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Last-minute budget deal brings relief, disgust
WASHINGTON (AP) — A collective sense of relief resonated across the nation Saturday, now that a federal government shutdown is merely a thought of what could have been.Thousands of tourists poured into the Smithsonian museums in Washington — which would have been shuttered without Friday’s late–night budget deal — to see artifacts like the original … Continue reading
VW Bulli brings back Microbus
The Bulli concept recalls the 1950s Type 2, except that it uses an electric drive train.(Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) Volkswagen’s history includes two legendary vehicles, the Beetle and the Type 2, or Microbus. As it revived the Beetle some years ago, the company takes a look back at the Type 2 in a new concept called … Continue reading
Indie Energy Brings Geothermal Technology and Green Collar Jobs to Chicago on WTTW “Chicago Matters” Series
Indie Energy develops geothermal-based, renewable energy systems for commercial and public buildings, planned unit developments, and single-family homes. We have the fastest growing urban geothermal drilling operation in the USA Indie Energy is based in Chicago.
Agreement PennFuture Negotiated with Duquesne Light Brings Green Energy Projects to Western Pennsylvania, Building …
Digital Realty Trust’s Operational Efficiency Produces Significant Energy Savings for Datacenter Customers Digital Realty Trust, Inc. , the world’s largest wholesale datacenter provider, has conducted an energy efficiency audit of its San Francisco and Silicon Valley properties, which confirms that its energy efficiency initiatives are producing significant cost savings for its customers. Read more on … Continue reading
Yahoo Brings Apache Hadoop to the Mainstream Business
By Raju Shanbhag TMCnet Contributor For a while now, the Apache Hadoop has been used for scientific purposes. But now, Yahoo has taken the first step to bring this open source software to companies with the introduction of significant enhancements to the software. The Apache Hadoop project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing. … Continue reading
Deal brings $100 million for home solar financing
by Martin LaMonica Font size Print E-mail Share 10 comments Share A deal between California utility Pacific Gas & Electric and solar company SunRun will eliminate the upfront cost of installing rooftop solar panels for 3,500 homes. PG&E subsidiary Pacific Energy Capital has created a $100 million tax equity fund that will be used by … Continue reading
HUZO.Com Debuts; Brings With It the Next Generation of Entertainment
By Madhubanti Rudra, TMCnet Contributor How would you like to get paid for staying entertained? HUZO promises to make it actually happen — all it takes the users to visit HUZO.com and create an online profile for free! And the whole world is right within your reach. Connect with your friend, family, colleagues and even … Continue reading
Nissan Leaf brings the noise
With its audible pedestrian warning system, this electric car makes itself heard. (Credit:Josh Miller/CNET) With hybrids startling pedestrians in parking lots because of their silent running, there has been some talk of putting synthetic sound-emitting devices in the vehicles–to put a bell on the cat, as it were. Beyond the talk, nothing has actually been … Continue reading
New Energy Partnership Brings Reward To Recycling
Enterprise PCs work while they sleep — saving energy and money — with new software ( University of California – San Diego ) Personal computers in enterprise environments save energy and money by “sleep-working,” thanks to new software called SleepServer created by computer scientists from the University of California, San Diego. Sleep-working enterprise PCs are … Continue reading