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It is time to wake up and recognise the dangers of global warming
Even without absolute scientific certainty, there comes a time when reasonable people can agree if something looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is . . . well . . . a duck.
Continue readingThe Crown Estate awards four companies offshore wind power demonstration sites
The awards follow an application process conducted in response to the UK offshore wind farm industry?s need to demonstrate new offshore wind turbines and other technologies in the marine environment.
Continue readingBroad renewable coalition urges September vote on RES
Wind energy installations have sunk back to 2007 levels with only 700 megawatts installed in the second quarter this year ? a 71% decrease from 2009 levels.
Continue readingEarly and strong emission reductions are crucial
Wind energy, with its ability to provide carbon free electricity on a massive scale, is one of the most important tools that we are using today.
Continue readingSchwarzenegger claims that laborious federal loan-guarantee procedures are jeopardizing a great amount of renewable projects
California complained that federal foot-dragging is hindering renewable projects worth $30 billion.
Continue readingChina charges ahead of world
Chinese electric car and lithium ion batteries maker BYD (“build your dreams”) is launching an all-electric car this year.
Continue readingHouse Passes Funding for Electric Vehicles Research
The bill, as approved by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, would provide approximately $4 billion for electric vehicles.
Continue readingExpansion in renewables good for Europe?s climate and competitiveness
All 27 member states were set to hand-in their National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) containing the steps they will take to reach their ambitious renewable energy targets by 2020.
Continue readingDOE Announces $188 Million for Small Business Technology Commercialization
Includes $73 million in Recovery Act Investments to Help Small Businesses Bring Clean Energy Ideas to the Marketplace.
Continue readingSolar and Nuclear Costs ?The Historic Crossover: Solar Energy is Now the Better Buy
Solar photovoltaic system costs have fallen steadily for decades. Meanwhile, projected costs for construction of new nuclear plants have risen steadily over the last decade, and they continue to rise.
Continue readingCoal Country Newspaper Endorses RES By Tom Gray
Congress and the Obama administration should be steering the nation to new energy sources with policies that encourage development of wind energy and other clean renewables.
Continue readingFossil Fuel Disasters Common in America
A Decade of Tragic Incidents Points to Need for Strong Reforms in Wake of BP Spill.
Continue readingSenate Should Debate U.S. Green Job Competitiveness
[Texas’s Renewable Electricity Standard], signed into law by Governor George W. Bush in 1999, has helped the state become a major producer of U.S. wind energy, adding almost 10 gigawatts (up from 0.2 in 1999).
Continue readingMessage from Ag Groups: Support an RES!
Another coalition of groups–this time agricultural–has just come out in favor of adding a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) to the energy bill pending in the U.S. Senate.
Continue readingEstonia to spend Spanish emissions cash on wind energy
The government of Estonia said Thursday it will invest revenue from sales of emission credits on development of wind power and public transport.
Continue readingChu Announces Initiatives to Promote Clean Energy at First Clean Energy Ministerial
At the world’s first Clean Energy Ministerial, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the United States is helping launch more than 10 international clean energy initiatives.
Continue readingDesertec solar and wind power project on track
A year ago, 13 German companies established the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii), which aims to generate 15 per cent of Europe’s electricity in the Sahara by 2050.
Continue readingHard coal receives subsidy set back
The announcement is a signal that the European Commission firmly believes that renewable energies, including wind power, are the path to a carbon-neutral future.
Continue readingSecretary Chu Announces Initiatives to Promote Clean Energy
In the transportation sector, the U.S. and other countries are participating in the Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) to enhance global cooperation on the development and deployment of electric vehicles.
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