Wednesday, July 14, 2010

A disaster is coming. You're not prepared

A disaster is coming. You're not prepared

The head of a national disaster preparedness center says Americans are grossly unengaged and unprepared for the next disaster. Read the full story

Heat waves, record high temperatures could be norm in U.S. by 2039

Heat waves and extremely high temperatures could become commonplace in the United States in the 30 years, according to a new study. Read the full story

China's Yingli Green Energy tapped for 15 MW of solar power in California

Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Yingli Green Energy will provide 15 megawatts of solar power to Kaiser Permanente hospitals in California. Read the full story

GE to cleantech startups: We need your innovation, you need our scale

Challenge to would-be cleantech entrepreneurs: Do you really want to go it alone? Read the full story

Darpa begins work on point-and-click aerial bombing

Darpa's new project, Persistent Close Air Support, aims to make aerial attacks more streamlined and efficient. Read the full story

US 'creativity quotient' sinking: should we worry?

Creativity scores among U.S. school kids were steadily rising until 1990. Then they reversed course. What happened? Read the full story

Is the government spending too much on clean tech?

Taxpayer dollars alone won't cover the cost of making the U.S. greener. Read the full story

How high-temperature superconductors could change the power grid and medical devices

Cambridge University researchers have developed a way to produce high-temperature superconductors. Read the full story

With Nucleus smart meter hub, GE targets home energy management

GE's Nucleus smart meter hub brings home energy management and the smart grid to homeowners. Read the full story

GE unveils WattStation electric vehicle charger; design by Yves Behar

GE's new WattStation, an electric vehicle charger designed by Yves Behar, intends to bring the smart grid to the family car. Read the full story

GE's Immelt aims to spark, scale clean tech's 'slow fat rabbit' ecosystem

GE CEO Jeff Immelt said the company is looking to create a clean tech ecosystem that can accelerate the adoption and commercialization of products. Read the full story

GE offers $200 million to crowdsource smart grid innovation; takes page from DARPA

General Electric announced $200 million innovation challenge seeking the best ideas to advance the technology and deployment of the smart grid. Read the full story

Berwick hopes to build a system from parts

There are many different ways of doing business in the American hospital industry, many different agendas that can be followed. Read the full story

Here come the smart water meters: 31 million by 2016

Smart water meters are set to proliferate as the world struggles with water shortages and efficient delivery, according to Pike Research. Read the full story

What we're reading...

Hydrogen in Atlanta; order takeout from a park; what to do with nuclear waste; infrared maps for energy efficiency; carbon capture for Alberta's oil sands. Read the full story

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