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Archive for December, 2007

Eight cleantech developments to watch for in 2008

Friday, December 21st, 2007

December 18, 2007 by Nicholas Parker
Enjoyed our “seven for 2007″ roundup? Here’s Cleantech Group Chairman Nicholas Parker on eight trends to watch for in 2008.
With the end of each year come the inevitable end-of-year lists.
So, as 2007 draws to a close, let me offer some of the Cleantech Group’s thoughts on what developments the sector […]

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Patagonia Behind Largest Environmental Film Fest in the US

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

For tickets and more info - see http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/

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Here’s what I want to see in more homes…indoor landscaping…

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Check it out. I love this stuff. It’s just brilliant. A great solution to the too-urban landscape that surrounds us in our daily lives, more often than not — http://www.indoorlandscaping.de/, http://www.greenfortune.com/; http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/

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Solar Continues to Take in Cash

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Published by Inside Cleantech today: http://media.cleantech.com/2194/solar-continues-to-take-in-cash

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Al Gore’s Acceptance Speech

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

A must read.
http://blog.algore.com/2007/12/nobel_prize_acceptance_speech.html

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h2bid.com in Forbes ‘Boost Your Business’ Contest

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Fascinating. Having studied e-markets, I have to say this is the first I’ve ever seen dedicated to water industry contract procurement.
See http://www.forbes.com/byb/final_round/byb07_h2bid.html
Business Plan noted on the Forbes site:
H2bid.com (“H2bid”) is an online exchange for water and wastewater utilities and their vendors.1 H2bid offers an easy and accessible means for water and wastewater vendors […]

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On Cleaning Up Oil Spills…

Monday, December 10th, 2007

…for any of you who might have read the news about the enormous damage from the latest oil spill - this one along South Korea’s Western Coast - you might be interested to know what resources are out there to do anything about this. There certainly needs to be a new solution to this continuing […]

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San Jose, California’s “Green Vision” Goals - From AMR Research

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

John Davies’ team at AMR Research has been pulling up some interesting stuff over the last while as noted in their Green Alert, and this time, they put the spotlight on San Jose, California…not too far ‘down the street’ from some of us. Davies is VP of AMR’s Sustainability Forum. This is from […]

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Patagonia’s FootPrint Chronicles

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Sent to me by a friend this morning - this makes you think — even if you’ve been on auto-pilot lately, buried under that mound of work on your desk. Through this tool, you can track the impact of a specific Patagonia product from design through delivery.
Take a look -http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/footprint/index.jsp
And a happy, healthy holiday […]

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From emagazine.com: Canada Saves the Forest

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

This is such hopeful news; I say this having planted myself in front of the tv the other night to watch “Planet In Peril”, and being so saddened by the destruction I was witnessing, documented by the film’s makers. To know untouched forest looks like, smells like, feels like, and sounds like is to […]

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On Biodegradeable Packaging Designs

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

I like the designs by Mark Rosenthal and Katori Dhoji noted in this article:
http://www.sustainableisgood.com/blog/2007/11/apple-ilife-09.html

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