Business and Politics Eco Science and Technology Green Design, Construction and Architecture Green Living and Health Sustainable Transporation and Alternative Fuel 10 (140) 6 (105) 7 (471) 8 (50) 9 (40) Business and Politics (2644) Eco Science and Technology (7469) General Green News (4560) Green Design, Construction and Architecture (1327) Green Living and Health (1662) Sustainable Transporation and Alternative Fuel (14692) WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck requires Flash Player 9 or better.
See original here:
Microinverters Are Changing How Grid-Tie Solar Systems Work
Smart meters – those networked devices which let both you and your utility provider monitor your energy consumption real time through a networked platform like the Internet – are mostly designed to be installed and maintained by your power company. They are of very limited availability right now, depending upon where you live. Search engine giant Google is challenging this however, unveiling a new partnership and device which lets consumers monitor their energy usage patterns without needing to be partnered to a utility.
View post:
Google Partner Device Shows You Energy Usage Patterns
Consumer Reports is continuing its love affair with the Toyota Prius , finding the new third-generation model to be “the most fuel-efficient car consumers can buy at 44 mpg overall.” The publication’s latest test results of Toyota’s top selling hybrid will appear in the upcoming November issue, most likely garnering another Top Pick for Green Car when the magazine gets around to choosing that for its annual auto issue. CR granted the 2010 Prius “a Very Good Road Test score of 80,” according to the publisher.
View post:
2010 Prius Draws Positive Consumer Reports Praise
E-Commerce Online Merchandiser- Miss Selfridge Econsultancy job board 6 hours ago An exciting opportunity has arisen for an On-line Merchandiser for a 9 month FTC (MAT cover) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES To develop and implement a merchandising strategy to meet & maximise sales and operations covering the following: Sales / Stock Management · Sales and warehouse forecasting o Work with web manager and Head of Ecommerce to forecast sales and returns and communicate with DC to enable accurate resourcing · Stock holding and movement o Optimise buys to maximum life and sell-through online o Work with individual departments to develop strategies for driving online sales o Find solutions to deal with fragmented stock o Monitor returns and work toward reduction o Manage development and supply of any exclusive product · Identify and potentialise sales trends o Working with the marketing team to coordinate this with calendar of activity · Actively trades the website, reviewing current sales performance and reacting accordingly, manages poor performing lines · Evaluates the stock, sales and profit implications of promotions o With MAA develops category promotions to input into calendar of activity Online merchandising · Formulate a seasonal calendar / strategy taking into account Brand, general events and specific online initiatives · Develop a 12 month rolling promotional plan (including Sales) o Work with marketing team to coordinate markdown activity, site-wide and category specific, with marketing promotions · Product availability o Manage team to ensure customer is presented with optimised product with best instock (taking account of range of sizes) · Product display o Ensure all products are displayed to maximise sales and reduce returns, ensuring images, descriptions, pricing and promotions are accurate and optimised for the customer.
View post:
Web content & application specialist… (Econsultancy job board via TechNews AM)
China Lags Behind the West in Green Technology by a Decade (Bloomberg) Posted in Green Living , Green Technology | October 7th, 2009 Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) — China is lagging behind the West in green technology by at least a decade, Wang Xiaokang, president of state-controlled China Energy Conservation Investment Corp., said at a climate-change conference in Hong Kong today
Read more:
China Lags Behind the West in Green Technology by a Decade (Bloomberg)
Green living: Save energy on video games and home electronics (Lexington Clipper-Herald) Posted in Green Living | October 7th, 2009 (ARA) – In today’s economy, consumers are looking to keep costs down and save on bills. Saving money can also save energy. Game consoles and home electronics consume a staggeringly high amount of energy, but there is something that can be done about it
More here:
Green living: Save energy on video games and home electronics (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
New report explores the safe materials aspect of green technology (ZDNet) Posted in Green Living , Green Technology | October 7th, 2009 Lots of the green technology coverage out there right now is focused on the carbon emissions impact of various gadgets, equipment and data centers. But a new report illustrates the advances that seven electronics companies have made when it comes to eliminating hazardous materials from their products.
Link:
New report explores the safe materials aspect of green technology (ZDNet)
Midwestern states unite to draw green business (Detroit Free Press) Posted in Green Business , Green Living | October 7th, 2009 It’s hard to avoid the competitive nature of trying to attract business to hard-hit states, but Midwestern governors were able to agree today on initiatives that could strengthen all their states. Tags: Green Business Leave a Reply
Read the original post:
Midwestern states unite to draw green business (Detroit Free Press)
ReadWriteWeb about an hour ago The ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit is fast approaching! We hope you’ll register to join us at this exciting day-long event filled with participatory conversations among the leading innovators in real-time technology, media and financial services. If you can’t make it to Mountain View, California in eight days, get ready to watch selected sessions streamed live online (thanks to Justin.tv). This isn’t going to be talking-heads pushing their products on stage, this is going to be a high-value brainstorming, networking and collaborative learning
Read more:
These are the sponsors of the real-time web summit… (ReadWriteWeb via TechNews AM)
ReadWriteWeb about an hour ago Google just announced a major update to Google Maps in the United States.
Read the rest here:
Google maps now features more detailed maps & easy error reporting… (ReadWriteWeb via TechNews AM)
by Nino Marchetti, October 7th, 2009 What if harnessing the sun’s energy to charge your gadgets could be good looking in your home? That sounds like a strange question, but visual appeal of items designed to use renewable energy is important to those with designer touches in mind
Original post:
Concept Solar Charging Window Shade Pretty Cool
We were stunned to see the good news that arctic ice is thicker in 2009 than it was in 2008 and 2007. So does this mean that icecap melting is becoming less of an issue
View post:
Arctic Ice Can Get A LOT Thicker