home Timbers at Creekside home ... And Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear And Coal For Clean Energy Biofuels, nuclear energy and coal are the worst [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:12:17

Congress Takes-On Physician-Owned Hosptials In SCHIP Bill

Congress Takes-On Physician-Owned Hosptials In SCHIP Bill By Igor Volsky on Jan 16th, 2009 at 4: ... A little-noticed provision in the House’s version of the SCHIP expansion bill prohibits the construction ... lobbying the Senate to pass a clean SCHIP bill: It is completely counterintuitive that at a time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:30:03

Energy priority of Czech EU Council Presidency

One of the three E’s or priorities of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council is Energy, while the other two are the Economy and the European Union in the world.Even if the Czech Republic chairs the meetings of the Council and the European Council only during six months, the priorities chosen are of strategic importance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 09:24:00

A New Kind of Shovel-Ready Project: Agriculture Supported Communities

Shovel-Ready is quickly becoming one of the darling terms of 2009 as it becomes a proxy for projects that will quickly create jobs and ... of green jobs, including the fields of construction, renewable power, green transportation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:00:33

Home Construction Improvement Update

Today was a big day for this site as I transfered the blog from a blogger hosted site to my own hosting site powered by WordPress ... I migrated the site. Please bear with me over the coming days as I try to clean things up and get back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:29:01

Hong Kong inquest dismisses fears of mystery virus killing children

Hong Kong inquest dismisses fears of mystery virus killing children Hong Kong- A Hong Kong inquest on Wednesday put an end to fears that a new mystery virus was behind the deaths of three children last year. A jury at the inquest returned unanimous verdicts of death by natural causes for all three children who died w.. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:54:13

Plane Crazy

Last Thursday Geoff Hoon announced that the Government was approving plans to build a third runway at Heathrow airport ... of Londoners; concern that government promises that only ‘clean’ aircraft will use the runway [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:37:39

adidas: branding one sole at a time

Take a minute one morning this week as you clean, feed, and dress your body and think of the brand choices you make each day. Savor a sip from that cold glass of orange juice, thick with pulp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:13:05

Terms and Conditions

Booking The sending of the on-line contact form confirms your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out below ... damage of any kind, excessive cleaning costs or excessive use of electricity the named person [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:29:25

Munters MCS: The construction drying experts

Without Munters MCS construction drying services, project progress can be delayed which can result in financial penalties, ... Commercial Mold Remediation Disaster Planning Disaster Restoration Commercial Hurricane, Storm Clean [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:03:34

Van Jones Testifies to House Select Committee

Read on for the full text. Testimony before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Van Jones, J.D ... . If we are smart, we will make the invention, manufacturing and deploying of clean energy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:49:28

The 2030 Challenge Stimulus Plan: Salvation through energy efficiency

By Diane Porter Green Right Now When President-Elect Barack Obama spoke to the nation Jan ... in the environment. “To finally spark the creation of a clean energy economy, we will double the production [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:08:30

Will the Kuala Terengganu electorate vote for change?

Monday, 12 January 2009 09:06   Will the Terengganu Muslim constituents, who form 88% of the Kuala Terengganu electorate, prove to have the same moral strength as their Kelantan brothers by rejecting the decadent values of UMNO/BN? In the most daring act to bribe the electorate of Kuala Terengganu (K.T.) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:27:21

Inauguration Celebration!

Inauguration Celebration! January 19th, 2009 1. 4th of July Cupcake, 2. Patriotic Cupcakes, 3 ... cups) for 30 minutes. Cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:05:31

Just for Fun Faux Postage Templates

Reported by Heather Strenzwilk Have you ever created your own postage stamps? Faux postage are an art form and Faux Postage Templates by Just for Fun Rubber Stamps are an easy way to create your own postoids. The templates can also be used to create sampler style artwork [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:00:01

The first step toward recovery

By Kate Sheppard Barack Obama. Photo: David Katz/Obama for America On Thursday, ... technologies that will lead to even more jobs, more savings, and a cleaner, safer planet in the bargain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:44:19

Of star, light and houses

Of firesides and cease fires…As the time of light draws nearer; I find myself once more star-gazing in the Christmas cupboard.Being of secular bent, I should, I’m sure, think of it as the solstice [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:59:15

Fatigue at Work

One of our Safety Concepts Readers, Derek - a Safety Advisor in the Construction Industry requested some tips and remedies for fatigue and sleep deprivation. Firstly, let’s look at sleep [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:21:39

10 Steps to a Healthy Ocean: Protecting our Oceans from Pollution

Photo courtesy of Webzer at Flickr.com ... , recreation, clean air, carbon mitigation, inexpensive transport, and many other things that we take [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:48:27

DR Congo: Ben Affleck and Sir Mick Jagger make film for UNHCRs Gimme Shelter campaign

Actor-director Ben Affleck and Sir Mick Jagger have launched a short film for UNHCRs new Gimme Shelter campaign to help raise funds and awareness ... for clean water supplies and emergency humanitarian assistance kits in the region.The film - Gimme [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:04:00

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics ... industries, including building and construction, cement, chemicals, coal, computer software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:05:43

Coal ash dumps a ‘time bomb’ for Michigan water, environmentalists say

Martin County, Ky ... safe for drinking water. “We have a time bomb ticking in Michigan,” said Lee Sprague, clean energy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:33:08

Petraeus Discusses Way Ahead For Afghanistan

Petraeus Discusses Way Ahead For Afghanistan Michael J ... some accomplishments, the general said. Establishing a national government, construction of infrastructure, improving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 06:34:16

Transcript: CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger State of the State Address | California is in a State of Emergency | January 15, 2009

(Source: State of California, Office of the Governor) 12:14 PM PST, January 15, 2009 Official transcript of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2009 State of the State address Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much, Lt. Gov. Garamendi, for the nice introduction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:16:24

Rainwater Harvesting

Today, I am researching rainwater harvesting systems ... Rainwater Harvesting Here is an image by Construction Resources in the UK that illustrates how the idea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:56:25

Tamrac 5693 Digital 3 Bag for Canon G3, G5, & S1 IS (Blue)

... has been pretty good. Construction material has a nice, tight fit, with compartments for memory cards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:39:25

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