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Samsung’s Solar Powered Internet School in South Africa
Samsung Business Leader for East and Central Africa Manoj Changarampatt says that Africans are more likely to have their first experience with the Internet by using a smartphone rather than a computer. This explains why, while many other companies are exiting the African marketplace, Samsung is ramping up its marketing and sales efforts on the [...]
SolarCity Gets 26 Los Angeles Schools to go Solar
A total of 26 schools in Los Angeles will go solar thanks to a new partnership with SolarCity. Under the partnership, SolarCity will install a total of 7.4-megawatts of solar power projects across 26 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools. Already the majority, 17 arrays, have been installed. Already SolarCity has installed solar at [...]
Carbon Management Degrees: Green Job Gold
Today’s world is quite contradictory with many people becoming green to save the environment, those who are polluting it and the rest not thinking about saving or polluting the environment at all. Everyone decides for himself which path to follow. But first of all you should understand and think about the impact you personally are [...]
Energy Policy Throwdown: Obama Versus Romney
Clean energy is an important part of the economy of Colorado, which is the location of the first presidential debate on October 3rd. Colorado’s robust wind industry and 70,000 jobs in green goods and services could suffer if the Production Tax Credit for wind isn’t extended by the end of 2012. The presidential candidates differ [...]
In Focus: The Green Schools Alliance
In response to Mayor Bloomberg’s challenge to New York City (NYC) institutions to reduce their carbon footprint 30 percent by 2030, on October 11, 2007, 46 schools gathered at the Allen-Stevenson School in NYC to explore solutions to climate change. After this meeting, with support from the Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability, [...]
Why Green Businesses Need The Cloud
With so many businesses attempting to go green, there are a few tools to choose from. One of these tools is cloud computing and virtualizing their businesses. For many this is a new concept that seems mysterious and too futuristic to implement. With conventional business being the standard, how can a company become dependent on [...]
A Green World = A Safe World
We’ve all seen sketchy vacant lots in cities and towns that serve as an unofficial garbage dump and litter box. I know my first thought is: How hard can it be for the government to make this area more aesthetically pleasing? But I always shunned my thoughts thinking that there are more serious and impertinent [...]
Energy Efficiency: Is It The Real Deal?
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), peak electric loads in the U.S. are 20,800 MW lower than they would be without utility energy efficiency programs[1]. If it is correct it represents perhaps 100 power plants that did not need built that would have otherwise been required. Similarly, the EIA data shows that electric usage [...]
Taxes: Big Reason Solar Powered Schools are Sprouting Up
Beginning in the fall of 2012, five district schools in the Saint Louis, Missouri, area will be powered with solar energy. Students will be able to watch the process and learn from the upgraded green energy providers by monitoring the systems in their classrooms. The five lucky schools are leasing five solar panels for 20 [...]