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For Nanosolar of San Jose, California
- and perhaps the rest of us - December 18, 2007 was an historic
day. It was the day the company shipped the world’s lowest-cost
solar panel.
The company believes it can be the first solar manufacturer capable
of profitably selling solar panels at 99 cents per watt.
At that price solar energy becomes less expensive than coal, even
when the cost of an entire system is considered. The US Department
of Energy says a new coal plant costs about $2.10 per watt plus the
cost of fuel and the cost of damaging emissions. There is no fuel
cost with solar energy, nor any direct damage to the world.
The crew at Nanosolar must certainly
be happy, but should the rest of us dance and cheer?..
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Twenty Diverse
Companies Make the Sustainability Cut
ENN
What do large-cap apparel maker Nike,
medium-cap office furniture maker Herman Miller and small-cap coffee
roaster Green Mountain Coffee Roasters all have in common? They are
all found on the 2007 Sustainable Business 20 (SB20) List of the
World's Top Sustainable Stocks.
The SB20 list ranges from sector to sector, from large company to
small, from mainstream companies to specialized environmental
companies, in search of companies that are raising expectations for
what it means to be a sustainable company.
The SB20 list was recently released in the July/August edition of
the Progressive Investor newsletter that is published by
SustainableBusiness.com. In its sixth year, the list is designed to
help investors and businesses recognize publicly traded companies
that over the past year have taken steps forward in improving the
sustainability of their internal operations and/or helped bring to
market green technology. For the first time, SustainableBusiness.com
partnered with KLD Research & Analytics to create the initial list
of sustainable companies...
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Stabilizing the
Climate Means Putting An End to Unsustainable Logging
Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
December 27, 2007
The landslides in Indonesia are a
sample of the discourse ahead when it comes to global warming.
Political leaders say, "Plant trees" -- two words that are supposed
to make it better for the survivors of the landslides that killed at
least 67 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, quoted in The Sydney
(Australia) Morning Herald, called for a mass planting of trees to
prevent disasters such as flash floods and landslides and to "save
the Earth from global warming."
However, scientists say the problem is more than a need for
landscaping. They wonder why the country hasn't been preventing
illegal logging...
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IRS Issues List of
Vehicles that Qualify for the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
Green Progress
Purchasers of certain large trucks, buses or other heavy vehicles
running on alternative fuel can claim a credit of up $32,000, and
purchasers of certain large hybrid trucks and other heavy hybrid
vehicles can claim a credit of up to $12,000 if they qualify for the
Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit.
Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicles ( QAFMV ) are powered
solely by alternative fuels, such as compressed natural gas,
liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen and any
liquid at least 85 percent of the volume of which consists of
methanol. Vehicles powered by a combination of an alternative fuel
and a petroleum-based fuel may qualify for a reduced credit.
Purchases of new vehicles with special equipment, as well as ones
converted for alternative power, may qualify. ..
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