Jump-starting electric vehicle sales with workplace charging stations Electric vehicle enthusiasts aim to boost the viability of the EV industry by encouraging employers to add charging stations. As of July 20, there were 7,849 public and private non-residential charging stations in the United States, 1,579 of which were in California, according to the U.S. Department […]

  Wireless charging hasn’t quite yet made an impact in the smartphone market but that hasn’t stopped scientists in South Korea from using a similar technology to develop the world’s first road-powered electric vehicle network. Located in Gumi city, the 15-mile network uses specially adapted roads with electrical cables lying just underneath the surface to magnetically […]

Many of you have seen this (below) but for those of you that haven’t its important to support these efforts.  We will be using some of what Ed will be creating here as our coalition  works towards our vital film tax credits expansion bill. I encourage you all to follow the link and take the […]

Feds give solar plants priority over mining on public lands Work begins on heliostat-construction buildings at BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah solar power plant in the Mojave Desert.(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times / April 5, 2011) By Julie CartJuly 5, 2013, 1:21 p.m. Utility-scale solar plants have been given priority over mining claims on federal lands, according to a decision […]

Dolphins Have “Names,” Respond When Called Having identities may help dolphins communicate, study suggests. Bottlenose dolphins swim in the Sea of Cortez. Photograph by Ralph Lee Hopkins, National Geographic Stock Christine Dell’Amore National Geographic News Published July 22, 2013 We already knew that bottlenose dolphins can follow “recipes” in preparing mollusks, help other species in distress, and possibly do math. So […]

Rural Virginia seemed an unlikely place for a green dream, as Melina Winterton and Larry Peck discovered when they told contractors they wanted to build an earthship. “You want to do what?” was the common reply. “They thought we were building a garage at first,” Winterton says. No, they were building a home. But this […]

This week, ABC is taking the fight against Aereo to the New York-based startup’s home turf: the network will start streaming its entire programming schedule in real-time to viewers in New York and Philadelphia. This marks the first time one of the major broadcasters has streamed a 24-hour live feed online. However, there are a […]

Audi ad shows challenge between new Spock — Zachary Quinto — in an Audi S7 vs. old Spock — Leonard Nimoy — in a Mercedes-Benz CLS. And you thought Audi was done with summer blockbusters with Tony Stark’s R8 inIron Man 3? A new, funny web film ad, from Volkswagen’s premium brand ties in with […]

  SolePower charges smartphones by harnessing walking power Looking to solve the issue of a dead phone battery and no power outlet in sight, a new invention on Kickstarter says it can capture, generate, and store power within a shoe insole. SolePower is a power generating shoe insole that can charge portable electronics.(Credit: Screengrab by […]

  Reports: There Are More Solar Workers Than Coal Miners in the U.S. by Matthew Zeitlin May 6, 2013 1:40 PM EDT Coal accounts for a vastly larger chunk of electricity production than solar. But industry reports suggest there are more solar employees than coal miners in the U.S.“America has more solar workers than coal miners,” declared a […]