The G-20 has announced a $5 trillion stimulus package to be delivered by the end of 2010. They also agreed on more regulation of financial institutions. The G-20 is comprised of 19 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, […]
As reported in Barron’s of the approximately US$600 billion that China is planning to spend as part of its economic stimulus program, US$30 billion or about 5% of the stimulus could be allocated to renewable […]
There is an interesting report in the Globe and Mail showing the fiscal stimulus plans of selected G-20 countries as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP). In terms of absolute amount, the US […]
According to the Web analytics firm StatCounter as reported on ars technica, Firefox 3 market share has surpassed IE7 in Europe. According to Market Share, in March 2009 Firefox exceeded 22% worldwide market share. As reported in Computerworld, gains […]
There is a very interesting announcement from First Energy , the country’s fifth largest investor owned utility. First Energy will convert one of its coal-burning power generator plants, originally built in the 1940’s, to biomass, […]
A study by Piet Eichholtz and Nils Kok of the University of Maastricht and John Quigley of the University of California, Berkeley has found that buildings with a high Energy Star rating are getting rentals […]
If you want to find out more about the Obama Administration’s economic stimulus plan and what it means for utilites, the GITA Infrastructure Solutions Conference in Tampa April 19-22 will hold an ITAG Meeting Monday, […]
FOSS4G is in Sydney, Australia Tuesday 20 – Friday 23 October, this year. FOSS4G is made possible by volunteers so there are many ways that you can contribute to FOSS4G. Some of the initiatives you […]