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An Appeal to the SF PUC: Stormwater Funds Can Help Central Market

This post is part of the capital markets open letter project by MBA students at Presidio Graduate School. By John […]

Presidio Capital Markets

November 15, 2011

Technology

Tesla To Launch Rapid Charging Station Between San Francisco and LA

Makers of electric vehicles (EVs) still have some kinks to work out when it comes to charging the battery. The […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

November 14, 2011

Technology

NASA Energy Forum Announces Top Ten Energy Innovations

Launch is a global joint venture formed by NASA, USAID, Department of State, and Nike to “identify and support the […]

RP Siegel

November 14, 2011

Technology

Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt Target Different Drivers

3p is proud to partner with the Presidio Graduate School’s Managerial Marketing course on a blogging series about “sustainable marketing.” […]

Presidio Managerial Marketing

November 14, 2011

Technology

Test Drive: Mitsubishi's New MiEV, the Most Affordable EV?

Over the past year, the success of mass market electric cars has been judged on just two products; the  Nissan […]

Phil Covington

November 10, 2011

Technology

Panasonic Bets the House on Solar and Fuel Cells

As consumers become more aware about electronic waste, conflict minerals and the overall depletion of natural resources, they will start […]

Leon Kaye

November 9, 2011

Technology

My Nissan LEAF Test Drive: Acceleration at Speed of Electrons

Imagine being next to a Mercedes at an urban red traffic light while test driving the all electric Nissan LEAF. […]

Bill Roth

November 8, 2011

Technology

EV Technology Company Mission Motors Powers Growth

It’s been a fantastic year for electric vehicle technology company, Mission Motors. In July this year, the company’s electric racing […]

Phil Covington

November 8, 2011

Technology

Impact Investing: Putting Endowment Funds to Work for Good

The following post is part of TriplePundit’s coverage of the 2011 Net Impact Conference in Portland Oregon.  To read the […]

TriplePundit

November 8, 2011

Technology

Voting with Our Advertising Dollars: Google's Commitment to Green

Last month, Google announced plans to invest $5 billion in an undersea transmission cable that will give a tremendous boost […]

Scott Cooney

November 3, 2011

Technology

Why the Internet Might Save More Energy Than It Uses

I don’t think anyone reading this would question the notion that the Internet has created incalculable benefits in today’s world. […]

RP Siegel

November 2, 2011

Technology

Google Earth's New Geothermal Map Reveals New Opportunities

The U.S. is a global leader in installed geothermal capacity, but so far almost all of the activity has been […]

Tina Casey

October 27, 2011

Technology

Nest Learning Thermostat: Shiny Toy or Serious Tool?

Check out our update on the Nest HERE. It looks a bit like a hockey puck, but it’s designed to […]

RP Siegel

October 27, 2011

Technology

GE Seeks Healthcare Partners

By: Geri Stengel Looking for a company to partner with? Perhaps you should think big, very big in fact. GE […]

TriplePundit

October 27, 2011

Technology

African Clean Tech Association Launches To Help Create Green Jobs

The developing world is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which makes it an imperative to develop clean […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 26, 2011

Technology

Dow to Sell Solar Powered Rooftop Shingles in Limited Markets

Dow Solar, a division of Dow Chemical Company began selling its Powerhouse Solar Shingle, rooftop solar shingles, this month in […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 26, 2011

Technology

Getting Hospitality to See Green

By Eric Flamer The US Green Building Council reports that as of March 3, 2011, 91 hotel properties have achieved LEED […]

Maryland

October 25, 2011

Technology

FedEx Packs Green Roof the Size of Three Football Fields into O'Hare International Airport

A little green roof can do a lot of good, and FedEx is about to find out how much good […]

Tina Casey

October 24, 2011

Technology

New Technology Could Double Solar Cell Efficiency

Solar photovoltaic prices are coming down. Between 1998 and 2010, installed costs have dropped by 43 percent, and that does […]

RP Siegel

October 24, 2011

Technology

The Three Federal Incentives Behind the Solar Industry's Success

3p is proud to partner with the Presidio Graduate School’s Macroeconomics course on a blogging series about “the economics of […]

Presidio Economics

October 20, 2011

Technology

Canadian Solar Introduces "Smart Solar Panels"

Canadian Solar will introduce their new line of “intelligrated” solar panels at the Solar Power International conference that kicks off today […]

Tom Schueneman

October 17, 2011

Technology

An EPiC Green Food Processing Incubator Opens In Oregon

With the clearly entrenched trend of green, organic, locally sourced food making inroads even in the largest of chain stores, […]

Paul S

October 14, 2011

Technology

New Evidence that Urban Trees Add Value – As in Dollars

The value of urban trees is pretty clear to anyone who has finally reached a soothing green canopy after trudging […]

Tina Casey

October 10, 2011

Technology

Chevron Makes Use Of Solar Energy to Recover Oil

When you think of solar energy, it’s likely that you imagine a clean and renewable power source; something that goes […]

Phil Covington

October 7, 2011

Technology

Google Investing in Low-income Housing – Good Cause, Bad CSR?

As a former resident of Allston, MA, I was happy to read in the Boston Globe that Google is investing $28 […]

Raz Godelnik

October 7, 2011

Technology

Augusta, Georgia: A Green Masters Jacket for the City?

By Martin Melaver Here’s a quiet story in the making. Two historic, predominantly African American neighborhoods in Augusta, Georgia (Laney […]

TriplePundit

October 7, 2011

Technology

Corporations: The New ‘Angels’ of Clean Tech?

Investors, entrepreneurs, policy and non-profit leaders convened on Wednesday to discuss the clean tech funding environment at the 4th Annual […]

HeatherKing

October 7, 2011

Technology

Forget About a Dream House. Think About a Dream Neighborhood

Alex Steffen gave a smashing opening keynote to the inaugural SXSWeco conference in Austin today, sharing a host of predictions on […]

Nick Aster

October 5, 2011

Technology

Solar Company Finds New Markets with Pay-As-You-Go System

A newly launched pay-as-you-go home solar power system is the latest demonstration of the creative ways in which solar companies […]

Tina Casey

October 4, 2011

Technology

Dubai Touts Ambitious Solar Plans

Although oil giant Saudi Arabia shows no signs of slowing down its oil exports, its far tinier neighbors Qatar and […]

Leon Kaye

October 3, 2011

Technology

SunTracker: Leveraging GPS to Radically Optimize Daylighting

In recent years, much has been made of the energy savings and emissions reduction associated with switching to CFLs. What […]

Paul S

September 30, 2011

Technology

Lighter and More Fuel Efficient, Boeing Delivers the First 787 Dreamliner

This week, US aircraft maker Boeing celebrated the delivery of it’s first new-generation 787 Dreamliner to the Japanese carrier, All […]

Phil Covington

September 30, 2011

Technology

Key Elements of a Successful Clean Energy Project: Venture Capital Perspectives

How does a planned clean energy project actually get built? The process is not simple, and with the utility usually […]

Scott Cooney

September 28, 2011

Technology

Ford Develops E-Bike Protoype

Earlier this year, Ford announced its ongoing commitment to vehicle electrification. The automaker will be sticking to expansions in four-wheel […]

Phil Covington

September 27, 2011

Technology

RoofPoint: A Tool for Managing New and Existing Roof Space for Sustainability

Recently, the Regional Sustainable Business Alliance, a group formed out of the Cedar Rapids, IA,  Area Chamber of Commerce, brought […]

Sheila

September 27, 2011

Technology

Can Your Green Roof Survive a Hurricane?

This season’s devastating hurricanes may have raised some red flags for property owners who are considering installing a green roof. […]

Tina Casey

September 26, 2011

Technology

Greenhouse Gas Inventory: The Importance of Setting Clear Boundaries

By David Jaber Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are one of the most widely accepted sustainability performance indicators of our time, […]

TriplePundit

September 26, 2011

Technology

NASCAR Goes Green: A Job Well Done or a Lipstick on a Pig?

Earlier this week NASCAR announced race cars had racked up more than one million miles of driving on Sunoco Green […]

Raz Godelnik

September 23, 2011

Technology

From OPEC to OTEC

If you pass warm surface water through heat exchangers to boil an enclosed refrigerant, it can be passed through a […]

Scott Cooney

September 23, 2011

Technology

Why We Need to Look at Oil as a Commodity Like Salt

To kick off the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo, R. James Woolsey, former Director of the CIA, talked […]

Scott Cooney

September 22, 2011

Technology

Somalian Famine Highlights the Need for Urgent Sustainable Development

In 1984, when the world was assaulted with terrible pictures of famine coming out of Ethiopia, several original charity singles […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 21, 2011

Technology

Solar-Powered Fuel Cells Put Low Cost Clean Energy within Reach

Bloom Energy has been steadily racking up corporate clients for its industrial sized, emission-free fuel cells, and now it looks […]

Tina Casey

September 21, 2011

Technology

How the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Jumpstarts Clean Energy Projects

Located in Colorado, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) can help advance the clean energy economy, according to a talk […]

Scott Cooney

September 20, 2011

Technology

Lockheed Martin Jumps on the Clean Energy Bandwagon

Companies in the renewable energy marketplace see the field in a variety of ways. Likely they all see a multi-tier […]

Scott Cooney

September 19, 2011

Technology

Four Fuel Alternatives That Have Been Overlooked

By Lee Pickering Fuels, petrol, oil, and diesel – they all have to come from somewhere. For decades, we’ve taken […]

TriplePundit

September 19, 2011

Technology

Empire State Buildng Gets LEED Gold Certification

New York City’s iconic Empire State Building has been getting a lot of press lately for its energy efficiency improvements. […]

Tina Casey

September 19, 2011

Technology

Subway Train Wheels: The Next Power Source?

Think of how much energy it takes to stop a moving subway train as it screeches into each and every […]

RP Siegel

September 19, 2011

Technology

Why Apple Should Make the iPad Solar Powered

There are already rumors that Apple’s third generation of the iPad (iPad 3), might be released by Thanksgiving or next […]

Raz Godelnik

September 15, 2011

Technology

Hall Winery: 1st Napa Winery To Offer Electric Car Recharging

Walgreens is installing 800 recharging stations across the USA. Their goal is to be “the Nation’s largest retail host of […]

Bill Roth

September 15, 2011

Technology

EV Charging: How Easy And How Much?

Imagine a day where you can drive by your local gas station and its ever escalating prices without having to […]

Bill Roth

September 14, 2011

Technology

Google Releases Details on its Carbon Footprint

Last Thursday Google released for the first time details on its carbon footprint. The figures themselves were interesting, but the […]

Raz Godelnik

September 13, 2011

Technology

Test Drive: Mitsubishi i Electric Car and Chevy Volt

Electric cars are coming to dealers near you. The question is, should you buy one? After testing driving the Mitsubishi […]

Bill Roth

September 13, 2011

Technology

SOCAP 2011: The Convergence of Money and Meaning

The food was great and the company was inspiring.  SOCAP 2011, a conference at the intersection of money and meaning, […]

Connie-Kwan

September 11, 2011

Technology

Un-Analytics: Google's Solar Panel Performance Problem

By: Dan Auld Google loves talking about world before analytics — when most website owners knew almost nothing about their […]

TriplePundit

September 9, 2011

Technology

New Japanese Wind Turbine Triples Power Output Without Increasing Size

Necessity, as we’ve all been told can sometimes be the mother of invention. In Japan, there is a necessity for […]

RP Siegel

September 9, 2011

Technology

Humboldt Residents Say Not In My Backyard To Wind Farm

A proposed wind power project in California’s Humboldt County ShellWind Energy, Inc. (SWE) is drawing some serious “not in my […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

September 8, 2011

Technology

Breakthrough Material: Novacem Carbon Negative Cement

Most people, when they think about global warming, and the sources of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which, by the […]

RP Siegel

September 7, 2011

Technology

Biofuels Propel Blue Angels Over Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend often means that very last summer barbecue, final road trip, baseball pennant race showdowns, and for some […]

Leon Kaye

September 6, 2011

Technology

Tata Motors' Air Car: Which Way Does the Wind Blow?

More about the Tata Air Car Tata Motors Air Car—Is it Really Coming? How Does a Compressed Air Car Work? […]

spuma

September 4, 2011

Technology

Hunter Lovins on Green Vehicles: Sustainability is High Performance

Sustainability Guru Heads Up an Exiting Day of Alt-Vehicle Fun, at Northern California Racetrack Sustainability leader L. Hunter Lovins is […]

spuma

September 2, 2011

Technology

Volvo & Siemens Kick Off EV Partnership

Companies from Volkswagen to Mitsubishi are determined not to miss out on the electric vehicle (EV) rush, and now Sweden’s […]

Leon Kaye

September 2, 2011

Technology

Principles and Practices of Enterprise IT Efficiency

We partnered with Microsoft to run key findings from a recent white paper entitled “The IT Energy Efficiency Imperative” as […]

Microsoft

August 30, 2011

Technology

Ground Breaks for Large Carbon Capture and Storage Facility in Midwest

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has plenty of supporters and critics.  Is it a boondoggle that will do nothing to […]

Leon Kaye

August 30, 2011

Technology

IBM and University of Texas at Austin Develop a Flood Prediction System

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, which caused flooding on the East Coast, it is good to know that IBM […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 30, 2011

Technology

Brazilian Wind Power Now Cheaper Than Natural Gas

Wind power in Brazil now costs less than natural gas. Brazil’s National Electric Power Agency held a series of energy […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 26, 2011

Technology

CSR En Español?

Ok, bear with me for a moment.  Did you know that 1 in 4 American children are Latino, and 1 […]

Nayelli

August 24, 2011

Technology

Aptera in Need of Wings: Company Refunds All Customer Deposits

Hot on the heels of the meltdown of Green Vehicles, yet another electric vehicle start-up is showing signs that it […]

spuma

August 23, 2011

Technology

The Efficiency Opportunity Roadmap

We partnered with Microsoft to run key findings from a recent white paper entitled “The IT Energy Efficiency Imperative” as […]

Microsoft

August 23, 2011

Technology

Dutch Company Uses Liquid CO2 in Dyeing Process to Reduce Water Use

Fabric dyeing is one of the most environmentally harmful processes in textile manufacturing. Effluent from dyes are often released into […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

August 22, 2011

Technology

SunGard’s Climate Corps Fellow Takes a Fresh Approach

By Jacob Shirmer There’s nothing quite like summer in New York City. But I must admit the mugginess of a […]

TriplePundit

August 22, 2011

Technology

Three Reasons you Should Consider a Lighting Retrofit

As anyone who has burned their finger on a hot lamp knows light fixtures produce large amounts of heat. And […]

TriplePundit

August 17, 2011

Technology

A Vision of the Future for IT Efficiency

We partnered with Microsoft to run key findings from a recent white paper entitled “The IT Energy Efficiency Imperative” as […]

Microsoft

August 16, 2011