A Valence Press Release announced that Valence Technologies, Inc. of Austin, Texas as well as China, Northern Ireland & Las Vegas, Nevada chose Leander, Texas as the site for their $585 million dollar facility. Valence has applied for an Electric Drive Vehicle Battery & Component Manufacturing Initiative Grant as part of the Recovery Act. Continue reading → The new Austin Energy Audit in Austin, Texas is getting mixed reviews. I personally think that the ROI or Return on Investment can be great with energy efficiency improvements and I think an energy audit can be a great starting point for needed information on where and how your home is losing energy. Continue reading → Forbes.com reported that the Honda FCX Clarity, was named Green car of the World at the New York Auto Show. The Clarity has Bio Fabric, no pollution.
Continue reading → Happy green kudos to Perdernales Electric (PEC) for their GREEN WORKS Programs. PEC is working to help the environment by using organic fertilizers on their properties, using a tree for tree program for construction, Christmas tree recycling, HVAC Rebate Program, using solar energy at the PEC Oak Hill office, providing home energy audits, etc. PEC has a public presense & provide public speakers about their GREEN WORKS program. Continue reading → “Mow Down Smog” is the catchy phrase for the Central Texas Electric Lawnmower Program. Trade your dirty, polluting old lawnmower in on a cleaner, electric model. Continue reading → The extremely fuel efficient Honda Insight will reappear after a several year absence in the United States new car linups. Already having booming sales in Japan, the new 60 mpg+ Insight will be on sale in Europe in March and in the US in April 22, 2009- Earth Day. The new Insight will be a […] Continue reading →