China now stands alone as the most attractive market for renewable energy investment in the world, a position it had previously jointly held with the US, according to Ernst & Young's most recent Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices report.
Since the beginning of the decade, energy companies have spent more than $2.5 billion to lobby members of Congress, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. While oil, gas and utility companies have spent most of that money, renewable energy lobbying efforts are also starting to pick up pace.
Author Craig Shields makes available his best-selling energy book as a free download. The book is based on interviews with 25 of the world's top researchers, authors, analysts and industry leaders. A surprisingly large percentage of these experts point to these "tough realities" that exist in the technology migration, the economic implications, and the political issues that affect the world energy industry. Says Shields, "The truth is, the energy industry faces tough realities in several forms, not only technology readiness, but more importantly the pushback from powerful vested interests."
Even though governments throughout the world are vowing to expand green energy, they continue to give far more subsidies to fossil fuels than renewable – 10 to 12 times more, according to recent reports.
It is accepted that clean energy technology development will be pivotal in mitigating climate change and that transferring this technology to developing economies will be equally important in making these economies more socially responsible while supporting economic growth.
The mountains that form Australia's Great Dividing Range are one of the country's best-known geographical features. But there's another Great Divide in Australia — the issue of coal, carbon emissions and climate change.
Scott, our stone and tile mason just happens to also be an exteme mountain biker. This picture was taken of him near our property off the boat launch access to the lake. We think he did an ‘EXTREME’ly good job of our fireplace as well.
I installed several timers to mitigate phantom loads. For example, the microwave has a clock which is a phantom load, which we don’t want to run 24/7. Therefore, in order to power the microwaves, the dial must be turned on. Once turned on, everything works as normal until the timer runs out. [...]
I threw some lawn seed down so we would have a place to sit and look at the view from the lower level. It didn’t seem to grow at first but after about a month I needed to borrow a mower to keep it under control. Things really [...]
We were so impressed with the downstairs SR10 Sun Frost fridge that we ordered the larger model RF16 for the upstairs kitchen – this time with a freezer too. You are able to see both compressors in the photo. Yes, the compressors are on the top, where it only makes sense! The Sun Frost RF16 [...]
Everyone has seen these Solar PV self-contained yard lights. I thought it would work well to insert them into the logs that border the path from the house to the beach. It’s nice to be able to see where you’re going at night, especially if you’re driving down a path that has a [...]