Global Warming Solutions & Green Technology Trends

Here are some current trends in using green technology for the green environmental movement, and hopefully contribute to the global warming solution.

• States ranked on energy efficiency (AP)

  AP - An advocacy group ranks California, Connecticut and Oregon at the top of a list of states improving energy efficiency to respond to high prices, energy security and global warming.

• Shanghai highrises could worsen threat of rising seas (Reuters)

  Reuters - Shanghai, China's most populous city and an aspiring global financial center, is also among the world's most vulnerable urban areas to a rise in sea levels as global warming melts polar ice.

  
  
  

• Financial crisis darkens outlook for climate talks (AFP)

  AFP - Wall Street's sickness and its contagiousness for the world economy are bad news for the already faltering effort to craft a new pact to tackle climate change.

  
  
  

• WWF bemoans attempts to water down EU's green targets (AFP)

  AFP - Europe's plan of action to tackle climate change is being undermined by pressure from industry and may no longer achieve its original green goals, the environmental group WWF said Friday.

  
  
  

• Does climate change's cause matter? Not to Palin (Reuters)

  Reuters - Joe Biden and Sarah Palin agreed that climate change is real, but differed on whether human activity was its root cause in Thursday's U.S. vice presidential debate.

  
  
  

• Palin says debate went well as polls favor Biden (AP)

  AP - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin on Friday played up her debate performance as polls showed voters judging her Democratic rival, Joe Biden, to be the winner of the only vice presidential face-off of the campaign.

  
  
  

• Experts warn species in peril from climate change (AP)

  AP - Climate change threatens to kill off up to a third of the planet's species by the end of the century if urgent action isn't taken to restore fragile ecosystems, protect endangered animals and manage growth, scientists warned Wednesday as a wildlife summit opened.

  
  
  

• Palin: cause of global warming 'doesn't matter' (AFP)

  AFP - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said Tuesday that global warming is "real," but stressed that it "kind of doesn't matter" whether or not humans are to blame for climate change.

  
  
  

• Scientists aim to boost Southern Ocean CO2 monitoring (Reuters)

  Reuters - Australian scientists set sail later this week on a voyage that could lead to better data from the Southern Ocean, which plays a major role in acting as a brake on climate change.

  
  
  

• Eating kangaroos could help fight global warming: scientist (AFP)

  AFP - An offbeat suggestion that Australians should eat kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by the government's top climate change adviser.

  
  
  

• Clinton confab discusses poverty, climate change (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

  Global warming and poverty are intertwined because the world's poorest people are the ones hardest hit by changes in the climate, and solutions for both problems need to be found, panelists said Thursday at the second day of an annual conference spearheaded by former President Bill Clinton.

• Gandhian Ideology - solution to global warming, terrorism: Modi (New Kerala)

  Porbandar, Oct 2 : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said the solutions to the most pressing problems of mankind -- global warming and terrorism -- can be found in the Gandhian ideology.

• Brad Bollinger: As rules loom on carbon emissions, businesses begin search for good data (North Bay Business Journal)

  The push to reduce global carbon emissions could create the next investment bubble and save the planet, or neither. But no matter what, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, or AB 32, guarantees that businesses will be part of reducing emissions either willingly or unwillingly.

• Truevert stands on Yahoo!'s shoulders; learning to search for Green issues (ZDNet)

  Joining the growing band of search solutions built on top of Yahoo's Build Your Own Search Search Service (BOSS) initiative, Truevert seeks to apply semantics in providing a particular slant on searches across Yahoo!'s index. Topically, Truevert "is focused on green, environmental concerns, social responsibility, recycling, global warming, etc. All searches are done from this point of view. For ...

• Shanghai highrises could worsen threat of rising seas (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

  Shanghai, China's most populous city and an aspiring global financial center, is also among the world's most vulnerable urban areas to a rise in sea levels as global warming melts polar ice.

• Capitalism to the Rescue (The Tuscaloosa News)

  Can the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins reduce our dependence on oil, help stop global warming and make a lot of money at the same time'

• Taking on global warming (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

  The contentious U.S. congressional race draws national global warming activists to Southwest Florida.

• Rockefeller, Lord Differ on State's Role in Halting Climate Change (Bainbridge Islander)

  State law?s effect on curbing global warming was one of several topics discussed by the 23rd District state Senate candidates at Eggs & Issues.

• Study: Global warming is bad for Florida (UPI)

  BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Two university studies find global warming will have significant economic impacts on Florida's coasts

• Donning the green collar (The Charlotte Observer)

  The nation's shift to solar, wind and other alternative energies is creating a green-collar work force. A quarter of the nation's population will work in the emerging green economy ? 40 million green-collar Americans by 2030, according to one estimate. Predictions of a booming green-collar job sector are becoming increasingly common as volatile energy prices, concerns about global warming and ...

• Ameresco, Inc. Joins Hundreds of Colleges and Universities in Fight Against Global Warming (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

  Independent energy solutions provider Ameresco, Inc. announced today that it has joined the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment as a Silver Sponsor. The Presidents Climate Commitment is an effort to make campuses more sustainable and address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to reduce and ultimately neutralize greenhouse gas emissions on campus.

• Fujitsu Australia Opens Green Data Center (Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

  Fujitsu Australia has opened a green data center in Sydney. It said the three-floor data center uses high-density, hybrid cooling technology, and stringent environmental design principles to deliver power efficiency and cost savings.

• GarageGames and Green-Ear Team Up to Bring Voice to Torque (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

  GarageGames, a leading provider of game development tools and technology, and Green-Ear, a developer of voice technology for online games, are pleased to announce Green-Ear's Software Development Kit for Torque.

• CAS Medical Systems, Inc. Chosen by the Connecticut Technology Council as An Award Winner in the UHY LLP Tech Top 40 (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

  BRANFORD, Conn., Oct. 6, 2008 -- CAS Medical Systems, Inc. , a leader in noninvasive monitoring that is vital to patient care, today announced that it has been named to the Connecticut Technology Council's inaugural UHY LLP Tech Top 40 program, a celebration of the 40 fastest growing Software, IT, New Media, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy/Telecom/Green Tech and Life Sciences companies in ...

• Forrester: There's really no such thing as "green IT" (ZDNet)

  News flash. In a recent report called "Is Green IT Your Emperor With No Clothes?," market research house Forrester is advising IT managers to forget about the notion that there's any such thing as TRULY green technology. Yes, folks, it's part of that green tech backlash that we've all been expecting. What with toxic chemicals AND ecologically taxing manufacturing processes AND onerous disposal ...

• Seeking Africa's green revolution (BBC News)

  Is Africa's green revolution all that has been promised?

• Green news harvest: Carbon-footprint math, utility-scale solar (CNET)

  The limits of "green IT," the math behind carbon footprints, off-shore wind may come to New Jersey, credit crunch hitting both homeowners and clean-tech companies, Imperium's biodiesel woes, and free piston engines for hybrid cars?

• Atlanta builders embracing green technology (BizJournals)

  From real estate firms and university research centers to theaters and government facilities, the movement to create environmentally friendly and sustainable buildings is gaining steam throughout Atlanta?s commercial real estate market.

• MercuryNews: S.J. mayor's 'green vision' (KGO-TV Bay Area)

  San Jose mayor's 'green vision' gains steam

• Google's Data Centers Illustrate How Going Green Can Save Big Bucks (AnandTech)

  Google is more than happy to be the posterchild of the green computing movement...

• Avatech looking for more green in latest venture (BizJournals)

  Avatech Solutions? technology and consulting offerings cover every stage of a building?s life, from design to construction to keeping the finished product running.

• Cabling System speeds FTTH applications.

  Providing flexible means of connecting users in multiple dwelling units, VertiCasa(TM) system is built around special riser cable from which long lengths of fiber can be extracted. Fibers are removed through small breakout windows, allowing riser cable to be installed without slack loops. Extracted fibers can be routed directly to individual subscribers without need for intermediate splices. VertiCasa(TM) system also offers full spectrum of bend-tolerant fibers.
  
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• Latching Switches are suited for optical network applications.

  LS, LH, and LX Series Latching Switches require zero power to maintain optical signal connection and less than 7 W of electrical power to reconfigure any path. LH series provides hitless, strictly non-blocking matrix switching, LS series provides re-arrangably non-blocking matrix switching, and LX series provides low loss, fixed express connections with ability to interrupt those connections to insert test equipment or to redirect specified paths to alternate fibers.
  
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• Video Server targets security and surveillance applications.

  Designed to convert analog video signals into IP video streams, 1-channel Model OVS-100 can stream digitized video over IP networks in same way that IP camera can. Unit includes built-in motion detection with ability to set up 3 detection areas. To maximize bandwidth efficiency, server provides MPEG-4/Motion-JPEG format video compression. Device supports 2 sets of alarm I/O, manual bit rate control from 28 Kbps to 3 Mbps, and network security via multiple user access levels.
  
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• Optical Fibers allow bending of radii down to 5 mm.

  Targeting FTTH applications, where extreme bending radii are unavoidable, CasaLight(TM) Xtreme is designed to withstand sharp 90° bends under tension and installation with staple guns when used in Prysmian specialty MDU cables. They maintain full compatibility with standard equipment, connectors and fiber already installed in accordance with ITU Recommendation G.652.
  
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• Safety Light Curtain conforms to IP65 and IP67 standards.

  Featuring edge-to-edge mounting and side-exit cabling, SL-V Safety Light Curtain incorporates green indicator lights for when beam axes are aligned and red lights to indicate curtain blockage. Up to 3 curtains, or 240 beams maximum, can be connected in series and curtain lengths are available up to 94.09 in. Built-in external device monitoring function as well as muting and interlock functions are included. Recessed lens cover and aluminum-framed brackets offer further protection.
  
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• Optical Spectrum Analyzer offers 3 second measurement time.

  Designed to measure quality of optical communications equipment and optical components, Model AQ6370B minimizes noise of light near optical signal, which is caused by optical performance of monochromator. Weighing just 19 kg, analyzer can be moved around workplace or laboratory. Model AQ6370B is suited for product evaluation in developing and manufacturing components such as optical transmitters/receivers and optical amplifiers.
  
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• Spectrophotometer is used to match paint with color samples.

  MatchRite® iVue(TM) helps retail paint departments match paints with color samples. It can operate in horizontal or vertical position and projects ¼ or ½ in. dia ring of light onto item to show exactly where colors are being measured. Weighing about 5 lb, solution utilizes solid-state technology; requires calibration once per week; and measures samples, even on curved surfaces, from distance of 1.5 in.
  
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• Transmission Sphere enhances interferometer operation.

  UltraSphere (λ/50) is designed to enable surface form metrology with uncertainty in RMS of less than or equal to 3.2 nm (λ/200 at 633 nm) when used with Zygo laser Fizeau interferometer systems. Suited for metrology of test optics with greater than 40% reflectivity, this uncoated transmission sphere is available in 4 in. aperture size with f/numbers of f/0.75, f/1.5, and f/3.3.
  
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• Laser Systems utilize optical parametric oscillators.

  With footprint of 7 x 12 in., Optolette HE incorporates pump laser, optical parametric oscillator, and optional UV modules on hermetically sealed frame. High Energy version is pumped by Big Sky Ultra 100, which provides peak energy of 10 mJ. Consisting of true solid-state, integrated tunable laser system, Optolette HR incorporates Big Sky Centurion DPSS laser as pump source and can operate at pulse repetition rates up to 100 Hz. Laser head is hermetically sealed with 9 x 12 in. footprint.
  
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• Pulsed Laser Diode Modules come in 905 and 1550 nm versions.

  LS-Series pulsed laser diode modules are offered in 905 and 1,550 nm versions with pulse powers of 40-220 and 10-50 W and pulse lengths of 30-100 and 30-150 ns, respectively. They allow adjustment of pulse power and length via 2 control voltage inputs, and require +12 Vdc supply and TTL trigger signal in addition to the 2 control voltage inputs. Pulse length and output power may be varied while laser is operating.
  
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• PECO Partners With ENERGY STAR (R) To Provide Customers With More - MSN MoneyCentral

  PECO has formed a partnership with ENERGY STAR to provide its customers with more money saving resources through the company ? s website at www.peco.com/save . A new web-based, interactive home is now available to take visitors on a tour from attic ...

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