Wind+Wing Technologies today announced plans to build the nation’s first winged and wind-assisted ferry vessel for public use in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ferry will utilize the wind, an inherent natural resource in the Bay Area, in conjunction with an innovative wing and clean Diesel motors to power and maneuver the vessel. The fuel saving design could save up to 40 percent of the fuel costs compared to the ferries currently operating in the Bay Area.
February
24
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First Wind-Powered Ferry Planned for San Francisco Bay
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments
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February
23
23
10 Best Eco-Adventure Destinations in India
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
India is one of the most popular destinations of Adventure Sports and Ecotourism. Thrillophilia Adventure is the first service provider in India dealing with adventure-related activities on a pan-India level. Thrillophilia Adventure have pioneered into adventure travel throughout the Indian Himalaya, Western Ghats, Deserts, offering the widest range of adventure tours, from soft adventure, eco-tourism trips to challenging expedition travel.
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February
22
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Winter olympics reduces its energy usage
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
Pulse Energy, the energy management software provider to the 2010 Olympic Games, released figures from the company’s Venue Energy Tracker today revealing a savings of 135,716 kilowatt hours of electricity (kWh) during the first week of competition, which is a 16 percent reduction compared to unmonitored consumption levels. That’s enough for Julia Murray, a Canadian freestyle skier, to race down the ski-cross course more than 14 million times.
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February
19
19
The World Prepares To Participate in WWFs Earth Hour
February 19th, 2010 · No Comments
On Saturday, March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time, the largest ever public demonstration for action on climate change will take place as lights are symbolically turned off for one hour in homes, office buildings, iconic landmarks, government buildings and retail establishments across the globe for Earth Hour.
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February
17
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Energy Efficiency Will Change the Way the World Creates and Uses Energy
February 17th, 2010 · No Comments
Mr. George Pataki, former Governor of New York and current counsel at Chadbourne & Parke, LLP, said today at the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference (www.eilatenergy.org) that increasing energy efficiency around the world will forever change the way that energy is produced and used.
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February
16
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Year of the Tiger Begins with Big Cats in Serious Trouble Around the World
February 16th, 2010 · No Comments
As many Asian countries prepare to celebrate Year of the Tiger beginning February 14, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports that tigers are in crisis around the world, including here in the United States, where more tigers are kept in captivity than are alive in the wild throughout Asia. As few as 3,200 tigers exist in the wild in Asia where they are threatened by poaching, habitat loss, illegal trafficking and the conversion of forests for infrastructure and plantations.
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February
14
14
This week in tech: We need an energy miracle
February 14th, 2010 · No Comments
We begin our weekly round up of green tech and gadget news as featured on the pages of Climate Crunch, with the news that former Microsoft boss Bill Gates may be the new Al Gore, “we need an energy miracle”, he stated, “We must innovate our way to zero CO2 emissions” he told the audience at TED an exclusive tech conference.
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February
11
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Winter Olympics: the First Ever Carbon Neutral Olympic Games
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments
The Vancouver Olympics are the first Olympic games to aspire to be carbon-neutral. According to the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) the games will achieve Carbon Neutral status through the following four steps: 1. Knowing how much carbon the games emits and publicly tracking and reporting on it; 2. Reducing emissions wherever possible; 3. Offsetting direct carbon emissions that cannot be reduced or eliminated; and 4. Enabling and inspiring further action.
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February
10
10
Satellite Phone Lands Green Traveller in Endless Indian Terrorism Trial
February 10th, 2010 · No Comments
You may remember the name Andy Pag, he’s the guy travelling around the world in a vegetable powered bus, well it seems he found himself in a bit of trouble with the Indian police,we received this update via email.The green traveller attempting to drive around the world in a vegetable oil powered bus, is due to face trial in an Indian court after being arrested on suspicion of terrorism when police found he was possession of a satellite phone, however the case has been delayed for the 4th week today by police repeatedly failing to meet court deadlines to finalise the charges against him.Complex Indian anti-terror laws require satellite phone holders to obtain a permit, however there is no information on any Government of India website*, or at ports of entry, warning foreign visitors about the laxly enforced rule. In a further twist, Pag’s lawyer, Prateek Kasliwal, has since discovered there appears to be no government department which actually issues permits for satellite phones.
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February
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New Book Empowers and Educates Homeowners on Financial and Environmental Benefits of Solar Energy
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments
With so much government aid available for first time home buyers, real estate fever has hit hard across the country, particularly among Generation X. But even if buyers are getting these older bungalows or foreclosed fixer-uppers on the cheap, the hard reality is that energy costs are once again on the rise and older homes are often not designed for maximum efficiency. This winter, author, mechanical engineer, and solar energy specialist Neil Kaminar offers Solar Basics: The Easy Guide to Solar Energy (McNeill Hill; ISBN 978-0-9840510-0-7; 2009; $24.95) to any dedicated do-it-yourselfer who wants to save money and reduce the impact they have on fossil fuels.
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