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Exxon Paid NO Federal Income Tax in 2009

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Report: Exxon Paid NO Federal Income Tax in 2009

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Photo via the Telegraph For Americans, the deadline to file taxes is fast approaching. It's not a happy time for anyone: the inconveniences of hassling through all those forms, the belt-tightening, even corporations are cutting back in order to--what's that? Oh, hm. It appears that ExxonMobil, the biggest American corporation there is, paid no federal income taxes in 2009. Yes, despite record profits of a whopping $45 billion, the oil giant paid zilch in federal income taxes, a new Read the full story on TreeHugger

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World's Biggest Wind Turbine Generates 10 MW And It Floats!

We need hundreds of these out in the gulf

Photo courtesy of Trends Updates (this is not a picture of the actual turbine) In an attempt to make offshore wind farms more profitable, Norway plans to build the world's largest turbine standing 533 feet tall with a rotor diameter o...Read the full story on TreeHugger

World's Biggest Wind Turbine Generates 10 MW And It Floats!

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Solar Ivy Nears Commercial Availability

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Solar Ivy Nears Commercial Availability

via Green Building : Jetson Green by Preston Koerner on 3/16/10

Sustainable design start-up SMIT has been working on solar and wind powered facade technology for a while under the GROW moniker.  Now, the company is about to blow the lid off the solar-powered GROW with commercial availability.  SMIT is using a new name and website, Solar Ivy, for the biomimicry-inspired innovation made with recyclable polyethylene leaves, Konarka Power Plastic organic photovoltaics, and a structural stainless steel mesh system. 

SMIT standardized the product for flexibility and ease of maintenance.  If one leaf malfunctions, the company can replace it with another. 
Also, depending on the application and leaf opacity, Solar Ivy can be used to control heat gain, light transmission, and views from the inside.  It's flexible and the leaves can be made in myriad colors. 
In terms of energy production, according to a recent article in Metropolis, each leaf produces about about a half watt of power. 
[+] Learn more about Solar Ivy from SMIT.



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Is Creating Green Jobs a "Sensible Aspiration" for Governments?

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Photo via A Green Living That's the topic of an ongoing online debate over at the Economist.com. In one corner, green jobs advocate Van Jones, who argues that governments should engage in the active practice of creating green jobs, by, for example, incentivizing clean energy projects. In the other, Andrew P. Morriss, a professor of business and law at the University of Illinois, who argues that green job creation should be left to the marketplace. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Is Creating Green Jobs a "Sensible Aspiration" for Governments?

via TreeHugger on 3/12/10

Texas Sets New Wind Power Record with 6,272-Megawatt Peak

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Texas Sets New Wind Power Record with 6,272-Megawatt Peak

via TreeHugger on 3/8/10

Photo: Public domain For a Little While, %19 of the State's Electricity Came from Wind Power It looks like the wind is blowing strong these days in Texas. On Sunday Feb. 28th, it broke a wind power electricity generation record with 6,242 megawatts on the ERCOT grid, and that record was broken again 5 days later on Friday March 5th with a 6,272 megawatts peak, and this is just for ERCOT, it doesn't include wind turbines on the "Panhandle" part of the state because they are...Read the full story on TreeHugger

For Sale: Repurposed, Recycled and Renovated Atlas Missile Base

For Sale: Repurposed, Recycled and Renovated Atlas Missile Base

via TreeHugger on 2/24/10

There is nothing greener than renovation, repurposing and reuse of existing buildings, so how could we not publish this conversion of an Atlas Missile base in the Adirondacks into a lovely 2300 square foot underground home, complete with private runway, contemporary fiber optic effect lighting along with natural sunlight rendition back lighting, and a ventilation system specia...Read the full story on TreeHugger

East Coast States Join With Feds to Coordinate Offshore Wind

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East Coast States Join With Feds to Coordinate Offshore Wind

via TreeHugger on 2/21/10

File this under "Think this would happen if W was still president?" Eleven East Coast states and the federal government are getting ahead of the game and joining forces to expedite offshore wind energy deployment in the Atlantic region. The states and the federal government, lead in this agreement by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, are working together to make sure that transmission lines and turbines are developed in an orderly and efficient way, instead of allowing for the permi...Read the full story on TreeHugger

9,922 Megawatts of New Wind in U.S. in 2009, 39% Growth from 2008

9,922 Megawatts of New Wind in U.S. in 2009, 39% Growth from 2008

via TreeHugger on 1/28/10

This photo is a good reminder that we're only beginning to clean up our society. Photo: Flickr, CC Still Only a Small Fraction of Total Electricity Generation, Though According to the American Wind Energy Association, the U.S. wind industry had a record-breaking year in 2009 and installed almost 10 gigawatts of new capacity. This represents a 39% increase over the total installed wind capacity in 2008, for a total of about 35 g...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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