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Solar Energy – Are our Expectations Too High
A look at Solar Energy and whether it can live up to our expectations and provide clean energy to the masses. Solar energy and wind power are renewable energy technologies that have been lauded in the press China: Man Who Led Coal Plant Seeks Atonement
“I am redeeming my crime.” Excerpt: Mr. Min, a slender man who wears only the black cotton pants and simple buttoned shirts of a Chinese laborer, began proselytizing about wind and solar energy...Mr. Min is an example of a phenomenon that is common in China but little... US Congress Passes Historic Climate Change Bill
The United States Congress has passed the Climate Change Bill in a narrow 219-212 vote.Hailing the bill passage,US President Barack Obama described it as "a bold and necessary step".He looks forward to Senate...
created by WisdomMountain | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago
430 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments
430 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments
President Obama Sharpens Message on Budget Priorities
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama has announced that in the coming weeks, he will continue to focus on the core principles of his budget such as, cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first... Canada Leads North America with Sustainable Communities
There's a brand new neighbourhood housed within Canada's borders: a solar-powered community, the first of its kind in North America. 52 homes in Okotoks, Alberta are powered by solar energy, which provides over...
created by Terri Potratz | 51 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
581 views | 26 recommendations | 8 comments
581 views | 26 recommendations | 8 comments
Get Off the Grid: Renewable Energy at Home
This article in New Scientist features interviews with people who've green-powered their homes by making them energy efficient and using solar, wind, hydroelectric, etc. Storage is still a problem- space and cost- but improvements are being made and things are getting... NJ: We'll become a world leader in wind power
" New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy. Gov. Jon Corzine wants the Garden State to triple the amount of wind power it plans to use by 2020 to... Power grid holding back renewable energy advances
Nearly the biggest problem today facing clean energy production lies in the ability to reliably transmit that energy from high renewable energy producing states to low producing states. Without being...
created by PlanMyGreen | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
766 views | 14 recommendations | 18 comments
766 views | 14 recommendations | 18 comments
Giant kites to tap power of the high wind
"A traditional childhood pastime could provide a breakthrough in renewable energy, after successful experiments in flying a giant kite at one of Europe's top research centres.Scientists from Delft University of... U.S. Leads World in Wind Energy Production
From my personal blog: " According to the American Wind Energy Association, the United States is now the leader in wind energy production. Wind energy in 2008 has risen and current wind power capacity is rated...
created by PlanMyGreen | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1126 views | 22 recommendations | 18 comments
1126 views | 22 recommendations | 18 comments
