• 10/17/11: Viridis Africa – clean technology investment summit | Johannesburg, South Africa

    Updated: 2011-06-30 20:50:26
    On the 17th & 18th October 2011 the first Clean Technology business and investment conference for the African continent is to be held in Johannesburg South Africa. Called Viridis Africa, the event is dedicated to entrepreneurs and corporates who are seeking funding to introduce clean technology solutions and services. Principals who would present their business [...]

  • Hawaii: an Epicenter for Renewable Energy

    Updated: 2011-06-30 19:28:33
    Hawaiian culture is steeped in a delicate harmony with nature. The islands boast consistently strong wind densities, great insolation characteristics, enormous reservoirs of geothermal energy, plant life that is perfect for the production of ethanol, and an incredible oceanic wave resource, all of which could be exploited by renewable technologies without damaging the environment. As... Read More...

  • One-fifth of EU budget earmarked for tackling climate change

    Updated: 2011-06-30 16:30:00
    Environmental Finance: One-fifth of EU budget earmarked for tackling climate change Environmental policy and climate change action will be ?mainstreamed? into all areas of the EU budget from 2014, the European Commission announced late on Wednesday night, with climate-related expenditure making up at least 20% of EU financing. Funding for energy infrastructure and low-carbon R&D is also set to increase. The Commission is proposing that the EU budget for the seven-year period (2014-20) would rise to EUR1,025...

  • Electricity companies switch from gas to coal

    Updated: 2011-06-30 15:18:00
    Guardian: Electricity companies are undermining emissions targets by switching from gas to coal. Above, pylon outside Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine in Wales. Britain's electricity generators have been beefing up their use of coal and turning their back on more carbon-friendly gas, in moves that undermine government efforts to fight global warming. Statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) show power providers used 8% more coal for electricity production in the first quarter of...

  • Water Sources Need to be Protected

    Updated: 2011-06-30 15:02:00
    Inter Press Service: Seventy-five-year-old Verdiana Protas is worried that the 20 cattle she bought with her pension money will soon die because the 10-kilometre-long river in her village in northwest Tanzania has been dry for two years now and finding alternative sources of water is getting more and more difficult. Like the other 200 families in Kagondo neighborhood in Bukoba urban district where Protas has lived for 40 years, her animals used drink from the river, which was also a source of water for domestic use....

  • Influential MEP calls for shale gas regulation

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:27:00
    Guardian: 3Legs Resources, a British company, drilling in shale gas deposits near Lebien, Poland. MEPs are increasingly worried about the role of shale gas in the world’s energy mix. One of the most influential members of the European parliament is proposing a new directive that would penalise or even ban the exploitation of shale gas, the controversial new fossil fuel that is tipped as the major energy source of the future. Jo Leinen told the Guardian he wanted a new "energy quality directive" that would...

  • Jellyfish shut down nuclear reactors Environment guardian.co.uk

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  • SSE sells 50% Doune wind farm stake

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:31
    Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) will sell its 50% interest (36 MW) in the Braes of Doune onshore wind farm, Scotland, to a Climate Change Capital-managed fund for an overall cash consideration of £61.3 million. By Renewable Energy Focus In April 2011, SSE sold its 100% interest in three ...

  • GE promotes Smart Grid pilot in Northern Ireland

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:30
    GE Energy is promoting the development of a Smart Grid pilot network, which will help more renewable energy sources to be linked to the existing electrical network in Northern Ireland. By Renewable Energy Focus SmartGridIreland Chairman and GE Energy Growth Strategy Leader for Europe, Paddy Turnbull says: “Northern Ireland has many competitive advantages ...

  • European, Asian wind turbine OEMs to collaborate

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:30
    Several companies are discussing fundamentally different strategies for either global outsourcing for components or internally combining manufacturing processes for wind turbines. Wind urbine manufacturers are regularly checking their component sourcing strategies in a bid to cut costs and boost product quality and reliability. Meanwhile, OEM’s are ...

  • EWEA: Wind energy could supply 50% of EU power by 2050

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:29
    A new European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) report to be published next month shows how wind energy can contribute very substantially to achieving the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050. The EWEA report sets out targets for the amount of ...

  • Sustainable biojet fuel initiative launched in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:28
    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced the approval of a regional cooperation project to help public and private institutions develop a sustainable biojet fuels industry employing different kinds of local organic feedstock. This initiative will fund consultancy services, knowledge development, dissemination material and ...

  • Solar and wind powered advertising in London

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:28
    Ricoh UK, a specialist in office solutions, managed document services and production printing has unveiled what it describes as Europe’s first “eco-board”: a billboard solely powered by wind and solar energy. The new eco-board in London joins Ricoh’s solar powered billboard launched in Times Square, New ...

  • Arab world to import half its food until 2050, says expert

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:28
    The Arab world will still need to import at least half of its food until 2050, a specialist has said. "The Arab world is the region that is most hit by food imports and fluctuations in food prices," said Teysir Al Ganem, regional communications manager for the International Fund ...

  • Climate change talks in cold freeze

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:27
    The last round of climate negotiations in Bonn last week covered a wide range of issues that will determine the future of humanity, development patterns and quality of life for decades to come. The outcome of the Bonn meeting was positive, but negotiations on the whole ...

  • Nissan CEO scrutinised on salary

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:10:25
    Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn fielded some tough questions from shareholders about his 982 million yen (Dh44.51 million, $12.12 million) paycheque Wednesday, but won approval with no problems for another two-year stint as head of the Japanese automaker. Ghosn, who is also head of Nissan Motor Co's alliance ...

  • Industry predicts drastic fall in offshore wind costs

    Updated: 2011-06-30 11:01:00
    Business Green: Industry predicts drastic fall in offshore wind costs Report predicts costs could fall by up to a third over the next decade as technologies improve and domestic manufacturing expands The overall cost of offshore wind energy will drop by at least 15 per cent in real terms over the next decade, and could fall by up to a third, according to a major new study that predicts technical innovations will make the sector increasingly cost-competitive. Commissioned by trade association RenewableUK,...

  • First BGH Decisions Concerning Incentive Regulation Ordinance

    Updated: 2011-06-30 10:31:06
    In its first decisions concerning the Incentive Regulation Ordinance (Anreizregulierungsverordnung – ARegV), the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) clarified some controversial issues regarding the ARegV. Pursuant to Sections 20 et. seq. German Energy Act (EnWG) grid operators have to grant third parties access to their grids in a non-discriminatory way. Since 1 January [...]

  • Jury Orders Exxon to Pay $495 Million for Leak: Report

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:58
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  • New York State to Lift Fracking Moratorium: Report

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:55
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  • DOE Awards Loan Guarantees for 3 Solar Power Plants

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:52
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  • EPA to Finalize Power Plant Air Rule Next Week

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:45
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  • Canada Rainforest Under Threat: Environmentalists

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  CBC Environmental organizations say the Great Bear Rainforest along B.C.'s central coast is once again threatened because of an increase in clear-cutting by the company TimberWest Forest Corp.

  • Senate Dems Use GOP Ethanol Votes to Push for Tax Revenues in Deficit Deal

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  The Hill Senate Democrats are using GOP support for killing ethanol subsidies as a political weapon against GOP leaders resistance to including increased tax revenues in a broad deficit-cutting deal.

  • Regulators Say Massey Skirted Safety Rules at W.Va. Coal Mine

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
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  • Company Sues W.Va Town Over Drilling Ban

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  AP The constitutionality of a West Virginia town's new ban on Marcellus shale gas drilling within a mile of its borders is facing a court challenge.

  • Renewables Boom Could Strain Germany's Grid

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  Reuters An uncontrolled renewable power expansion in Germany could threaten the stability of energy grids, the head of energy agency Dena told Reuters on Wednesday.

  • Governors Warn Against 'Overreaching' Fuel Economy Standards

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  The Hill Fifteen governors warned the Obama administration Wednesday that "overreaching" vehicle fuel economy standards will impose major burdens on consumers' pocketbooks.

  • California Delays Its Carbon Trading Program for a Year

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
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  • Sales of Wind Turbines in U.S. for Home Use Are Going Strong

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  USA Today A growing number of people are investing in small wind turbines for residential use, despite the bad economy, and advances in technology are expected to make them even more popular.

  • Expensive Chinese Electric Taxis Struggle to Win Mass Appeal

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  Reuters Even after generous government support for a pioneering electric taxi project in China's southern economic powerhouse of Shenzhen, the e-taxi costs 80 percent more than the Volkswagen Santana that ordinarily cruises the streets.

  • Jellyfish Keep UK Nuclear Plant Shut

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  Reuters An invasion of jellyfish into a cooling water pool at a Scottish nuclear plant kept its nuclear reactors offline on Wednesday, a phenomenon which may grow more common in future, scientists said.

  • Areva, Iberdrola Partner in French Offshore Wind Projects

    Updated: 2011-06-30 05:00:00
    Source:  Reuters French nuclear reactor maker Areva and Spanish power company Iberdrola plan to bid together for offshore wind projects in France, the companies said in a statement on Wednesday.

  • Force energy companies to insulate UK homes climate advisers say Environment The Guardian

    Updated: 2011-06-30 03:35:23
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  • 7/11/11: Lessons Learned: Solar Leadership from Germany and California | San Francisco, CA

    Updated: 2011-06-30 03:35:07
    Germany has been very successful at encouraging solar power, particularly with Feed-in Tariffs, but not without stimulating much international analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of their government policies. More recently, Germany’s plan to phase-out all their nuclear power plants by 2022 is raising critical questions about how Germany will obtain adequate energy without nuclear [...]

  • Candidates, show your greener sides; Ask your local candidates for Mayor and City Council about renewable energy

    Updated: 2011-06-30 01:55:10
    Dear readers: Although this morning’s Indianapolis Star editorial talks about the environmental and energy policies of incumbent Republican Mayor Greg Ballard and his Democratic challenger Melina Kennedy, it should serve as a reminder for everyone in Indiana to engage your local candidates for Mayor and City Council to ask them what their views and more [...]

  • Climate Change Makes Some Chemicals More Toxic to Aquatic Life

    Updated: 2011-06-30 01:17:00
    SPX: The Baylor researchers took samples at different times over the course of two years at 23 streams across the southern U.S. and measured how ecosystem production and respiration, dissolved oxygen content, the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen, and pH level changed over the course of a day. Study shows drought conditions adversely affect water quality and make some chemicals, like some pesticides, more toxic and more likely to accumulate in fish. Some areas of the southern United States are suffering...

  • Group Condemns Harassment of Climate Scientists

    Updated: 2011-06-30 00:03:00
    New York Times: There`s a ripple of unease among many scientists who study the warming of the planet these days. Some have faced harassment, legal challenges and even death threats related to their research, the American Association for the Advancement of Science reports. On Tuesday, the board of directors of the association, which publishes the journal Science, released a strongly worded statement "vigorously opposing" such attacks on researchers, saying that the tactics inhibited the free exchange of scientific...

  • Planet Under Pressure 2012

    Updated: 2011-06-30 00:00:00
    Conference: 26 Mar 2012 - 29 Mar 2012, London, United Kingdom.

  • Climate Change, Extreme Weather Linked At Last

    Updated: 2011-06-29 23:00:00
    Energy Collective: The Pew Center is teaming up with Scientific American to explain the link between climate change and extreme weather. In a new three-part series featured on Scientific American.com, award-winning science journalist John Carey dissects the science, impacts, and actions to take regarding the record-breaking floods, heat waves, droughts, storms, and wildfires experienced across the United States and the world in the past year. The first installment appears today. (Part two. Part three coming Thursday.)...

  • Afghan City Builds its own Internet Network from Reused Materials

    Updated: 2011-06-29 17:54:55
    We’re big fans of do-it-yourself projects… from outdoor ovens to solar air heaters to, well, houses. But a DIY internet network made from reused materials in the developing world? That’s really cool! We’ll let our friends at sister site Insteading tell the story…

  • Hot map hard to ignore: interactive map points out local climate impacts

    Updated: 2011-06-29 17:40:00
    Mongabay: A global interactive map has been developed by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) to highlight climate impacts already occurring worldwide. From glacier melt risking water supplies in Bolivia to coral bleaching off the coast of Florida, the Climate Hot Map employs the best in climate science to bring home the impacts of global warming. "One of the main goals of the map is to really bring the science of climate change to life by connecting it to people’s daily lives around the world," explained...

  • Jellyfish keep UK nuclear plant shut

    Updated: 2011-06-29 17:18:00
    Reuters: An invasion of jellyfish into a cooling water pool at a Scottish nuclear power plant kept its nuclear reactors offline on Wednesday, a phenomenon which may grow more common in future, scientists said. Two reactors at EDF Energy's Torness nuclear power plant on the Scottish east coast remained shut a day after they were manually stopped due to masses of jellyfish obstructing cooling water filters. Nuclear power plants draw water from nearby seas or rivers to cool down their reactors, but if...

  • Farm Animal Disease to Increase With Climate Change, Scientists Say

    Updated: 2011-06-29 16:13:00
    ScienceDaily: Researchers looked at changes in the behaviour of bluetongue -- a viral disease of cattle and sheep -- from the 1960s to the present day, as well as what could happen to the transmission of the virus 40 years into the future. They found, for the first time, that an outbreak of a disease could be explained by changes to the climate. In Europe, more than 80,000 outbreaks of bluetongue were reported to the World Animal Health Organisation between 1998 and 2010, and millions of animals died as a result...

  • Group Sues to End N.Y.'s Role in Regional Cap-and-Trade

    Updated: 2011-06-29 15:43:00
    New York Times: Group Sues to End N.Y.`s Role in Regional Cap-and-Trade Members of Americans for Prosperity, a group founded and largely financed by oil industry interests, filed a lawsuit this week seeking to end New York State’s participation in the 10-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The suit, filed on Monday in state Supreme Court in Albany against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and two state agencies, asserts that the multistate cap-and-trade system imposes costs on electric utilities that are then passed on...

  • Understanding impacts of aerosols and trace gases on climate and air quality

    Updated: 2011-06-29 15:07:00
    ScienceDaily: Atmospheric aerosol particles (otherwise known as particulate matter) have been masking the true rate of greenhouse gas induced global warming during the industrial period. New investigations show that the aerosol cooling effect will be strongly reduced by 2030, as air pollution abatements are implemented worldwide and the presently available advanced control technologies are utilized. These actions would increase the global mean temperature by ca. 1 degree Celsius. This is one of the main research...

  • Koch-funded group sues over regional climate program

    Updated: 2011-06-29 15:00:00
    Times Union: Group linked to billionaire Koch brothers seeks end to New York role in greenhouse gas curb A group tied to conservative Kansas petrochemical billionaires who fund campaigns to deny man-made climate change is pushing a lawsuit to kill New York's participation in a program to cut greenhouse gases. The lawsuit seeks to bounce New York out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a 10-state program applied to electric power plants in the Northeast. Filed Monday in state Supreme Court in Albany...

  • Australia to impose tax on greenhouse pollution

    Updated: 2011-06-29 15:00:00
    World: An authoritative new Australian government report was meant to bring an end to years of fractious and, at times, menacing debate over climate change and ease the way for approval of the new tax on big carbon polluters. But in a country that emits more greenhouse gas pollution per person than almost any other, it seems that the issue remains as polarizing as ever. Like the U.S., Australia is home to influential naysayers who argue that the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate...

  • Oil, water shortages, climate change could provoke wars: Report

    Updated: 2011-06-29 15:00:00
    Canada: Critical energy and water shortages combined with climate change could provoke wars within the next 15 years, warns a newly-released analysis by the Department of National Defence. "Global reserves of crude oil could become problematic by 2025," wrote Maj. John Sheahan in a draft version of the report, Army 2040: First Look. "This implies that (barring the discovery of significant new reserves, and barring the adequate adoption of substitute fossil fuels or alternative fuel and energy sources)...

  • Europe cuts CO2 emissions from cars by 3.7 percent

    Updated: 2011-06-29 14:44:00
    Reuters: The fuel efficiency of European cars advanced last year, with exhaust carbon emissions falling 3.7 percent, provisional European Union data showed on Wednesday. The EU, home to 500 million people, has set a target for cutting average emissions from new cars to 130 grams of CO2 per kilometer by 2015. Last year's improvements bring the average emissions of new cars to 140 grams, putting the EU on track to overachieve on a target that was set in 2008 despite heavy lobbying from car makers in Germany,...

  • Kenya to allow GM maize to alleviate shortage

    Updated: 2011-06-29 13:44:00
    Reuters: Kenya's state-run National Safety Authority is set to approve importation of genetically modified maize into the country for the first time to mitigate a looming shortage, its head said on Wednesday. The Kenyan government last week forecast a shortfall in the supply of maize, a staple in east Africa's biggest economy, of 14.8 million 90-kg bags in the 2011/12 season due to drought. "With the prevailing circumstances we are looking to expedite the publication of regulations on gene modified...

  • United Kingdom: MPs demand end to World Bank's coal funding

    Updated: 2011-06-29 12:58:00
    Business Green: The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) of MPs has today called on the government to cancel funding to the World Bank unless it immediately moves to end the financing of unabated coal-fired power stations in developing countries. "The World Bank should not assume continued support from the UK unless it changes its ways," chair of the EAC, Joan Walley MP, said in a statement. "The Department for International Development (DFID) needs to get tough and use its position as a major shareholder to...

  • UK must not support World Bank's 'dirty' power subsidies, say MPs

    Updated: 2011-06-29 11:20:00
    Guardian: Britain should not channel aid through the World Bank until it stops lending money to developing countries to build "dirty" power stations, a powerful committee of MPs said on Wednesday. As the world's second largest shareholder, Britain contributes more than £2bn a year – or nearly one-third of its total UK aid budget – to the bank, but according to the House of Commons environmental audit committee, the US-based institution heavily funds fossil fuel power projects which undermine global and...

  • BDEW Presents Q1 2011 Renewable Statistics

    Updated: 2011-06-29 09:31:38
    The Federal Association of the Energy and Water Industry (BDEW) presented new figures on renewable energy output for Q1 2011. The figures were presented in connection with a call for improved investment conditions for modern and flexible conventional power plants that can help balance the grids in an age of a constantly increasing intermittent renewable energy [...]

  • 2010: The year of global weirding

    Updated: 2011-06-29 08:06:00
    Guardian: Abnormal climatic phenomena resulted in last year being the hottest, wettest, and in many cases also the driest and coldest in recorded history, says Jeff Masters, co-founder of climate tracking website Weather Underground.

  • David Cameron must speak out on climate change, says top scientist

    Updated: 2011-06-29 06:01:00
    Guardian: David Cameron must end his silence on climate change and "step up to the plate" to provide international leadership, the former government chief scientific adviser Prof Sir David King says on Wednesday. Writing in the Guardian, King also reveals that after his declaration that global warming was a greater threat than global terrorism in 2004, then US president, George Bush, asked Tony Blair, then prime minster, for to have him gagged. King's warning made headlines around the world at the time....

  • E.coli seen spawning biofuel in five years

    Updated: 2011-06-29 06:00:00
    Reuters: The bacteria behind food poisoning worldwide, the mighty E.coli, could be turned into a commercially available biofuel in five years, a U.S. scientist told technology industry and government leaders on Tuesday. Several companies are working on the technology, which has been proven in laboratories but is not yet yielding enough fuel to be commercially viable, scientist Jay Keasling told the Aspen Ideas Festival on Tuesday. Keasling, chief executive officer of the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint...

  • Expert Hearing in Parliament Committee for Economics and Technology on Energy Turnaround Bills

    Updated: 2011-06-28 22:55:26
    Yesterday, the Bundestag Committee for Economics and Technology held an expert hearing on two draft bills that form part of the government’s proposed nuclear phase-out and the accelerated shift to an age of renewable energy supply. The experts invited gave their opinions regarding the Act Amending Energy Law related Provisions (ref. no. 17/6248 = 17/6072) and the Act on [...]

  • 11/10/11: 5th Annual Opportunity Green Business Conference | Los Angeles, CA

    Updated: 2011-06-28 21:20:33
    The 5th Annual Opportunity Green Business Conference is the largest B2B multidisciplinary sustainability conference, bringing together today’s leading companies and visionaries. From Fortune 500 powerhouses to inventive start-ups, Opportunity Green attracts over 1000 professionals and executive decision-makers from around the globe.

  • Recycled Hotel Soap: a Lifesaver for Children in the Developing World

    Updated: 2011-06-28 20:16:25
    I was on the road for several days earlier this month, and used bars of soap in the hotels in which I stayed. Of course, I didn’t use the whole bars… and left the remainder for the housekeeping staff. I assume that soap ended up in the trash. Seem like a huge sustainability challenge? I... Read More...

  • Insight into plant behavior could aid quest for efficient biofuels

    Updated: 2011-06-28 19:33:00
    ScienceDaily: Insight Into Plant Behavior Could Aid Quest for Efficient Biofuels Tiny seawater algae could hold the key to crops as a source of fuel and plants that can adapt to changing climates. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that the tiny organism has developed coping mechanisms for when its main food source is in short supply. Understanding these processes will help scientists develop crops that can survive when nutrients are scarce and to grow high-yield plants for use as biofuels....

  • Boosting bioenergy needn't sacrifice food security

    Updated: 2011-06-28 19:07:00
    SciDev.Net: The biofuel plant Agave can grow on dry land unsuitable for growing food Increasing the production of energy from biomass (bioenergy) needn't come at the expense of growing food crops -- done right, it can enhance food security and prosperity in Africa, say Lee R. Lynd and Jeremy Woods. Assessments of the impact of bioenergy on food security have focused too heavily on the drawbacks of competing for land, without considering the potential benefits for rural development. Most parts of Africa...

  • OP-ED: The Good News About Coal

    Updated: 2011-06-28 19:02:00
    Inter Press Service: During the years when governments and the media were focused on preparations for the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations, a powerful climate movement was emerging in the United States: the movement opposing the construction of new coal-fired power plants. Environmental groups, both national and local, are opposing coal plants because they are the primary driver of climate change. Emissions from coal plants are also responsible for 13,200 U.S. deaths annually - a number that dwarfs the U.S. lives...

  • Climate sceptic Willie Soon received $1m from oil companies, papers show

    Updated: 2011-06-28 19:00:00
    Guardian: One of the world's most prominent scientific figures to be sceptical about climate change has admitted to being paid more than $1m in the past decade by major US oil and coal companies. Dr Willie Soon, an astrophysicist at the Solar, Stellar and Planetary Sciences Division of the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, is known for his view that global warming and the melting of the arctic sea ice is caused by solar variation rather than human-caused CO2 emissions, and that polar bears are...

  • Africa drought pushes Kenya and Somalia into pre-famine conditions

    Updated: 2011-06-28 17:46:00
    Reuters: The worst drought in 60 years in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating, it said. "Two consecutive poor rainy seasons have resulted in one of the driest years since 1950/51 in many pastoral zones," the UN...

  • The Good News About Coal

    Updated: 2011-06-28 17:32:24
    By Lester R. Brown During the years when governments and the media were focused on preparations for the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations, a powerful climate movement was emerging in the United States: the movement opposing the construction of new coal-fired power plants. Environmental groups, both national and local, are opposing coal plants because they are... Read More...

  • altE, Solar Panel Distributor, Makes Products More Accessible to Solar Installers in New England

    Updated: 2011-06-28 14:55:44
    altE, a leading distributor of solar panel and solar power products, has recently completed the transition from a third party to an in-house warehouse facility located at the company's headquarters in Hudson, MA. This move, enables more direct, quality service given to all of altE's solar installer and do-it-yourself customers throughout the USA, but especially those located in the New England region.

  • A Long Road Ahead for a Flooded Reactor

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:34:00
    New York Times: The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission visited the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant in Nebraska on Monday. Federal officials say that the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant, which is surrounded by floodwaters from the Missouri River, is safe for now, as I wrote in Tuesday`s Times. But it may be a very long way from reopening. One reason is that its reactor was shut earlier this year for refueling and plant technicians have not finished the refueling process for safety reasons. What is more, workers...

  • IPCC special report on renewabe energy sources

    Updated: 2011-06-28 04:30:00
    Home Tagcloud Sitemap Contact us Register Login Premium Content The Global Community for Sustainable Energy Professionals Leonardo ENERGY About us Microsites Blogs Community E-learning Library Service Home IPCC special report on renewabe energy sources IPCC special report on renewabe energy sources By Bruno De Wachter Published on Tue , 2011-06-28 04:30 Further reading IPCC report on renewable energy and climate change mitigation 9 Growth expected to continue regardless of circumstances In May 2011, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC released a literature study assessment of the contribution of six major renewable energy sources REs to the mitigation of climate change . In the majority of the scenarios , REs are expected to become the dominant climate change mitigation

  • Munster will tap landfill gases to produce electricity; Will project use NIPSCO’s proposed feed-in tariff pending IURC approval?

    Updated: 2011-06-27 23:56:50
    Editor’s Note: We assume that the Town of Munster hopes to sell the electricity from this landfill to methane project to NIPSCO under their soon to be approved feed-in tariff program currently awaiting approval by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC). Indiana Distributed Energy Advocates (IDEA) was a party to the Settlement Agreement reached with NIPSCO. [...]

  • Tapping the SPR: The Root of Dysfunctional Energy Policies

    Updated: 2011-06-27 02:11:59
    Join the forum discussion on this post Falling Into the Trap of Influencing the Crude Oil Markets It seems that nothing quite brings out the silliness in politicians like the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). As you undoubtedly have now heard, the United States and the International Energy Agency are coordinating to release 60 million barrels of [...]

  • Greens Support Coalition’s 2022 Nuclear Phase-Out

    Updated: 2011-06-27 01:31:17
    On Saturday, a majority at the party convention of Bündnis ’90/The Greens voted in favour of a recommendation for the parliamentary group of the party to vote Yes in on the government’s proposed German nuclear phase-out in 2022 on 30 June 2011. The decision came after a 6-hour long controversial debate. After the nuclear incident in [...]

  • EEG Clearingstelle Concludes Advice Procedure Regarding PV Installations in Business Parks and Industrial Estates

    Updated: 2011-06-26 22:05:31
    Clearingstelle EEG (EEG Clearing Agency) concluded an advice procedure (Hinweisverfahren) regarding PV installations in business parks and industrial estates. EEG Clearing Agency is an independent body established by the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety that serves interested parties with regard to the interpretation and disputes relating to the EEG. The advice [...]

  • EEG 2004: Commissioning Date of PV Modules Exchanged Due to Defects

    Updated: 2011-06-26 22:00:00
    Clearingstelle EEG (EEG Clearing Agency) has issued a recommendation (ref. no. 2008/19) regarding the commissioning date of PV modules pursuant to the Renewable Energy Sources Act 2004 (EEG 2004) that were exchanged due to defects. EEG Clearing Agency is an independent body established by the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety that [...]

  • Journal & Courier: Businesses urged to buy into Tippecanoe wind farm project

    Updated: 2011-06-26 18:03:00
    by Max Showalter , Lafayette Journal & Courier, Thursday, June 23, 2011, www.jconline.com The installation of wind turbines could start next April in northern Tippecanoe County as part of a project that combines electricity generation with research and tourism. Nearly a dozen large energy users in Greater Lafayette got an update Wednesday on Purdue Energy [...]

  • InsideINdianaBusiness: Indiana Lands 500 Solar Jobs; Solar Inverter Manufacturer Fronius USA LLC to Move to Portage, IN

    Updated: 2011-06-26 16:54:11
    Editor’s Note: Indiana Distributed Energy Advocates would like to extend a warm welcome to Fronius USA, LLC. So you may be asking, what is a solar inverter? Wikipedia states: A solar inverter or PV inverter is a critical component in a solar energy system. It performs the conversion of the variable DC output of the [...]

  • Open Source Ecology’s “Civilization Starter Kit”: the Global Village Construction Set

    Updated: 2011-06-24 18:03:04
    Yesterday, as I was putting together the week’s green tech finds post over at SUNfiltered, I came across the Solar Fire, another open source solar concentrator concept. That was cool enough in itself, but I also saw that this idea was connected to another that a friend had recently introduced to me: Open Source Ecology’s... Read More...

  • Stoel Rives Earns Praise and National Recognition from Chambers USA

    Updated: 2011-06-24 14:13:14
    Stoel Rives LLP, a U.S. business law firm, announced that it received high praise in the annual survey of the U.S. legal market by independent researcher Chambers and Partners.

  • Dive! Film Explores Dumpster Diving and Food Waste

    Updated: 2011-06-23 17:51:29
    Despite the title, Dive! is not a movie about graceful Olympic divers. Nothing could be further from that image. Instead, it’s a new film about the massive food waste in America, and those who choose to dive into dumpsters to save food from going to the landfill. In his film, Jeremy Siefert takes on Trader... Read More...

  • 10/18/11: Global Renewable Energy Development (GRED 2011) | Brussels, Belgium

    Updated: 2011-06-23 10:55:10
    This event will bring together key players in the Renewable Energy Sector including Industry Leaders, Policy Makers, Utilities, Major Lenders and Investors and others to discuss the future of renewable in the energy mix. They will deliberate on the interplay between financing, investment, policy frameworks, smart grid, system aspects, grid integration and latest technologies. The [...]

  • Highlights of BP’s 2011 Statistical Review of World Energy

    Updated: 2011-06-23 10:04:11
    Join the forum discussion on this post Global Energy Growth BP recently released their highly respected annual Statistical Review of World Energy for 2011. Most of the news stories on the report have focused on the exceptionally strong growth in global energy consumption. While that is without a doubt a major story that I will discuss [...]

  • NRW Cabinet Adopts Climate Protection Act

    Updated: 2011-06-22 21:43:58
    The SPD/Green government of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) adopted a Climate Protection Act. The draft bill is the first of its kind in the sixteen German states. The key points of the Climate Protection Act are: It enacts climate protection targets in NRW and shall be the legal basis for emission reduction and mitigation [...]

  • RWE and E.ON File Lawsuit Against Nuclear Fuel Rod Tax

    Updated: 2011-06-22 21:40:48
    According to media reports, RWE AG and E.ON AG filed a lawsuit against the nuclear fuel rod tax levied on newly installed rods in their jointly operated nuclear power plant Gundremmingen. The nuclear fuel rod tax was introduced last year in connection with the nuclear extension, which formed part of the government’s Energy Concept. After the nuclear [...]

  • T-shirts Made from Piezoelectric Material to Rock Glastonbury Festival

    Updated: 2011-06-22 18:28:31
    The UK’s Glastonbury Festival isn’t just one of the biggest music events in world… it’s also become a launch pad for innovative consumer renewable energy technology. Last year, mobile communications company Orange tested out its Power Wellies (which harvested foot heat for charging phones, etc.)… I gave them some love over at SUNfiltered. This year,... Read More...

  • Growing Goat Herds Signal Global Grassland Decline

    Updated: 2011-06-22 15:37:33
    After the earth was created, soil formed slowly over geological time from the weathering of rocks. It began to support early plant life, which protected and enriched it until it became the topsoil that sustains the diversity of plants and animals we know today. Now the world’s ever-growing herds of cattle, sheep, and goats are... Read More...

  • 11/30/11: Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2011 | Washington, D.C.

    Updated: 2011-06-21 20:00:31
    Chaired by Kathryn Conway from LED Consulting and Dr. Makarand Chipalkatti from OSRAM Sylvania, Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2011 will provide an intersection for big-picture “system thinkers” in the information and lighting industries to brainstorm and learn how really maximize the opportunities that solid state lighting (SSL) technology offers. This conference will give you [...]

  • IURC Approves IPL’s Second Feed-in Tariff Contract Under Rate REP With GSA Emmett Bean Solar PV Project 6/16/2011

    Updated: 2011-06-21 14:30:21
    The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approved only the second Indianapolis Power and Light (IPL) feed-in tariff (FIT) under Rate REP since the three year pilot program became effective March 30, 2010. The first Rate REP contract was last summer with the Time Factory for a 50 kW wind turbine. See IPL 30 Day Filing_Rate REP_Time [...]

  • RVR Decision in Favour of E.ON’s Datteln Coal-fired Power Plant Project

    Updated: 2011-06-21 12:41:01
    E.ON’s construction project of a 1100 MW coal-fired power plant in Datteln (Datteln 4) has cleared another hurdle. Construction had to stop partially after the Higher Administrative Court in Münster (OVG Münster) had declared the zoning plan for the respective area void. Now the regional association for the Ruhr valley area (Regionalverband Ruhr) decided in favour of  continuing [...]

  • Environment blog Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-06-21 11:25:30
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  • 10/24/11: LEDs 2011: Bringing Lighting to Life | San Diego, CA

    Updated: 2011-06-21 11:25:16
    By delivering even more technical depth across a broader range of issues than ever before and bringing together the key industry R&D personnel, investors and executives, LEDs 2011 is the must-attend event of the year for the LED and lighting sector. LEDs 2011 will provide three full days of coverage of the latest technology, applications [...]

  • 9/20/11: Organic Photovoltaics 2011 | Philadelphia, PA

    Updated: 2011-06-21 11:25:15
    IntertechPira’s 5th annual Organic Photovoltaics 2011 will offer critical information for everyone interested in the advancement of OPV technologies. Attendees will meet and network with important players, key innovators and decision makers from the technical and business sides of the PV, OPV and organic and printed electronics industries. Key topics to be discussed include: • [...]

  • Manure to help fuel farm’s trucks; Dairy operation using technology to turn waste into natural gas

    Updated: 2011-06-20 21:58:57
    Fair Oaks Farms will use manure from cows to power new dairy delivery trucks. A device will turn biogas into nearly pure methane and compress it to fuel the natural gas-powered vehicles. / ALAN PETERSIME / The Star 2006 file photo original article: http://www.indystar.com/article/20110620/LOCAL/106200310/Dairy-operation-turning-waste-into-natural-gas?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|p Written by Rick Callahan, Associated Press (AP) 12:24 AM, Jun. 20, [...]

  • VAT Treatment for Small PV and Hydro Power Plants

    Updated: 2011-06-20 09:22:52
    The Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) confirmed acceptance of a facilitated VAT treatment for small PV and hydro power plants with a capacity of up to 30 kW. In a letter published by Clearingstelle EEG (EEG Clearing Agency), BMF stated that the simplified procedure applied to all installations in which the electricity is measured by a meter [...]

  • 6/21/11: Three Degrees of Preparation

    Updated: 2011-06-19 20:10:30
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (June 13, 2011) – While Americans seem to love almost every tradition that comes with summer, from family vacations to backyard barbecues and more, there’s one thing hardly anyone enjoys: paying the price for staying cool in the sweltering summer heat. That’s why American Home Shield is celebrating the first official day of [...]

  • 6/20/11: 2nd Quarterly Ontario Solar Summit – “Ontario Solar Development 2.0″ – Innovations, Collaborations, Standards | Toronto, Canada

    Updated: 2011-06-19 02:50:25
    2nd Quarterly Ontario Solar Summit – “Ontario Solar Development 2.0″ – Innovations, Collaborations, Standards. When: Monday, June 20, 2011 from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (ET) Where: Toronto Board of Trade 77 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Website: http://ontariosolarnetwork.org/ontario/events?eventId=291541&EventViewMode=EventDetails Hosted By: Ontario Solar Network ONTARIO SOLAR NETWORK Your Solar PV Business Connection Event Details: [...]

  • Swimming in Europe every beach lake and bathing spot ranked and mapped Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-06-18 09:33:17
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  • 10/17/11: Global Cleantech 100 Summit and Gala | Washington D.C.

    Updated: 2011-06-18 09:32:53
    Which 100 of today’s private cleantech companies are the most likely to make the most significant market impact over the next 5-10 years? Find out as the world’s cleantech community weighs in and we unveil the 2011 Global Cleantech 100. The Global Cleantech 100 Summit is a one day event bringing together these leading entrepreneurs [...]

  • Which way will Barack Obama turn on solar power Suzanne Goldenberg Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-06-17 18:20:11
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  • Bonn climate summit diary John Vidal Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-06-17 18:20:10
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  • Bonn climate summit diary John Vidal Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-06-16 18:14:25
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    Updated: 2011-06-16 18:14:24
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  • Italy: Nuclear? Non Grazie! Berlusconi: Now It's Renewables

    Updated: 2011-06-16 14:42:18
    Italians have decisively said "no thanks" to nuclear for a second time in a nationwide referendum and the country must now turn increasingly to renewable energy. The vote is a stinging rebuke to Conservative Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who had hoped to revive the country's dormant nuclear industry.

  • What Italy's nuclear referendum means for climate change Mark Lynas Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-06-16 10:13:17
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  • Reduction! 4 Windmaster 750kw Wind Turbines – Amazing Opportunity

    Updated: 2011-06-15 22:49:14

  • What Italy's nuclear referendum means for climate change Mark Lynas Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-06-15 22:29:21
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  • Why Australia is vulnerable to both climate change and climate sceptics Stephan Lewandowsky Environm

    Updated: 2011-06-15 21:49:48
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  • What GOP Debate Tells Us About Energy Policy

    Updated: 2011-06-14 16:19:43
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Podcast Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Profile Network Activity Comments Articles Blog Bookmarks Contact What GOP debate tells us about energy policy By Steve Leone 2011-06-14 11:19:43.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this blog post Email Bookmark Print Share Tweet Share New Hampshire politics have always been tough to pin down . But this much is for sure : more than any other state , it is a political arena where presidential aspirations gain legitimacy and where national agendas are . set So it was with that political reality that New Hampshire and the rest of America welcomed the unofficial start of the 2012 presidential race with a Republican primary

  • Why Is Renewable Energy Coming Along So Slowly? (Free Report)

    Updated: 2011-06-11 22:28:48
    A brand new 12-page report titled THE IMPEDIMENTS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY summarizes the results of a 2011 survey of over 500 respondents regarding the migration to renewable energy. The free reference features 13 graphs that highlight the core research data and unveils the most current insight into the contemporary considerations regarding renewable energy perspectives.

  • California's SB X 1-2 Law Walks Renewable Energy Tightrope

    Updated: 2011-06-10 14:00:00
    This law, called the California Renewable Energy Resources Act, obligates all California electricity providers to obtain at least 33% of their energy from renewable resources by the year 2020. This requirement constitutes the most aggressive renewable portfolio standard in the country.

  • Virent Pulling Ahead of the Pack?

    Updated: 2011-06-10 07:29:53
    Join the forum discussion on this post The National Advanced Biofuels Consortium In January 2010, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the investment of nearly $80 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for advanced biofuels research and fueling infrastructure. About $35 million of the funding went toward the National Advanced Biofuels Consortium (NABC). The [...]

  • Roundtable on China’s Energy Future

    Updated: 2011-06-09 06:43:40
    Join the forum discussion on this post Just a note that this weekend I leave for an extended business trip, with visits to Seattle, Washington D.C., Germany, Massachusetts, Vermont, and California. I will be on the road for about four weeks, but will try to keep to my schedule of posting new columns on Mondays [...]

  • Southwest Windpower Announces Distribution of Premier Remote Solar and Wind Powered Energy Generation Systems

    Updated: 2011-06-07 17:50:25
    – June 7, 2011 – Southwest Windpower, the world's leading manufacturer of personal wind generators, today announced that it has entered into a sales and marketing agreement with Green Trail Energy to distribute the revolutionary mobile solar and wind powered energy and communication system—GSW-7000—under the name MWS-7000. This partnership underscores Southwest Windpower's mission to make clean, affordable energy available to everyone.

  • John Farrell: Learning a Lesson about Net Metering; Implications of Lesson for Indiana?

    Updated: 2011-06-07 14:36:58
    Original Article: http://energyselfreliantstates.org/content/learning-lesson-about-net-metering   Wed, June 1, 2011 – John Farrell I just got a copy of a utility bill for a Minnesota business that has a 40 kilowatt (kW) solar PV array.  I’d hoped to get a sense for how quickly he’d pay off his array with the net metering revenue.  I was shocked. [...]

  • Global Wind Day Celebration on June 15 Will Launch U.S. WindMade Campaign

    Updated: 2011-06-07 01:13:55
    Global Wind Day celebration on June 15 will feature the opening of a wind-energy exhibition in Berlin’s German Technology Museum and an event in New York for the U.S. launching of WindMade, a company-certification program to promote wind power. See http://windmade.org/ Here is a quick excerpt from the group’s new website. Click and watch a [...]

  • New Battery Design Could Give Electric Vehicles a Jolt

    Updated: 2011-06-06 16:06:33
    A radically new approach to the design of batteries, developed by researchers at MIT, could provide a lightweight and inexpensive alternative to existing batteries for electric vehicles and the power grid. The technology could even make "refueling" such batteries as quick and easy as pumping gas into a conventional car.

  • Environment blog Environment guardian.co.uk

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  • Texans "Taking it to the Streets" Over Energy Prices

    Updated: 2011-06-03 20:18:18
    The 15th Annual Cool House Tour, a self-guided open house tour featuring 16 of Austin's coolest five-star quality homes utilizing the latest renewable energy and energy efficiency technology to help them stay cool and save on energy costs. At the Cool House Tour you can see how people have taken something ordinary and made it extraordinary … its an adventure of discovery in your own hometown.

  • Energy and Agribusiness Attorney Leah Hurtgen Ziemba Joins Michael Best

    Updated: 2011-06-03 15:30:26
    The law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is pleased to announce Leah Hurtgen Ziemba has joined the firm as an associate in its Madison office, effective May 31, 2011. Ms. Ziemba will join the firm's Energy and Sustainability Industry Team, focusing her practice on the siting and permitting of new development projects, including agricultural and energy projects, and counseling clients on environmental matters.

  • A level playing field for wind; Decision announced by MISO about Dispatchable Intermittent Resources (DIR)

    Updated: 2011-06-03 14:16:33
    A level playing field for wind. A decision announced today by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) could change the economics of wind power in the region…. Please read the rest of this story on Highwire blog published by Midwest Energy News. So what is the possible impact here in Indiana?

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