Greenpeace's grid plan: North Sea grid could bring wind power to 70m homes

A realistic plan to provide 1/3 of Europe's energy needs from renewable sources could be just the thing needed to jumpstart renewable energy advances to take advantage of alternative energy trading between...

Climate forecasts crucial to water resources and poverty reduction

The earth's most abundant resource, and still we have trouble finding adequate clean drinking water for nearly 1 billion people worldwide.  Climate forecasts can play a role in planning for meteorological events that contaminate and pollute water...

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...

Flood damage at Great Ape Trust will likely exceed $1 million

The flooding of the Great Ape Trust was quite a big deal in Iowa this August as it was just recently constructed.  Already, more money will have to be be distributed to the Great Ape Trust, which was...

Next Generation Compressed Air Energy Storage

Public Service Enterprise Group announced plans to partner with Dr. Nakhamkin to work towards a new generation of energy storage that can be used in conjunction with solar, wind, and nearly all current energy sources to balance peak consumption electrical rates. Though it...

Marine Turtle conservation being ramped up as populations decline

Reproduced from my personal site: " Marine turtle populations have declined drastically over recent years and now of the known 7 species, all are considered protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)....

Microsoft plans to build data center in West Des Moines, Iowa

With the recent announcement by Google to build a data center in Council Bluffs, Microsoft has decided to follow suit and construct a state of the art data center in West Des Moines, Iowa.  For those...

Google Enhances Green Technology Development

Reproduced from personal website: " Mega search engine Google.com, today announced an investment of $10.25 million in advancing the development of green technologies. Google is supporting a technology called,...

Iowa residents help cleanup Des Moines River.

From my personal blog: " Des Moines, Iowa:  On Saturday, August 16, the Polk Country Conservation Board hosted the 7th annual River Run Garbage Grab to clean up trash and debris along the Des Moines...

Non-native species affecting U.S. coasts, rivers, and streams.

From my personal blog:"Native fish species have evolved over time to counter threats of bacteria, fungus, disease, and other native predatory species.  By adapting to the gradually changing environment, many...

Shelley Malil from "40 Year Old Virgin" arrested

Though, I don't usually post entertainment or crime news, I found this particulary interesting.  Crimes commited by actors and actresses get a lot of attention, but usually they are relatively minor in...

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...

$27 million dollar project to save birds, bees, and bats

From my website:"This week, the Global Environment Facility, has launched a new $27 million dollar project with the goal of saving animals that are needed to pollinate the many crops of the world. The United...

Olympic Athlete Yao Ming becomes UNEP's first Environmental Champion

With all eyes on China during the current Olympics, it appears many important issues are beginning to be addressed by leaders and national icons.  Yao Ming is using his status as an international basketball...

New map for Arctic Territories drawn

From my personal blog:   " On Wednesday, a map outlining current claims and agreements, was drawn up of future Arctic territories, by a group of British researchers. This map is meant to recognize...

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