With consumer interest in new electric vehicles running high, local governments are gearing up to prepare their communities for the new generation of zero-emission vehicles.
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World on the Edge By Lester R. Brown
The fastest growth in the global energy industry over the last decade is in solar power and wind energy is an early sign of hope.
Continue readingANSI Electric Vehicles Workshop
What standards will Europe employ to facilitate the rollout of electric vehicles? That question will be tackled head on at the ANSI Workshop.
Continue readingUS CO2 Emissions from Power Plant Emissions Rise 5.6% in 2010
Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants rose 5.56% in 2010 over the year before, the biggest annual increase since the Environmental Protection Agency began tracking emissions in 1995.
Continue readingEarth could be unrecognizable by 2050, WWF warn
The earth could become “unrecognizable” by 2050, if a growing global population with higher income keeps consuming more resources, WWF warned.
Continue readingWorld One Poor Harvest Away From Chaos
And in an increasingly hungry world, converting grain into fuel for cars is not the way to go. It is time to remove subsidies for converting grain and other crops into automotive fuel.
Continue readingWorld One Poor Harvest Away From Chaos By Lester R. Brown
Some 18 countries have inflated their food production in recent decades by overpumping aquifers to irrigate their crops. Among these are China, India, and the United States, the big three grain producers.
Continue readingEnergy prices ?top priority? for Europeans
The development of renewable energy achieves these priorities in one go, protecting Europeans from changeable fuel prices and any wobble in the fuel supply from exporting countries.
Continue readingWorld has the technical know-how and financial capability to run entirely on renewable energy by 2050
A large-scale transformation of the world?s energy systems to wind energy, solar power, water, geothermal energy and other renewable sources would not cost substantially more than conventional power.
Continue readingHouse Budget Proposal Cuts Environmental Protections and Renewable Energy Investments
The proposed budget also includes major cuts in research on offshore wind energy, concentrating solar power and energy efficiency technologies.
Continue readingThe shift to low-carbon economy is far from assured
While gas emits less than half the CO2 of coal, it still emits ten times more CO2 than wind energy and other renewables. Renewable energies including wind power accounted for 41% of all new power in 2010.
Continue readingDOE – One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015
In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama called for putting one million electric cars on the road by 2015 ? affirming and highlighting a goal aimed at building U.S. leadership.
Continue readingUpton’s agenda: greener energy + fossil wish list
The House Energy and Commerce Committee?s new chairman, Fred Upton, R-MI, was questioned on his energy agenda for this Congress by National Journal editor Ron Brownstein.
Continue readingEnvironmental and Demographic Forces Threaten State Failure By Lester R. Brown
Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and across the Middle East at the start of 2011 have reminded the world just how politically fragile some countries are.
Continue readingIllinois To Test Mitsubishi Electric Vehicles In State Fleet
Governor Pat Quinn and Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) have signed a MOU to support the advancement of electric car with lithium ion batteries and renewable energy technologies in Illinois.
Continue readingEnergy-efficient buildings wave of the future
While the top ideas in engineering new green technologies usually involve electric vehicles or recycling, President Barack Obama spoke of research initiative and energy-efficient buildings.
Continue readingEurope?s leaders fail to provide vision for energy By Christian Kjaer (EWEA)
None of the conclusions from Friday?s meeting goes beyond what the Heads of State have already agreed over the past two years for the period up to 2020.
Continue readingThoughts on renewable energy and energy subsidies by Liz Salerno, American Wind Energy Association
For nearly 100 years, the U.S. government has dumped well over $500 billion into subsidizing fossil fuels, and the subsidies remain permanent.
Continue readingDOE Pursues Initiative to Lower Solar Power Costs
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced additional details of the Department of Energy’s “SunShot” initiative to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75 percent.
Continue readingEnergy, Water, and China’s Economy
Some power-generating technologies such as hydroelectric, geothermal energy, and concentrating solar power (CSP) have low greenhouse gas emissions but high levels of water consumption.
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