Record year for Green Building predicted, despite economy
The US Green Building Council has released an important report with a series of findings that show the energy revolution is on, despite the economic turmoil nationwide. It may just prove to be the bright green growth we need to turn things around. The press release cites 5 reports, all of which point in the same direction: USGBC PRESS RELEASE: www.usgbc.org / 1.13.09 National Studies Show Green Building as Key Part of America’s Economic Recovery Green... [Read More...]
Why electric cars have stalled
From CNNmoney.com: ### Facing technical challenges and a weak market, many of Silicon Valley’s electric-car startups are changing direction. The Wrightspeed X1, a sports car whose three-second acceleration from 0 to 60 makes it one of the fastest autos in the world, is also super-clean: It’s powered by an electric motor and gets about 170 mpg. Ian Wright, the Burlingame, Calif., entrepreneur who created the X1 several years ago, had planned... [Read More...]
