Valcent's Verti-Gro: Veggies & Bio-diesel, Eco-friendly

Tremendous reason for optimism exists on the technological front to deal with problems such as renewable energy sources. We now have promising technology that will allow us to farm with a minimum of water in...

A blueprint for plunder (Mar. 3, 2009)

Today on Living at the Barricades, Krystyn and Mark deliver an update on proposed amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act hidden inside the Budget Bill, and a look at what it really means to use the term...

Oil Exec Warns of Gas Lines, Civil Unrest and More

Two days after Gary Luquette met with members of the House Natural Resources Committee, the president of Chevron North America Exploration and Petroleum Company warned that gas lines, price hikes, fuel shortages and...

Scotland to house first UK wave farm

Scotland are to house the UK's first electricity generating wave station. It will be built on the Isle of Lewis and will power at least 1500 homes in the sounding area and will consist of 40 turbines encased in a...

T. Boone Pickens: I’m Having More Problems Working With Drill-Only Republic...

See this article: T. Boone Pickens: I’m Having More Problems Working With Drill-Only Republicans Than Democrats PICKENS: So I am having no problem working with the Democrats. Having a little problem working...

Barclays writes bigger cheque for renewables

Barclays has signed a deal which will see it buying half of its electricity for its UK operations from renewable sources, compared with just 3% at the moment.

Urge Congress To Act On Global Warming

Now that a Democratic Congress and Senate (pun intended) has been elected, you can help keep momentum rolling by sending a letter to the new Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, and the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, urging swift action on global warming and clean energy.

Why isn't solar hot water sexy?

Solar hot water is the red headed step child of the clean energy world. You would think something associated with hot showers could bring the sexy back after the technology usage peaked in the late 70's and early 80's. However our increasing digital immersion and electric...

The Evolution of Galapagos Wind

600 miles away from mainland electric grid - too far away to connect. Wind towers 170 feet tall. Spinning blades 193 feet in diameter.

wind turbine kits

It appears that you can get them in flat packs. Presumably the instructions come in the box.

various designs for building your wind turbine

The power a wind turbine can harvest goes up by a factor of 4 as you double the rotor size.

build-your-own wind turbine

Anyone can do it.

Ireland to test first wave energy generator

"There is enough harnessable energy out there to equal the entire generating capacity of the national grid"  --  Eoin Sweeny, Technology Manager with the Marine Institute.

the race is on for the world's biggest and best offshore wind turbine

General Electric has designed the next generation of turbine. It stands more than 500 feet high. It can produce 7 megawatts of electricity. Copy & Click this URL: http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/gedeveloping11.htm  

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