Valcent's (OTC.BB:VCTZF) Smaller Vertical Growing System "Alphacrop"(TM) Received Strong Sales Approval From Its Master Distributor for the United Kingdom

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - March 8, 2010 (Investorideas.com green and renewable energy Newswire) - Valcent Products (EU) Limited (OTC.BB:VCTZF) today announced that the first prototype of the Company's new AlphaCrop vertical plant growing system is in the final stages of pre-delivery acceptance trials at the manufacturers.

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 8 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

Solar Stocks; XsunX (OTCBB: XSNX) Moves Closer to Commercializing Its Innovative Technology for the Replacement of Silicon Solar Cells

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - March 8, 2010 (Investorideas.com Renewable/green Newswire) - XsunX, Inc. (OTC BB: XSNX), the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, today announced the company has reached a significant milestone in its development process: the completion of a co-evaporation processing chamber design that combines several thermal evaporation techniques in one unified process to produce the CIGS

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 8 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

Iraqi Elections Likely To Fuel Ethnic Tensions, Further Delay Access To Kirkuk's Reserves

The elections in Iraq on March 7, 2010, are likely to serve as an important indicator of the prospects for a resolution of the long-running dispute over the administration of the ethnically mixed and resource-rich province of Kirkuk in the north of the country.

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

UN names Deutsche Bank's Caio Koch-Weser to Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing

March 5, 2010 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has selected the members for the new High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing that will work to mobilize the financing promised for climate change during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December.

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

Investorideas.com Green Investor Stock profile for Valcent Products Inc. (OTCBB: VCTZF)

Delta B.C. - March 5, 2010 - www.InvestorIdeas.com and its leading green investor portals announce the recent addition of vertical crop technology showcase company, Valcent Products Inc. (OTCBB: VCTZF).

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

Solar Stocks: Suntech Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results

SAN FRANCISCO and WUXI, China - March 5, 2010 (Investorideas.com Green and Renewable Newswire) - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP - News), the world's largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, today announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

SOUTHWALL TO PROVIDE KEY TECHNOLOGY IN SUPER INSULATING WINDOWS FOR EMPIRE STATE BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PROJECT

PALO ALTO, CA - March 4, 2010 - Southwall Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:SWTX), the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that its Heat MirrorR film technology was selected to dramatically boost the energy-efficiency of the more than 6,500 hundred windows being upgraded as part of the Empire State Building energy retrofit project.

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

Wescorp (OTCBB: WSCE) to Build a Mobile H2Omaxx Water Remediation Unit for Demonstration and Marketing

CALGARY, ALBERTA - March 4, 2010 - Wescorp Energy Inc. (OTC.BB:WSCE) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contract for K-Line Trailers Ltd., to design and construct a full-size, commercial grade H2Omaxx mobile water remediation unit for Wescorp

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

2010 GLOBAL WARMING PROXY SEASON OVERVIEW TO OUTLINE BIG JUMP IN RESOLUTIONS, EMERGING IMPACT OF SEC ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE DISCLOSURE

BOSTON - March 4, 2010 (www.Investorideas.com renewable energy /green newswire) - A record number of global warming shareholder resolutions will be considered during the 2010 proxy season as new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance on climate change disclosure serves as a wake-up call for companies

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

Solar Stocks; XsunX (OTCBB:XSNX) Invited to Present at International Workshop on CIGS Solar Cell Technology in Germany

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - March 3, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) - XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB:XSNX), the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, is pleased to announce that the company was asked to participate in the International Workshop on CIGS Solar Cell Technology in Berlin

Source: Renewable Energy Stocks and Investing news,Green Business and Financial News at Investorideas.com | 3 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am EST

China has "No intention" of capping emissions

China has no intention of capping its greenhouse gas emissions even as authorities are committed to realizing the nation's target to reduce carbon intensity through new policies and measures, the country's top climate change negotiators said yesterday. The negotiators also warned that rich and developing countries have little hope of overcoming key disagreements over how to fight global warming. China "could not and should not" set an upper limit on greenhouse gas emissions at the current phase, said Su Wei, the chief negotiator of China for climate change talks in Copenhagen, at a meeting in Beijing on China's climate change policies in the post-Copenhagen era.

Source: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability News - ENN | 25 Feb 2010 | 4:04 pm EST

Reflections on Copenhagen: The Economics of Green

Last year's disappointing climate summit in Copenhagen demonstrated if not proved two important things about "saving the earth": 1. Sustainability is a very emotional topic for some 2. Sustainability is a financial topic for most Unfortunately, what transpired in Copenhagen is probably the rule, rather than the exception. It was disheartening to realize the events probably represent and reflect the domestic and world population's perspective on saving the environment. Perhaps due to decades of protesting, a wide array of real or perceived injustices, unruly public demonstrations have for the most part become unproductive. Even the nightly news has lost interest in well meaning protesters being hauled away by force. I recall the first time I saw an eco activist chained to a tree in the seventies, and thinking "how cool is that." It did not matter what the cause was, I really admired the commitment.

Source: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability News - ENN | 16 Feb 2010 | 6:30 am EST

Is the Copenhagen Accord already dead?

Less than two months after it was hastily drafted to stave off a fiasco, the Copenhagen Accord on climate change is in a bad way, and some are already saying it has no future. The deal was crafted amid chaos by a small group of countries, led by the United States and China, to avert an implosion of the UN's December 7-18 climate summit. Savaged at the time by green activists and poverty campaigners as disappointing, gutless or a betrayal, the Accord is now facing its first test in the political arena -- and many views are caustic.

Source: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability News - ENN | 16 Feb 2010 | 5:59 am EST

Richmond Olympic Oval represents green gold for buildings

Gold medals are not handed out for architectural design, but the environmentally friendly speed skating arena built for the Vancouver Olympics is being called a winner by the bladed athletes who will compete there this month. The Richmond Olympic Oval, considered the signature building of the Games, contains salvaged wood damaged by a pine-beetle infestation and has a massive roof shaped like a wave. "We compete in some nice ovals that have been built as Olympic facilities in the past," defending 5,000 meters champion Chad Hedrick of the United States told Reuters. "This one here obviously outdoes all of them. They went big on this.

Source: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability News - ENN | 13 Feb 2010 | 9:31 am EST

Biodiesel as an Alternate Fuel

Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil or animal fat based diesel fuel consisting of long chain alkyl is typically made by chemically these oils with an alcohol. Biodiesel is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines. Biodiesel can be used alone, or blended with petrodiesel. There was a recent White House’s announcement calling for expanded production of biofuels (36 billion gallons by 2022 to be exact). But more biofuels is only part of the equation when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and our reliance on petroleum carbon based fuels. Vehicles must be ready and sometimes converted to this usage. Enterprise Holdings just announced that it will convert its entire fleet of Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses to biodiesel by spring of this year. That’s more than 600 buses throughout more than 50 North American markets.

Source: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability News - ENN | 10 Feb 2010 | 9:18 am EST

How to Reduce the Fumes

A fresh coat of paint can change a room from dreary to divine. Stains, sealants, caulks, and adhesives help you build everything from a new bathroom to a bookcase. But all these useful products can also introduce unhealthy chemicals into your home and your body. Low-VOC paint The biggest culprit is VOCs, or "volatile organic compounds," a large class of chemicals that readily evaporate at room temperature. If you walk into a room and notice that new-paint smell, you’re breathing VOCs. Paints, stains, sealants, caulks, and adhesives release the highest levels of VOCs when wet. But even when they feel dry to the touch, they may keep releasing these gases for days, weeks, months, even years. Meanwhile your upholstery, carpets, and drapes act like sponges, absorbing VOCs and releasing them over time. While not everyone may be bothered by exposure to these gases, they can be a serious health risk for people with chemical sensitivities, asthma, or other respiratory conditions.

Source: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability News - ENN | 10 Feb 2010 | 7:50 am EST

China serious about renewable energy

China plans to build a national renewable energy center to enhance the country's clean energy development, the China Daily reported, citing a government official. The center, still at a preliminary planning stage, would be responsible for policymaking, key projects, program management, market operations and international coordination, said Han Wenke, director general of the Energy Research Institute under the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planning agency, the newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Source: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability News - ENN | 10 Feb 2010 | 7:15 am EST

The 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Got a Bladderectomy

Anyone with a working sense of smell who has been to a gas station knows that gasoline is volatile ("Over 147 million gallons of gas evaporate from tanks each year.").

Source: LivingECHO | 7 Jul 2009 | 6:40 pm EDT

London Gets 6 Hybrid Double Deck Buses From Volvo

Six new hybrid double deck buses will provide service on Route 141 in London. The B5L Hybrid Double Deck is made by Volvo and uses the company's I-SAM (Integrated Starter, Alternator, Motor) technology, which was developed for use across the whole group's heavy vehicles.

Source: LivingECHO | 7 Jul 2009 | 6:18 pm EDT

Big Oil's Knocking on the Renewable Door

While attending the Renewable Energy Finance Forum Wall Street last week, I was almost surprised to see an entire discussion dedicated to how Big Oil plans on entering the cleantech business.

Source: LivingECHO | 2 Jul 2009 | 4:29 pm EDT

Oh No Mommy! Will the Greenies Take Fireworks Away From Us?

Obligatory Post About Green Fireworks for the 4th of July Fireworks are fun - who doesn't like explosions? - and a good excuse to get together with family and friends, but they're also not very clean. In Beijing, China, the smoke from fireworks during the new year celebrations tripled pollution levels overnight, and the toxic metals used to get the bright colorful sparks fall back to Earth, contaminating soil and water. Is there something we can do without losing the fireworks?

Source: LivingECHO | 2 Jul 2009 | 4:11 pm EDT

Is It More Cost Efficient to Reduce Emissions?

During a debate about the American Climate and Energy Security Act (ACES), which passed last Friday with 219 votes, Rep. Peter Sessions (R-TX) sounded the proverbial alarm about capping carbon. He characterized ACES as the “biggest tax increase in American history.” He cited estimates by the Heritage Foundation that over 4,000 jobs will be lost in his Texas congressional district.

Source: LivingECHO | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 pm EDT

New Loo Design: (Sh)It's a Commodity!

Industrial designer Virginia Gardiner has designed not just a new toilet, but a new closed-loop management system that will allow individuals to, basically, recycle their poop. Yeah, I just said that.

But give her idea a few minutes of your attention, because it's really not as gnarly as it sounds.

Source: LivingECHO | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:50 pm EDT

Ontario Drops Plans for 2 New Nuclear Reactors Because of Hi

Nuclear Sticker Shock: "It's just ridiculously expensive." Whether you think nuclear power is a good or bad idea, one thing is certain, it's expensive. Very expensive. And that's before the almost inevitable cost overruns... This is what the Canadian province of Ontario seems to have realized. It's canceling plans for 2 new reactors because of sticker shock and out of "responsibility to Ontario taxpayers". And while everybody's talking about money, what I'm really wondering about is: What is Ontario's plan to clean up its power grid?

Source: LivingECHO | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:31 pm EDT

ASEC: Throwing a Better Party

While the Action Sports Retailers trade show oozed cool, the Action Sports Environmental Coalition...

Source: LivingECHO | 11 Oct 2007 | 6:09 pm EDT

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