Low-carbon strategy will raise household energy bills by £200...

"  Household energy bills will rise by more than £200 a year under the Government’s low-carbon strategy being announced next week. Meeting Britain’s targets for cutting emissions could push another 1.7...

China wants to cut emissions by 20% by 2020

China has launched what they are calling a 'green revoultion', in a plan to use wind and solar power to reduce their carbon emissions by 20% by 2020, which would match the goal set by the western world. A fifth of China's energy needs would come from renewable energy sources...

Will America 'Go Green'?

In a time of recession and job and money crisis will America participate in 'Go Green' is a big question. Can America afford to 'Go Green' is the burning question in current circumstances. What will happen will...

Saudi Arabia feels threatened by latest cuts to CO2 emissions

Saudia Arabia has stated that the newest measures to cut CO2 emissions, tax carbon, and explore more renewable sources of energy, is a threat to their country, and the chief climate negotiator wants other industrialized countries to help them develop these alternative energy...

Major deal on electric cars

" Car manufacturer Renault-Nissan is to sign a deal with the Irish Government this month, on bringing its electric vehicles to the Irish market. The Government wants 250,000 cars and vans, or 10% of vehicles, to be...

Local Company Develops Acoustic Fusion

General Fusion, a small company located in Burnaby, Canada, seeks to power the world with its unique approach to generating Atomic Fusion. Harnessing the power of the atom, atomic fusion combines the nuclei of...

The Green Energy Act: Take One

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is happy to invite members and friends to attend our second Book Club meeting March 18, 2009 at the Cameron House in Toronto. LOW welcomes author Mark Osbaldeston, who will host an...

Bay Minette company's renewable diesel wows expert

" BAY MINETTE — Cello Energy sprouted quietly here as a truly homegrown industry. But it won't stay that way, said David Bransby, professor of energy crops and bio-energy at Auburn University. The company has been in startup for about two months, making renewable diesel...

Paris goes green with new underground energy project

The city of Paris has launched a new project to provide green heating for a whole district of the city as they plan to extract piping hot water from about two kilometres below the surface of the earth. This is called 'geothermal drilling' and just north of the city they have...

Super Bowl 2009 to be Powered by Renewable Energy

Super Bowl 2009, which takes place this Sunday February 1, is moving even further towards lessening its impact on the environment. They have already offset their eco-footprint with a treeplanting effort and have...

US Army to incorporate 4,000 Electric Vehicles by 2011

The US Army has stated that they will be rolling out 4,000 electric vehicles by 2011 to further implement their energy initiatives by reducing consumption, and this Neighbourhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) program...

Philippines Leads the Way on Renewable Energy in SE Asia

The Philippines took a bold step recently to pass a Renewable Energy Act. Like most of its neighbours, the country had allowed coal fired power  to fuel a fast-paced load growth despite the higher rates of...

Thomas Edison: Champion of Renewable Energy

Thomas Edison knew what he was talking about... I wonder why we didn't listen"Thomas Edison, father of the electric light, saw the value of renewable energyBy Larry West, About.com American inventor...

Scotland finds economic growth in their forests

Scotland plans to fund their economic growth through the renewable energy capacity of their forests. The government wants communities, landowners and forestry individuals to allow woodlands to be used  in...

Black Silicon Generates Hundreds of Times More Solar Power

New breakthrough type of silicon "generates hundreds of times more current than conventional silicon"; potential uses include x-rays, night vision, digital photography, in vitro imaging, infrared detectors, etc. More environmentally friendly and cheaper than current...

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