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» CBS News: Obama’s 11 More Solyndras
CBS News’s Sharyl Attkisson, the reporter who originally broke the Solyndra story, notes that 11 other failed clean energy companies besides Solyndra received approval for $6.5 billion in taxpayer monies. Beacon Power, Evergreen Solar, SpectraWatt, …
What’s Next: Harnessing geothermal energy from volcanoes
Volcanoes contain super heated steam and materials in the form of magma. While we all regard volcanoes as one of the biggest destructive forces of Mother Nature, a few researchers believe otherwise and see the earth’s natural heat as an opportunity to …
Rick Perry’s Jobs Plan: Drill Like Crazy, Destroy the Environment (Video)
No alternative energy. No solar, wind, or geothermal. No clean energy period. Oh yeah, and get rid of as many pesky environmental protections as possible.www.treehugger.com
Geothermal mapping report confirms vast coast-to-coast clean energy source in U.S.
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on October 26, 2011
New research documents significant geothermal resources across the United States capable of producing more than three million megawatts of green power — 10 times the installed capacity of coal power plants today.www.sciencedaily.com
Solar Power Should Be Cheaper than Coal, Gas & Nuclear by 2018
Photo Credit: Andreas Demmelbauer via Flickr/CC BY You’ve probably seen the terms ‘grid parity’ float by on these pages plenty of times in articles about solar and wind power. That’s the term that describes what clean energy advocates considerwww.treeh…
The Phony Solyndra Solar Scandal
Well here’s a surprise: conservatives and oil interests are pushing deceptive and destructive stories about President Obama and clean energy. Imagine that! Their intent (as always) is to turn people against President Obama, clean energy, national ene…
Evergreen Solar files for bankruptcy, plans asset sale
Evergreen Solar Inc., the Marlboro clean-energy company that received millions in state subsidies to build an ill-fated Bay State factory, has filed for bankruptcy. Evergreen, which closed its taxpayer-supported Devens factory in March and cut 800 jobs…
Google Backs German Solar Farm
Posted by admin in Technology on April 8, 2011
Looks like Google’s wind power investments last year aren’t its last clean energy bets. On Thursday afternoon Google announced that it will invest €3.5 million ($ 5 million) into a solar photovoltaic farm in Brandenburg an der Havel, which is near Be…
Obama Strengthens George Soros’ Oil Interests In Brazil
Obama left his lush golf get-aways and NAACP basketball sprees to depart for a Brazilian vacation. There he personally looked after Brazil’s oil companies.
We’ll also work to strengthen our relationship when it comes to energy. Brazil holds recently…
French wind power on the highway
Posted by admin in Environment on August 17, 2010
new technology to produce clean energy on the motorwaycervelliamo.blogspot.com
Harnessing Clean Energy: Wind Power
Posted by admin in Environment on August 5, 2010
Wind has been a source of energy for a long time. It was used by the Chinese and by the Babylonians 4,000 years ago, to power pumps for irrigation. In The Middle Ages, Europeans used windmills to grind corn.livingclean.com
Obama backs world’s largest solar plant in Arizona w/ $1.5b
Posted by admin in Environment on July 5, 2010
Abengoa Solar plans to build the largest concentrating solar plants in the world in Arizona. When completed, the 250-megawatt facility known as Solana is expected to provide enough clean energy to power 70,000 homes.www.consumerenergyreport.com
Obama backs world’s largest solar plant in Arizona w/ $1.5b
Abengoa Solar plans to build the largest concentrating solar plants in the world in Arizona. When completed, the 250-megawatt facility known as Solana is expected to provide enough clean energy to power 70,000 homes.
www.consumerenergyreport.com
How Wind is Harvested [InfoGraphic]
Posted by admin in Environment on June 13, 2010
Early attempts at using windmills to create electricity were quite successful, but the energy provided could not compete with the output of a fossil fuel burning plant and the technology was widely abandoned. Recently, as global warming has increased and oil supplies have decreased, wind power is being looked at again as a clean energy source.
Powering Earth with a Giant Solar Power Plant on the Moon
Posted by admin in Environment on June 3, 2010
One of These Days, Alice. Bang! Zoom! Straight to the Moon!
Big problems need big solutions, and the Shimizu corporation in Japan certainly can’t be blamed for thinking small. It has made plans to provide enough clean energy to all of humanity by turning the moon into a kind of anti-Death Star, a giant solar power station…
Report: Grid can sustain influx of new energy production
Posted by admin in Environment on May 24, 2010
A study of the main electrical grid for the southwestern part of the country has found that the current infrastructure should be able to handle the significant boost in clean energy production that is expected to occur.
AREVA and FNEG Sign MOU For Clean Energy Park Project In CA
Posted by admin in Environment on April 29, 2010
Areva and FNEG will work together on the site selection and initial development of a nominal 1,600MW US EPR reactor.
Welcome to the Wacky World of Green Power
Posted by admin in Environment on April 13, 2010
Clean-energy advocates say Ontario’s new investment is worth the extra cost. Don’t bet your solar panel on it
Solar Producers Targeted in Rank ‘em and Spank ‘em Ratings
Posted by admin in Environment on March 30, 2010
A new “rank ‘em and spank ‘em” scorecard of solar power firms finds that the process of making clean energy isn’t very clean.
The World’s Most Amazing Wind Farms | Ecoble
Posted by admin in World News on March 15, 2010
Wind farm development is playing a huge role in a clean energy future. While mass wind power may offer a beneficial energy alternative, the construction of wind farms creates a great deal of controversy – from the destruction of natural habitats and dangers to birds and bats to the actual effectiveness of wind as an energy source. Some even argue t
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