Plastiki,a sailing boat made from recycled plastic bottles

laurent — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:58:50 +0000

Plastiki a great project to demonstrate that plastic is not for ever in the ocean and instead of trashing 2.5 million of plastic bottles per hour in the US you can create a great sustainable project to raise awareness

Needless to say this sailing boat is totally green using organic glue made from cashew nuts and sugar can and relies on renewable energy systems including from solar panels, wind and trailing propeller turbines, and bicycle generators, and utilizing a urine-to-water recovery and rain water catchment system for fresh water sources

And the Top Cleantech Oscar goes to.. Solyndra, E solar and Suniva

laurent — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:32:40 +0000

In The Wall Street Journal’s first survey of venture-backed clean-technology companies, three solar-power firms came out on top: Solyndra Inc. of Fremont, Calif.; Suniva Inc. of Norcross, Ga.; and eSolar Inc. of Pasadena, Calif. The rankings, announced Thursday at the Journal’s ECO:Nomics Executive Conference in Santa Barbara, Calif., seek to identify those green companies that have the capital, executive experience and investor know-how to succeed in an increasingly crowded field more

Why blog gurus have the same branding?

laurent — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:58:55 +0000

What is the link between Seth Godin, Mitch Joel and Loic Lemeur?

To be the next blog guru in 2010

You should be indispensable , you should make a difference and you should fight against Statu Quo… and don’t forget to shave your head ( a nice brain helps too…)

Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World in 2010

laurent — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:56:06 +0000

Interesting survey about the 2010 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.
a great Corporate Sustainability Benchmark http://www.global100.org/

Real time Climate Scoreboard video made by MIT Research sync discussion at COP15

laurent — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:33:47 +0000

The Climate Scoreboard Video from Climate Interactive on Vimeo.

California leads America in Climate Change…just breathe!!

laurent — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:50 +0000

What if USA would just follow California Green Policies in Copenhagen….a great highlight and action plans made by Arnold Schwarzenegger using Google Earth juste made for COP 15…inspiring for Canada!

COP 15 Climate Change Conference live webcasting

laurent — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:33:42 +0000

The best way to minimize your carbon foot print and attend the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change:

Watch some very interesting Copenhagen Conference live Webcast click here.

You can send your climate greeting there or add your voice to this Wall ( made by Al Gore’s Foundation)

Are you a Climate Saver?

laurent — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:43:28 +0000

Convince your company and your government before Copenhagen to be a climate saver….It s a good business and the right thing to do.

China wants to lead Climate Change in Copenhagen

laurent — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:10:40 +0000

A great news coming today from China. For the first time China has unveiled its first firm target for limiting greenhouse gas emissions, two weeks before a global summit on climate change in Copenhagen.

Beijing said it would aim to reduce its “carbon intensity” by 40-45% by the year 2020, compared with 2005 levels. This announcement came just after a very shy Obama’s announcement which would offer to cut US emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020.

The two giants of the Planet will fight not only for the most powerful economy rank but now for green leadership at The Copenhagen UN summit – between 7-18 December…A fantastic move which expects more optimistic outcome for 2010. Environment is not the enemy of the Economy ,it is a joint adventure!

Can Dow Solar Shingle leapfrog rooftop expense and aesthetics challenges

laurent — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:13:46 +0000

Interesting to see how Dow Chemical embracing in the smart way the solar rooftop market using CIGS solar cells technology to please the eye of architects.

Solar Shingle should be about 30-40% cheaper than other BIPV systems and save installation cost.No specialized skills or knowledge of solar array installations are required.

Jane Palmieri from Dow Chemical said it would cost 10 to 15 percent less on a per watt basis.( that was the main challenge all manufacturers had in the past…including myself! if it is really the case it is a killer app in 2011)

..TIME magazine just named this solar shingle one of the 50 best invention of the year ..a story to follow in 2010…if of course more greener recycling plastic is used….