With the failure of green energy poster child Solyndra – after the California-based company that received a $528 million taxpayer investment — the question being asked in many circles is whether the green industry is a smart investment for either the public or private sector. Scottsdale-based reNature, which recently received a grant from Arizona State University’s Edson Entrepreneurship…

Over the past few decades eco-friendliness has become ever more important as devastating effects of climate change have been emerging globally. Almost everyone is aware of global warming to some degree and measures have been implicated so that proprietors and business owners have to adhere to certain rules regarding waste and…

California-based Yahoo Inc. has opened its first green data center yesterday in Niagara County, New York. The facility, which houses 50,000 servers, will utilize power generated from a local hydroelectric plant. The data center is also efficiently designed to increase ambient air flow and will use only around 1 percent of its energy to cool the building on a daily basis. Yahoo was awarded…

On his website over the weekend, Democratic nominee Jerry Brown announced his jobs plan to create jobs in the renewable energy industry and promote private businesses. His plan calls for California to generate 20,000 new megawatts of renewable energy, as well as placing solar panels on roofs and along highways throughout the state. “Most new jobs should and will be created in the private sector, but government can play an important role in estalbishing a favorable climate for job…

Lighting accounts for roughly 40 percent of electricity use in the United States, and many major cities throughout the nation waste more energy through this source than any other activity. Building retrofits with energy efficient lighting systems are one of the most fundamental, yet simple ways that Americans can cut down on energy use…