Evander Holyfied, former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, has announced that he will be converting 40 acres of his estate near Atlanta, GA, into a solar farm. Holyfield quipped to the Associated Press, “I guess I’m lean and green. I’m pretty much going to do all I can to fight against global warming. I’ll see what [...]
Filed under: Environment on October 19th, 2009 @ 10:17 am
Tagged with: clean energy, community garden, Evander Holyfield, green business, green economy, green jobs, Solar Power, sustainability
The New York Times has an extremely informative piece by Keith Bradsher on China’s budding solar energy boom, a trend that is certainly worth paying attention to. The article points to the economic conditions in China that have made it possible for Chinese solar companies like Suntech Power Holdings to thrive in the emerging market.
Competitive [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on August 26th, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
Tagged with: China, clean energy, clean tech, economy, energy, First Solar, funding, green energy, green jobs, investing, Q cells, Solar Energy, startup, Suntech Power Holdings, sustainability
In a report published today by the Pew Charitable Trusts, it is abundantly clear that the green revolution has picked up considerable momentum. Measuring the number of jobs created and sustained in each state, the report sets the rate of job growth for green jobs at 9.1% since 1998, numbering around 770,00 jobs nationwide. In [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News on July 15th, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
Tagged with: Business, economy, green economy, green jobs, green technology, growth, infrastructure, investment
‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.
MouliCohen.com: Today’s Generation Romanticized in Art http://bit.ly/cKjHUf