Automakers: EV in Mirror May be Closer than it Appears | Alternative Energy Stocks:
"Is the road ahead clear for the triumph of the PHEV? I doubt it. I do expect many PHEVs to be built sold, but I think they are likely to be a gateway drug to real efficiency: the pure Electric Vehicle (EV.)"
Monday, August 4, 2008
Fans of L.E.D.’s Say This Bulb’s Time Has Come - NYTimes.com
Fans of L.E.D.’s Say This Bulb’s Time Has Come - NYTimes.com:
"Sentry spent $12,000 more than the $6,000 needed to light the facility with a mixture of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs. But using L.E.D.’s, the company is saving $7,000 a year in energy costs, will not need to change a bulb for 20 years and will recoup its additional investment in less than two years.
“I’d do it again,” Mr. Farrell said. “It was a no-brainer.”"
"Sentry spent $12,000 more than the $6,000 needed to light the facility with a mixture of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs. But using L.E.D.’s, the company is saving $7,000 a year in energy costs, will not need to change a bulb for 20 years and will recoup its additional investment in less than two years.
“I’d do it again,” Mr. Farrell said. “It was a no-brainer.”"
Greentech Media | SolarCity Joins Race for SF Customers
Greentech Media | SolarCity Joins Race for SF Customers: "SolarCity’s new leasing program would cost homeowners as low as $25 per month for a 2.4-kilowatt system. The system could shave $60 off a $100 electricity bill. The $40 new monthly bill plus the $25 monthly payment to SolarCity means homeowners would spend about $65 a month."
Sunday, August 3, 2008
EQS: Profile for Equus Total Return, Inc. - Yahoo! Finance
EQS: Profile for Equus Total Return, Inc. - Yahoo! Finance: "Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS)" Greentech, cleantech, Green Fund
Only The Fools Dye (Their) Young: UK Considers Banning Food Colorants As ADHD Cause : TreeHugger
Only The Fools Dye (Their) Young: UK Considers Banning Food Colorants As ADHD Cause : TreeHugger: "Europe Manages Risk: USA Pretends It Doesn't Exist.
There's a pattern here. European Union nations phase out the more hazardous of the pthalate plasticizers: USA lobbies against it and resists it in the US. Europe tests animals for Mad Cow disease: USA makes it illegal to test them. Europe takes climate action: USA resists. There are plenty more where these come from. You get the idea: when it comes to protecting children from dye marketed mainly to children, Europe leads.
Now, synthetic dyes are getting a second run. New research indicates the chemicals can disrupt some children's behavior, and activists and consumer groups are asking for bans or limits on the dyes. A prestigious British medical journal recommended that doctors use dye-free diets as a first-line treatment for some behavior disorders; British regulators are pressuring companies to stop using the dyes, and some are complying.
The issue has generated much less attention on this side of the Atlantic. The FDA says the dyes are safe, and has no plans to limit their use.
We know FDA won't act. Administratively Disordered Hypoactive Dysfunction (ADHD) has taken over.
Sounds like a foolish wish, but maybe Wal-Mart will take the lead. These days corporate mavericks can show more common sense"
There's a pattern here. European Union nations phase out the more hazardous of the pthalate plasticizers: USA lobbies against it and resists it in the US. Europe tests animals for Mad Cow disease: USA makes it illegal to test them. Europe takes climate action: USA resists. There are plenty more where these come from. You get the idea: when it comes to protecting children from dye marketed mainly to children, Europe leads.
Now, synthetic dyes are getting a second run. New research indicates the chemicals can disrupt some children's behavior, and activists and consumer groups are asking for bans or limits on the dyes. A prestigious British medical journal recommended that doctors use dye-free diets as a first-line treatment for some behavior disorders; British regulators are pressuring companies to stop using the dyes, and some are complying.
The issue has generated much less attention on this side of the Atlantic. The FDA says the dyes are safe, and has no plans to limit their use.
We know FDA won't act. Administratively Disordered Hypoactive Dysfunction (ADHD) has taken over.
Sounds like a foolish wish, but maybe Wal-Mart will take the lead. These days corporate mavericks can show more common sense"
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