From Guest Blogger Brian McGowan: Google Invests in Solar Energy Again
Love or hate the way they do their internet business, Google is definitely into their renewable energy. Over the years I have read some interesting articles about their investment in and installation of energy efficiency or renewable energy technology, and not just the common stuff. Here is an article about them investing in some more renewable energy. I know Craig likes CSP; there is a little bit about that on the second page.
The electric vehicle market has been growing at a pretty high rate in the past couple of years, which has encouraged more and more car makers to start developing cars that are powered by electricity. Today, almost all major manufacturers offer hybrid and electric vehicles, but there are still a few companies that are yet to launch an alternative fuel vehicle. One of them is Kia, South Korea’s second-largest car maker, next to Hyundai. Kia has been making some pretty fuel-efficient cars, but they have all been conventional vehicles, powered by gasoline. Now, they are planning to join the green vehicle game, with an electric car that they plan to introduce to the market in 2014. 
Here’s some bad news: the 
Readers in Nebraska or Kazakhstan may not understand what I’m about to present, but those of us who live near oceans have noticed that there is a new device for owners of tennis ball-fetching dogs to use on the beach (pictured here). Even little old ladies can nonchalantly hurl the ball a couple dozen yards with the flick of an arthritic wrist. The device is a simple piece of plastic, the idea for which, of course, was right under our noses all the time; we just happened not to see it. 
If you happen to be an accredited investor and haven’t seen the “Investors’ Page” for a while, you may want to have a peek. It’s a repository for some solid, 
It’s the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William the Conqueror defeated the English. Shortly after, he and his Normans moved on to London, where he was crowned William I.
Here’s a conversation with sustainability maven Brandi Veil that I thought readers might enjoy, based on my earlier post in which I promoted her brilliant concept on sharing: 
When the terms “waste,” e.g., municipal solid waste or MSW is used at sites like 2GreenEnergy, it usually refers to projects where these materials are removed from a landfill, or redirected away from a landfill and chemically processed into electricity or fuels. Seldom do we realize that landfills are actually a much preferred destination than illegal dumping, which, of course, is terrible for the environment. 
