• Top Ten Solar Power States

    Updated: 2011-04-29 21:47:29
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 29 Recent Comment Wish my state MS was a Solar Friendly state . We have TVA in our terri . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Top Ten Solar Power States Written by Megan Treacy on 29 04 11 The New York Times published a rundown today of the top ten states in installed solar power capacity . That California was number one was no surprise , but the other nine were interesting to see . Here's the full : list 1. California : 47 percent with 971 megawatts 2. New Jersey : 14 percent with 293 MW 3. Colorado : 5 percent with 108 MW 4. Arizona : 5 percent with 101 MW 5. Nevada : 5 percent with 97 MW 6. Florida : 4 percent with 73 MW 7. New York : 3 percent with 54 MW 8. Pennsylvania : 3 percent with 54 MW 9. New

  • DOE Targets Solar R and D

    Updated: 2011-04-29 21:20:00
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  • Green-Lighting Boron Carbide

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  • Offshore Drilling Reviewed

    Updated: 2011-04-29 21:20:00
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  • Alcoa And Codexis Pursue Carbon Capture

    Updated: 2011-04-29 21:20:00
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  • Dubai’s GIS Enhances Operations to Support Continued Growth

    Updated: 2011-04-29 17:32:00
    Esri License Agreement Enables Enterprise-wide GIS in World’s Fastest-Growing City Dubai Municipality signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri’s United Arab Emirates distributor GISTEC, making ArcGIS software available throughout the organization to help meet the planning and operational demands of Dubai’s rapid growth. “This is a landmark decision because it not only helps the [...]

  • Least Cost Distance Analysis for Spatial Interpolation

    Updated: 2011-04-29 17:09:45
    Computers & Geosciences, Volume 37 Issue 2, February 2011 Jonathan A. Greenberg, Carlos Rueda, Erin L. Hestir, Maria J. Santos, and Susan L. Ustin “Spatial interpolation allows creation of continuous raster surfaces from a subsample of point-based measurements. Most interpolation approaches use Euclidean distance measurements between data points to generate predictions of values at unknown [...]

  • Marine Modeling as a Service

    Updated: 2011-04-28 21:04:10
    ISW-2011: Integrating Sensor Web and Web-based Geoprocessing, An AGILE 2011 Conference Workshop; Utrecht, The Netherlands, April 18, 2011 Michael Bauer, Christoph Wosniok, and Rainer Lehfeldt “Modeling marine environments is a necessity to provide basic knowledge for decision making in coastal zone management. Current modeling software is usually implemented as stand-alone solutions. With the trend towards [...]

  • An Environmental Decision Support System for Spatial Assessment and Selective Remediation

    Updated: 2011-04-28 17:57:20
    Journal Environmental Modelling & Software, Volume 26 Issue 6, June, 2011 Robert N. Stewart and S. Thomas Purucker “Spatial Analysis and Decision Assistance (SADA) is a Windows freeware program that incorporates spatial assessment tools for effective environmental remediation. The software integrates modules for GIS, visualization, geospatial analysis, statistical analysis, human health and ecological risk assessment, [...]

  • URISA’s GIS in Public Health Conference Details Announced

    Updated: 2011-04-28 15:36:46
    URISA is pleased to announce the details of its 2011 GIS in Public Health Conference, taking place in Atlanta, June 27-30, 2011. The deadline to take advantage of discounted registration and hotel fees is June 1. “What makes this conference such a valuable experience is the mix of academics and practitioners, experienced GIS professionals and [...]

  • New map shows size of forests in U.S.

    Updated: 2011-04-27 23:22:23
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  • EV Charging Stations Springing Up in Major Retailers' Parking Lots

    Updated: 2011-04-27 19:10:00
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 27 Recent Comment What are they charging for this service The cost to install the devi . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it EV Charging Stations Springing Up in Major Retailers' Parking Lots Written by Megan Treacy on 27 04 11 Two major retail companies have announced that they're ramping up the installation of EV charging stations in the parking lots of their stores , meaning EV drivers around the country will soon be able to fill up while they run . errands Walgreens , in a partnership with NRG Energy , has already begun installing charging stations at stores in the Houston area of Texas , and now the company has announced that it will be adding the service to 18 of their stores in the Dallas Fort Worth

  • How to benefit from an electric car without buying one

    Updated: 2011-04-27 17:08:52
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  • Using Decision Tree to Develop a Soil Ecological Quality Assessment System for Planning Sustainable Construction

    Updated: 2011-04-27 17:06:22
    Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal, Volume 38 Issue 5, May 2011 Joonhong Park, Dongwon Ki, Kangsuk Kim, Suk Jun Lee, Dong Ha Kim, Kyong Joo Oh “Soil ecology is the foundation of the entire biosphere and plays a significant role in global ecosystems. Soil ecology is important in the decision-making aspects of mega-construction [...]

  • Bloomberg Plans to Turn Old NYC Landfills into Solar Power Plants

    Updated: 2011-04-25 19:37:58
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 25 Recent Comment PlaNYC has some great initiatives . If those scattered landfills do no . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Bloomberg Plans to Turn Old NYC Landfills into Solar Power Plants Written by Megan Treacy on 25 04 11 Mayor Bloomberg has outlined some new additions to his PlaNYC which aims to cut New York City's emissions by 30 percent by 2030.  One of the major new projects will be the building of solar power plants on old landfill . sites New York City has about 3,000 acres of shuttered landfills and through this plan 250 of those will be outfitted with solar power . Once those plants come online , they'll have a capacity of 50 MW , enough to power 50,000 . homes The revised PlaNYC also includes

  • Mitsubishi iMiEV Will Be Cheapest EV in U.S.

    Updated: 2011-04-22 19:53:33
    . Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 22 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Mitsubishi iMiEV Will Be Cheapest EV in U.S . Written by Megan Treacy on 22 04 11 The popular Japanese EV the Mitusbishi iMiEV is finally coming to the U.S . next January and at 27,990 before incentives , it will be the cheapest plug-in car on the . market The tiny all-electric will be eligible for some major incentives : a 7,500 Federal tax credit , thousands more in state credits California offers 5,000, Colorado 6,000, etc . regional and local credits like the 3,000 rebate for residents of the San Joaquin Valley and some companies like Sony Pictures are offering up another 5,000 to . employees In fact , if you are among the handful of Sony Pictures employees who reside in the San

  • Robot Finds Recyclable Material Among Construction Waste

    Updated: 2011-04-21 18:41:04
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 21 Recent Comment In the UK , innovation drives solutions and there are a number of start . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Robot Finds Recyclable Material Among Construction Waste Written by Megan Treacy on 21 04 11 Currently , about 100 percent of construction waste ends up in landfills , although much of it could be recycled or reused . A Finnish robotics company called ZenRobotics wants to change that . It has created a robot to sort through construction waste and find recyclable material and deposit it in appropriate . bins The robot is essentially an arm with a gripper on the end that's connected to a computer that provides metal detection , weight measurements , 3-D scanning , tactile feedback and

  • Repurpose Electronics Instead of Recycling

    Updated: 2011-04-21 16:48:11
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 21 Recent Comment When talking about reuse in a maker sense also consider how much run t . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Repurpose Electronics Instead of Recycling Written by Philip Proefrock on 21 04 11 A lot of electronics recycling events are scheduled on and around Earth Day each year . And , if you have old computers , cell phones , or other electronics gear , it is far better to take it to be recycled rather than adding it to the . landfill But , there are also hardware hackers , robotics enthusiasts , Makers and others who would like to get those components to use for their creations . Due to privacy and security concerns , donated materials cannot be given to these people . Hard drives and

  • Cape Wind Gets Final Approval, Could Begin Construction This Fall

    Updated: 2011-04-20 15:27:24
    , Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 20 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Cape Wind Gets Final Approval , Could Begin Construction This Fall Written by Megan Treacy on 20 04 11 It's official : the U.S . is definitely getting its first offshore wind farm Cape Wind has gotten final approval and could begin construction as early as this . fall Yesterday , the Interior department signed off on the construction and operation plan for the large offshore wind farm and said it should send a signal that the U.S . is ready for major renewable energy development . The department hopes it will spur investment from the international community in more U.S . based energy projects . Let's hope the ten years it took to get Cape Wind approved won't be a . deterrent The project

  • Hypermiling Race Car Gets 2,564.8 MPG

    Updated: 2011-04-19 18:56:52
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 19 Recent Comment For as long as people drive blindly around in armored vehicles like la . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Hypermiling Race Car Gets 2,564.8 MPG Written by Megan Treacy on 19 04 11 At the Shell Eco-marathon , a race of fuel efficiency the team from Université Laval in Quebec took top honors with a race car that squeezed out an amazing 2,564.8 . mpg At the Eco-marathon speed and performance aren't important , but going as far as possible on a single gallon of gasoline is . The winning team has held top honors for three years in a row with their Alerion Supermileage three-wheeled , one-person . vehicle The Alerion looks like it belongs on a monorail track . It consists of a carbon fiber

  • Nissan Announces Racing Version of LEAF

    Updated: 2011-04-18 16:30:58
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org APR 18 Recent Comment Electric vehicles are a hazard to those of us in EMS , who have to pati . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Nissan Announces Racing Version of LEAF Written by Megan Treacy on 18 04 11 Nissan has announced that it will unveil a racing version of its all-electric LEAF called the NISMO RC at the New York Auto Show on April 20. The NISMO version will feature a carbon fiber body , rear-wheel drive , a shorter wheel base and will sit about a foot lower than the standard LEAF . It weighs in at 2,068 pounds about 40 percent less than the standard . version The car will be able to go from 0 to 62 in 6.85 seconds and have a max speed of 93 mph . The battery pack the same configuration as the

  • Pollution Turns Red Into Black

    Updated: 2011-04-12 21:30:00
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  • Nanoparticles Impact Pregnancy In Mice

    Updated: 2011-04-11 19:45:00
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  • Congress Splits On EPA CO2 Bill

    Updated: 2011-04-08 05:20:00
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  • Cutting Household Carbon Footprints

    Updated: 2011-04-07 21:20:00
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  • Obama's Energy Plan

    Updated: 2011-04-04 18:20:00
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  • Free Lunch: Activists At GlobalChem Press For Policy Reform Discussion

    Updated: 2011-04-04 18:20:00
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