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

    Updated: 2011-08-31 15:30:21
    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 [...]

  • 12/1/11: Solar Thermal ‘11 National Solar Heating and Cooling Conference | Milwaukee, WI

    Updated: 2011-08-31 15:30:21
    SOLAR THERMAL ‘11 will be held December 1-2, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Milwaukee, WI. You won’t want to miss this one of a kind national solar heating and cooling event. SOLAR THERMAL ‘11 is a two-day conference and networking event for industry professionals including: installers, manufacturers, distributors, engineers, designers, policy makers, code [...]

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  • ConocoPhillips Says 99% of China Spill Cleared

    Updated: 2011-08-31 05:00:00
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  • Wildfires Burn Dozens of Homes in Drought-Parched Texas, Oklahoma

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  • Obama Tells Young Reporters: Climate Change a Top Challenge for Young People

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  • Al Gore Likens Climate Change Skeptics to Racists

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  • The 'World’s First' Hybrid Solar, Geothermal Plant to Land in Nevada

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  • U.N. Nuclear Safety Proposals Weakened: Diplomats

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  • Power Companies Reconnect Over 6 Million Customers, About Two-Thirds of Irene’s Outages

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  • Rising Biomass Demand Could Drive Land Grabs

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  • Canada Highlight Oil Sands Lobbying Success

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  • Biden Tells Clean Energy Summit U.S. Can't Lead the World with Current Energy Policy

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  • Exxon's Arctic Deal Is Black Eye for BP

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  • Illinois ‘Smart Grid’ Bill Awaits Decision from Governor

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  • No New Conditions for Indian Point Nuclear Plant: NRC

    Updated: 2011-08-31 05:00:00
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  • White House Blasts GOP over FEMA Funding

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  • A Ramapo River Oil Spill is Being Addressed

    Updated: 2011-08-31 05:00:00
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  • NRC Updates Rules for Nuclear Plant Evacuations

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  • ExxonMobil Clinches Arctic Oil Deal with Rosneft

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  • Deforestation Rates Higher in ‘Protected’ Forests, Study Says

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  • Texas Drought Could Threaten Endangered Species

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  • VP Biden tells clean energy summit US can’t lead the world with current energy policy

    Updated: 2011-08-30 22:43:00
    Washington Post: Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. waves after giving a key note speech at the National Clean Energy Summit, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, in Las Vegas. "If we shrink from deciding whether we are going to lead in the area of alternative energy, renewable energy, then we will be making the biggest mistake that this nation has made in its history,' Biden said during his keynote speech at the fourth-annual National Clean Energy Summit at the Aria hotel-casino....

  • Using LCDs to Collect Energy

    Updated: 2011-08-30 22:29:46
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 30 Recent Comment I'm imagining car and house windows with built-in LCD PV shades . Less View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Using LCDs to Collect Energy Written by Philip Proefrock on 30 08 11 Keeping electronic devices powered is an ongoing concern , particularly as the number of electronic devices proliferates . Researchers at UCLA have developed a liquid crystal display LCD that incorporates photovoltaic polarizers that can convert sunlight , ambient light , and even its own backlight into electricity to power the . device Polarizers are what makes the display in an LCD function , by controlling the amount of light that passes through from the backlight to make the display . The new material , called a

  • Daryl Hannah arrested at protest

    Updated: 2011-08-30 21:45:00
    Guardian: Actor Daryl Hannah has been arrested in front of the White House along with other environmental protesters who oppose a planned oil pipeline from Canada to the US Gulf Coast. The sit-in on Tuesday involved dozens of activists campaigning against the Keystone XL pipeline which would go through six states to refineries in Texas. Before she was arrested, Hannah said the protesters want to be free from dependence on fossil fuels and that she hoped Barack Obama will not give way to oil lobbyists....

  • Carbon Nanotubes Make Wind Turbine Blades Lighter and Stronger

    Updated: 2011-08-30 21:23:10
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 30 Recent Comment Carbon nanotubes have the potential to be very dangerous . What surety View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Carbon Nanotubes Make Wind Turbine Blades Lighter and Stronger Written by Megan Treacy on 30 08 11 A scientist at Case Western Reserve University has discovered that adding carbon nanotubes to a traditional mix of plastics used in wind turbine blades could make them much lighter and stronger , meaning that future blades could be much more efficient while also requiring less . maintenance The study found that carbon nanotubes are lighter per unit of volume than carbon fiber and aluminum and had five times more tensile strength than carbon fiber and 60 times more than . aluminum If those

  • Report Links Climate Change To Mental Illness

    Updated: 2011-08-30 21:18:00
    redOrbit: A report released on Tuesday said that rates of mental illnesses – including depression and post-traumatic stress – will increase as a result of climate change. The paper says loss of social cohesion in the wake of severe weather events related to climate change could be linked to increased rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and substance abuse. As many as one in five people reported “emotional injury, stress and despair” in the wake of these events. The report called the...

  • Can Water Treaties Be Climate-Proofed?

    Updated: 2011-08-30 20:01:00
    New York Times: The Indus River flows through a valley in northern Pakistan. Arguments over control of the Indus River system have been a source of tension between the two rival powers on the subcontinent. For centuries, water has been a potent weapon between warring states. When Pisa was at war with Florence, Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli planned to divert the Arno and leave Pisa dry. For at least as long, water has been a casus belli. India and Pakistan have contested one another`s access to the Indus...

  • Obama: Climate change one of the biggest challenges facing young people

    Updated: 2011-08-30 19:31:00
    Hill: Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing young people, President Obama said in a recent interview with young reporters from Scholastic News. “Another big challenge that your generation is going to face is the environmental challenge,” Obama said in an interview with Scholastic News Press Corp. that was conducted in July but posted online this month. “Although we’ve made big improvements over the last 20 or 30 years in making our air clean and our water clean, there are some big challenges...

  • LuminAID: The Cheap, Portable Solar Light

    Updated: 2011-08-30 18:37:22
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  • German government, oil lobby clash on biofuel use target

    Updated: 2011-08-30 17:29:00
    Reuters: Germany's government and its oil industry association on Tuesday disagreed about whether the country can reach its 2011 biofuel use quotas as sales of a new gasoline blend with a higher biofuel content remain sluggish. The German government this year raised the maximum permitted level of bioethanol blended in gasoline to 10 percent from 5 percent previously as part of Germany's program to protect the environment by cutting CO2 emissions. German oil industry association MWV said only 10 percent...

  • Rising biomass demand could drive land grabs: report

    Updated: 2011-08-30 17:18:00
    Reuters: Rising global demand for cleaner energy from biomass could drive more land acquisition in poorer nations where food security and land rights are weak, an International Institute for Environment and Development report said on Tuesday. "If left unchecked, the growing pressure on land access could undermine livelihoods and food security in some of the world's poorest countries," the London-based non-profit research group said, calling for more public scrutiny into global biomass expansion plans....

  • Summer seaweed best for biofuel

    Updated: 2011-08-30 16:57:20
    Carbohydrate concentrations in seaweed are higher in the summer making it an ideal time to harvest for biofuel production

  • The new mutations of renewable energy nimbys

    Updated: 2011-08-30 16:17:00
    Guardian: The nimbys are mutating. Until recently the main opposition to renewable energy in the UK was directed against onshore wind turbines, along with some strong pylon-hating. But today's Times reveals the existence of solar farm nimbys too. You may not be able to read that story, it's behind a paywall, but luckily it's a pretty shameless replica of a story from the Daily Mail on Friday. It even has the same nimby, Robin Smith, who says his view of Somerset Levels has been spoiled, using exactly the...

  • America's energy future can't be unlocked as simply as GOP's Bachmann claims

    Updated: 2011-08-30 15:00:00
    Washington Post: America’s energy future can’t be unlocked as simply as Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann makes it sound when she depicts the nation as the “king daddy dogs” of energy. Even if environmentalists folded and Washington regulators got out of the way, much of the energy is too expensive for companies to develop. “The radical environmentalists have demanded that we lock up all our energy resources,” she told a town hall meeting in Florida. “President Bachmann will take that key out of...

  • Canada highlight oilsands lobbying success

    Updated: 2011-08-30 15:00:00
    Vancouver Sun: The federal government described media reports about weakened Europe climate-change policies as a "leap forward" on work to protect Alberta's oilsands industry, internal documents obtained by Postmedia News have revealed. The information was included in a document summarizing a March 2010 meeting between government officials, oil and gas industry executives, and Bruce Carson, a former top adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It highlighted media reports about the European Union backing away...

  • Japan's Tepco says to review CO2 emissions goal

    Updated: 2011-08-30 15:00:00
    Reuters: Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Tuesday it wants to reconsider its goal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, raising the risk that other Japanese power firms might be forced to make more emission cuts or buy more offsets from abroad in the coming months. Tokyo Electric, known as Tepco, has burned more fossil fuels than planned, boosting emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), to make up for lost capacity since the March earthquake and tsunami damaged...

  • Indonesia: Cargill tied to violence in Sumatra?

    Updated: 2011-08-30 14:38:00
    United Press International: Security forces used by a palm oil supplier to Cargill are using violence and intimidation against villagers in Indonesia, the Rainforest Action Network claims. The Rainforest Action Network accused palm oil supplier Wilmar of using armed violence against villagers in Sumatra. Heavy machinery, the advocacy group adds, is used by Wilmar to destroy area homes as well. Lindsey Allen, forest program director at the group, said agricultural trading giant Cargill needs to adopt "crucial" safeguards...

  • U.N. nuclear safety proposals weakened: diplomats

    Updated: 2011-08-30 12:18:00
    Reuters: Countries with atomic power plants would be encouraged to host international safety review missions, under a draft U.N. action plan that may disappoint those who had hoped for strong measures to prevent a repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis. Seeking the middle ground between states advocating more binding global rules and others wanting to keep safety as a strictly national responsibility, the U.N. nuclear agency appears to have gradually watered down its own proposals. The document from the International...

  • Barclays launches £100m renewables fund for farmers

    Updated: 2011-08-30 11:59:00
    Reuters: The use of renewable energy on farmland has been brought to public attention in Britain by Michael Eavis, farmer and founder of the Glastonbury music festival, who installed more than 1,000 solar panels on his land. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA More than one-third of UK farmers want to install renewable energy projects on their land, most of them within the next year, and hope to generate average returns of £25,000 pounds a year, Barclays bank says. The bank's business arm on Tuesday launched...

  • Report: China to crank up 2015 renewable target

    Updated: 2011-08-30 10:05:00
    Business Green: Chinese state media has today reported that the government will increase renewable energy targets for 2015 as it seeks to beef up efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. China is already one of the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy markets, having emerged as a leader in the development and installation of wind and solar energy. The government had said it aims to accelerate the roll out of new renewable capacity as part of its next five-year plan and has signaled its intention...

  • Al Gore likens climate change sceptics to racists

    Updated: 2011-08-30 07:01:00
    Telegraph: In an interview on UStream, Mr Gore likened the debate over climate change to the Civil Rights movement in the US in the 1960s. He said that in order for climate change advocates to secure action over global warming they must "win the conversation" against deniers. "I remember again going back to my early years in the South, when the Civil Rights revolution was unfolding, there were two things that really made an impression on me," he told Climate Reality Project collaboator Alex Bogusky. ...

  • Germany Dims Nuclear Plants, but Hopes to Keep Lights On

    Updated: 2011-08-30 06:29:00
    New York Times: Not since the grim period after World War II has Germany had significant blackouts, but it is now bracing for that possibility after shutting down half its nuclear reactors practically overnight. Nuclear plants have long generated nearly a quarter of Germany’s electricity. But after the tsunami and earthquake that sent radiation spewing from Fukushima, half a world away, the government disconnected the 8 oldest of Germany’s 17 reactors — including the two in this drab factory town — within days....

  • Biden calls for new clean energy policy for US

    Updated: 2011-08-30 06:29:00
    Associated Press: The United States can't lead the world in the 21st century with its current energy policy, Vice President Joe Biden told alternative technology supporters Tuesday at a clean energy summit in Las Vegas. Biden said the nation is already trailing China and Germany in green technology. It will trade its dependence on foreign oil for a dependence on foreign clean energy technology if its leaders don't act to help fledging green researchers and businesses, he said. "If we shrink from deciding whether...

  • UK Bank Launches Fund to Help Farmers Tap into Renewable Energy

    Updated: 2011-08-30 06:01:00
    Yale Environment 360: The UK-based bank Barclays has launched a £100 million fund ($163 million) to help farmers finance renewable energy projects on their land after a survey found growing interest among farm owners in Getty Images installing such projects to offset energy costs and generate new income. According to the survey, about 37 percent of the UK’s 200,000 farmers say they expect to invest in renewable energy technology -- including solar panels, wind turbines, and hydroelectric plants -- with the expectation...

  • Japanese government passes feed-in tariff bill

    Updated: 2011-08-30 06:00:00
    Business Green: The Japanese parliament approved a feed-in tariff scheme for renewable energy producers late last week, despite the resignation of the nation's prime minister. The bill was passed by the upper house on Friday, following approval by the lower chamber, in what turned out to be one of Naoto Kan's last acts before stepping down. Kan, who resigned after the legislation was passed, had faced severe criticism of his handling of the crisis brought about when an earthquake and resultant tsunami breached...

  • World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse

    Updated: 2011-08-30 01:46:00
    Mongabay: World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse clearly describes in terms of national and social security how the looming current threat to our collective global future is not from catastrophic war as many describe in hindsight the 20th Century, rather from cataclysmic climate change, biodiversity loss, and water degradation. A world on the edge implies that strategic choices can be made by both public and private sector organizations at all levels to improve climate, biodiversity...

  • Testing Water Along the Path of Irene

    Updated: 2011-08-29 23:04:00
    New York Times: Beyond flooding and destruction, Hurricane Irene is likely to have caused less visible environmental damage by dumping sewage, pesticides and other contaminants into waterways along the East Coast, federal officials said. High flows of water can also disturb sediment and make it settle out in new deposits that can clog oyster beds or require new dredging in shipping channels. Officials are just beginning to assess the condition of seven rivers, including the Hudson River in New York. The United...

  • BDEW: German Renewable Electricity Supply Exceeds 20% in First Half of 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-29 21:36:41
    According to preliminary estimates by the Federal Association of the Energy and Water Industry (BDEW), renewable electricity supply in Germany exceeded 20% for the first time in the first six month of the year. Electricity from renewable sources delivered some 57.3 billion kWh and covered 20.8% of the German electricity demand, compared with 50.4 billion kWh or [...]

  • Bike Share Programs Can Now Monetize Carbon Credits

    Updated: 2011-08-29 20:26:07
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  • Panda Poo Could be Key to Cheaper, Cleaner Biofuels

    Updated: 2011-08-29 19:34:48
    , Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 29 Recent Comment It's obviously not about producing biofuels with panda poo : the enzyme . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Panda Poo Could be Key to Cheaper , Cleaner Biofuels Written by Megan Treacy on 29 08 11 Scientists from Mississippi State University have discovered that panda poo could hold the answers to faster , cleaner and cheaper . biofuels It has long been suspected that animals like pandas that each giant amounts of tough plant matter every day have bacteria in their digestive systems that are especially efficient at breaking down the cellulose in plants into nutrients . The hope is that those bacteria could make a big difference in the production of biofuels from tougher , non-food plants

  • Global warming fears rise in developing world

    Updated: 2011-08-29 15:00:00
    Financial Times: Please respect FT.com's ts&cs and copyright policy which allow you to: share links; copy content for personal use; & redistribute limited extracts. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights or use this link to reference the article - http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ec3dde6-d17f-11e0-89c0-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1WTEdr4YX Consumers in the developed world are becoming increasingly apathetic about global warming, while Latin Americans – who have suffered much from unusual weather patterns – are...

  • Is Krill Oil Your New Best Source for Omega-3s?

    Updated: 2011-08-29 12:24:47
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  • Study Shows Concern Over Global Warming Slowing

    Updated: 2011-08-29 12:20:00
    redOrbit: While concern over climate change has risen since 2009, the world has become increasingly worried over more immediate problems, including job security, clean water, and other economic and environmental issues, claims Nielsen’s 2011 Global Online Environment & Sustainability Survey. The study, which received input from more than 25,000 Internet users in 51 countries, found that 69% of global online responders reported that they were concerned about climate change issues, an increase from 66% in 2009...

  • Greenpeace: Fukushima schools unsafe after clean-up

    Updated: 2011-08-29 11:14:00
    Reuters: Greenpeace said on Monday that schools and surrounding areas located 60 km (38 miles) from Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear power plant were unsafe for children, showing radiation readings as much as 70 times internationally accepted levels. The environmental group took samples at and near three schools in Fukushima city, well outside the 20 km exclusion zone from Tokyo Electric Power's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex in Japan's northeast. "No parent should have to choose between radiation...

  • Japanese Government set to reduce dependency on nuclear power

    Updated: 2011-08-29 09:14:09

  • Kyoto team suspends Romania from carbon market

    Updated: 2011-08-29 08:59:00
    Agence France-Presse: The Kyoto Protocol committee has blocked Romania from selling carbon credits over concerns about irregularities in the country's carbon emissions data, Romania's environment ministry said Sunday. In December, Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said the country hoped to earn some 1.5 billion euros ($2.2 billion) from selling carbon offsets. But the committee that monitors Kyoto Protocol compliance decided to suspend Romania from the programme due to "irregularities observed" in Bucharest's...

  • Australia: Climate change hits mental health

    Updated: 2011-08-29 06:46:00
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A study out today has found that climate change is impacting negatively on mental health in the bush. The report found that, during the recent drought, serious mental health episodes like self-harm and suicide increased by 8 per cent. John Connor, CEO of the Climate Institute, says the bulk of scientists believe we'll see more extreme weather events. "It's a risk management issue, dealing with the consequences and trying to avoid the worst impacts of climate change," he said. "The evidence...

  • Tar Sands Pipeline Passes Key Hurdle as Protests Continue

    Updated: 2011-08-29 06:00:00
    Yale Environment 360: A controversial 1,711-mile pipeline that would link Canada’s tar sands to refineries in Texas and the Gulf Coast has passed a critical hurdle, even as environmental advocates continue to demonstrate outside theWhite House in opposition to the project. While the project must still must pass several key steps, State Department officials said Friday that the owners of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, TransCanada, had agreed to take steps to minimize the risks of spill, and many expect the Obama administration...

  • Irene floods northeast, Manhattan spared the worst

    Updated: 2011-08-29 01:16:00
    Reuters: Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan on Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down the northeastern United States where driving rain and flood tides inundated homes and cut power to millions. On its march up the East Coast over the weekend, the storm killed at least 20 people, left some 5 million homes and businesses without electricity, caused widespread flooding and downed thousands of trees. Suburban New Jersey and rural Vermont were hit particularly hard....

  • Global climate worry up slightly since 2009 - poll

    Updated: 2011-08-28 20:01:00
    Reuters: Global concern about climate change has risen only very slightly over the past two years, as consumers have focused on more immediate economic worries, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday. Nielsen's latest global online environment and sustainability survey showed that 69 percent of 25,000 Internet users in 51 countries were concerned about climate change in 2011, slightly up from 66 percent in a similar poll in 2009, but down from 72 percent in 2007. "Focus on immediate worries...

  • Wind Power Developments in Ohio, United States

    Updated: 2011-08-28 19:18:02

  • Wind farms under fire for bird kills

    Updated: 2011-08-28 06:00:00
    Washington Post: Six birds found dead recently in Southern California’s Tehachapi Mountains were majestic golden eagles. But some bird watchers say that in an area where dozens of wind turbines slice the air they were also sitting ducks. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating to determine what killed the big raptors, and declined to divulge the conditions of the remains. But the likely cause of death is no mystery to wildlife biologists who say they were probably clipped by the blades of some of the...

  • 10/20/11: GRI-Certified Sustainability Reporting Courses | Toronto, Canada

    Updated: 2011-08-28 01:10:54
    LEAD Canada, in association with Sustainalytics, is offering two-day courses in sustainability reporting in select Canadian cities. The training is certified under the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework. Course participants will gain practical skills to effectively communicate any organization’s sustainability efforts, in accordance with international standards. Who [...]

  • Federal Government Adopts Ordinance on Allocation of Free Emission Allowances

    Updated: 2011-08-27 07:51:35
    After the amendment of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Act (TEHG) in July, the federal government submitted a draft ordinance on the Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances for the Trading Period 2013 to 2020. The draft transposes the EU Commission Decision 2011/278/EC of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of [...]

  • Thin-film solar panels: A flexible way to use the sun's rays

    Updated: 2011-08-27 06:00:00
    LA Times: Carl Harberger's 6,000-square-foot Chatsworth house is equipped with six refrigerators, five TVs, a smattering of computers and a pool, among other things - enough to draw the wagging finger of the eco-minded if it were not for what Harberger has on his roof. By the end of the month, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is expected to flip the switch on the home's 24-kilowatt installation of thin-film solar panels, bringing to life what is believed to be the largest residential installation...

  • Wind Power History – Charles Brush

    Updated: 2011-08-27 00:13:21

  • The Right Stuff Awards Dinner Apollo Alliance Clean Energy Good Jobs

    Updated: 2011-08-26 23:10:47
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  • 9/27/11: 7th Germany California Solar Day | Los Angeles, CA

    Updated: 2011-08-26 23:10:33
    The German American Chamber of Commerce Inc., Office for the Western United States (GACC), will hold its 7th Germany California Solar Day at the Institute of the Environment of the University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011. This year marks the seventh installment of a successful bilateral platform for U.S. and German [...]

  • Postdoctoral Position in Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Dynamics

    Updated: 2011-08-26 15:12:16

  • UN suspends Ukraine from carbon trading

    Updated: 2011-08-26 06:00:00
    ICIS: Ukraine has been suspended from trading carbon credits following a preliminary UN decision made late on Thursday. The delivery of the market's biggest stream of emission reduction units (ERUs) could now be put on hold. The enforcement branch of the UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC) took the decision at a meeting due to end later on Friday. A decision whether to block Romania from carbon trading as well is expected during Friday's session. The preliminary suspension is due to become...

  • Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program RelayRides Attracts Big Investors

    Updated: 2011-08-25 21:50:09
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  • Toyota and Ford Working Together on Hybrid SUV Drivetrain

    Updated: 2011-08-25 21:01:27
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 25 Recent Comment Ford America off-road vehicles do not have a good reputation outside o . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Toyota and Ford Working Together on Hybrid SUV Drivetrain Written by Megan Treacy on 25 08 11 Toyota and Ford are partnering together to build a new hybrid drivetrain for SUVs and light trucks . The two automakers , who've both been developing hybrid drivetrains for cars and SUVs separately for years , are hoping to make better advances in this particular sector by pooling their resources , both monetarily and technology-wise . A statement from Toyota said the company wanted to work with Ford because of their leadership in producing SUVs and trucks and the high demand for those

  • The Waterless Toilet: 5 Options for Greater Sanitation with Little or No Water

    Updated: 2011-08-25 19:31:36
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  • 11/2/11: 2nd Dii Desert Energy Conference | Cairo, Egypt

    Updated: 2011-08-24 21:20:27
    Dii is a unique industry initiative founded in 2009 to pave the way for the implementation of the Desertec Vision. In its second year of activity Dii has achieved a number of milestones on its way to both create an expansive market for sustainable energy and to build partnerships. It is now time for another [...]

  • FTC Green Guide & Marketing: Greenwashing or Truth in Advertising?

    Updated: 2011-08-24 19:09:48
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  • Consumers Energy in Michigan expands program to buy back solar power; How does it compare to NIPSCO FIT available in NW Indiana?

    Updated: 2011-08-24 15:11:58
    Dear Readers: I thought this information about Consumer’s Energy about their Experimental Advanced Renewable Program (EARP) in Michigan might be of interest to you.  Consumer’s Energy is merely adding an additional 3 MW to this program so it is dwarfed by Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s (NIPSCO) recently approved feed-in tariff (FIT) which is capped [...]

  • Google Translate in the Office

    Updated: 2011-08-24 05:00:00
    A growing body of translation tools makes communication among global workers smoother.

  • Boston Getting 150 Coulomb ChargePoint Stations

    Updated: 2011-08-23 18:52:59
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 23 Recent Comment Excellent I am looking forward here in Massachusetts to have the abi . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Boston Getting 150 Coulomb ChargePoint Stations Written by Megan Treacy on 23 08 11 Boston is getting a nice large EV charging network via Coulomb Technologies' ChargePoint stations . The more than 150 chargers will mainly be located within the Route 495 . Beltway The news was part of a joint statement released by Coulomb and BMW , whose Active E all-electric vehicle , i3 and i8 are all on the way in the next couple years . The automaker was assuring Boston drivers that they'd have plenty of places to recharge by the time the plug-in vehicles . launch Of course , Coulomb's ChargePoints

  • Gas Transmission System Operators Publish Scenarios for Grid Development Plan

    Updated: 2011-08-23 11:03:48
    The German gas transmission system operators published scenarios for a 10-year gas transmission system grid development plan for consultation. Pursuant to the new Section 15a of the recently revised German Energy Act (EnWG), the German gas transmission system operators are required to set up an annual nationwide gas grid development plan and submit it to [...]

  • Ecuador To Have Its First Wind – Goldwind Contracted!

    Updated: 2011-08-23 09:17:17

  • Economic Growth: Another Benefit of Bicycling

    Updated: 2011-08-22 20:51:42
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  • Renewables Give Us More Power Than Nuclear

    Updated: 2011-08-22 19:56:39
    IDEA Member Noel Davis with Vela Gear posted this article to the LinkedIn Wind Energy Manufacturers Assocation (WEMA) Group News. Discusses the recent news that renewable energy (including hydro  as well) now supplies more electricity to the US grid than does nuclear power.  The post then goes on to list some large solar and wind [...]

  • CAC Asks: Is IURC silence on Duke/Progress Merger Lack of Jurisdiction or Lack of Transparency?

    Updated: 2011-08-22 19:38:40
    NEWS RELEASE from Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana For Immediate Release                                      Contact:  Kerwin Olson (317) 735-7727 August 22, 2011 Today, in a letter to Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chairman James Atterholt, the Citizens Action Coalition raised concerns with respect to the Commission’s apparent lack of engagement to date, at least publicly, in the proposed merger [...]

  • 10/19/11: The 2011 World Green Energy Symposium | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Updated: 2011-08-22 19:25:46
    The City of Philadelphia, World Green Energy Symposium Council, Co-Hosts and Partners invite you to attend this event from October 19-21, 2011, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The World Green Energy Symposium is the premier B2B, G2G and B2G event held in the United States which draws decision makers, experts and leaders [...]

  • Why Does Organic Seem Larger Than It Is?

    Updated: 2011-08-22 16:36:37
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  • Environment blog Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-08-22 03:22:37
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  • 12/6/11: The 2nd Annual Unconventional Gas Asia Summit 2011 | Shanghai

    Updated: 2011-08-21 00:27:42
    Several years ago, unconventional gas is the emerging resource, but presently it is becoming the tendency in the global energy market. Developing unconventional gas will reduce the dependency of fossil energy and vary the energy consumption structure. Unconventional gas resource are expected to dedicate the future of energy sector across global, including Asia. Many international [...]

  • 3/28/12: South-East European Conference & Exhibition “SAVE the Planet” – Waste Management, Recycling, Environment | Sofia, Bulgaria

    Updated: 2011-08-20 00:13:50
    South-East European Conference & Exhibition ‘SAVE the Planet’ – Waste Management, Recycling, Environment 28-30 March 2012, Sofia, Bulgaria Organizer: Via Expo The event encourages the investments, transfer of good practices and technologies to the Regional market where foreign companies can find plenty of opportunities. ‘Exhibition – Conference’ format turns it into a professional platform for [...]

  • Solar Roadways Set to Build First Solar Parking Lot

    Updated: 2011-08-19 18:33:21
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 19 Recent Comment I agree with Phoenix Woman , these wouldn't just be everyday panels , th . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Solar Roadways Set to Build First Solar Parking Lot Written by Megan Treacy on 19 08 11 Solar Roadways , the company behind a technology that could transform the nation's roads into a network of shatter-proof , energy-generating solar panels , has just a received a new 750,000 grant from the federal government . With that money , the team will get to work at developing a prototype solar parking lot that will fully put their technology to the . test The federal government has previously given the start-up a 100,000 grant and they also received 50,000 from GE's Ecomagination Challenge

  • 8/24/11: SunWize Solar Training for Installers | Ontario, California

    Updated: 2011-08-18 23:08:15
    Gain business training and the latest information in PV products during the SunWize Solar Training August 24-25, Ontario, California. Product and Business Training – For solar installers looking to gain the latest product information for on-grid and commercial solar applications and solar sales and marketing training that will give you the tools to create or [...]

  • UK Minister for Energy and Climate Visits Isle of Wight and claims we are in a “True Revolution”

    Updated: 2011-08-18 22:52:16

  • BNetzA Sets Reference Price for Energy Losses Relevant for 2012 Revenue Caps

    Updated: 2011-08-18 22:09:28
    The 8th Ruling Chamber of the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) set the reference price for system losses relevant for the revenue caps persuant to the Incentive Regulation Ordinance (ARegV) at EUR 56.71/MWh for 2012. The reference price is an average price that is based on prices at the energy exchange. The reference price is needed [...]

  • Wind Farms Off the Coast of Rhode Island Could Generate 1,000 GW of Electricity

    Updated: 2011-08-18 20:17:41
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 18 Recent Comment Matt , Good point . However , I guess that such a big deal is made about . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Wind Farms Off the Coast of Rhode Island Could Generate 1,000 GW of Electricity Written by Megan Treacy on 18 08 11 Secretary Ken Salazar made an appearance in Rhode Island today to announce that the Federal government was accepting applications for offshore wind farm projects off the coast of the state and that it would start signing offshore leases for those projects by 2012. Rhode Island is getting special attention because of the huge potential for offshore wind in the state . Salazar pointed to an NREL study that found that Rhode Island offshore wind farms could potentially

  • Converj Greenlighted for Production as Cadillac ELR

    Updated: 2011-08-18 18:16:40
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 18 Recent Comment The car looks great But the costs will probably be a little too spicy . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Converj Greenlighted for Production as Cadillac ELR Written by Philip Proefrock on 18 08 11 The electric drive Cadillac Converj concept , which was unveiled in 2009 has been greenlighted for development and will be joining the Cadillac fleet as the Cadillac . ELR The Converj was the second GM electric vehicle concept after the Chevy Volt . Although preliminary sales of the Volt have been behind those of the Nissan LEAF , and neither has been especially outstanding , GM is moving to expand its EV offerings with this . announcement With the development program just under way , the

  • How to Fix the Broken Cellulosic Ethanol Incentive System

    Updated: 2011-08-18 10:31:18
    Join the forum discussion on this post Overview: Mandates, Zero Production, Penalties, and the Failure of the Current System In the previous post, I discussed the annual ritual of rolling back the cellulosic ethanol mandates by 90% or more. For three years running, cellulosic ethanol production will come in far, far short of the mandated target [...]

  • General Motors Averts the Landfill by Repurposing and Recycling By-Products Apollo Alliance Clean En

    Updated: 2011-08-18 07:05:57
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  • 10/17/11: Advanced Executive PA Excellence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Updated: 2011-08-17 23:03:54
    For organisations to keep pace and to advance, the role of today’s Executive PA is taking on a more challenging and extremely professional paradigm which requires a multi-talented skill set. From managing relationships, information, and communication flows between executive board members, to managing logistical details, writing reports, attending meetings, and managing presentations, there is always [...]

  • Wal-Mart Going 100% Renewable in Canada

    Updated: 2011-08-17 18:44:45
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 17 Recent Comment Does anybody know if this is the only one in the world View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Wal-Mart Going 100 Renewable in Canada Written by Megan Treacy on 17 08 11 Wal-Mart Canada has revealed that they're working towards getting 100 percent of their electricity from renewable . energy To meet that goal , two large Canadian stores have been outfitted with rooftop solar panels and wind turbines , with other major projects on the way . The retail store intends to generate enough renewable energy to sell some back to the . grid Hopefully , these plans extend to the U.S . as well . Many stores here have been outfitted with solar panels , and a New Jersey store will soon replace all its light

  • Next EEG Amendment on the Horizon

    Updated: 2011-08-17 11:00:32
    The recently amended Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) is likely to see a further amendment before the year will be over. With the Act Amending the Legal Framework for the Promotion of the Electricity Generation from Renewable Energy Sources, which most importantly contains amendments of the EEG)in Article 1 just promulgated and due to enter into [...]

  • Barack Obama bets on next generation of biofuels industry Suzanne Goldenberg Environment guardian.co

    Updated: 2011-08-16 21:47:32
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  • Barack Obama bets on next generation of biofuels industry Suzanne Goldenberg Environment guardian.co

    Updated: 2011-08-16 21:47:32
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  • 2012 UK All-Energy Exhibition and Conference Announced

    Updated: 2011-08-16 21:36:08

  • Federal Government Backs Extension of EWN Interim Nuclear Waste Storage

    Updated: 2011-08-16 12:52:13
    In an answer to a minor interpellation by Alliance ’90/The Greens, the Federal Government said it supported the lawsuit by the state-owned Energiewerke Nord (EWN) against a decision by the state of Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania denying storage of nuclear waste in its Interim Storage North facility beyond the currently applicable time limit. In 2009 EWN, whose [...]

  • Designing Around Collaboration and Mobility

    Updated: 2011-08-16 05:00:00
    Technology shift sparks a rethinking of conventional office space.

  • Designing Around Collaboration and Mobility

    Updated: 2011-08-16 05:00:00
    Technology shift sparks a rethinking of conventional office space.

  • Magic and Sunrays in the Air

    Updated: 2011-08-15 22:49:16
    In a neighborhood where painting your door a different color requires approval from a presidentially appointed commission, Georgetown Energy is aiming to permanently change the view of dozens of houses - from the sky.

  • Everything you need to know about climate change interactive Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-08-15 21:43:02
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  • A Tribute to One of the Lions Who Helped Us Arrive Where We Are Today

    Updated: 2011-08-15 19:49:46
    On Sunday August 8, former Senator Mark Hatfield, an anti-war Republican from Oregon, died at age 89. In his 30 years in the Senate, Hatfield was not only one of the Senate chamber's most consistent voices against the war in Vietnam, but he was also an ardent advocate of environmental protection and renewable energy. In my nine years as a Senate aide in the 1970's, I got to know him well.

  • Iowa Now Gets 20% of Its Electricity from Wind

    Updated: 2011-08-15 19:33:33
    Home Contact About EcoGeek.org AUG 15 Recent Comment We need to get over the idea that there is a single mega-solution to o . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Iowa Now Gets 20 of Its Electricity from Wind Written by Megan Treacy on 15 08 11 Iowa has hit a pretty big milestone in wind energy generation the state now gets 20 percent of its electricity from wind power That's the highest percentage for any state in the U.S . and about on par with wind heavy nations like . Denmark The American Wind Energy Association AWEA reported that the state hit the mark in the second quarter of the year after a new 594 MW wind farm came online outside of Adair . The even better news is that Des Moines utility company MidAmerican Energy has two more big

  • Webinar - Wind Powered Industrial Process : Seawater Desalination

    Updated: 2011-08-15 17:30:37
    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 Webinar Wind Powered Industrial Process Seawater Desalination Webinar Wind Powered Industrial Process Seawater Desalination By Fernando Nuno Published on Mon , 2011-08-15 17:30 Date : nbsp Tuesday , September 27, 2011 16:00 Duration timezone : nbsp 1 hour Brussels time Moderators : nbsp Joachim Käufler Enroll for this event : nbsp https : www.onlineregistrationcenter.com register.asp m=211 c=165 Content : nbsp Already today wind power offers low and long-term stable costs of energy and therefore is able to compete with large scale conventional power generation . Using wind power directly

  • Webinar - Primary energy factors for electricity in buildings

    Updated: 2011-08-15 16:37:29
    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 Webinar Primary energy factors for electricity in buildings Webinar Primary energy factors for electricity in buildings By Fernando Nuno Published on Mon , 2011-08-15 16:37 Date : nbsp Thursday , September 22, 2011 16:00 Duration timezone : nbsp 1 hour Brussels time Moderators : nbsp Edith Molenbroek , Thomas Boermans Enroll for this event : nbsp https : www.onlineregistrationcenter.com register.asp m=211 c=164 Content : nbsp There is no unified approach in European regulation of how to calculate primary energy when assessing energy performance of buildings Instead , member states can

  • Future of Act Promoting Energy-Efficent Renovations Unclear

    Updated: 2011-08-15 10:18:42
    According to the German energy information provider energate, the Federal government will decide about invoking the mediation committee with respect to the Act on Fiscal Measures Promoting Energy-Efficient Renovations of Residential Buildings after the summer break. The Act was the only bill of the recent energy legislative package for an shift towards renewable energy which did not pass [...]

  • Cellulosic Ethanol Targets: Mandating the Nonexistent

    Updated: 2011-08-15 09:23:52
    Join the forum discussion on this post Another Year, Another Chapter In what is becoming an annual ritual, the EPA is once more scaling back the cellulosic ethanol mandate for 2012. The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act mandated that we would use 100 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol in 2010, 250 million gallons in 2011, [...]

  • UK Parliament Eases Path for Renewable Energy Projects Plans

    Updated: 2011-08-15 08:32:28

  • GOLDWIND 750kW Wind Turbines – Brand New – Massively Discounted

    Updated: 2011-08-14 17:16:25

  • Share your photos of Friends of the Earth Greenpeace and WWF Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-08-13 02:22:56
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  • Share your photos of Friends of the Earth Greenpeace and WWF Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-08-13 02:22:55
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  • KfW Grants EUR 250 Million Loan for Largest Solar Power Plant in India

    Updated: 2011-08-12 01:41:03
    To exploit of the favourable climate conditions and meet the challenge of power deficits and rising carbon emissions in India, Germany’s the state-owned KfW Development Bank (KfW) signed a loan agreement worth EUR 250 million for the construction of the world’s largest solar power plant in the Indian state of Maharashtra on Wednesday. The loan will finance a [...]

  • Sol Systems is hiring a Marketing Associate

    Updated: 2011-08-11 22:14:52
    Sol Systems is hiring a Marketing Associate!

  • US SENATE: Energy could be ‘signature issue’ for fall — says Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid

    Updated: 2011-08-11 14:28:19
    Dear Readers: Just a friendly reminder that US Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) is a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on  Energy and Natural Resources  chaired by Sen. Jeff Bingham (D-NM). You may want to express your views and opinions on federal energy policy with Sen. Coats during the August recess.  It can’t hurt. Laura [...]

  • E.ON and RWE Blame Energy Turnaround for Weaker Q2 Performance

    Updated: 2011-08-11 01:57:43
    In view of a first-time loss that E.ON AG had to announce for Q2 2011, the company said it would possibly cut 9,000 to 11,000 jobs to curb costs, citing the energy turnaround as the main reason for the poor results. RWE also said the accelerated nuclear phase-out led to its weaker Q2 performance. Both [...]

  • Nuclear Back-up Power Plant to be Treated like Other Back-up Power Plants

    Updated: 2011-08-10 19:19:41
    The nuclear power back-up plant that can be designated by the Federal Network Agency until September pursuant to the recent 13th amendment of the Atomic Energy Act (AtG) that provides for a nuclear phase-out until 2022, is to be treated like any other back-up power plant, an answer by the government to a minor interpellation by members [...]

  • Renewable Energy News, August 10, 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-10 16:43:00
    : , Renewable Energy Law Blog The Law , Science , and Policy of Renewable Energy Development Wednesday , August 10, 2011 Renewable Energy News , August 10, 2011 Illinois Gov . Quinn signs bill to study offshore wind energy Gov . Pat Quinn has signed bills creating a council to study the potential for wind energy projects in Lake Michigan and allowing counties to establish wind farm districts . Quinn’s office announced the new laws Sunday and said both take effect immediately . Two Evanston lawmakers state Rep . Robyn Gabel and Sen . Jeff Schoenberg sponsored the bill that creates the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Advisory Council to review the potential for offshore wind energy . projects U.S . wind industry rebounds in second quarter U.S . wind energy continued to rebound in the

  • Offices for the Taking

    Updated: 2011-08-10 05:00:00
    A new crop of applications is making it possible for mobile workers to rent office space on the fly.

  • Solar Analyst Position

    Updated: 2011-08-09 16:05:30
    As Sol Systems continues to grow, we are looking for bright, motivated individuals to become part of our team and contribute directly to the success and sustainability of our business.  Currently we have the following opening: Position: Solar Analyst Intern Company: Sol Systems is a solar energy finance firm primarily involved in the purchase, aggregation, and sale [...]

  • The Carbon-Constrained World: Companies Ignore It At Their Risk

    Updated: 2011-08-08 19:32:21
    When U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham last year declared that "cap-and-trade is dead" in the wake of the failed federal climate change legislation that would have capped carbon emissions, many companies – both large and small – perhaps shelved their carbon reduction programs. Indeed, some companies might think they are now immune to carbon controls.

  • Duke Energy wins NC court case regarding renewable energy; Burning trees in power plants counts

    Updated: 2011-08-06 22:48:18
    Original article: http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2011/08/04/duke-wins-court-case-regarding.html by  Chris Bagley, Triangle Business Journal The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that Duke Energy can count trees toward renewable energy quotas when it burns them in its power plants. The decision affirms the North Carolina Utilities Commission’s earlier ruling that Duke can count whole, harvested trees as renewable biomass energy [...]

  • Web Industries launches composites automation centre

    Updated: 2011-08-06 16:14:59
    Web Industries' new Composites Automation Development Center in the Atlanta, Georgia, will help the company's customers to test new carbon fibre composite materials for qualification and use in the automated fibre placement manufacturing process. Web Industries has more than 20 years of experience providing contract manufacturing services to ...

  • Kemrock launches industrial grade carbon fibre

    Updated: 2011-08-06 16:14:58
    Indian company Kemrock Industries and Exports Ltd launched a range of carbon fibre products for industrial applications under the brand name JAITEC. The products were launched by Mr Ashok Nayak, Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), during a visit to Kemrock’s facilities on 1 August 2011, alongwith ...

  • Economics will write a new chapter for renewable energy

    Updated: 2011-08-06 08:11:07
    Imagine a future in which all the cars on Sheikh Zayed Road are solar-powered. This sounds like a scene from a science fiction novel. But according to a recent UN report it could soon become a reality. The report suggests that renewable technologies, such as solar, could supply 80 per ...

  • Renewable Energy News, August 5, 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-05 19:57:00
    : , Renewable Energy Law Blog The Law , Science , and Policy of Renewable Energy Development Friday , August 05, 2011 Renewable Energy News , August 5, 2011 Blackstone to invest billions in German wind farm Blackstone is set to announce its largest renewable energy deal with the investment of a combined 2.5 billion euro 3.5 billion into the construction of Germany's biggest ever offshore wind farm , the Financial Times said on . Friday The newspaper said the U.S . private equity firm group will announce on Friday that it has secured financing for an 80-turbine wind farm in the North Sea , which it plans to complete constructing by 2013. The 1.2 billion euro project , dubbed Meerwind , which was first announced in 2008, is set to produce enough power to service 40,000 . households DOE

  • Sun and Wind and Rock 'n' Roll: A Three-Decade Journey

    Updated: 2011-08-04 15:50:18
    News item: Several months after a crippled nuclear reactor disaster that shocked the world and upended long-term global energy strategies, a group of prominent rock musicians have scheduled a historic benefit concert on August 7, 2011. Performers led by Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Crosby Stills & Nash, the Doobie Brothers, and John Hall, under the banner Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), plan to raise funds and awareness against nuclear power, and in favor of clean-energy sources like solar and wind.

  • The Need for a Real Domestic Alternative Energy Policy in the USA

    Updated: 2011-08-04 05:35:25
    Join the forum discussion on this post The following is a guest post from Andrew Smolski of OilPrice.com. ———————————– Alternative energy (or renewable energy) is a new manufacturing industry paradigm that is in its infancy. However, the discussion is not new, and it looks as if the United States has positioned itself to [...]

  • Jobs with Justice Conference Apollo Alliance Clean Energy Good Jobs

    Updated: 2011-08-04 05:01:34
    : Apollo Alliance : Clean Energy Good Jobs Working to catalyze a clean energy revolution that will put millions of Americans back to work Working to catalyze a clean energy revolution that will put millions of Americans back to work Home About Mission Achievements Why Do We Call It The Apollo Alliance Board Endorsers Funders Staff Jobs Programs Reports The New Apollo Program The California Program Clean Transportation Manufacturing Action Plan Green Manufacturing Action Plan GreenMAP Economic Recovery Act Green-Collar Jobs Pledge Imagining Newark’s Green Future The Green Room Research Reports State Local California Los Angeles Oakland San Diego Colorado Hawaii Indiana Ohio Oregon Massachusetts Missouri Michigan New York State New York City Texas Washington Wisconsin Signature Stories

  • Renewable Energy News, August 3, 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-03 18:52:00
    : , Renewable Energy Law Blog The Law , Science , and Policy of Renewable Energy Development Wednesday , August 03, 2011 Renewable Energy News , August 3, 2011 South Africa Seeks Bids for First Renewable Energy Projects South Africa's Department of Energy called on investors to submit proposals to build the country's first renewable energy power . plants The bids can cover energy produced from wind , solar , hydro , biogas , biomass or landfill gas , the department said in an advertisement in the Sunday Times newspaper . yesterday The government is aiming to purchase 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2013 and 3,800 megawatts by 2016, according to a July 28 cabinet . briefing Upon registration , bidders must pay 100,000 rand 15,000 for every megawatt of installed capacity they propose

  • Cleantech Investments Plummeted 44% in Q2

    Updated: 2011-08-03 17:07:07
    Solar, electric transportation and energy efficiency attracted the most venture capital in the second quarter in the United States, according to a report released by Ernst & Young on Wednesday. Overall U.S. venture capital investments plummeted about 44 percent to $1.1 billion from the second quarter in 2010, however.

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