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New Alternative Energy Stock Offerings Will Be Hot in 2012

2011-12-22T08:17:00.000-08:00

For those of you new to investing an IPO is an "initial public offering" and it looks like alternative energy companies will be the hot IPOs in the first half of 2012.

Let's get educated and get ready to be part of the wave of new investments in renewable energy.

This Gas Company Unveils a Unique Renewable Energy Project

2011-12-16T07:38:00.000-08:00

The Gas Company dedicated a new plant in Kapolei that can make "renewable natural gas" out of oils and fats from animal, fishing and farming waste.

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Chevy Volt Battery Fix Close

2011-12-07T17:34:00.000-08:00

GM engineers are moving closer to a Volt battery fix, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

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Electric Vehicle Popularity Grows

2011-11-30T15:04:00.000-08:00

Despite recent safety concerns about the Chevy Volt's battery, the popularity of electric cars is picking up traction, with CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

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Greentech Auto CEO on China Venture

2011-11-10T06:18:00.000-08:00

Weighing in on Green Tech Auto's joint venture in China Terry McAuliffe, former DNC chairman/Greentech Auto CEO, who says the electric vehicle is the beginning of a new market for the company and the venture in China will bring 2,000 jobs to the U.S.

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Chevy Volt a Dead Battery?

2011-10-31T16:35:00.000-07:00

Rep. Mike Kelly, (R-Pa.), says there is no market for the Chevy Volt in the U.S.

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General Electric To Supply 350 Wind Turbines To BP Wind Energy

2011-10-31T09:27:00.000-07:00

BP Wind Energy will purchase 350 General Electric 1.6 MW wind turbines for U.S. wind farm projects being developed in 2011 and 2012. Total value of the equipment orders and a five year services agreement is about $750 million.

GE's wind turbines will generate more than 560 MW of electrical power for the projects. BP Wind Energy placed two wind turbine orders with GE, the first for 88 units and second for 262—for delivery in 2011 and 2012, respectively. BP Wind Energy's Mehoopany Wind Farm, to be developed in Scranton, Pa., will use GE's 1.6-82.5 technology. The company's Flat Ridge 2 Wind Farm will be built using 262 GE 1.6-100 wind turbines and will be located 43 miles southwest of Wichita, Kan.

One Mans Mission to Bring New Energy to Ypsilanti Michigan

2011-10-09T07:11:00.000-07:00

Dave Strenski searches for ways to make his small Michigan town, Ypsilanti, the world's solar power destination.

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Bill Gates Unveils His Vision for the World's Energy Future

2011-10-09T06:48:00.000-07:00

Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.

If Energy Experts Inspected Your Home, What Would They Find?

2011-09-14T11:22:00.000-07:00

The Hinterthuers were amazed to discover what was happening inside their old house. Watch to see what they learned!

IBM and Portland Collaborate to Build a Smart City

2011-09-10T09:20:00.000-07:00

To better understand the dynamic behavior of cities, the City of Portland and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have collaborated to develop an interactive model of the relationships that exist among the city's core systems, including the economy, housing, education, public safety, transportation, healthcare/wellness, government services and utilities.

Will Wind Power Replace Solar?

2011-09-03T14:00:00.000-07:00

Jim Gordon, Energy Management, Inc. president, on the development of the first offshore wind farm and wind power versus solar power.

EnvironMission to Build 850 Metre Solar Tower in Arizona

2011-07-31T19:35:00.000-07:00

The tower, that will more then twice the height of the Empire State Building, will be one of the world's tallest structures and will generate significant amounts of energy using a very different type of solar power to the one you're familiar with. EnviroMission CEO Roger Davey speaks to Gizmag's Loz Blain about the 850 metre tall solar tower about to be built in Arizona.

Are You Going To Allow a Smart Meter to be Put on Your Home?

2011-07-18T19:46:00.000-07:00

This guy has a point. Please feel free to leave a comment and tell us what you think.

Tesla Roadster is History....Can The Tesla Sedan Be a Success?

2011-06-23T08:01:00.000-07:00

The road is coming to an end for the Tesla Roadster. There about two months of cars left to sell before the automaker turns its attention to its next model. Automaker Tesla Motors (TSLA) will stop taking orders for the car in the U.S. in about two months as the carmaker focuses on its Model S electric sedan.

Priced around $109,000 dollars, the two seat Tesla Roadster sports car was never intended to be a huge seller. Tesla reported sales of 1,650 Roadsters worldwide by the end of April, 2011. The car is sold in North America, Europe and
Asia.

With its performance and relatively long driving range, the Tesla Roadster helped change the perception of electric cars from being little more than golf carts with doors to actual viable production vehicles.

The Roadster can go from zero to sixty miles per hours in under four seconds, according to Tesla, and can travel about 250 miles on a charge. Former General Motors (GM) vice chairman Bob Lutz has credited it with helping to spur GM's development of the Chevrolet Volt.

Tesla's next big thing: Tesla's roadster production is coming to halt as the maker of battery-powered cars switches its focus to the upcoming Model S electric sedan. The first sales of the Model S sedan are expected to begin around the middle of 2012.

At a starting price of about $58,000, the base model will have a driving range of 160 miles, Tesla said, but buyers will be able to pay more for versions with larger battery packs and longer driving ranges. The first ones sold will have an estimated driving range of 300 miles with a price tag closer to $80,000.

Model S will be able to seat up seven people when equipped with an optional third row of rear-facing seats. Tesla hopes to be able to sell as many as 20,000 of the cars by 2013.

Besides building its own cars, Tesla has a business partnership with Toyota Motor Co (TM) to produce a plug in electric version of the RAV4 SUV and a deal with Daimler (DDAIF) to provide batteries for an electric version of the Smart ForTwo minicar.

The Model S sedan will be built in a California factory that was once used jointly by Toyota and GM.

Posted courtesy of CNN Money

New Honda Clarity Says Good Bye to Oil

2011-06-12T09:02:00.000-07:00

Honda Presents Fuel Cell Electric FCX Clarity. Honda became the world's first carmaker to put a fuel cell car on the road, delivering the Honda FCX to fleet users in the US and Japan in 2002. Now, the company introduces a fuel cell electric vehicle that delivers superior environmental performance and is fun to drive: the FCX Clarity.

Algae Biofuel Pioneer GreenFuel Technology Closes Down

2011-05-21T18:06:00.000-07:00

GreenFuel Technologies, one of the earliest, best funded and most publicized algae companies, is shutting its doors, a victim of the credit crunch. "We are closing doors. We are a victim of the economy," said Duncan McIntyre at Polaris Venture Partners, which invested in Greenfuel. Although it has raised millions of dollars and landed a high profile deal with Auranta in Spain to erect test facilities, it could not get money to complete the project. In January, it laid off 19 people, or half of the staff.

The company has also been chronically saddled with delays and technical problems. The company's plan was to pump carbon dioxide from smokestacks into bioreactors – i.e., sealed plastic bags filled with algae and water. The algae would grow fat on the carbon dioxide and later be harvested by GreenFuel to be turned into oil for biodiesel. Protein and other matter from the algae would also be sold to pet food manufacturers.

Take a Video Tour of the Cube Micro House

2011-05-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

Reducing our carbon and energy footprint is the foundation of living green, and Dr. Mike Page of the University of Hertfordshire in England has pioneered the design of a minuscule living space that does just that. It's referred to simply as The Cube, and includes all the comforts of a modern dwelling, including dining area, kitchen, shower, and double sized bed.

The entire home exists within a 10' by 10' footprint and is large enough to comfortably suit a single individual, or "two friendly people," according to Page. The diminutive dwelling is completely self sufficient in terms of electricity, using massive solar panels to suck up enough juice to power the home's creature comforts.

The video above does a good job detailing the Cube's features, but if you'd like to take your own tour, you can check out this 360 degree panorama as well. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that the energy saving getaway will be built to order, but you can obtain a full list of materials used and supply vendors on the project home page, if you feel like building one yourself.

A tour of the Cube from Mike Page on Vimeo.

Philippines Rolls Out New Fleet of ADB Electric Vehicles....and They are Tricycles!

2011-04-18T08:41:00.000-07:00

Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III transferred 20 Asian Development Bank-funded electric tricycles (e-trikes) to the City of Mandaluyong, marking an important first step towards a sustainable, energy efficient transport model for the country.

Emissions from the transport sector currently represent 30 percent of all pollution in the country, and approximately 80 percent of air pollution in Metro Manila. A sizeable proportion of vehicle emissions are attributable to inefficient public transport, particularly from tricycles, jeepneys and buses.

The 20 e-trikes are part of an ADB-funded project to introduce energy-efficient transportation alternatives in the Philippines. ADB is currently in discussions with the government and other development partners on a proposed project to significantly scale up the rollout of energy efficient e-trikes in Manila and other urban areas as early as 2012.

"Working together, we can give Manila cleaner air, bluer skies, and a more livable environment," said Kunio Senga, director general of ADB's Southeast Asia department. "The Philippines is assuming a leading role in Asia in supporting green transportation alternatives, and if e-trikes are followed by new fleets of electric buses and jeepneys, the effect could be transformative."

More than 3.5 million motorized tricycles are currently operating in the Philippines, producing more than 10 million tons of carbon dioxide and using close to $5 billion of imported fuel each year. Motorized tricycles - which are motorcycles with sidecars - are popularly used as low-cost public transport for short distances.

"Every 20,000 e-trikes that are introduced to Manila's streets will save the Philippines 100,000 liters of foreign fuel imports each day, saving the country about $35 million annually," said ADB's Principal Energy Specialist Sohail Hasnie. "This initiative not only benefits the environment, but it also supports the Philippines drive to become more energy independent."

Though the new e-trikes have higher up-front costs, older petrol tricycles are more than twice as expensive to operate and maintain in the long run. The cost savings will directly increase the incomes of e-trike operators.

The new ADB-supported e-trikes use lithium ion batteries, commonly used in laptop computers and mobile phones. The batteries can be recharged approximately 2,000 times, in contrast to lead acid batteries used in older e-trike models that need to be replaced every two years.

A recently concluded phase one ADB pilot project demonstrated that the Philippines has the local manufacturing capacity and technical skills base to build and maintain a large e-trike fleet. Once thousands of e-trikes begin to be manufactured, many new jobs could be created.

Factoring in electricity required for charging the batteries, the e-trikes' carbon footprint will be less than one quarter of petroleum-fueled tricycles' carbon dioxide emissions.

As part of the pilot project, ADB will install four charging stations in Mandaluyong City, which will be able to charge the e-trike batteries to 50 percent capacity in less than 30 minutes. One of the charging stations will use solar energy.

How an Eco Power Strip Can Save the World

2011-04-04T09:11:00.000-07:00

EcoStrip is the kind of low-hanging fruit most green teams dream of, just plug it in and it goes. If only getting people to recycle was that easy. Glenn Croston is the author of "75 Green Businesses" and "Starting Green", helping green businesses to get started and grow at Starting Up Green.

Jim Tarleton: Creating Green Energy Jobs

2011-03-06T09:28:00.000-08:00

In the Fourth episode of his "Voices of North Carolina" video anthology, Cal Cunningham introduces us to Jim Tarleton, a former oil and uranium mining engineer who now runs a renewable energy facility for Orbit Energy in Clinton, NC.

Neighborhoods Construction Guarantees More Shared Energy Use

2011-03-05T10:00:00.000-08:00

From government public housing to sustainable living, building a neighborhood designed for walking, not driving. With 15 units per acre, the townhouse construction guarantees more shared energy use, but they look more like "big houses".

The MGE Solar Trailer, Taking Solar to The Streets

2011-02-27T06:57:00.000-08:00

Taking solar to the streets.€“ That'€™s the job of the MGE Solar Trailer! In this story, see how the people all around the community learn more about green energy from the traveling, sun powered exhibit.

PepsiCo Video: Path to Zero Environmental Impact

2011-01-18T10:47:00.000-08:00

Walter Todd, Vice President of Operations, outlines PepsiCo UK and Ireland's path to zero environmental impact as outlined in the environmental sustainability report 2009/10.

Whitney Young High School Students Create Renewable Energy

2011-01-15T08:37:00.000-08:00

While many teenagers spend their afternoons playing video games or plugged into their iPods, one group gets a charge from recycling waste oil to make alternative fuel. What started as a small project for a science fair is now a large scale museum exhibit. Some local students are showing how they "live green" with home grown renewable energy.

"This is waste vegetable oil. We've collected it from a myriad of restaurants in this Tri-Taylor area," said Jacob Morley, senior, Whitney Young High School. "And this is what we use to make the biodiesel out of." They say it's an easy process, but some might disagree.

Europes Supergrid 2050

2011-01-14T11:58:00.000-08:00

This video was put together by Mainstream Renewable Power on the potential for Europe's supergrid. It's a big vision. But if it works as planned, it could give Europe a big advantage in the offshore wind space.

Streamside Forest Buffers Preserving Water Quality

2011-01-05T08:02:00.000-08:00

So you say "what does this have to do with renewable energy"? Water is our most critical form of renewable energy. It all starts with water.....

Studies by internationally acclaimed Stroud Water Research Center have shown that healthy forests bordering streams not only prevent numerous pollutants from reaching the water, but also multiply the stream's natural ability to cleanse itself of pollutants that do make their way into the water. On a small farm that is typical of many in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, best management practices including contour farming, terraces, and grass waterways work in tandem with a swale and forested buffer to protect the stream and therefore, the Chesapeake Bay.

"The science is now clear," says Bernard Sweeney, PhD, Director of the Stroud Water Research Center, "that widespread implementation of streamside forest buffers is one of the simplest, most cost effective approaches to eliminating many of the problems of the Chesapeake Bay..."

Big Goals for 2013 and Puget Sound Energy

2010-12-27T07:51:00.000-08:00

With green living on the minds of PSE executives and their customers, renewable energy is becoming a core part of Puget Sound Energy’s future power supply. PSE’s goal is to meet up to 10 percent of its customers’ total electricity need with cost effective renewable resources by 2013. A major step in that direction is PSE’s ownership and operation of two large wind farms in Washington state.

Ed Begley: What Renewable Energy Sources Do You Use on a Regular Basis?

2010-12-18T08:38:00.000-08:00

Ed Begley talks about what renewable energy sources he has confidence in and why.

Delivering the First Chevy Volt in New Jersey

2010-12-15T21:49:00.000-08:00

General Motors delivers it's first Chevy Volt in the Garden State, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

Stellar Solar Providing a Mobile Solar Station to Power Three San Diego Christmas Tree lots

2010-12-12T10:59:00.000-08:00

Stellar Solar, based in Carlsbad, is providing a Mobile Solar Station to power three San Diego Purdy Farms Christmas Tree lots. The Mobile Solar Station will power the CFL lights on the perimeter of the lot as well as the electric chain saws used to trim trees for customers.

It's the first known occurance of a Christmas tree lot that's completely powered by solar energy, and definitely the first in San Diego. Traditional holiday light strings can add over $55 dollars to your monthly utility bill. While LEDs are more efficient, they still depend on costly electricity to produce their festive glow.

Get a first hand look at the mobile solar station below!

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First Chevy Volt Rolls Off Assembly Line

2010-11-30T09:42:00.000-08:00

Insight into the first Chevy Volt to roll off GM's assembly line, with CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

Beyond the Barrel/Bolivia

2010-11-26T10:07:00.000-08:00

The push to go green is evident. If the world starts embracing green battery operated cars the smart money is going to be a very poor country in South America. CNBC’s Brian Shactman reports from Bolivia.

The Hybrid Electric Kinetic Photovoltaic Vehicle

2010-11-26T08:44:00.000-08:00

The Rocky Mountain Solar Cycle is nearing completion. Dubbed the Hybrid Electric Kinetic Photovoltaic Vehicle, The hybrid electric bikes Specifications are.....

* 44 lbs 396 Wh Battery (main) 28 Wh Battery (booster)
* 15-45 Minutes to recharge 10,000 Recharges (lifetime)
* 10.8V Capacitor (booster) 50 lbs
* Solar Array 50 Watts of solar power / 5 solar pannels 12V Kinetic generator

How Utilities are Changing the Solar Industry

2010-11-24T19:26:00.000-08:00

Julia Hamm, executive director of the Solar Electric Power Association, talks about why utility scale solar PV and CSP installations are gaining traction in the U.S

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The Making of PIA's Electric Car PSAs

2010-11-17T15:32:00.000-08:00

Meet the cast and crew behind Plug In America's PSAs.

Fifty volunteers got together over the summer and created seven PSA's (public service announcements) modeled after Apple's successful 'Mac versus PC' commercials. This documentary includes interviews with all the principals from the on screen talent to the behind the camera crew from producer Alexandria Paul to the wardrobe lady Magic Heide Nichols.

For a modest budget of $6,000, the Plug In America organizers pulled off a series of very funny messages that do get the point across that electric cars are wonderfully superior to their petroleum powered competitors.

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What is the Best Selling Renewable Energy Book on Amazon?

2010-11-17T07:39:00.000-08:00

What is the best selling renewable energy book on Amazon? It's "Renewable Energy - Facts and Fantasies" by Craig Shields.

"Our civilization's ever increasing hunger for energy and its fixation on fossil fuels to provide that energy is in the process of imploding on itself as our population grows and its demographics change. Yet we live in a world of tough realities, where an elegant solution simply does not exist." Craig Shields provides a broad survey of the subject, presenting 25 interviews with the widest possible variety of subject matter specialists, each chosen to provide the reader with an accessible and fair minded treatment of a particular issue. The technology, the economics, and the politics of renewables form a fantastically complicated calculus that needs to be thoroughly understood if we are to have relevant, informed discussions on this subject the most important challenge in the history of mankind, the migration to clean and sustainable energy sources.

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Electric Car Looks Like a Rocket on Dean of Invention

2010-11-16T07:51:00.000-08:00

For unbelievable inventions, visit planetgreen.com/dean | Joanne visits a facility where they are building the commuter car of the future that costs about two cents a mile to drive! It even has a sleek, rocket like design!

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LivingHomes on Extreme Ways to Go Green

2010-11-15T06:12:00.000-08:00

LivingHomes on the Travel Channel's Extreme Ways to Go Green.

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Green Energy For Indian Businesses

2010-11-10T10:16:00.000-08:00

Half of India's population stills works by gas lanterns to work and read at night. Could the coming solar and Renewable Energy revolution in India change all of that.

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What's New Under The Sun

2010-11-10T07:57:00.000-08:00

Solar technology is on the fast track! In this report, see some exciting new projects that are putting the sun to work for all of us.

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Solar Project Launches at U.S. Air Force Academy

2010-11-09T07:24:00.000-08:00

“Energy at the Air Force Academy is not simply a word anymore,” said Colonel Rick LoCastro. “It’s quickly becoming our motto and our success.” He said the culture on the Academy campus has shifted over the years and that there is a keen awareness and effort on the parts of faculty, staff, base personnel and cadets to use less and find new energy sources. He highlighted the Academy’s Falcon Green program. “Wear your Air Force blue,” he said, “but think green.”

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TimeScapes: Rapture

2010-11-06T07:42:00.000-07:00

This is production footage Tom Lowe shot over the summer for his debut film, "TimeScapes," a modern portrait of the American Southwest. He used Canon and Red MX cameras. You can follow the production of the film at twitter.com/timescapes

CNBC: Solar Spotlight

2010-10-30T11:48:00.000-07:00

Discussing the potential of the solar energy business in China, with Tairan Guo, VP of China Technology Development Group Corporation, CNBC's Bernard Lo and guest host Clive McDonnell of BNP Paribas Securities.

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Passive Solar for Homes

2010-10-28T21:53:00.000-07:00

The sun is a vital source of energy. Through roof windows it also provides masses of daylight when we are indoors, especially this time of year around solstice when the daily hours of daylight peak. So far national authorities across Europe have only made requirements to windows' insulating properties, that is their ability to keep the heat inside the buildings.

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Solar Water Heaters Take Off in China

2010-10-22T16:23:00.000-07:00

We talk to the mayor of Rizhao and the director of Mountain Yoga about how they are using solar water heaters.

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Green Architecture with Jeanne Gang

2010-10-22T11:25:00.000-07:00

Noted architect Jeanne Gang talks about place based architecture and the need for legislation that encourages green architecture as has occurred in Chicago.

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Project BioHOME and the Earth Base Station

2010-10-21T07:04:00.000-07:00

Sustainable off the grid combined with strong durable construction techniques make the perfect home for the 21st century!

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Google Funds Wind Farm on East Coast

2010-10-12T14:16:00.000-07:00

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is investing in a U.S. based wind farm power grid on the East Coast, reports CNN Tuesday morning. Google's official blog read as of Monday night, "We just signed an agreement to invest in the development of a backbone transmission project off the Mid-Atlantic coast that offers a solid financial return while helping to accelerate offshore wind development , so it's both good business and good for the environment."

The Atlantic Wind Connection farm will reportedly be located 10 miles offshore and will stretch 350 miles from New Jersey to Virginia. The farm will be able to produce 6,000 megawatts to power approximately two million homes. Google is undertaking the project with transmission company TransElect, and is footing 37.5% of the project's initial funds.

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Myers Park Man Installs Solar Panels and Save Big Cash

2010-10-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

A Myers Park man says installing solar panels on his roof has saved him hundreds of dollars in electricity costs.

Here's a simple solution if you want to go green and save electricity and heating bills using solar and wind alternative energy!

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How Much Value Will Solar Add to My Home?

2010-09-27T16:22:00.000-07:00

Solar will immediately add approximately twenty times your annual electricity bill savings immediately to the value of your home upon installation. For many 5kW systems, that amounts to about $20,000. Don’t believe it? Check out this video!

Whoa, that’s a lot of property value increase!

Indeed it is. However, an additional $20,000 in property tax basis in many states amounts to a big chunk of change owed back to the state come tax time. If you’re lucky enough to live in a state with a complete exemption from added taxes, you can breathe a sigh of satisfaction that your state legislators are doing something right!

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Student Flies Like a Bird, Powered Only By Himself

2010-09-25T14:23:00.000-07:00

A Canadian university student has done what Leonardo da Vinci had only dreamt of: Piloted a human powered "wing flapping" plane! Called an ornithopter, and the inspiration for modern day helicopters, the machine was first sketched by da Vinci way back in 1485 and never actually built.

Todd Reichert, an engineering student at the University of Toronto, made history by sustaining flight in his ornithopter, named Snowbird, for 19.3 seconds and covering 475.72 feet. Snowbird is made from carbon fiber, balsa wood, and foam. The 92.59 pound vehicle maintained an average speed of 15.91 miles per hour.

Todd and his plane made the accomplishment on August 2, 2010, at the Great Lakes Gliding Club in Tottenham, Ontario. The crew kept the achievement quiet for nearly two months to get the data finalized. Todd and some 30 other students had been working on the plane for 4 years.

HPO Flight from U of T Engineering on Vimeo.

The team went through 65 practice flights, and sadly, the aircraft will probably never be flown again. Todd endured a year long exercise program in which he lost 18 lbs. to prep for the flight. Because the plane has a wingspan of 104 feet, which is comparable to that of a Boeing 737, the pilot had to pedal with his legs all while pulling on the wings to flap at the same time. And he had to do it fast enough to fly! "Our original goal was to complete this sort of original aeronautical dream to fly like a bird," said 28 year old Reichert yesterday. "The idea was to fly under your own power by flapping your wings."

The flight, witnessed by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, is the first officially confirmed flight in an ornithopter. "Thousands of people have tried to do this for hundreds of years," said Reichert. "To be honest, I don't think it's really set in yet that I'm the one who has been successful. I was pushing with everything I had. When I finally let go and landed, I was hit with a breadth of excitement. It was pretty wild." I bet it was, Todd!

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Vehicles On The Verge

2010-09-16T07:45:00.000-07:00

Experts predict we'll soon see electric cars, vehicle charging stations and different types of hybrids. See how advances in hybrid and electric vehicle technology will affect all of us.

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Teen Transforms Geo Metro Into Electric Car

2010-09-11T10:48:00.000-07:00

A Freeman High School senior, inspired by a movie about electric cars he saw in his environmental science class, has done what Detroit automakers have failed to do: He built a cheap, reliable, roadworthy electric car.

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Search for Green Jobs & Capital

2010-09-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Even in the green community, we have to follow the money....

Insight from the National Clean Energy Summit, with Peter Darbee, PG&E president and CEO and CNBC's Jane Wells.

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Compostable Hot Cups - 4 Tips to Buying Green

2010-08-28T06:45:00.000-07:00

We're coming at your here live from our Viv offices and today we are giving y'all 4 quick tips to purchasing compostable hot cups. Here it is. 4 tips in under 3 minutes.

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Bill Joy: Investing in Green Tech

2010-08-05T23:23:00.000-07:00

Sun Microsystems founder Bill Joy, who is currently with VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, tells CNBC he has turned his focus from computer power to solar power.

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How Is the Weather Up There?

2010-07-28T09:36:00.000-07:00

Great music video from jazz great Stanley Clarke.

Just click here to purchase Stanley Clarke Bands "How Is The Weather Up There?"

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Wind Power Explained

2010-07-27T14:16:00.000-07:00

Cool wind power animation from Statkraft in Norway.

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Solar Thermal Energy for Heating in Europe

2010-07-21T06:55:00.000-07:00

The video shows the use of solar thermal energy for heating in Europe. Examples from Denmark and Spain show the use in different climates. Interviews with users and manufacturers give a good overview of this clean energy technology. The video is provided for free by the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign of the European Union.

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The Age of Stupid

2010-07-17T08:30:00.000-07:00

Climate ravages the Earth by 2055. Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?

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Yingli Solar: Investing in Clean Energy

2010-07-07T00:29:00.000-07:00

John Licata, chief commodities strategist at Blue Phoenix, talks about the potential of China's Yingli Solar, a World Cup sponsor. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong, Sri Jegarajah and Karen Tso, that firms such as Yingli could profit from clean energy investments in Africa.

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Shell Seeks to Fill BP’s Green Shoes

2010-06-29T11:26:00.000-07:00

Although BP has called off its “Beyond Petroleum” campaign touting the company’s green credentials in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, Shell Oil seems primed to step into their shoes. The company has launched an extensive new ad campaign in the face of harsh public scrutiny of the entire oil sector.

The campaign, which Shell is calling “Let’s Go,” repositions Shell as an energy, rather than oil, company, with one television spot implying Shell is investing more money on cleaner burning natural gas than any other oil company. The campaign will be rolled out across TV, print, and online mediums, and also features two new websites: shell.us/letsgo and energygalaxy.com.

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US Team Wins Bid to Build Solar House.....Let's Take a Video Tour

2010-06-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

A team of US students has won a competition in Madrid to design and build the best house run only by solar energy, the organisers said. The "Lumenhaus" of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University beat 16 other competitors from seven countries to win the Solar Decathlon Europe award. The contestants had 10 days to construct "real, sustainable, self-sufficient and comfortable houses exclusively sustained by solar energy", it said in a statement on Sunday.

The jury, made up of experts in architecture and solar systems, decided the Lumenhaus was "the most efficient" of the 17 entries. It "presents an open distribution that connects the inhabitants of the house with the external environment". About 190,000 people have so far visited the "solar village" on the banks of Madrid's Manzanares river where the houses are on display, the statement said.

Solar Decathlon Europe was taking place in Europe for the first time. It is organised by the US Department of Energy and was staged in the US in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2009. In Madrid, there were five teams from Spain, two from Germany, two from France, two from the US, two from China, one British and one Finnish.

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Buildings Go Green for Energy Efficiency

2010-06-23T07:05:00.000-07:00

As the White House continues to promote energy efficiency as a key component to solving the energy crisis, politicians and business leaders consider commercial buildings prime candidates for efficiency savings. Clean Skies News' Susan McGinnis takes a look at "green" building and tours a building that's won top level recognition for energy efficiency.

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Our First Video Show: Green Overdrive Is a GO!

2010-06-13T14:43:00.000-07:00

We’re very excited to present our new video show, Green Overdrive, brought to you by GigaOM TV and Earth2Tech. If it’s green, we’ll drive it. Each week we’ll test out a different eco friendly vehicle, whether it’s the latest electric car, plug-in motorcycle, or biofuel filled bus, and bring you our impressions as well as interviews with the companies.

We’re kicking things off with the first three episodes, where we drive Zero Motorcycle’s electric dirt bike, the Chevy Volt, and Ultra Motor’s A2B electric bicycle. Since we’re just starting out, we’d love your feedback or suggestions on what we should drive next, just add them into the comments. So far I’ve learned that a 150 lb. electric motorcycle can hit a squirrel at 40 mph and not topple over (that really happened). The green transportation revolution is here and we’re gonna drive it.

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OSU and Quasar.....Partnering for Green Energy Solutions

2010-06-11T12:40:00.000-07:00

Partnering for Green Energy Solutions. A short story on the relationship between Quasar Energy Group and The Ohio State University/OARDC

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Green Teams Take Root at AFI, American Girl, Webcrafters

2010-06-09T00:20:00.000-07:00

With more and more companies looking to build a culture of sustainability, employees are being recruited to join forces in green teams. Here’s how three very different companies, American Family Insurance, Webcrafters and American Girl all put their unique spin on sustainability.

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Vampire Power.....What Your Appliances Really Do Behind Your Back

2010-06-06T11:52:00.000-07:00

Vampire power, energy being leeched from your electronic appliances even while turned off, is a huge source of energy consumption. The Department of Energy estimates that 40% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while they are off. Eric Rochow from Real World Green provides some tips to help you keep your vampire power under control, and some shocking statistics that reveal why it's so vital to take care of.

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Solar Power Meets Consumer Power

2010-05-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

San Francisco based company One Block Off the Grid is using consumer power to make installing solar power easier, cheaper and more streamlined. CNBC.com's Brooke Sopelsa has the story.

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Exal, Alcoa Take Diamond in Dupont Packaging Awards

2010-05-28T09:11:00.000-07:00

DuPont Packaging President Bill Harvey announces winners in the 22nd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, including the first fully compostable snack bag from Frito Lay and new PET bottles from Coca Cola that incorporate plant based renewable polymer. The jury said that the winners represent impressive strides in improved sustainability. The DuPont Awards are the industry’s longest running independently judged awards program.

Dupont gives the Diamond Award, its highest honor, to companies that have demonstrated innovation, sustainability and waste reduction in one of their packaging solutions. Exal Corp & Alcoa Rigid Packaging USA won the Diamond Award for their new aluminum bottle, which features a recyclable aluminum alloy. Entropy Solutions Inc USA also received the Diamond Ward for its new greenbox reusable thermal management system.

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Recycling With a Vengeance

2010-05-27T18:09:00.000-07:00

Now this is recycling! Smashing Glass Bottles as Therapy.

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US Postal Service Fleets Deliver Greener

2010-05-27T08:35:00.000-07:00

The U.S. Postal Service is on the leading edge of transportation technology with a new fleet of electric and alternatively fueled service vans. Clean Skies News tells you just how effective these alternative vehicles and smarter routes actually are.

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1920 Milburn Electric Car, $1,000 with 100 Mile Range

2010-05-24T19:00:00.000-07:00

This is Tom Henry's 1920 Milburn that he keeps at his Electrical Code instruction facility. In Tom's words: since I'm an electrician, I figured I needed to have an electric car!

If you think that Better Place invented the battery swapping idea, you're wrong. The Milburn features the convenience of an exchangeable battery, albeit in a much less automated manner than the Better Place model. In addition, the 100 mile range of many current EVs certainly doesn't show much progress considering that the Milburn claimed identical numbers. Price is one area where the current crop of EVs outshine many of the oldies.

Basic Stats: 100 miles on a charge new, swappable batteries, Top Speed: 20. It was one of the first cars that women could drive because you didn't have to hand crank it to start.

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John Elkington On Sustainability Reporting Trends

2010-05-21T10:16:00.000-07:00

An interesting short video of John Elkington, founder of SustAinability, discussing the shift in corporate sustainability from push reporting to pull reporting.

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Anvil Makes Its Debut

2010-05-19T07:55:00.000-07:00

Clean Skies News discusses the Anvil with Tomberline CEO Mike Tomberlin. The Anvil is an open air LSV or low speed vehicle.

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GreenTech Automotive Purchases Hong Kong's EUAuto Technology

2010-05-18T16:42:00.000-07:00

Hybrid vehicle firm, GreenTech Automotive, recently acquired Hong Kong's EUAuto Technology for $13 million. Terry McAuliffe, chairman at GreenTech Automotive, discusses where the price of oil is headed and why green energy is the future with CNBC's Bernard Lo.

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GM Unveils EN-V Concept Vehicle for Shanghai Expo

2010-05-12T16:51:00.000-07:00

GM is introducing its vision for urban transportation for the future in 2030. EN-V (Electric Networked-Vehicle) represents the reinvention of the automobile and is part of the technology solution to make such a vision a reality. Adopting a new automobile that combines electrification and connectivity, EN-V address the challenges associated with global urbanization and offers a future that is free from petroleum and emissions while making driving more fun and fashionable than ever before.

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Jackie Eco....Let's Get Angry, Inspired and Motivated!

2010-05-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

Jackie Eco just reminded me, there is nothing new about renewable and alternative energy.....

NOW is a KEY moment that we learn about and PUSH for CLEAN ENERGY - something we ALL want and need. Please note that bird and bat friendly wind turbines are currently being used successfully. While this disaster is in the public's eye, let's make the most of it. Instead of being depressed about the Gulf Gush, let's get ANGRY, INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED!!! Once we globally SWITCH to clean energy, there will never be another oil spill again!!! CLEAN ENERGY NOW!!! CLEAN ENERGY NOW!!! CLEAN ENERGY NOW!!!
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Lanxess CoGen Plant Runs on Sugar Cane Waste

2010-05-11T13:09:00.000-07:00

A cogeneration plant at Lanxess AG’s plant in Porto Feliz, Brazil, uses a gas generated from sugar cane waste to run the pigment factory. The plant makes 4.5 megawatts of power, enough to run the factory.

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Charging an Electric Car With Home Solar Panels

2010-05-11T11:13:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles Times reporter Susan Carpenter shows the equipment and costs involved with charging an electric car using home solar panels.

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Jackie Eco....The Environmentalist Stand Up Comic

2010-05-10T17:56:00.000-07:00

Jackie Eco is an Impressionist/"ECO-medienne" (Environmental Stand up Comedienne)/Actor/Writer and more. She has been an avid environmentalist and involved with similar causes since she was 13 years old. Click Here for her YouTube Channel and make sure to subscribe, as she is currently in the process of shooting and editing more videos. So add her to your favorites and keep track of her "fight for the green team".

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Green Building Tour - The University of British Columbia

2010-05-10T08:41:00.000-07:00

Experience UBC's environmentally friendly green buildings on campus.

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Cape Wind Moves Forward

2010-05-04T20:29:00.000-07:00

After nine years, countless reviews, and two administrations the the Cape Wind Project gets the green light from the White House. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved the plan for the country's first offshore farm, but as Clean Skies News' Lee Patrick Sullivan reports, the fight is still not over.

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Upside-Down Politics of Ethanol

2010-04-28T23:04:00.000-07:00

Democrats typically would not approve of tax breaks for Big Oil, but when it comes to supporting ethanol, Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) finds himself doing just that. And Republicans like Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), despite his party's affinity for free trade, is backing a tariff. Clean Skies' Dan Goldstein has more.

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James Woolsey on Ending America's Oil Addiction

2010-04-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

Is this really the "guys" we thought would lead us in the green movement? Former CIA Director James Woolsey insists the U.S. must end its addiction to foreign oil and gives real ways how to do it quickly.

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The Simpsons....Earth Day "Green Episode"

2010-04-26T12:21:00.000-07:00

Homer gets frustrated with the Simpson family's wasting of electricity and decides the family needs to use renewable energy instead. He quickly gets talked into buying a windmill for the house by some Danes and the comedy begins.

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U of Andy: Earth Day

2010-04-22T15:04:00.000-07:00

Learn how to go green with Professor Andy on Earth Day.

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The Future of the Green Economy

2010-04-22T13:15:00.000-07:00

A look at the green economy on Earth Day, with Jim Kohlberg, Kohlberg Venture Investments CEO.

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Kemp Family: Off Grid Living with Renewable Energy

2010-04-20T17:46:00.000-07:00

Life off the electricity grid, using renewable energy, with best selling author William "Bill" Kemp and his wife, living the good life with a low impact on the planet.

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Earth Week: Smart Grids

2010-04-20T17:32:00.000-07:00

Cisco says the smart grid could be bigger than the internet.

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FedEx Goes Electric

2010-04-16T00:01:00.000-07:00

Martin LaMonica from CNET's Green Tech blog gets a look at one of FedEx's four all-electric delivery trucks in Laguna Niguel, California on April 14, 2010.

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Preparing for the Smart Grid

2010-04-14T08:53:00.000-07:00

Electricity usage is rising, resources are dwindling, and as the nation struggles to emerge from a languishing recession, the White House says the key to meeting energy demand more efficiently could lie in a new digital smart grid. Clean Skies News' Dipka Bhambhani has more.

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Biofuel Mobile Training Lab

2010-04-14T06:34:00.000-07:00

With the Climate Bill and Clean Water Act under discussion, the push for alternative fuels has never been greater. In this report, the Monitor's Ryan Naquin shows how one biofuels company is educating farmers how they can produce biofuel in their own backyards.

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The Battery 500 Project

2010-04-11T20:50:00.000-07:00

Today, a vast majority of the worlds oil is burned for transportation. Energy sources such as wind, geothermal and solar power, fluctuate continuously and can do little to reduce oil consumption unless the energy produced can be harnessed and stored. Many experts believe the solution may lie in the development of an efficient, affordable energy storage network. Simply stated, energy storage not energy generation is seen as an important step toward the future.

A key part of current electric energy storage research will be influenced by the work of a consortium that hopes to develop next generation lithium batteries able to power electric vehicles for 300 to 500 miles on a single charge. This research may uncover major advances in larger scale power storage for future electric grid applications. This next generation battery is called Lithium-air.

In this video, experts from talk about the research and development behind Lithium-air and why they feel it may represent the future of energy storage for electric vehicles.

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Living Downstream - Trailer

2010-04-10T10:20:00.000-07:00

This is a site about renewable energy, and that includes renewing life itself!

There once was a village overlooking a beautiful river. The people who lived here were very kind. These residents, according to parable, began noticing increasing numbers of drowning people caught in the rivers swift current and so went to work devising ever more elaborate technologies to resuscitate them.

So preoccupied were these heroic villagers with rescue and treatment that they never thought to look upstream to see who was pushing the victims in. Living Downstream is a walk up that river. The river of human cancer.

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IBM Global Entrepreneur Initiative

2010-04-06T19:19:00.000-07:00

In today's challenging economic environment, technology start ups can struggle to bring new ideas to market. In response, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today opened its resources to these companies in a new initiative to help this next generation of entrepreneurs capture emerging business opportunities in fast growing industries such as energy and utilities, health care, telecommunications and government. The IBM Global Entrepreneur initiative provides start ups with no charge access to industry specific tech.

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Drinkable Water Made From Air Becomes Reality

2010-03-30T20:38:00.000-07:00

Clean Skies News talks to Henri-James Tieleman, CEO of Ecoloblue, a company that has invented a way to make water out of thin air. Tieleman explains the process, which does not require plumbing or refilling the water.

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Beyond the Line Trailer

2010-03-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

Turn the risks of climate and environmental change into compelling business opportunities.

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Bloom Energy Unveils “Miraculous” Micro Power Plant

2010-03-20T22:37:00.000-07:00

Bloom Energy claims that its new power plant is capable of producing cheap emission-free energy by combining oxygen with natural gas, propane, biofuels, or diesel. It does this without combustion through a chemical reaction that utilizes stacks of ceramic discs coated with special green and black “ink” interspersed with metal plates made from a cheap alloy. Current commercial units are expected to sell for $700,000 to $800,000, although plans have been announced for a $3,000 home unit down the line.

The Bloom Box may represent a breakthrough in grid-free clean energy, but only if it’s able to cheaply and efficiently produce power with little waste, a difficult proposition. In order for it to be considered a truly “clean” technology the device will also require a steady supply of biofuels. What do you think – will the device live up to its staggering expectations, or is this box powered by hype? Sound off in the comments!

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