ABC News: In the heart of New York City, among the flash and dazzle of Times Square, there is one sign that is at once a boast and an unintentionally sad reminder of how far the city is from Mayor Michael Bloomberg`s ambitious plan for a greener city.
On the billboard, right underneath the bold words "imagination is what drives us to change," is the announcement:"Times Square`s only solar powered billboard."
In all honesty, it`s a gimmick: America is not driving into a green world - at least not quite...
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Spiegel: European firms have accused their Chinese rivals of 'dumping' products in the EU market.
This week, a group of European solar panel firms asked the European Commission to levy punitive tariffs on their Chinese rivals, who they accuse of selling products at unfairly low prices. Chinese manufacturers are outraged, warning on Thursday that a trade war could be brewing.
A dispute between European and Chinese solar panel manufactures could turn into a full-blown trade war, makers of the products...
ClimateWire: In the midst of the nation's worst drought in 50 years, two of the world's largest agricultural companies are testing corn that is bred and genetically engineered to withstand low rainfall levels. Monsanto's DroughtGard hybrid corn -- the first-ever hybrid genetically engineered for drought tolerance -- was planted this spring in initial field trials. Sowed amid sufficient rain and optimism for a record-breaking crop yield, the company has encountered a close to worst-case scenario to test its product....
Telegraph: We left Ramsgate in bright sunshine on one of the hottest days of the year, but within minutes the mist had come down and we could barely see beyond the prow of the boat that was ferrying us towards the site of what will be the world's largest offshore wind farm.
When the first phase of the London Array is complete by the end of this year, it will generate 630 megawatts of electricity -- enough power for more than 470,000 homes, or two thirds of the homes in Kent.
Onshore wind farms, heavily...
New York Times: TransCanada, the company seeking to build the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline from oil sands formations in Alberta to Gulf Coast refineries, received the final go-ahead from the federal government on Friday for the southern leg of the project. The Army Corps of Engineers granted the final permits for a 400-mile portion of the pipeline that will run from the major oil depots of Cushing, Okla., to refineries on the Texas coast. President Obama has blessed the southern portion of the pipeline, now...
Guardian: The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has produced its latest visualisation of UK energy flows, in this case referring to 2010.
The graphic shows the sources (including imports) and end points of energy in the UK, including quantities lost along the way and exported overseas. Click here for the full-size chart (scroll down to page 2).
Energy equivalent to 314.7 million tonnes of oil was either produced indigenously or imported in 2010, of which around half was in the form of petroleum....
Physicist David Criswell, director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston, has spent the last four decades evangelizing for a novel energy solution: solar power from the moon. 
ScienceDaily: While experts debate whether extreme weather conditions such as this summer's record rainfall can be explained by climate change, University of Leicester geographers are investigating whether the opposite is true -- does extreme weather impact on climate change?
To answer the question, a team of researchers from the Department of Geography and Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester set up a new monitoring station in June to measure greenhouse gas emissions from...
We’ve all heard the idiom "waste not, want not" before, but in today’s fast-paced world following this sound advice can be difficult. Here’s seven easy ways to reduce your food waste and help deal with extra food in the kitchen.
Reducing labor costs could help make solar power more affordable.
The world was hoping for a good U.S. harvest to replenish dangerously low grain stocks; this is no longer in the cards because of this Summer's extreme weather. World carryover stocks of grain will fall further at the end of this crop year, making the food situation even more precarious. Food prices, already elevated, will follow the price of corn upward, quite possibly to record highs.
Lots of expensive green products out there of questionable value. But a number of household products have had time to prove their worth, saving you money while also conserving resources.Eco-chic fashionistas of Ecover’s Green Closet know buying sustainably-made clothing is only a small part of greening up your wardrobe and lowering your carbon footprint. It’s equally important to use low environment impact, all-natural cleaning products and methods to care for your favorite looks.
For regions of the world that receive ample sunlight, the solar oven provides a cookstove alternative that doesn't make people sick, or require them to spend hours gathering wood.
Will I need batteries for my solar system? How much does it cost to go completely off the grid? These questions often come up as people start thinking about going solar. So, what does it really mean to go "off-grid" with a PV system? First, let's take a look at a traditional grid-tied system. Grid-tied Solar When most people install a solar ele
While the United Kingdom’s wind power plans have received occasional gusts of publicity ill-wind recently, the bottom line is that the Government is still very much in support of renewable energy developments. A case in point is the recent approval by the energy minister, Charles Hendry, to Vattenfall’s Pen Y Cymoedd proposals which when built [...]
One of the biggest threats to the U.S. ethanol industry is a major drought/crop failure in the heart of corn country, says Robert Rapier. This year we may be experiencing such an event.
A planning inspector has granted permission for a wind farm development of four onshore 125 metre wind turbines at Wareham, Dorset. This may not seem significant in the great scheme of wind power developments, but it shows that a Planning Inspector can and will consider the greater good when looking at an application for a [...]
In Thomas Friedman’s latest column, he praises Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts because he “took one for the country.” Friedman sees that “America today is poised for a great renewal” if only it can get some “big, centrist, statesmanlike leadership.” Logically, there would be some renewable (energy) in America’s renewal, right? Wrong. Her
Home About Contact Advertise Consumer Energy Report Biodiversivist Choke Points Econbrowser Editors' Corner Power Policy R-Squared Energy Column By Robert Rapier on Jul 9, 2012 with 45 responses Renewable Energy â Facts and Figures : Tags biofuels bp statistical review renewable energy solar PV wind power Tweet Today’s article is the 5th and final installment of my graphical look at the recently released 2012 BP Statistical Review of World Energy Previous installments : were How Much Oil is Left in the World How Much Oil Does the World Produce World Energy Consumption Facts , Figures , and Shockers Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions â Facts and Figures Today’s article looks at the explosive growth of renewable energy , but also places it in the context of our overall energy . demands
On 16 May Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed Prime Minister of France after the election of Francois Hollande as President. There was a little concern that in the current European debt crisis there might be some back-tracking on France’s commitment to renewable energies. However Ayrault confirmed a few days ago that the new government will uphold [...]