Published October 14th, 2009 at 2:24 pm in Announcements, Events with no comments
Tagged with businessa, Houston, Los Angeles, renewable energy, Spain, sustainability, transportation, US, water treatment
ICAGO, October 14, 2009 – The Trade Commission of Spain in collaboration with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Houston Partnership will host two Spain – U.S. Business Sustainability Conferences on Oct. 26 in Los Angeles at the Omni Hotel and Oct. 30 in Houston at the Houstonian Hotel.
Business and government leaders from Spain and the U.S. will explore how public and private partnerships are critical to creating growth in the renewable energy, transportation infrastructure and water treatment industries.
Both conferences will feature Spain’s Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, Miguel Sebastián, as a keynote speaker. The Los Angeles conference will also include the California Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing, Dale E. Bonner, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary, Mike Chrisman, Qualitative Economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Dr. Woodrow W. Clark II and Spain’s Secretary of State for Energy, Pedro Luis Marín Uribe.
Speakers at the Houston conference include Texas Secretary of State, Hope Andrade, Texas High-Speed Rail & Transportation Corporation Chairman, Judge Robert Eckels, Texas Water Development Board Executive Administrator, Kevin Ward, and Gestamp Wind North America CEO, Javier Mateache Sacristan.
Register to attend this event.Spain – US
source: gibbs-soell.com
Published October 10th, 2009 at 10:38 am in Carbon Conundrum, Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Events with no comments
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News on the fourth annual Solar Decathlon from Environmental News Service . (NOTE: previous link does not work; use DOE site. ) I would love to be there and see the many solutions.
from Environmental News Network: “More than 800 students in 20 teams from the United States, Canada, Spain and Germany will compete all week in ten contests that evaluate the architecture, engineering, comfort, marketability, appliances and lighting of the solar houses. The teams will perform everyday tasks, such as cooking, laundry, and washing dishes, to test the energy efficiency of their homes.”
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Published October 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am in Food & Growing, Growing Green Footprints with 2 comments
Tagged with build green space, eco-terre-orism, environment, fod, Los Angeles Guerilla Gardening, Los Angeles Times, Open Forum, plants, public space, seed ball, wasted space
Take a look below to see what appear to be some positive actions taking place under the banner of eco-terre-orism. Find intriguing notions that are being put into action, such as tossing a seed ball on a dilapidated and forlorn part of our planet:
from Open Forum
Eco-terre-orism on the Rise
Haily Zaki (Inhabitat)
Oct 05, 2009 -
The national alert is high, code level…green. Whether we notice it or not, a group of eco-terre-orists are waging a quiet war against neglect and scarcity of public space. From London to Berlin, Miami to San Francisco and Southern California, a new breed of free range tillers are harnessing their inner flower (and fruit and veggie) power, sewing seeds for a greener tomorrow. They hope that their hard (and surreptitious) work will help transform derelict soil and abandoned lots into floral and food outposts.
Manufacturing an urban seed ball Credit: Los Angeles Times
Their weapon of choice? The seed ball.
Made from clay and compost mixed with seeds, these little life mines are tossed into neglected patches of urban landscape in the hopes that they will take root and explode with green over time. Read more of this >>
Published October 4th, 2009 at 9:12 pm in Carbon Conundrum, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab, Uncategorized with 2 comments
Tagged with energy strategies, smart energy
After developing a promising technology to recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) into gasoline, Santa Barbara, CA – based Carbon Sciences, Inc. has announced developing key enzymes that will accelerate its biocatalytic process and significantly lower the cost of fuel production.
One potential large supplier of such captured CO2 might be coal-fired electrical power generating plants. The impact could be significant, said Carbon Sciences CEO, Byron Elton. “We strongly believe we are developing the most efficient and viable renewable fuel technology in the world. We estimate tat that with less than half of the the CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants, we can produce 30 percent of the world’s fuel supply.”
The conversion of captured CO2 to liquified fuels Source: Carbon Sciences
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Published October 1st, 2009 at 1:12 pm in Announcements, Events, Great Green Building Blocks with no comments
Tagged with solar decathlon. DOE.
The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing to feature some top examples in alternative energy in its coming Solar Decathlon, to be held on the National Mall, October 8 – 18. DOE information is as follows:
Solar Decathlon entry from Team Spain
High-Tech Homes That Save Money Without
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