Friday, June 10, 2011 - 14:51
Description: DEED student research grants/internships support students studying in energy-related disciplines, increase awareness of career opportunities in public power, and provide assistance to DEED member utility sponsors. Each year up to ten, $4,000 student research grants and internships are awarded to students conducting research on an energy-related project. Students must be sponsored by a DEED member utility and are required to write an abstract and final report at the completion of the project.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 21:20
A new lightweight battery design featuring a gooey, liquid core could be a game changer for electric cars, allowing drivers to quickly recharge their vehicles in a process as easy as pumping gas.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 21:18
Alcoa, a company that makes aluminum panels for the construction industry, recently announced a new coating with the overwrought brand name Reyobond with EcoClean. When applied to aluminum panels, the titanium dioxide coating interacts with sunlight to break down the smog-causing compound nitrogen oxide into an innocuous substance that washes off the building in a rain. Alcoa claims that 10,000 square feet of coated aluminum would have the air-cleaning effects of 80 trees.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 21:17
Australia is considering awarding carbon credits for killing feral camels as a way to tackle climate change.
...Considered a pest due to the damage they do to vegetation, a camel produces, on average, a methane equivalent to one tonne of carbon dioxide a year, making them collectively one of Australia's major emitters of greenhouse gases.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 09:46
This summer, Outdoor Nation will host multiple 3-day regional youth summits and is looking for talented and passionate youth leaders from the millennial generation to take part as delegates...In each location, delegates will brainstorm project ideas that address regional issues and ultimately engage more young people in the outdoors by removing barriers to participation. They will vote on the top ideas in each region and receive funding and training from the Outdoor Foundation to carry out these projects.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 09:43
A new lightweight battery design featuring a gooey, liquid core could be a game changer for electric cars, allowing drivers to quickly recharge their vehicles in a process as easy as pumping gas.
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 09:49
“As far as we are aware, William & Mary is the first U.S. institution to create its own carbon offset program where 100% of the funds go toward energy reductions on campus,” said John Swaddle, director of the College’s environmental science and policy program and professor of biology."
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 09:46
A California college has shaved $650,000 off of its energy expenses with a few strategic moves, including solar panels that double as cover for parking and Web-based software for micromanaging lighting and mechanical energy use.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 14:57
Will California keep the cap-and-trade flag flying regardless over the next decade and eventually influence policy in other states? Or will it prove marginally relevant at best to any national policy conversation?
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2011/05/30/science/earth/30climate.html
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 09:13
