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The East Coast Refinery Gap

September 29, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
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I see that ConocoPhillips has announced it will idle its 185,000 barrel-per-day Philadelphia area refinery, as a prelude to selling it or closing it permanently. Combined with the recent announcement that Sunoco would exit the refining business and sell or close its two refineries in Philadelphia, this amounts to just under half of the... [read more]

Oh Yes, There Will Be Heat

July 22, 2011 by Lou Grinzo
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Since a significant part of the US is baking today in record-breaking heat and humidity, it’s as good a time as any to bring up one of the more interesting reports on climate change, one that doesn’t get the attention it deserves, in my opinion. The report is “Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast: Science, Impacts, and... [read more]

Insights into the Philly Cleantech Market, Investing, and Best Industry Blogs

March 31, 2011 by Scott Edward Anderson
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Chris Williams and The Green SkepticChris Williams of The Green Light Distrikt interviewed me last week about Philadelphia Cleantech scene, water, cleantech investing, and my favorite industry blogs. He's posted the results in byte-sized morsels of audio: Insights into the Philly Cleantech Market, Investing, and Best Industry... [read more]

Philadelphia Innovation Cluster Seen as "Key to Future"

September 27, 2010 by Scott Edward Anderson
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Rendering of Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster at Navy Yard"I'm a bit like Ryan Howard," Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter told the crowd at the Navy Yard. "I get to bat clean-up and take us onto the championship." The Mayor's reference to the city's major league baseball team seemed a good analogy for a championship he has long... [read more]

Philadelphia Subways to Brake for Energy Generation

September 2, 2010 by Scott Edward Anderson
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Image by kitch via Flickr

Image by kitch via Flickr What do you get when you pair the latest 21st century energy technologies with with one of the country’s oldest transportation systems? Viridity Energy, a Philadelphia-area smart grid company, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), which has its origins in the early 1900s, when... [read more]

2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Foru

March 26, 2010 by Scott Edward Anderson
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Cleantech interest is alive and well in the Greater Philadelphia area. Over 380 people showed up at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia tonight for the 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Forum co-presented by BlankRome and the Cleantech Alliance Mid-Atlantic. The capacity audience heard opening keynote... [read more]

"Cleantech Companies to Watch" in Philadelphia

March 18, 2010 by Scott Edward Anderson
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One has an odorous solution to a growing risk... One takes brown grease and turns it into gold (well, diesel fuel)... One takes the wait out of recharging Electric Vehicles with the ease we've come to expect with EZPass at toll booths on the turnpike... These were three of the promising start-ups from the mid-Atlantic region that... [read more]

BuildGreen Philly: Prosperity with Sustainability

October 16, 2009 by Scott Edward Anderson
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"No matter how well we develop renewable energy sources, we will not be able to meet global demand," Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said to the crowd gathered at BuildGreen09 in Philadelphia in his opening keynote. "We also need to reduce consumption."Rendell is a governor that gets it. He understands the economic realities that will... [read more]

Post Green 100k House Brings Net Zero to Philadelphia

August 21, 2009 by Peter Troast
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Philadelphia's Net Zero home produces as much energy as it uses. Photo from: The 100k House We’ve been talking about Passive House in this blog for the past couple of days in accessible and precise detail, thanks to the insights of architect Ken Levenson.  Another exciting project appears to be unrolling in Philadelphia that seems... [read more]

Philly’s traffic lights switch to LEDs

August 18, 2009 by ToddWallace
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Philadelphia will switch the incandescent bulbs in all traffic lights to more energy efficient LEDs. Though substantially more expensive than incandescent lights - a 12-inch unit costs as much as $155, compared with $3 for an incandescent - LEDs have other advantages. They last five to 10 years, so they require much less... [read more]