Renewed Energy: Wave Energy Taken Aback By Alternatives
from The Wall Street Journal
 Wave energy is crashing into some powerful barriers.
The technology promises to convert the motion of ocean waves into electricity, potentially unlocking a massive source of clean power to rival wind or solar, without the unpredictability of weather. Backers say ocean power, which uses buoys or other devices to generate energy, will be competitive with other renewable resources in 10 years.
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Skyscraper Greenhouses to Sprout in Crowded Cities: Expert
from MSN
Vertical greenhouses that grow organic fruit and vegetables smack in the middle of crowded cities where land is scarce may soon be a reality, a Swedish company developing the project said. More
Roll-Up Solar Panels
from Technology Review Online
Xunlight, a startup in Toledo, Ohio, has developed a way to make large, flexible solar panels. It has developed a roll-to-roll manufacturing technique that forms thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells on thin sheets of stainless steel. Each solar module is about one meter wide and five and a half meters long. More
Internet Use Triples in Decade; Broadband Surges
from USA TODAY
It's official: The Internet is a part of daily life. According to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau, Internet use tripled from 1997 to 2007. Sixty-two percent of U.S. households used the Internet from home; 18 percent did that in 1997. Among those using the Internet in 2007, 82 percent did so using a high-speed connection. Just 17 percent used dial-up. The rapid rise of broadband shows how quickly a ubiquitous technology like dial-up, which ruled the online world in the 1990s, can become outmoded, says Morton O'Kelly, chairman of Ohio State University's department of geography.
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China, India Go with Wind as Fossils Sink
from The Sydney Morning Herald
Renewable energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures from the United Nations. Wind, solar, hydro and other clean technologies attracted US$140 billion in investment, compared with US$110 billion for gas and coal for electrical power generation, with more than a third of the investment destined for Europe. More
Social Media Keeps Employees’ Heads in the Game
from CivSource
Once thought to be a major distraction to productivity and employee performance, social media is now being credited with keeping the employees engaged with their tasks.
A survey performed by Buck Consultants and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Research Foundation found that reduced communications budgets and resources are making employers leverage social media tools, such as company blogs and discussion boards, to keep their workforce engaged.
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Product Showcase: LogiSon Acoustic Network
 More than 70 percent of employees say they would be more productive if their workplace was quieter. The LogiSon Acoustic Network increases speech privacy and reduces disruptions by introducing a masking sound that makes conversations and noises more difficult, or impossible, to hear. It’s a cost-effective method of improving overall acoustic comfort. More info
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Water to Rival Energy Efficiency as Key Concern in Greening Buildings: Report
from GreenerBuildings
Managing water use is becoming increasingly important to commercial property owners, contractors, architects and engineers, and more than half say that water efficiency is an extremely important aspect of green building design, construction and related products, according to a recent survey by McGraw-Hill Construction. More
Zaha Hadid Unveils Stone Towers in Egypt
from Interior Design
She may not walk like an Egyptian but Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid is going to try designing like one as she tackles her latest project, the Stone Towers development in Cairo. Incorporating ancient Egyptian stonework in a variety of patterns and textures, Hadid's design will feature alternating protrusions, recesses and voids that will harness the region's intense sunlight to create intense displays of light and shadow.
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Des Moines, Iowa, Airport Starts US$3 Million Renovation
from USA TODAY
Des Moines airport officials hope a US$3 million renovation project will improve travelers' first impressions of Des Moines. The one-year project, which started May 1, will renovate the airport's two terminals and make it safer and more energy-efficient. More
Xero Project Set to Green the City of Dallas
from Inhabitat
“What if one block in Texas became the sustainable model for the world? What if everything we knew and believed about design needed to change? What if we need to change along with it?” David Baker + Partners answered these questions with the XERO Project, an incredible plan to connect the city of Dallas with greenways while bringing local agriculture, public orchards, community gardens, private planter boxes and food stalls into the city. The project recently took first place in the Re:Vision Dallas design competition, and is focused around an energy efficient building that will include a rainwater collection system, solar panels and planted screens that will produce onsite energy and food. More
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