Archive for February, 2010
Turning trash into treasure
Ever since I was a kid, I wondered about all that trash stacking up —Â those trips to the dump with Dad really made an impact on me. Anyway, check out the program to create energy from methane gas emitted from rotting trash.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2010-02-24-landfill-energy_N.htm
Say hello to the Ingocar
170 mpg on hybrid gasoline-hydraulic drive
http://www.renewable-energy-news.info/fuel-efficient-hybrid-vehicle-delivers-170-mpg/
The Green Chamber of the South is really impressive
I know I sound like a big promo machine. Part of that is the fact that, yes, I’m in p.r. But I’m promoting the worthy stuff, remember. And also, there’s the “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it” mantra, which I overheard our wonderful security officer advising his niece on the cell phone in the elevator. At any rate, the Green Chamber of the South had a networking event last night at Zaya, and it was one of the best networking parties I’ve ever attended. No paltry showing of folks eyeing each other over their drinks. This was a full-on packed house — claustrophobic at times, in fact — and there was lots of quality shmoozing to be done. I think I may have to become a member. www.greencs.org I should add that my friend, Blair Rothstein, played a leading role in starting up the ir monthly “Green Wednesdays” lunch — a true grassroots movement, no green pun intended.
Greenprints conference starts next week
Greenprints comes to town March 1 and 2 for a conference on energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly building called “Sustainable Communities by Design”
NYT Green Inc. on the EV boom in San Fran
Silicon Valley is back. Check out the exciting prep for the rollout of EVs in our country’s capital of innovation.
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/san-franciscos-electric-cars-proliferate/
