The Green Technocrat

We talk a lot about cutting back on our foreign oil dependency, going carbon neutral, creating jobs through the development of clean energy technologies, but often in these discussions leave out one of the most fundamental keys to achieving these goals, energy efficiency. While it is certainly critical that we continue to develop new [...]

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Tesla Motors, maker of the Tesla Roadster all-electric sports car, announced on Wednesday that due to the tough economic times they will be leaving Detroit and establishing their new company headquarters in San Jose.  In addition to the move they will be laying off an unspecified number of workers, saying that “There will also be [...]

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This is absolutely gorgeous.  I wonder how I get one…
From GreenPacks.org:
2008 Green Roof Award of Excellence in Downtown Chicago
Posted by Alex Ion
And the winners are … Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects.
It looks like there’s a trend these days to redesign rooftops into spectacular eco-friendly retreats no matter what the costs are. Do these guys [...]

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