Archive for May, 2009

Should we paint every roof white?

Alright, Energy Secretary Steven Chu is a true hippie. Maybe not. How can we say every guy from Berkeley is a hippie? After all there is the “torture” hall of fame Yoo…Yoohoo! we are digressing.
Coming back to the case at hand,  I came across this article about how Steven Chu is trying to remind us [...]

May 27, 2009   Posted in: Green Design, Sustainable Businesses  No Comments

Daimler and Tesla – A new business model for greener cars and a profitable auto industry?

Here is a link to an article on this issue:
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2242570/daimler-snaps-per-cent-stake
Only last year, it looked like Silicon Valley might not have an effect on the automobile industry after all. It also looked like Tesla would go into a downward spiral. Well, its 2009 now and things look very different (I love restating the blindingly obvious). It [...]

May 25, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Fuel Economy, Sustainable Automobiles, Sustainable Businesses  No Comments

First Solar – Predicting the energy sector’s rally or the next bubble?

Read their first quarter results on Planet Ark here:
http://planetark.org/wen/52676
It’s funny. I had been expecting a “medical device” or a “biotech” bubble. And then, 2008 happened. 2009 is carrying on from 2008 of course. Anyway, it appears that energy may be lining up for it’s own cute little bubble before an array of wasted stent and [...]

May 2, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Energy Economics, Solar Energy  No Comments