Wordpress releases a new app for mobile blogging on the iPhone. Will this revolutionize blogging on the go?

Tech products and companies put together a clip show of bad behavior worthy of Santa’s critical eye

Laura Ipsen is senior vice president and general manager in charge of the Smart Grid for Cisco , and she’ll be speaking at our GreenBeat conference next month , where we’ll be discussing the most disruptive technologies bringing change to the old carbon-based grid system. Below is a Q&A I just had with her over the phone. The Smart Grid is the more efficient electrical grid that the nation is moving toward, one that relies on more renewable energy and emits less carbon into the atmos

OSLO (Reuters) – The United Nations needs to beef up and better coordinate efforts to help fight threats such as climate change, deforestation or over-fishing, two experts said on Thursday. Tags: energy , finance , GCA-GreenBusiness , home accessories , Home And Garden , home improvement , Home repair , Solar , solar energy , solar lighting , solar panels , solar photovoltaic products , solar power , Technology

The solar power sector and the natural gas industry need to build an alliance to get more government support and take over the energy sector from incumbents like Big Oil and King Coal, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said on Wednesday. The environmentalist spoke at the Solar Power International Conference being held in Anaheim, California, this week. “The alliance is just forming,” Kennedy told reporters after his remarks. He added that the natural gas industry has been “hiding under oil and they t

Fiscal 2009 Revenue Guidance Expected at the High End of the Prior Guidance Range First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 26, 2009. Quarterly revenues were $480.9 million and excluded the Sarnia project, which was over 65% completed at quarter end. Revenues were $525.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 and $348.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 were

Sadhu Johnston, Chief Environment Officer, Chicago city government, discusses Chicago’s forward-thinking and comprehensive climate action plan at its one-year anniversary. Johnston outlines progress in key areas, including green roof and stormwater management infrastructure, building energy efficiency ( including new rules on reflective roofs), renewable energy, and sustainable transportation systems. Chicago’s many city agencies has spent the past year turning the broader climate action pla

One of the highlights of the international biomass energy conference held in Mexico City on October 7th was a leafy green plant of which most people have never even heard of. The plant is called Giant King Grass (GKG), and its remarkable properties make it a potential solution to the search for clean renewable energy. In a recently released summary of a presentation given by Dr. Carl Kukkonen, CEO of VIASPACE, Inc. (VSPC.OB), GKG was shown to be one of the best potential biomass energy resour

Oct. 27: Against a backdrop of solar energy panels in Florida, President Barack Obama awarded $3.4 billion in economic stimulus funds to projects aimed at modernizing the country’s power grid. Read more:  Video: Video: Obama backs smart energy

Solar panels can be built by you with some super easy directions and examples. With exact tools and straightforward instruction from a pro, you can literally custom-build them and use them right away. The cost of constructing a solar panel for your place is not that costly and confusing like the common public believe with the helps of picture and step by step instructions. In reality, it is extremely reasonable and yet straightforward to build. It is painless and fun for people who need to spe