The U.S. wind energy industry installed 8,358 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2008, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced on Tuesday as their most recent green steps.
That’s good news for wind energy because 8,358 MW of new generating capacity . . .
shatters all previous annual records
swells the nation’s total wind power generating capacity by 50%
represents economic investment of some $17 billion
reflects 13,000 new jobs in the wind turbine and turbine component manufacturing sector
positions wind power as one of the leading sources of new power generation in the U.S. (along with natural gas)
and represents a savings of nearly 44 million tons of carbon emissions –the equivalent of taking 7 million cars off the road.
The piano-manufacturing icon Steinway & Sons has installed the world’s largest solar-powered cooling system atop its factory in Queens, New York as their green steps.
The $875,000 solar-powered rooftop system will provide cool air to dehumidfy the company’s 11 acres of factory operations, thus protecting the pianos inside. The system, which will be complete this spring, is funded in part by federal tax credits and a grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
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Step 11: An Even Greener Green Shoebox
Readers loved the design of the green shoebox I posted about last week.
But since then,
NewtonRunning has released news that the molded pulp boxes weren’t very sustainable to produce or ship.
Turns out the folks at Mariner Asset Management are involved in more than one ground-breaking green initiative. In addition to building what is anticipated to be the first LEED-Platinum carbon-neutral office complex in the United States, the firm is also co-sponsoring the 2009 Green Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., on Monday night.
Every Super Bowl XLIII ticket purchased on StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, will result in a tree being planted in Florida’s Ocala National Forest.
Step 14: Researchers Use CO2 Emissions to Make Fuel
Carbon Sciences, Inc., has made significant progress toward making high value products from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, CNNMoney.com reported today.
Step 19: Heinz Ketchup Swaps Tomato for Pickle on Label
Since the 1890s, the
label on a bottle of Heinz Ketchup has featured a picture of a gherkin pickle. But, that tradition will end this year because Heinz has redesigned its ketchup bottle label to feature a tomato, instead.
Congress is considering a proposal to give drivers up to $4,500 in vouchers when they turn in old gas-guzzling cars any buy vehicles that get good gas mileage, reports The Detroit News.
Congress is considering a proposal to give drivers up to $4,500 in vouchers when they turn in old gas-guzzling cars any buy vehicles that get good gas mileage, reports The Detroit News and make that as their green steps.
The so-called “Cash for Clunkers” program is envisioned to run for four years and will encourage the retirement of up to 1million vehicles each year.
Since the 1890s, the label on a bottle of Heinz Ketchup has featured a picture of a gherkin pickle.
But, that tradition will end this year because Heinz has redesigned its ketchup bottle label to feature a tomato, instead of the pickle. The new tomato imagery is designed to emphasize the company’s commitment to tomato quality.
According to a press release, Heinz’s new label will also include the words “Grown not made,” a tagline that stresses the company’s dedication to tomatoes grown by a select group of farmers. Because Heinz has such strict control of its supply chain as their green steps, the company says it can track each tomato in its ketchup “from seed to vine to bottle.”
A new residential development in Miyoshicho, Aichi Prefecture, Japan will use only LED lights for all outdoor lighting as their green steps.
Toyota Smile Life, Inc. is developing the parcel, known as “Green Avenue Azabu no Oka,” and already has 21 out of a planned total of 204 houses complete, according to an article yesterday in Tech-On.
Carbon Sciences, Inc., has made significant progress toward making high value products from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, CNNMoney.com as their green steps.
Researchers at Carbon Sciences, based in California, are using chemical engineering and bio-engineering principles to develop a biocatalytic process that can transform CO2 emissions into fuels like gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel.
Every Super Bowl XLIII ticket purchased on StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, will result in a tree being planted in Florida’s Ocala National Forest as their green steps.
The company launched Tickets for Trees last month and will plant a tree in a National Forest for every 2008-2009 NFL post-season ticket purchased on StubHub. Trees will be planted in the National Forest closest to each team hosting a playoff game.
Turns out the folks at Mariner Asset Management are involved in more than one ground-breaking green steps.
In addition to building what is anticipated to be the first LEED-Platinum carbon-neutral office complex in the United States, the firm is also co-sponsoring the 2009 Green Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., on Monday night.
Hosted by Al Gore, the former vice-president and Nobel laureate, the gala will honor President-elect Barack Obama, and is widely seen among environmentalists as a “kick-off” to America’s new green economy.
The U.S. wind energy industry installed 8,358 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2008, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced on Tuesday as their most recent green steps.
