Tax credits for green rooftops in NYC

Under a recent New York City law, building owners now have the option of installing green rooftops for a 1 year property tax credit of $100,000. Each owner claiming the credit would have to utilize at least 50% of...

Tennis Ball Sized Hail Pounds Germany in Series of Storms

"Strong storms in North Rhine-Westphalia and parts of southwestern Germany flooded cellars and caused mudslides on Friday morning. Tennis-ball sized hail destroyed cars in Krefeld. Police reported that countless car windows and rooftops had been demolished in the city in the...

Squat - Ride - Busted - Dyed!

"(CNN) -- The risk of being jolted by 1,500 volts of electricity hasn't scared them off. Neither have fears of falling off the speeding electric...

Google: Powered By The Sun

That headline might be misleading, since Google Inc has been solar since October 2006. However, many people have no idea just how much solar power Google Inc is producing. Just how much solar power and how large...

MIT Advertising Lab: Rooftop Ads Are Real Business

The August post on rooftop ads has attracted a lot of attention and some of you may have had a good laugh and dismissed the whole idea as a joke, but not Colin Fitz-Gerald who started a company called RoofShout...

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