• The Fracking Divide: Who Will Prevail in N.Y.?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 11:57:00
    New York Times: A Quinnipiac University poll released last week found residents of New York State almost evenly split on drilling, with 44 in favor because of economic benefits and 43 percent opposed because of environmental concerns. That represents a modest trend toward skepticism. In August, the poll found 47 percent to 42 percent in favor. But polls, some more scientific than others, in many of the areas most likely to see gas drilling tend to show overwhelming opposition of two-thirds or more, particularly...

  • Australia CO2 scheme must be scrapped, opposition says

    Updated: 2011-10-31 09:02:00
    Reuters: Australia's main opposition party vowed on Monday to repeal a carbon pricing scheme expected to become law next month as a key plank for polls due by 2013, threatening to prolong uncertainty in energy investments. "We will absolutely deliver on our mandate. So the first thing we'll do is we'll seek a mandate for repeal," Greg Hunt, opposition climate change minister, said in an interview. Labor Party Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who lags the opposition Liberal Party in opinion polls, has staked...

  • World's 'seven billionth baby' is born

    Updated: 2011-10-31 06:19:00
    Guardian: The world's seven billionth baby has been born in a packed government-run hospital in the Philippines. Weighing 2.5kg (5.5lb), Danica May Camacho was chosen by the United Nations to be one of several children around the world who will symbolically represent the global population milestone. She was delivered just before midnight on Sunday amid an explosion of press camera flashes at Manila's Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital. "She looks so lovely," her mother, Camille Dalura, whispered softly...

  • Indonesia’s forest moratorium: A stepping stone to better forest governance?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 05:45:00
    CIFOR: A team of scientists linked to the Center for International Forestry Research has released an analysis of the Indonesian government’s two-year ban on new forestry concessions. The announcement in May of the moratorium was greeted with dismay by elements of the business community who expressed fears that a curtailment of economic growth would result from the moratorium’s limitations on forest-based development opportunities. Meanwhile, environmentalists were disappointed by the narrow scope of...

  • Keystone Pipeline Protest Heading to White House

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:01
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  • China Coal Mine Blast Kills 29

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • S. Korea Business Asks Govt to Reconsider Emissions Trade

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • Keystone XL Pipeline Makes Strange Bedfellows

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • Fukushima Towns Struggle to Store Radioactive Waste

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • U.S. Wind Power Industry Holds Breath Over the Future of Federal Subsidy

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • Monitoring Shows Contaminants Still Pollute the Arctic

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • Airlines Ready for Next Battle against EU Carbon Law

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • Belgium Agrees Conditional Nuclear Exit Plans

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • UK: Wind Turbine Plans Stuck in System Due to Air Traffic Fears

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • Beacon Power Bankrupt; Had U.S. Backing Like Solyndra

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • Australia CO2 Scheme Must Be Scrapped, Opposition Says

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  • Risks Remain Despite Indonesian Forest Moratorium: Study

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:00:00
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  • Skeptic Finds He Now Agrees Global Warming Is Real

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  • BNetzA Lowers Return on Equity Rates for Electricity and Gas Grids – But Less Than Feared

    Updated: 2011-10-30 20:13:51
    The return on equity rates for the second regulation period for gas networks and for electricity networks will be lower than in the first regulation period, but less than feared by network operators and their associations. After consulting with market participants, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) reportedly decided on a return of equity rate of 9.05% [...]

  • High-Tech Programmable Thermostats

    Updated: 2011-10-30 17:44:08
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 30 Recent Comment I've found it's tough to program a thermostat when the family has so . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it High-Tech Programmable Thermostats Written by Philip Proefrock on 30 10 11 A couple of high-tech programmable thermostats are starting to draw a lot of attention for raising the bar for both style and user friendliness . Proper use of a programmable thermostat is one of the best ways to control your home energy usage and reduce energy costs , and these new thermostats can make it easier than ever to accomplish . this Both the ecobee and the Nest thermostats come in stylish packages that offer wireless connectivity , user-friendly interfaces , and online access and mobile apps to

  • Greener Solar Panels with Bio-Based Backsheets

    Updated: 2011-10-30 16:49:44
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 30 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Greener Solar Panels with Bio-Based Backsheets Written by Philip Proefrock on 30 10 11 Solar panels can be even greener with the use of the BioSolar backsheet which recently obtained provisional UL certification which allows for its sale to the general market . This backsheet is made from materials derived from castor beans instead of polyester and Tedlar . films The backsheet of a solar panel is the the structure that carries the other materials . It also serves as an electrical insulator and a weathertight enclosure on the back side of the . panel Not only does the bio-based backsheet replace the need for petroleum products , but the thermal performance of the BioSolar material is

  • S.Korea business asks govt to reconsider emissions trade

    Updated: 2011-10-30 14:00:00
    Reuters: South Korea's top business lobby group will continue to oppose an emissions trade bill, despite various concessions already made to industry, casting doubt on whether the programme will go ahead in 2015. The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), which represents 15 business groups and includes the country's largest firms, said on Sunday it will ask parliament on Monday to reconsider the bill. A special parliament committee has been reviewing the bill, a draft of which was finalised by...

  • Risks remain despite Indonesian forest moratorium: study

    Updated: 2011-10-30 07:19:00
    Reuters: A two-year ban on new licenses to clear peatlands and primary forests in Indonesia risks being undermined by the small area protected by the scheme and a host of exemptions, shows a review that calls for the program to be revised. The ban is the centerpiece of an important climate deal with Norway, signed last year, worth up to $1 billion. A major goal is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, by far the largest source of emissions in Indonesia. Improving land tenure and land planning...

  • 11/30/11: Fracture Development and Fluid Transport in Reservoirs | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Updated: 2011-10-30 01:56:21
    Fractured reservoirs make up a large and increasing percentage of the world’s hydrocarbon reserves. In BP Amoco alone, current and future fields in various types of fractured reservoirs are estimated to account for some 21 billion barrels of oil equivalent. However, in spite of the importance of fractured reservoirs, professionals in the industry tend to [...]

  • Green groups give EPA more time on CO2 rule

    Updated: 2011-10-29 19:02:00
    Reuters: Green groups said on Saturday they would give the Environmental Protection Agency more time to forge the first-ever plan to regulate carbon dioxide from power plants, the country's single biggest source of greenhouse gases. The Environmental Defense Fund and other green groups that are negotiating with the EPA on the deadline for the plan said they would withhold legal action against the agency until November 30. They, along with New York, California and several other states, had sued the agency...

  • Fukushima towns struggle to store radioactive waste

    Updated: 2011-10-29 09:42:00
    Reuters: Japanese officials in towns around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant reacted guardedly to plans announced on Saturday to build facilities to store radioactive waste from the clean-up around the plant within three years. Saturday's announcement, seven months after the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years, came as towns near the plant are still coping with health fears and disputes over where to store huge amounts of unwanted waste. "We cannot proceed without cooperation of the prefecture...

  • 11/14/11: e-Waste Management Summit | Las Vegas, NV

    Updated: 2011-10-29 08:46:17
    Designed in conjunction with Original Equipment Manufacturers, the e-Waste Management Summit recognizes manufacturers and retailers who have exhibited excellence in product stewardship and extended producer responsibility by providing a platform in which industry stakeholders discuss the challenges of responsible e-waste management and electronic recycling amongst their peers. The audience will be comprised of executives who [...]

  • Map Shows Who Gets Screwed by Climate Change, Who Doesn’t

    Updated: 2011-10-28 21:38:40
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  • Solar subsidies to be cut by more than half Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2011-10-28 15:36:49
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  • How the world population got to 7 billion interactive Environment guardian.co.uk

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  • 12/12/11: Strategic Spill Response Management | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Updated: 2011-10-28 15:36:25
    This 3 day course provides an insightful study of oil spills, allowing companies and organizations to mitigate and manage possible crisis that can happen during transportation of oil. For more details, email to percilla.l@unistrategic.com with title SSR-CT . Do remember to state the source of the website as well.

  • Interior Dept. Anoints Solar Energy Sites

    Updated: 2011-10-28 13:15:00
    New York Times: The Interior Department is pressing on with its efforts to channel solar energy development into the areas with the best sunshine, the fewest potential environmental disturbances and the least political resistance. On Thursday, the department released a provisional plan with a map highlighting 285,000 acres judged to be best suited to such development in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Colorado.. Department officials said in a telephone news conference that while solar developers...

  • Italy declares state of emergency in storm-hit regions

    Updated: 2011-10-28 12:38:00
    Reuters: Italy declared a state of emergency Friday in areas battered by torrential rainstorms this week that killed at least seven people. Late Tuesday, storms lashed parts of the northwestern coastal regions of Liguria and Tuscany, bringing down bridges and houses. Widespread flooding and mudslides in villages in the picturesque Cinque Terre area cut electricity and blocked roads and railways. Authorities in Liguria confirmed a seventh death Friday. Local prosecutors are investigating complaints that...

  • Coal ‘addiction’ threatens SA’s emissions pledge

    Updated: 2011-10-28 09:00:00
    Business Day: SA’s "addiction" to coal gave the lie to its United Nations (UN) climate-change promise in 2009, and could cost it at least some of the investment it needed to turn away from fossil fuel-based energy, Greenpeace SA said yesterday. SA gains more than 90% of its energy from coal, but undertook, at the 2009 UN climate-change talks, to reduce its domestic greenhouse gas emissions trajectory by 34% by 2020, and by 42% by 2025, subject to "adequate financial and technical support". The Department...

  • Global warming target to stay below 2 degrees requires more action this decade, scientists say

    Updated: 2011-10-28 00:18:00
    ScienceDaily: Climate scientists say the world's target to stay below a global warming of 2 degrees, made at the United Nations conference in Copenhagen in 2009 and Cancun 2010 will require decisive action this decade. A comprehensive review of 193 emission scenarios from scientific literature to date has been published in Nature Climate Change by University of Melbourne and international scientists. This study found the target of 44 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (GtCO2eq) by 2020 is...

  • 2012: The 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

    Updated: 2011-10-28 00:00:00
    Conference: 18 Jun 2012 - 22 Jun 2012, Milan, Italy.

  • 12/6/11: 4th German American Energy Efficiency Conference | Houston, TX

    Updated: 2011-10-27 22:26:25
    With its share of the global energy use at nearly 25%, the United States is the second largest energy consumer in the world. Buildings alone in the USA account for 72% of electricity consumption, as well as 40% of energy use and all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Texas has the highest energy consumption in the [...]

  • Tesla to Bring Back Roadster in 2014

    Updated: 2011-10-27 21:39:24
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 27 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Tesla to Bring Back Roadster in 2014 Written by Megan Treacy on 27 10 11 We were saddened when we had to report that the Tesla Roadster would soon be out of production but today brought the good news that Tesla will be bringing back their beautiful all-electric sports car in 2014. The current Roadster uses a Lotus body that was converted into an electric car . The partnership with Lotus was only set for 2,500 cars , so Tesla decided to retire the car when it hits that . number Reports now indicate that Tesla isn't completely giving up on the beloved Roadster , just the Lotus version of it . The carmaker is bringing back the sports car but in an original design based on the Model S

  • Interior Dept refines plan on solar energy development zones in 6 Western states

    Updated: 2011-10-27 20:57:00
    Washington Post: The Obama administration on Thursday identified 17 sites in six Western states as prime candidates for solar energy projects on public lands, continuing a push for solar power despite the high-profile bankruptcy of a solar panel maker that received a half-billion dollar federal loan. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the latest "Solar Energy Zones' refine and improve on a draft released in December that identified two dozen areas in California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona....

  • In Pipeline Debate, Silent Environmentalists

    Updated: 2011-10-27 20:00:00
    New York Times: The absence of elected New York City officials and major environmental groups from the debate over a proposed natural gas pipeline has been rather conspicuous. As I write in Thursday`s Times, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s administration supports the natural gas project, which would run from New Jersey to the West Village in Manhattan, as a way of weaning the city’s buildings from highly polluting heating oils. In a metropolis that often fails to meet federal air quality standards, city officials...

  • German 2012 PV Feed-in Tariff Reduction Minus 15%

    Updated: 2011-10-27 19:21:59
    The German feed-in tariff for photovoltaic installations for 2012 shall be reduced by 15%. Depending on the type of installations, the 2012 PV feed-in tariffs for newly installed systems will therefore range from 17.94 ct/kWh to 24.43 ct/kWh.  Between 1 October 2010 and 30 September 2011, new PV installation with a capacity of about 5,200 [...]

  • Solar PV Breaks Records in 2010

    Updated: 2011-10-27 19:05:38
    Solar photovoltaic (PV) companies manufactured a record 24,000 megawatts of PV cells worldwide in 2010, more than doubling their 2009 output. Related posts:Good News: US Solar Power to Double in 2010 Data Highlights on Solar Energy Wind Power Soared Past 150,000 Megawatts in 2009

  • Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards: Nominate Now!

    Updated: 2011-10-27 18:43:00
    Get ready to celebrate the industry's achievements. At RenewableEnergyWorld.com, we are ready to accept nominations for the Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards. These awards recognize the best companies, people and projects in the North American renewable energy industry.

  • New Zealand’s log exports to China surging

    Updated: 2011-10-27 17:31:00
    Mongabay: New Zealand's log exports to China are surging, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Log exports from New Zealand in 2011 are running 25 percent of last year's rate and are expected to hit a record. Total log exports may reach 13 million cubic meters, which would represent a doubling over 2008. One third of New Zealand' total timber harvest went to China in the form of raw logs.

  • Wind Critics Slammed by UK Secretary of State for Energy

    Updated: 2011-10-27 16:19:56

  • EU climate chief: science shows Canada oil sand risk

    Updated: 2011-10-27 16:04:00
    Reuters: The European Commission's plans to class fuel from oil sands, including Canada's, as highly polluting are based on science and it will proceed with talks with EU member states to implement the measure, its climate commissioner said on Thursday. Canada, which has huge deposits of the unconventional crude oil, has hit back fiercely at a European Union proposal to label oil sands as carbon-intensive, in a ranking designed to help fuel suppliers choose the most environmentally friendly option. Canada...

  • N.Y. Fracking Panel Defers Report

    Updated: 2011-10-27 16:00:00
    New York Times: A protest against fracking at the Legislative Office Building in Albany. In a sign that New York State may have to slow down a bit before authorizing a new kind of natural gas drilling, an advisory panel is delaying its recommendations on how the state should pay for new staff members to enforce regulations on the drilling operations. The panel’s report had been due next Tuesday. But members say that state agencies like the health and transportation departments are having a tough time coming...

  • Solar power industry falls short of hopes in job creation

    Updated: 2011-10-27 15:00:00
    New York Times: GOVERNMENT help for solar power was supposed to be a triple play: jobs at a time of dire short-term need; incubation of an American industry sure to be important on a global scale in the next few years; and a long-term reduction in climate-changing pollution. But at the same time that the Obama administration was pushing loan guarantees out the door — the one to Solyndra evidently too quickly — SolarWorld, the largest producer of solar cells in the Americas, was proudly asserting to its investors...

  • David Cameron to snub Rio 20 Earth summit, despite MPs' calls

    Updated: 2011-10-27 15:00:00
    Business Green: The Environmental Audit Committee of MPs will make a direct call today for Prime Minister David Cameron to confirm his attendance at next year's Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil, arguing that such a move would reinforce the UK's commitment to the low carbon economy and help boost the profile of the landmark conference. However, it appears their calls will go unheeded as the Summit coincides with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Government sources confirmed the Prime Minister will not...

  • Duke CEO Jim Rogers about Edwardsport IGCC plant: ‘Yes, it’s expensive’

    Updated: 2011-10-27 14:20:20
    Company tries to explain cost overruns to IURC Original article http://www.indystar.com/article/20111027/NEWS14/110270360/star-watch-duke-energy-Edwardsport-iurc?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News Written by John Russell Indianapolis Star, 11:33 PM, Oct. 26, 2011 Duke Energy CEO James Rogers testified before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in Indianapolis on Wednesday about cost overruns at the company’s coal-gasification plant in Edwardsport. / Joe Vitti / The Star Duke Energy [...]

  • Duke Energy Indiana Pres. Esamann says: “Duke prudently ran clean-coal project”;

    Updated: 2011-10-27 14:02:49
    Dear Blog Readers: In an attempt to allow you to hear both sides of the Duke Energy Edwardsport cost over run story, I am reprinting this  piece from the Indianapolis Star which ran on 10/26/2011 which was the opening day of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) hearings on this issue. Even better though you can listen [...]

  • Climate change making country's water problems worse: expert

    Updated: 2011-10-27 02:41:00
    Reuters: Climate change and population growth in the United States will make having enough fresh water more challenging in the coming years, an expert on water shortages said on Wednesday. "In 1985-1986 there were historical (water level) highs and now in less than 25 years we are at historical lows. Those sorts of swings are very scary," said Robert Glennon, speaking at the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference in Erie, Pennsylvania. Glennon, a professor at Arizona State University and the author...

  • Occupy George: Protest Wealth Inequality in America on Your Dollars

    Updated: 2011-10-27 01:50:15
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  • In Australia, Can Renewable Energy Get Over the Tea Party Blues?

    Updated: 2011-10-27 01:00:00
    , 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 In Australia , Can Renewable Energy Get Over the Tea Party Blues By Dan Cass 2011-10-27 08:00:00.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this blog post Email Bookmark Print Share Tweet Share It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out , nor more doubtful of success , nor more dangerous to handle , than to initiate a new order of things . Niccolò Machiavelli Australia's government is trying to initiate a new era of clean energy and facing such powerful opposition that some renewables companies that will benefit from the policy are

  • Researchers nurture innovative biofuel crops to reduce our carbon footprint

    Updated: 2011-10-26 22:32:00
    ScienceDaily: Fears of global warming and its impact on our environment have left scientists scrambling to decrease levels of atmospheric carbon we humans produce. Now, Tel Aviv University researchers are doing their part to reduce humanity's carbon footprint by successfully growing forests in the most unlikely place -- deep in Israel's Aravah Desert. With environmental "extras" such as a local plant species, recycled sewage water unsuitable for agriculture, and arid lands unusable for crops, a group of researchers...

  • India: Calcutta leads world city list most at risk from climate change

    Updated: 2011-10-26 20:47:00
    Environmental News Network: A major new mapping study, analysing climate change vulnerability down to 25km² worldwide, has revealed some of the world's fastest growing populations are increasingly at risk from the impacts of climate related natural hazards and sea level rise. Many of the countries with the fastest population growth are rated as 'extreme risk' in the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) released by risk analysis and mapping firm Maplecroft. These include the strategically important emerging economies...

  • Five Finalists for Green Car of the Year Announced

    Updated: 2011-10-26 20:20:31
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 26 Recent Comment You are quite correct . Blogs like this one seem to cater for people wh . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Five Finalists for Green Car of the Year Announced Written by Megan Treacy on 26 10 11 On November 17 at the LA Auto Show , the Green Car of the Year Award will be given out for the seventh year . The five finalists for that prize have been announced and they represent a cross-section of what's available in cleaner cars these . days All-electric models are represented by the Ford Focus Electric and the Mitsubishi i . The Mitsubishi i is wildly popular in Asian markets and although it hasn't hit U.S . markets yet , it will be available by the contest's January 1 . deadline The

  • The Cost of Solar Continues to Decline

    Updated: 2011-10-26 17:00:25
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  • A Carbon Culprit: Rivers and Streams

    Updated: 2011-10-26 15:43:00
    New York Times: The amount of carbon dioxide being released from streams, rivers and lakes is probably being undercounted by scientists modeling the earth`s carbon budget, a new study suggests. The carbon dioxide emitted by inland waterways has only recently been included in assessments of global emissions over all. To date, it has mostly been measured in the form of carbon transfer from freshwater bodies to oceans. But after looking at water chemistry data from 4,000 inland waterways, the study`s authors,...

  • U.S. Geothermal Potential Mapped in New Interactive Database

    Updated: 2011-10-26 15:01:00
    Yale Environment 360: Google Earth Geothermal potential in the U.S. existing technologies. Researchers at the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Geothermal Laboratory assembled geological data from 35,000 sites nationwide, including the depth and temperature of geothermal resources for each state. Those projections, which can be viewed using Google Earth software, suggest there is significantly more potential for geothermal energy than previously believed, particularly in the eastern two-thirds of the nation. While geothermal...

  • Internet responsible for 2 per cent of global energy usage

    Updated: 2011-10-26 15:00:00
    New Scientist: How much energy does the internet use? It's hard to know where to start. There's the electricity consumed by the world's laptops, desktops and smart phones. Servers, routers and other networking equipment suck up more power. The energy required to manufacture these machines also needs to be included. Yet no one knows how many internet-enabled devices are out there, nor how long they are used before being replaced. That hasn't stopped Justin Ma and Barath Raghavan from trying to answer the question....

  • Namibian capital needs "water banks" for dry times

    Updated: 2011-10-26 14:25:00
    Reuters: Namibia's capital, Windhoek, is four years from running out of water should a recent pattern of above-average rains end and it needs to start filling aquifers artificially to counter the threat, a senior government official said on Wednesday. With administrations across Africa struggling to meet the needs of rapidly urbanizing populations, the city of 300,000 in the middle of the arid southwest African nation serves as a perfect test case for better water management. Every year, its people...

  • China urges way out of "deadlock" in Durban climate talks

    Updated: 2011-10-26 09:40:00
    Reuters: China's chief climate official called on developed countries to come up with their own national initiatives to cut carbon emissions in order to avoid "deadlock" at next month's global climate change talks in Durban, South Africa. Xie Zhenhua, vice-director of the National Development and Reform Commission in charge of China's efforts to combat climate change, said a number of countries were unwilling to participate in a binding new global climate pact once the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol...

  • New Consumer Energy Conciliation Body Established

    Updated: 2011-10-26 09:37:22
    The new Consumer Conciliation Body for Energy (Schlichtungsstelle Energie) has been established. The Federal Minister of Consumer Protection and the Federal Minister of Economics presented the new body with its the certificate of recognition (Anerkennungsurkunde). The conciliation body has been founded pursuant to the new Section 111 b German Energy Act (EnWG). It will start operations on 1 [...]

  • Future of Solar and Wind Power May Hinge on Federal Aid

    Updated: 2011-10-26 06:01:00
    New York Times: IN recent years, wind and solar power have been among the fastest-growing sources of energy in the country. But questions loom over their future: Will federal incentives that are important to their growth continue? And what happens if those incentives expire? For wind power, the situation is especially precarious, energy specialists say. The federal production tax credit, which has provided incentives for wind farm operators to produce power since 1992, expires at the end of 2012. Congress...

  • Energy plant makes a leap in solar power

    Updated: 2011-10-26 06:00:00
    New York Times: The world’s first power plant capable of generating solar energy 24 hours a day without interruption was formally inaugurated in Spain this month by Torresol Energy, a joint venture of Masdar, the Abu Dhabi government-backed renewable energy company, and Sener, a Spanish construction and engineering firm. “Our country is contributing our strengths and expertise as an energy exporter,” Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, Masdar’s chief executive, told an inaugural ceremony Oct. 4. “Through Masdar, we are working...

  • High-tech, Efficient Home Combines Beauty and Environmental Friendliness

    Updated: 2011-10-25 22:01:22
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  • Recycling Satellites in Orbit

    Updated: 2011-10-25 21:29:53
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 25 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Recycling Satellites in Orbit Written by Philip Proefrock on 25 10 11 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA has its eye on 300 billion worth of obsolete , failed , and non-functioning satellites in geosynchronous orbit , with an eye toward collecting working parts from them to be recycled and used on new satellites Unlike an earlier satellite recycling proposal that was more about refueling and extending the life of old satellites , the DARPA Phoenix Program would harvest the useful components from satellites that are no longer functioning for use on new . satellites For satellites in high , geosynchronous orbits , a lot of energy has been used to put those pieces in

  • The World's Best Solar Power Regions are the Coldest Locales

    Updated: 2011-10-25 20:32:56
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 25 Recent Comment hello , do you have a link where it is possible to read the mentioned r . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it The World's Best Solar Power Regions are the Coldest Locales Written by Megan Treacy on 25 10 11 Large expanses of desert have received most of the attention when it comes to large solar power installations , but a new study published in Environmental Science Technology says that the world's coldest regions are actually some of the best places for solar power . generation The study found that the Himalaya Mountains , the Andes and Antarctica are some of the most ideal solar power locations , with the ability to produce more energy per hectare than the world's deserts The

  • Procedural schedule established for I&M rate case in Cause 44075

    Updated: 2011-10-25 17:12:41
    Dear Blog Readers: To make it easier to follow the recent rate increase request filed by Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), I have created a new page on the blog. For details on the procedural schedule established last week at the prehearing conference, please visit: http://indianadg.wordpress.com/iurc/indiana-utility-rate-cases/indiana-michigan-power-company-aep-44075/ Why go anywhere else when what you need to [...]

  • Water use rising faster than world population

    Updated: 2011-10-25 14:53:00
    Reuters: Like oil in the 20th century, water could well be the essential commodity on which the 21st century will turn. Human beings have depended on access to water since the earliest days of civilization, but with 7 billion people on the planet as of October 31, exponentially expanding urbanization and development are driving demand like never before. Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century, said Kirsty Jenkinson of the World Resources Institute,...

  • Greenhouse Effect: 5 Ideas for Reusing Data Centers’ Waste Heat

    Updated: 2011-10-25 05:00:00
    Data centers use a lot of electricity, much of it just to keep computers cool. Here are five creative ideas for recycling the machines' waste heat.

  • How big was the world's population when you were born Environment guardian.co.uk

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  • Wind Training Centre opens in Unna, Germany.

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  • Smaller Wind Farms More Cost Effective Than Bigger Ones

    Updated: 2011-10-24 20:38:56
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 24 Recent Comment hmm , good that we're finding cheaper ways View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Smaller Wind Farms More Cost Effective Than Bigger Ones Written by Megan Treacy on 24 10 11 It seems logical that , like buying in bulk at Costco , the more turbines in a wind farm , the lower the cost per turbine and the lower the cost of electricity for that project , but the U.S . Department of Energy found that when it comes to wind farms , smaller is actually . cheaper A new report on the wind technology market from the DOE finds that the cost per kW of electricity for a wind farm is actually at its lowest in the 5 to 20 MW range , not the biggest 200 MW and above wind farms , like one would think . The

  • Dow Solar Shingles Finally Hitting U.S. Markets

    Updated: 2011-10-24 19:36:02
    . Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 24 Recent Comment This raises some good points . My partner and I blog on the sustainabi . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Dow Solar Shingles Finally Hitting U.S . Markets Written by Megan Treacy on 24 10 11 We wrote about the lovely solar roof shingles introduced by Dow Solar a couple of years ago and now they're finally going to be available to the masses . The solar shingles look amazingly like traditional roof shingles and fully replace traditional shingles on the home while generating . electricity The shingles use thin-film solar cells , which are less efficient than the silicon cells in conventional solar panels , but actually much more durable . The first state where these shingles will be

  • Federal Network Agency Sets New Rules for Tendering Minute Control Reserve

    Updated: 2011-10-24 07:00:38
    Following the publication of new rules for tendering primary and secondary control reserve in April this year, the German grid regulator, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has set new rules for tendering minute control reserve. The guideline shall facilitate access to the control reserve market for new and for smaller market entrants, while at the same time [...]

  • “Sea Wind”: One of the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farms under Construction off Welsh Coast

    Updated: 2011-10-23 20:52:04

  • We Told You Solar Power Was Great–America Agrees; Results of SEIA Poll

    Updated: 2011-10-23 19:30:24

  • 4/22/12: GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference | Montreal, Canada

    Updated: 2011-10-22 06:16:28
    The annual GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference is the premier event for planners and suppliers to address sustainability issues that are redefining the events industry. Whether you are an experienced green meetings professional or in the beginning stages of implementing green event practices, the annual Sustainable Meetings Conference will help take your green meeting strategies to [...]

  • App Lets You Find Cheapest Electricity for Your EV

    Updated: 2011-10-21 21:12:09
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 21 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it App Lets You Find Cheapest Electricity for Your EV Written by Megan Treacy on 21 10 11 Software is being created to help EV drivers to locate the nearest charging stations but what about the EV driver that wants to find the best price on electricity A new app being developed by IBM and Swiss utility EKZ will allow customers to find the cheapest electricity for charging their EV , as well as set up remote . charging The app will link customer's mobile devices with an in-car unit and the grid . Customers will be able to view how much battery power they have left and the price of electricity at that time and throughout the day peak vs . off-peak hours then they can either have their car

  • Groundbreaking data tracks carbon emissions back to their source Duncan Clark Environment guardian.c

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  • Groundbreaking data tracks carbon emissions back to their source Duncan Clark Environment guardian.c

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  • Monitoring Process for German Energy Turnaround

    Updated: 2011-10-21 10:28:41
    The shift in the German energy policy following the nuclear accident in Fukushima shall be monitored regularly, the government decided. Monitoring results shall help to assess whether the implementation of the various amended laws contributes to the goal of the energy turnaround to achieve an environment-friendly, reliable and affordable energy supply. The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology [...]

  • VIK: Energy Costs for Industrial and Commercial Consumers will Rise 9% in 2012 – EEG 2012 Market Premium Costly

    Updated: 2011-10-21 08:49:53
    Electricity costs for its members will rise by 9% on average in 2012, VIK, the association that represents the interests of industrial and commercial energy consumers, believes. The shift in the German energy policy after the Fukushima nuclear disaster causes price increases, negatively affects network stability and reduces the electricity quality for its members, VIK says. VIK [...]

  • A Case for American Energy

    Updated: 2011-10-20 23:13:04
    America has traditionally been seen as lagging behind in the renewable energy race.  European and Asian markets have consistently outstripped the US when it comes to alternative energy.  Western Europe has had stricter regulation towards efficiency standards and renewable resources than the US for years, and China is proving to be a solar powerhouse, seeing [...]

  • 12/1/11: MEET WITH…KHOSLA VENTURES | Palo Alto, CA

    Updated: 2011-10-20 20:16:16
    At Khosla, several sectors are of particular interest, especially alternative energy, energy efficiency, storage, materials, and other unconventional areas. Their seed fund consists of “science or innovation experiments” and other almost risks, be they in information technology or cleantech. Their main fund looks at more traditional ventures, from early to later stages in all areas [...]

  • Increased Efficiency with Folding Shipping Containers

    Updated: 2011-10-20 19:33:21
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 20 Recent Comment Hey MikeB I think you're asking the right questions , it got me think . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Increased Efficiency with Folding Shipping Containers Written by Philip Proefrock on 20 10 11 Shipping containers are intriguing artifacts of global consumer culture . While they are meant to be reusable , there is such an imbalance of trade that frequently they do not return to their country of origin , and shipping empty containers is inefficient for the shipping lines . So , while a small number of the containers end up being re-purposed , many more do . not To address this problem , the Staxxon container can be folded up small enough that five empty containers will fit in the

  • The Lowdown: Earning a Sustainable Business Degree

    Updated: 2011-10-20 16:44:54
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  • Indiana Michigan Power Rate Case IURC Prehearing Conference 11/20/2011

    Updated: 2011-10-20 14:15:15
    Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP)  filed a petition with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) on 9/23/2011 requesting a $178 million (net $149 million) rate increase request under the Commission’s Minimum Standard Filing  Requirements (MSFR) See 170 IAC 1-5-2(c) for details on MSFR. The IURC has scheduled a prehearing conference in Cause No. 44075 [...]

  • IBJ: Ethics scandal costs Duke Energy in two Indiana Utility Commission rulings

    Updated: 2011-10-20 12:36:43
    Original Article: http://www.ibj.com/ethics-scandal-costs-duke-energy-in-two-rulings/PARAMS/article/30251 by Chris O’Malley, Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) October 19, 2011   A 2010 ethics scandal involving the chief legal counsel for the state’s utility regulatory agency, who presided over cases favorable to Duke Energy Corp. in the months prior to taking a job at the utility, has come back to bite the state’s [...]

  • FERC orders revamp of Duke/Progress merger

    Updated: 2011-10-20 12:30:33
    Dear Readers: The Duke/Progress Energy proposed merger saga continues.   For update on this issue from the Charlotte Business Journal on 10/18/2011 please see: http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2011/10/duke-energy-progress-energy-push-for.html On 10/19/2011, Duke Energy Chairman, President & CEO James Rogers participated in a “Utility Executives Roundtable” during Solar Power International (SPI) in Dallas, Texas. When I get a chance I [...]

  • 10/27/11: Canadian Clean Tech Summit | Ottawa, Canada

    Updated: 2011-10-20 03:16:20
    Prepare for a challenging and thought-provoking two days as you hear from leading thinkers in the cleantech industry, explore cutting-edge technologies, business strategies and programs as you help determine the future direction for Canada’s globally competitive stance on clean technology.

  • Commission Presents Proposal for Regulation on Guidelines for Trans-European Energy Infrastructure

    Updated: 2011-10-20 01:11:59
    The Commission has presented its proposal for a Regulation on Guidelines for Trans-European Energy Infrastructure that aims at cutting permitting times for priority projects, providing co-financing in certain cases. Major efforts are needed to modernise and expand Europe’s energy infrastructure and to interconnect networks across borders to reach Europe’s 2020 goals, the European Commission stated. Presently, permitting procedures often [...]

  • New Investors for EnBW?

    Updated: 2011-10-19 12:10:07
    The Green/Social Democrat government of the state of Baden-Württemberg is looking for new investors for EnBW AG, the magazine Manager Magazin and other publications report. Baden-Württemberg holds a 46,55% stake in EnBW. Manager Magazin quotes State Premier Winfried Kretschmann (Alliance ’90/The Greens) as saying new investors could be municipal utilities or foreign investors. At any rate it had to be [...]

  • Renewable Energy Law News for Week of 10/17

    Updated: 2011-10-18 21:14:00
    : Tuesday , October 18, 2011 Renewable Energy Law News for Week of 10 17 Department of Energy Finalizes 4.8bn in Solar Loan Guarantees On the last day of its 1705 loan guarantees program , the US Department of Energy finalized support packages for four major solar projects on Friday , totaling almost 4.8 . billion US Energy Secretary Steven Chu confirmed awards for three huge solar power plants in California , and a transformational” project installing solar panels on 750 warehouse . rooftops 1.46 billion in partial guarantees when to the 550MW Desert Sunlight project , a 1.237 billion guarantee for the 250MW California Valley Solar Ranch project , and a 646 million for the 230MW Antelope Valley Solar Ranch . project Read more here State’s New Energy Department Taking Shape The plan to

  • The Economics of Pollution: How is Government Policy to Reduce Carbon Emissions Actually Created? [Infographic]

    Updated: 2011-10-18 17:41:08
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  • 11/11/11: Bay Area Convening on Resilience & Equity | Oakland, CA

    Updated: 2011-10-18 17:16:24
    Bay Localize and a growing list of co-conveners invite you to the Bay Area Convening on Resilience and Equity, a gathering of community groups, social movements, and public planners to chart a path for resilience with justice in the Bay Area. WHEN: Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 from 9 am to 3 pm WHERE: California Endowment [...]

  • 10/19/11: VISUALIZE YOUR PROTOTYPE (FREE EVENT) | San Jose, CA

    Updated: 2011-10-18 17:16:23
    The Environmental Business Cluster and Autodesk invite you to a hands-on, two and a half hour workshop and an Open Lab (one-on-one help) to help you get your clean technology to market faster with a Digital Prototype.

  • 2012 Grid Charges Rising After Court Decision

    Updated: 2011-10-18 12:32:54
    Grid charges for 2012 will rise due to a recent decision of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) regarding a section of the Incentive Regulation Ordinance (ARegV), Berliner Zeitung (BZ) and other papers are reporting. In June BGH handed down its (first) decisions with respect to ARegV, clarifying certain issues concerning the implementation of the ordinance [...]

  • First Large-Scale Wind Farms for Dominican Republic – Wind Turbines supplied by Vestas

    Updated: 2011-10-17 22:33:36

  • Recycling Fashion May Help Alleviate Poverty for the World’s Poorest Women

    Updated: 2011-10-17 22:06:53
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  • Bundesrat Critical of Commission Proposal for Energy Efficiency Directive

    Updated: 2011-10-17 21:19:06
    In its session on 14 October 2011, the German Bundesrat (Federal Council) voiced strong criticism concerning the European Commission’s proposal made in June for a directive of the European Parliament and the European Council on energy efficiency. The Federal Council asked the government to make every effort to ensure that the proposal will be fundamentally reworked. [...]

  • Are you attending Solar Power International (SPI) 2011 in Dallas, TX?

    Updated: 2011-10-17 12:37:36
    Dear Blog Readers: I am attending my first Solar Power International (SPI) conference in Dallas, TX this week. If you are also attending, I would love to hear from you and see if there is an opportunity to meet and talk. Please send me an email: laura.arnold@indianadg.org. Thanks. Laura Ann Arnold

  • Ethical living news comment and advice Environment The Guardian

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  • Online dating Guardian Soulmates

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  • 2/27/12: ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit | Washington, D.C.

    Updated: 2011-10-15 02:35:33
    Now in its third year, the Summit is designed to unite key players from all sectors of the nation’s energy innovation community to share ideas for developing and deploying the next generation of clean energy technologies. The event is co-hosted by ARPA-E and Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI). Bill Gates, founder and chairman [...]

  • Sol Systems at SPI

    Updated: 2011-10-14 19:38:48
    Next week, the Sol Systems team will be traveling to Dallas, Texas to attend the Solar Power International conference.  SPI is the largest solar power and trade show in North America, and with over 24,000 professionals attending, the conference represents an exciting networking opportunity for the solar industry. With the first convention occurring in 2006, [...]

  • Hundreds call for commitment to clean energy from NIPSCO; Please implement and expand NIPSCO Feed-in tariff and net metering

    Updated: 2011-10-14 14:14:38
    Original article: http://chestertontribune.com/Environment/hundreds_call_for_commitment_to.htm Sierra Club members and friends hosted a call-in day urging NIPSCO to move beyond coal to a clean energy future. Local citizens called to thank NIPSCO for taking the lead on clean energy and asking NIPSCO’s CEO James Staton to make a strong public statement committing to implementing and expanding their clean [...]

  • Renewable Energy Law News for Week of 10/10

    Updated: 2011-10-13 19:49:00
    : Thursday , October 13, 2011 Renewable Energy Law News for Week of 10 10 Vermont Aims for 90 Renewable Energy by 2050 The Vermont Department of Public Service released a draft Comprehensive Energy Plan , calling for 90 of the state's energy to come from renewables by 2050. It replaces a 2008 plan that called for 25 renewable energy by 2050. The new plan addresses Vermont's electricity , thermal energy , transportation , and land . use Vermont is the first state in the Northeast to implement a feed-in tariff to promote renewable energy development , and last year , its legislature voted to retire the aging Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in 2012. Read more here Good for Wind : Administration Fast-tracks Transmission Projects In a move that stands to enable more wind development sooner , this

  • This Week in Energy: Gasification, China, Brazil, KiOR

    Updated: 2011-10-13 01:42:08
    Join the forum discussion on this post This Week in Energy is a weekly round-up of news making headlines in the world of energy. Most of these stories are posted throughout the week to our Energy Ticker page. The purpose is to stimulate discussion on energy issues. Community members should feel free to turn these into [...]

  • Movers and Shakers in Wind Power: Karen Conover

    Updated: 2011-10-12 21:16:50

  • Energy Entrepreneurs Flock to Renewables Bonanza

    Updated: 2011-10-12 14:00:00
    We hear a lot about the job-building benefits of renewable energy when it draws manufacturers and developers to local communities. Less talked about are those who arrive well before the shovels, steel, factories and jobs. These are the green energy entrepreneurs – the creative thinkers and risk takers responsible for the rise of clean energy ventures over the last decade.

  • Movers And Shakers in Wind Power: Paul Gipe

    Updated: 2011-10-11 14:17:49

  • 750KW Bargain – 50Hz Windmaster only 65k EUR per Unit

    Updated: 2011-10-11 14:00:34

  • Radar & Wind Turbines

    Updated: 2011-10-10 21:11:46

  • Sol Systems Employee Featured in Energy Risk Magazine

    Updated: 2011-10-06 22:51:29
    Sol Systems employee Dan Yonkin was featured in a recent article published by Energy Risk Magazine on the future of renewable energy finance. The article analyzes how the fallout from Solyndra’s bankruptcy may affect access to financing for the solar energy sector, noting that solar growth in 2011 is still on pace to meet growth [...]

  • Feds Pick 7 Projects to Speed Up Transmission Line Buildout

    Updated: 2011-10-05 20:36:49
    Talks about the need to modernize the transmission grid have swirled around in the renewable energy world for a while now, but securing permits for transmission projects remains a big hurdle. The federal government says it wants to help, and it announced seven pilot projects on Wednesday to show how it could speed up the regulatory processes.

  • Apollo Alliance and BlueGreen Alliance Merge to Strengthen Green Jobs Movement Apollo Alliance Clean

    Updated: 2011-10-05 03:44:33
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  • The Winds In Britain – Here To Stay

    Updated: 2011-10-04 14:06:00

  • Environment blog Environment The Guardian

    Updated: 2011-10-03 22:00:02
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