Speaking of car, how about BMW’s new “7 hydrogen”?
The car is being delivered to 100 celebrities. It uses hydrogen, a gas that is present naturally but is highly volatile, meaning a) it requires an industrial process to produce it or capture it and b) it needs to be refrigerated to extremely low temperatures (minus 423 degrees Fahrenheit) to be kept in its liquid form (unless it is used right away after it has been captured).

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Finally! I thought this would never happen. But what took them so long? Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection has launched its grassroots initiative. The We campaign’s goal is to empower people to take action to fight global change. You can create group and share your own initiatives with others. Continue Reading »

California-Stanford CleanTech Series II. UC Berkeley and Stanford U are hosting a conference on solar technologies.
Wednesday, May 7 at 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Berkeley-Stanford Clean Tech Conference Series (Stanford, CA)
Tressidor Union
Stanford, CA 94305

On May 2nd, 2008, Green Science Policy will hold its fifth session on flame retardants, which will focus on chemical policy reform in California and the EU, environmental remediation, and a proposed international standard for electronics that could triple use of FRs. I have been to the previous session and was so taken by the evidence that I decided to get involved. I feel it is critical to understand the domino effect of integrating toxic chemicals into products we use or are exposed to every day. See the agenda.

Mark your calendar: Earth Day is on Tuesday April 22. So, what are you going to do? Earthday.net gives you plenty of tips, events you can join to make this day enjoyable and memorable. Professional organizations are also on the deck. Tips from green cleaning guru Steve Ashkin: how about informing your clients? I agree: how about sharing three green/ environmental tips with each one of your friends and learning three from them?

I’m changing the format of my news. I’ll be posting them separately. Thank you Mark C., Brian B. and others for the suggestion.

- Sustainable Manufacturing Summit in Chicago (event)
- Design Green Now in 4 west coast cities (event)
- Turn off your light for one hour this Saturday, March 29th at 8:00PM (BIG event)
- The Tap Project starts this Sunday! (BIG event)
- Rapanui: a brand to inspire (product)
- Syncromatics make using public transportation much simpler (product)
- Lucid Design Group is not a gadget, it can actually save energy (product)
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Reports, books, initiatives, conferences (past or to come), new products and other pieces of information I have read or know about and worth sharing:

Green Chemistry: 2008 Report by the University of California

State of Green Business 2008

Microbes in you engine

Bad germs killer plants

Meet the 2007 California CleanTech Winners

The Fire Retardant Dilemma

Wanna trade some CO2?

Sad sad news

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