2012 April 16

Co-Sponsored “Toward a Sustainable 21st Century” Series Continues in Irvine, CA

April 16, 2012 by Jennifer Shockley Leave a Comment

An on-going series of conferences that is dedicated toward improving the environment and making more sustainable choices easier is the Toward a Sustainable 21st Century series, co-sponsored by multiple companies all pooling their resources to make a difference.

Mexico Emulates Neighbor California With 35% Clean Climate Law

April 16, 2012 by Glenn Meyers Leave a Comment

A welcoming round of applause goes to those who gave the nod to Mexico's recently passed clean climate law, as reported by Susan Kraemer at Clean Technica.

Germany's Solar Woes Dim the Promise of Green Jobs

April 16, 2012 by Glenn Meyers Leave a Comment

An interesting article from the Christian Science Monitor on the difficulty of German solar panel manufacturers sustaining a once-promising growth sector for green jobs that is being impacted by lower cost Asian products. Photo: ykanazawa1999 EA to Purchase PopCap Games Wireless News July 16, 2011 Wireless News 07-16-2011 EA to Purchase PopCap Games Type: News Electronic Arts [...]

Energy Efficient Lighting Industry Shows Steady Growth in Survey

April 16, 2012 by Glenn Meyers 1 Comment

Danielle Stewart has written before about the benefits of commercial led lighting and how businesses can retrofit with more energy efficient lighting. Here she provides Green Building Elements with a recent survey conducted by lighting professionals at Precision Paragon about the growth of the energy efficient lighting industry.

GUEST POST: Underfloor Heating Fuels Energy Efficiency

April 16, 2012 by Glenn Meyers 1 Comment

Underfloor heating is an incredibly efficient way to heat the rooms of a house; it can be relatively cheap to install, there are no mechanisms on show and no maintenance. One of its main benefits is that the heat is distributed evenly about the air space of a room, again making it more efficient to run.