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Another Earth Day, How Did We Do This Year?
Posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 08:27 AM
By: Adam Beazley
Well here we are at another Earth Day and quite frankly a lot has changed since last year. It seems that this “green thing,” which many opponents said was a fad, now looks like a full…
Clean Energy Tax Credits Bill Passes The Senate
Posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 10:45 PM
By: Adam Beazley
After the 88-8 vote in the senate last Thursday, I am pleased to announce that we are one step closer to getting all of those fantastic renewable energy tax credits extended for 8 years. Considering…
Green LEED Buildings Getting Top Dollar And High Occupancy
Posted on Apr 01, 2008 - 12:26 AM
By: Adam Beazley
The U.S Green Building Council has a green building rating system called LEED which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. As a LEED accredited professional (LEED AP) I am…
Yet Another Bottled Water Ban - This Time Seattle
Posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 11:31 PM
By: Adam Beazley
According to a recent story in The Seattle Times, it looks like the city of Seattle will be following San Fransisco’s lead by no longer purchasing any bottled water for city employees.
…Earth Hour 2008 Is Comming
Posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 01:00 PM
By: Adam Beazley
Coming up towards the end of this month is something called “Earth Hour.” What started as a regional event that took place in Australia last year how now become a global phenomena. Countries…
Microchips Provide Heat For Nearby Homes
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 07:54 PM
By: Adam Beazley
At IBM’s Zurich lab in Switzerland, engineers are working out a new cooling system to harness all of the wasted heat energy produced by the millions of microchips in data centers to heat nearby…
Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Are Back On The Table
Posted on Feb 21, 2008 - 11:22 AM
By: Adam Beazley
If you have not been keeping up with congress and whats been going on with our current energy bills and tax incentives, here is a little refresher course: Back in 2006 a fantastic bill was passed…
World’s Most Efficient Rotary Air Engine
Posted on Feb 05, 2008 - 10:14 PM
By: Adam Beazley
The Di Pietro rotary air engine is, according to researchers, the most efficient air engine on earth. This rotary piston design from Engineair Pty Ltd out of Australia, has managed to reduce the…
Burning Coal Is Even Worse Than We Thought
Posted on Jan 09, 2008 - 03:14 PM
By: Adam Beazley
After reading a very interesting article over at Scientific American, I quickly realized that the coal fired process to produce electricity for over 50% of the US is even worse for the environment…
No More Solar or Wind Tax Breaks. Thanks Congress
Posted on Dec 14, 2007 - 08:27 PM
By: Adam Beazley
Our efforts failed... A new “scaled down” energy bill was passed through the senate last night and three of the most important items in the bill were taken out to appease oil funded republicans.…
