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SmartBin, an Ireland-based sensor system that monitors the fill levels of recycling containers, and Trimble, a Calif.-based positioning technology company, have teamed to combine sensors and location for more efficient solutions for the environmental services and recycling markets. The bin sensors will be coupled with positioning technology, fleet management, asset management and other logistics and [...]
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As growing season approaches, I’ve been doing some online research into how I can better manage my garden this year. I stumbled across videos from Bigelow Brook Farm, and want to share the inspiring engineering of this automated hydroponic system. It’s a great example of a finely tuned sensored system, with an automated hydroponic system [...]
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I’ve followed the U.S. Department of Energy’s bi-annual Solar Decathlon from afar for many years, touring the University of Colarado’s homes that won the first two contests in 2002 and 2005. While visiting D.C. for the upcoming Autovation event today, I finally had the chance to visit the contest and tour the homes in-person. The [...]
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Siemens AG plans a radical restructuring aimed at positioning themselves for the growing market for green infrastructure. While a similar announcement was made in 2009, with this press release, the company’s latest green infrastructure effort comes with a restructuring, and split off of their Osram unit, the world’s second-largest lighting company. The reorganization also calls [...]
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The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) has selected pilot projects to test a national rating system for sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance. more than 150 sites have been selected, including educational centers, transportation corridors, industrial complexes and private residences. Each will employ the guidelines and performance benchmarks outlined in the SITES Rating System. SITES represents [...]
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I’m a fan of Thomas Friedman’s mix of doomsaying and praise of innovation. He’s a great cheerleader of the American drive to be the best in the world through innovation. In his column today he outlines two innovators in the green technology space. There’s a truly exciting process that could make coal fired powerplants much [...]
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There’s an interesting opinion piece by John Tierney in today’s New York Times, on the eve of Earth Day, that suggests that the wealthier we become the greener we become. He suggests that there’s a natural progression to cleaner energy sources as we move to more urban settings, and that forests begin to reclaim farmland [...]
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Obama will sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Tuesday at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and I’m thrilled that he’s chosen this city and that venue to sign this bill into law. The venue is green, having recently added a huge solar array on their roof that produces 100 kilowatts of [...]
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