economy
Despite the bleak economy at present, European entrepreneurs aren’t all gloom and doom: a study released today by Ernst & Young finds that entrepreneurs are more likely than corporations to be in opportunity-seeking mode rather than survival mode over the coming year. Of 200 entrepreneurs surveyed for the study,
recycling
OK, so now we humans really have no excuse for not making a better effort to recycle: the Associated Press reported this week that a pair of common magpies in Hong Kong recently built a nest made with twig-like scraps of metal believed to have come from a nearby construction
European Green Capital
Stockholm has been named as the EU’s first-ever “European Green Capital,” a title it will officially hold in 2010. The Swedish city earned the distinction thanks to its “extensive programme for improving quality of life through water purification, noise reduction, an integrated waste system, a congestion charging system and
Heard of the Cradle to Cradle Island Project? We hadn’t yet either, but it’s a pretty innovative undertaking just being launched by 11 islands in the North Sea. The goal is to make all 11 islands — representing six different European nations — entirely self-sustaining by the year 2030. That
cleantech
Need to catch up on the latest cleantech news now that the work week’s back in full swing? Following are some stories you might have missed: * Tokyo Electric says it will build a 1-megawatt solar plant somewhere in California, with a site yet to be selected. The facility would
wind energy
California-based Green St. Energy has obtained a three-year option to buy 4,840 acres of land in wind-energy-rich Tehachapi. The company already owns 160 acres in the area, purchased from the same property owner. With some 10,000 wind turbines already spinning across the landscape, the Tehachapi valley area boasts
global warming
Hmm, so which is it? Are the world’s developed countries falling short in their commitments to fight global climate change, or are they charging forward with initiatives despite the world’s economic woes? A bit of both, apparently. The Deutsche Bank Group’s DB Advisors today released research showing
london
Jermyn Street’s Cavendish Hotel is the first to win a gold award as part of the London Development Agency’s (LDA) Green Tourism programme. The 230-room hotel has taken a number of steps to go green, installing low-energy light bulbs and dual-flush toilets, controlling lighting and heating of rooms
efficiency
Why does it always seem that when you solve one problem, you create another one? Consider making the switch from cars to bikes: while it’s very nice for reducing pollution, saving on fuel costs and getting some exercise, what do you do when the sidewalk bike racks are filled
energy conservation
In yet another example of how we’re increasingly turning to dribs-and-drabs conservation to save money and energy, TreeHugger reports on how small towns across Germany are instituting on-call street lighting. Here’s how it works: street lights are left off by default at night. When someone plans to step
solar energy
Now here’s some smart thinking: take a vast swath of land purchased for a development that never got off the ground (literally, in this case) and use it for a solar farm. That’s the plan being mulled by officials in Los Angeles, where part of a 17,750-acre
Who moved up the cleantech exec ladder or secured new funds for business development this week? Check out some of the week’s highlights: * Peter L. Corsell, CEO of GridPoint, was this week appointed to the Entech Solar board of directors; * North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received
