published March 6, 2009 and has No Comments
photo: Kevin Dooley (Creative Commons) A couple months ago TreeHugger brought you the results of a Michigan State University study which said that offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes could generate 10 times more power than the state currently generates from fossil fuels. Now, at the recently-concluded Michigan Wind Energy Conference the idea is again being touted:...
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published March 6, 2009 and has No Comments
Saul Griffith led off Greener Gadgets 2009 with one of the best 40 minute explanation of why (to use his words) we're all a bunch of "planet fuckers" and what we can do to change that in terms of our energy u...
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published March 5, 2009 and has No Comments
From Nikkei BP Nikkei Business Publications recently announced the results of a survey conducted with engineers in Japan's manufacturing industry on the current global recession. They were asked hard questions about the impact of the recession and measures to cope with it. I am a little surprised that they turn out to be such tree-huggers: an overwhelming number thinks ...
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photo: thingermejib via flickr Want to make the most out of your small-scale wind turbine plans? Or just see if the one you're planning on purchasing will ever generate enough electricity to pay back its embedded carbon emissions? Well, the Carbon Trust has launched an online tool to help you work out how much power that turbine could generate, ...
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published March 5, 2009 and has No Comments
photo: Mission New Energy Though Jatropha-based biodiesel usage continues to expand in India, there are many issues surrounding it which aren't all good: Despite claims of growing on marginal lands, good yields require watering; and, those 'marginal lands' aren't always acquired for growing Jatropha under the best of circumstances. IPS News is running a good summary of these issues, ...
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photo: Giorgio Cassisi via flickr Even before Stephen Chu took over the controls, the Department of Energy was a supporter of more research into Enhanced Geothermal Systems , most recently in the form of $43 million in grants. That support continues in the form of two Funding Opportunity Announcements totaling $84 million. Here's how that ...
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published March 4, 2009 and has No Comments
Powershift 09 Rally on Lawn of the Capitol photo from Fritz Meyr's flickr page Powershift 2009 was an energetic and informative conference that culminated with a march of 3,000 plus young (and young at heart) people demanding clean energy and green jobs. The inclement weather only made the march more inspiring. Other Powershift 2009 highlights included: Protestors visiting their ...
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published March 4, 2009 and has No Comments
photo: Office of Bernie Sanders Vermont already gives the impression of being a very environmentally aware state, and that impression is generally true. Now it's even more so, with the announcement that the Vermont Air National Guard will be installing a solar power array at its facilities in South Burlington:...
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