By MaxW on Jul 30, 2009 in Auto | 0 Comments
San Diego-based Ethos Environmental, Inc. today announced the appointment of John D. Dunlap, III as the Chairman of its newly formed Technical Advisory Board. As former Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, John brings a wealth of experience as both a regulatory consultant and green technology expert that will aid Ethos in identifying opportunities for [...]
By JamesW on Aug 25, 2008 in Environment, World | 0 Comments
Coal power plants, by utilizing the same turbines used by coal to generate electricity, can utilize solar to produce 15%-60% of the electricity. Mirrors, called fresnal reflectors capture the sun’s rays and heat water in a large tube. Steam lines deliver the solar energy to the adjacent coal power plant to turn the turbines.
“There’s a real [...]
By JamesW on Jun 3, 2008 in Environment, Featured | 0 Comments
Wired Magazine featured a recent article suggesting that a “cure” for global warming, because of the seriousness of the situation (i.e., a complete change of life as we know it, or possibly eradication of the human species along with a few others), that we might need to reexamine a few approaches that are, well, less [...]
By JamesW on Apr 26, 2008 in Environment, Featured | 0 Comments
There’s a new banker in town, and he doesn’t care about how much money you have or you owe. He runs a new kind of bank that checks out your carbon footprint, then sends you a bill, or issues you a credit, depending on whether or not you’ve been environmentally naughty or nice. As [...]