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Tag: Green Technology

  • Your Tax Dollars At Work: Invisible Solar Cells That Look Like Glass

    Your Tax Dollars At Work: Invisible Solar Cells That Look Like Glass (via Clean Technica)

  • Beyond St. Patrick: A History of Green in Global Culture

    This Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day, which means people observing the occasion are starting to see green. But the popular color (which comes second only to blue when people are picking favorites) has signified a lot more than Irish pride throughout history. With the green day almost upon us — and to celebrate the launch…

  • Beyond St. Patrick: A History of Green in Global Culture

    This Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day, which means people observing the occasion are starting to see green. But the popular color (which comes second only to blue when people are picking favorites) has signified a lot more than Irish pride throughout history. With the green day almost upon us — and to celebrate the launch…

  • 2012 Was Record Year for Global Renewable Energy

    “2012 was a year of extreme uncertainty for clean energy markets, as venture investors pulled back and high-profile bankruptcies became a partisan wedge in the presidential election, all while climate disruptions brought clean tech back into the limelight,” said Ron Pernick, Clean Edge co-founder and managing director, in a press announcement. “But a key lesson…

  • Aging Sewer Infrastructures Need Critical Upkeep Actions

    As Marion Divers, a principal author of the study, has pointed out: “You build a sewer system once, put it underground, and unless there’s a catastrophic failure, you may not have a reason to dig it up and make sure it’s not leaking. Now sewers across the United States and in Pittsburgh are aging, and…