Bright Built Barn is an eco-savvy, net-zero usage, ultra-green pre-fab studio
BrightBuiltBarn, an “eco-smart project on Spruce Mountain Rockland, Maine” is a net-zero, greener than though, pre-fabricated studio with vast potential for reducing our housing-related energy consumption. (Found on Treehugger)
LA to dedicate 20 acres in downtown to become Cleantech Manufacturing Center complete with cleantech incubator to attract greentech companies. (Greentech Media)
France’s picnic tax a no-go, as opposition argued it would tax the average citizen. (Reuters)
Al Gore in talks with Plenty magazine; potential for purchase. (CondeNast Portfolio.com)
Solar panel robbery on the rise, especially in California. (New York Times)
San Francisco teams us with Clinton Global Initiative to green the Civic Center. (SF Business Times)
Percentage of consumers on diets at lowest levels since 1985, with 26% of women and 16% of men according to NPD Group, farmer’s markets have doubled since the 1990s, and people more likely to shift to “positive eating” which involves adding seasonal and healthy foods to one’s diets and has been shown to be 20% more effective than just avoiding fat for weight loss. (New York Times)
Web-based carpooling start-ups finding ways to help commuters join forces to ease gas burdens with a variety of techniques including mobile applications. (GIgaOm, BusinessWeek)
GreenPeace compares electronics makers, Nokia comes out on top. (Environmental Leader)
House passes No Child Left Inside Act which would improve and expand environmental education in US. (Speaker.gov)
Cell phone trade group launches Green Power for Mobile movement which aims to power 118K base stations with renewable power by 2012. This could save ~660M gallons of diesel annually. (GreenBiz.com)
San Francisco pushes for state-level Extended Producer Responsibility which would make producers responsible for disposing or otherwise handling products at the end of their lifecycles. (GreenBiz.com)
Oregon 12-year-old invents solar cell that absorbs 500 times more light than today’s cells! (Treehugger)
