November 16, 2011

SHFT.com: Empowering a Green Lifestyle with Ford

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Ford Motor Company announced an exclusive collaboration with SHFT.com, the award-winning multimedia platform founded by actor and filmmaker Adrian Grenier and film producer Peter Glatzer. The automotive leader and green lifestyle website are joining forces to inspire people to make smarter environmental decisions through film, design, art, transportation and culture.
As part of Ford’s mission to accelerate the development of more fuel-efficient and alternative-fuel vehicles, the company is teaming up with SHFT.com to put the power in the hands of millions of Americans who are interested in being more eco-conscious and saving money.
“Our goal is to provide the vehicles and resources to help people live more sustainable lives,” said John Viera, director of Sustainability, Ford Motor Company. “We are working with organizations such as SHFT because they share a similar philosophy – looking at the small and large actions that can make a real difference in a creative and authentic way, which is part of Ford’s commitment to allow people to choose which fuel-efficient and green solution works best for them.”

Conergy ON Solar: Quality and Innovation in Ontario

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Conergy Canada’s FIT and micro-FIT compliant Conergy ON module recently was identified as the most recommended module brand among Ontario installers according to ClearSky Advisors Ontario PV Installer Survey. Consisting of high-quality components, the Conergy ON module uses Grade A, 3-busbar cells, a rear-ventilated, sealed and potted junction box and PV cables that have 32 times the life expectancy of normal cables. The Conergy ON module is manufactured in Ontario to Conergy’s tight quality controls and with best practices learned from Conergy’s extensive manufacturing experience at its facility in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
“Conergy is proud that Conergy ON modules are the most recommended module brand among Ontario installers. This is testament to Conergy’s exacting global quality standards that we insist on implementing at a local level. Every component that goes into the Conergy ON modules, from the industry leading Huber and Suhner junction box to the best in class 3 busbar cells, ensures that system owners will return the cash flows they expect,” stated Jared Donald, President of Conergy Canada.

MAGS Marine Trash Gasification Technology Explained

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By Dave Nystrom, Office of Naval Research
ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) — In partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, are testing a high-tech trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50-gallon bag of waste to a half-pint jar of harmless ash.
Called the Micro Auto Gasification System (MAGS), the unit is currently undergoing evaluation by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) as a possible solution to help Marines win their daily battle against the increasing trash at remote forward operating bases (FOB).

Fuel Vehicle Standards: Benefits and Implementation

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Next phase in national program for light-duty vehicles will save consumers thousands of dollars at the pump while saving billions of barrels of oil, curbing pollution, enabling long-term planning for automakers
WASHINGTON – Building on President Obama’s historic national program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for model year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. Cars, SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks are currently responsible for nearly 60 percent of U.S. transportation-related petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Renewable Energy Study Challenges Fossil Fuel Costs

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Contrary to “Common Wisdom,” Fossil Fuels Are Not the Cheaper Route for Nation’s Future; Groundbreaking Synapse Energy Economics Study Details Savings, New Jobs, Environmental & Health Benefits of Ending “Business As Usual” Reliance on Dirty Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 16, 2011 – It is a myth that switching to safe, renewable energy would mean an unreliable U.S. power supply that also is too expensive to afford. That is the major conclusion of a new Synapse Energy Economics report prepared for the nonprofit Civil Society Institute that details a future with more energy efficiency and renewable energy and less reliance on coal and nuclear power.
Titled “Toward a Sustainable Future for the U.S. Power Sector: Beyond Business as Usual 2011” and available online at http://www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org/synapsereport, the new Synapse/CSI report outlines a realistic transition to a cleaner energy future that would result in a net savings of $83 billion over the next 40 years. The Synapse report also details other major benefits, including: the avoidance of tens of thousands of premature deaths due to pollution; the creation of hundreds of thousands of new jobs; sharp cuts in carbon pollution; and significant cuts in water consumption for power production.