By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
Energy efficiency represents the most expedient approach to reducing energy consumption and C02 emissions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), one dollar invested in more efficient electrical equipment avoids more than 2 dollars in inve…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
Grid companies are a crucial part of delivering renewable energy from points of production to consumers. Grid technology is essential to renewable energy and making that grid smarter enhances its efficiency. According to Carnegie Mellon University 65 p…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
Geothermal energy comes from deep within the planet and although it does not garner the attention of wind and solar, it is nonetheless one of the largest and most efficient potential sources of energy in the world today.With geothermal’s total global g…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
Wind power generation is growing rapidly around the globe. The earth’s wind resources could provide five times the total energy of the world’s current demand for electricity. The amount of wind power available in the US could exceed America’s energy re…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
The solar segment has garnered considerable interest. To help investors chart solar’s growth, The Green Market selected 5 equally weighted solar stocks (CSIQ, ESLR, FSLR, SPWRA and STP) and followed their progress throughout 2009.As explained in the pr…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
The revolutionary power of e-commerce continued to benefit the environment in 2009. Due in part to pre-Christmas storms that raged along the US East Coast, increasing numbers of consumers bought online this past holiday season. According to a MasterCar…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
The Solar Shingle: The Dow Chemical Co. has developed a new roof shingle that doubles as a solar panel. The new shingle incorporates thin-film solar cells and can be installed alongside regular asphalt shingles. The innovative shingle is expected to co…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
This year’s Blog Action Day underscores the power of social media to combat climate change. Bloggers from all parts of the globe came together to help raise awareness about the importance of combating climate change. On October 15th 13,000 bloggers fro…