CleanTech NY is your central resource for news, opinions & other info on the CleanTech revolution in New York State. Dedicated to clean, efficient & sustainable energy technology, 'clean tech' is the technology world's response to climate change, global warming and rising fossil fuel costs including oil, coal and natural gas. CleanTech is defined as technology design and engineering that results in products, infrastructure and services that are emission-free, carbon-neutral and rely as little as possible on non-renewable resources.

 

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Energy companies finally realize that climate change means profits

While watching the morning news programs on a Sunday morning I noticed a big change. In the commercials, which were all for energy companies and heavy equipment companies like GE and Siemens, there were repeated mentions of climate change and global warming along with images of electric light rail, wind power and green building technology. Apparently [...]

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Combining Clean Energy Watch with The Compass

Some big news here - Clean Energy Watch is now being combined with the Sierra Club's other major blog - The Compass. From now on you'll be able to read all of our excellent and insightful posts (yes, I'm biased)...

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Perils of Modern Transportation:

Bigger, better, faster has so long been the mantra of our transportation objectives that we might have missed that it?s not working so well. Our hot new gas guzzlers are not only heating up the plane, they are making the increasing number of pedestrians lives dangerous.

In our exuberance to concede our available space to vehicles, we have forgotten that we not be able to always afford or wish to move about by vehicle.  We might want to move around (after we lose that job, or retire, or want some exercise) by walking and bicycling, but that isn?t so easy anymore.  What we?ve created is a world for cars and not so much for us. 

How do we step back from an asphalt environment to a more sustainable one?  Check this story out: [VIDEO] Dangerous Crossing | Blueprint America | PBS "In recent years a little noticed shift has been transforming suburbia: the home of the middle class has become the home of the working poor. As a result, roadways that were built for the car are now used by a growing population that can?t afford to drive. The consequences can be deadly. Blueprint America on Need to Know from suburban Atlanta where getting to the other side of the road is nothing to take for granted. " Blueprint America | PBS

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Mission Foods Transforms old GM Facility into LEED Certified Mfg Plant

Mission Foods Transforms old GM Facility into LEED Certified Mfg PlantMission Foods has partnered with Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) to help the company reduce its energy use and carbon emissions. The company partnered with SoCalGas through its Energy Efficiency Calculated Incentive Program to build a new “green” plant in Panorama City. The tortilla products manufacturer transformed a 200,000-sq.-ft. General Motors plant into a LEED Gold certified [...]

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So Long, And Thanks for All the Fish

Goodbye.


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