Guest Post: Energy Efficient Mortgages – Go Green & Improve the Home

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Introduction As the idea of green grows, industries are looking for incentives to promote being eco-friendly. The government and private institutions are sponsoring programs that offer cost-effective mortgages developed to help make a home more energy efficient. A ‘green mortgage’ or ‘energy efficient mortgage’ offers homeowners the opportunity to get or borrow money to upgrade [...]

Fracking in Michigan: U-M Researchers Study Potential Impact on Health, Environment, Economy

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Now U-M researchers are working with government regulators, oil and gas industry representatives and environmental groups to explore seven critical areas related to the use of hydraulic fracturing in Michigan: human health, the environment and ecology, economics, technology, public perception, law and policy, and geology/hydrodynam

Solar Source Installs 19 Solar Energy Systems for St. Petersburg’s Sunlit City Parks Initiative

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Solar Source installed 19 solar systems for the city of St Petersburg’s Sunlit City Parks Project. Almost 950 solar panels were mounted on park facilities, including the Science + Technology Education Innovation Center (EIC) and other park recreational centers.

AWWT Launches On-Site Recycled Water Treatment Units; Hurricane Sandy Contamination Response

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The on-site treatment systems are scalable to meet volume demands and remove volatile and non-volatile pollutants such as petroleum, diesel, kerosene, chemicals, sewage and saltwater, among others.