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Solar Energy Costs
Combined with breakthroughs in PV technology, conservation and "smart grids" an alternative energy future looks promising. The price of alternative energy is the deal breaker for mass adoption. Tags: renewable energy alternative energy solar energy per watt.
Living In a Toxic World
- Thursday, March 12, 2009
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Alternative Energy Funding
According to VentureBeat , the funding for cleantech dropped dramatically compared to the first quarter last year, with the exception of energy storage (i.e. The NY Times has reported that venture capital is shifting to efficiency projects over alternative fuels. batteries). Check out the Organic Grocery List or Book Store.
Living In a Toxic World
- Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use
The conservation of natural habitat will benefit biodiversity in the face of climate change. In contrast, solutions for reducing emissions by carbon capture in the energy sector are unlikely to be widely utilized for decades and do not remove the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. Authors: Sara J. Farming with perennials.
The Green Changemakers
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use
The conservation of natural habitat will benefit biodiversity in the face of climate change. In contrast, solutions for reducing emissions by carbon capture in the energy sector are unlikely to be widely utilized for decades and do not remove the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. Author: Sara J. Farming with perennials.
The Green Changemakers
- Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Summary of Climate change
Power Stations - Use less power (and save money) by increasing energy efficiency in your home and workplace- Switch from dirty power to clean, renewable energy like wind and solar, regulate emissions, research new technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS). Greenhouse gases’ is the main contributor to climate change. Benjamin.
The Green Changemakers
- Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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Community Solutions for Peak Oil and Post Carbon
Q: What is "Energy Returned On Energy Invested" (EROEI)? Q: We'll simply develop alternative sources of energy to keep the economy going. While Plans A and B seek to maintain unsustainable levels of resource consumption through energy alternatives, Plan C advocates for cultural change. Low-energy Examples X.
The Green Changemakers
- Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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Searching for a Miracle - ‘Net Energy’ Limits & the Fate of Industrial Society
by Richard Heinberg Perhaps the most significant limit to future energy supplies is the “net energy” factor—the requirement that energy systems yield more energy than is invested in their construction and operation. The world’s current energy regime is unsustainable. Tags: Future Energy Alas, we think not.
The Green Changemakers
- Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Making a green revolution
All agree that we need to move quickly to a world energy system based upon conservation, efficiency and renewable energy so that, in Van Jones’ words, “we can save our ability to survive on the only planetary home we have ever known.” He says, “We are not going to regulate our way out of the problems of the Energy-Climate Era.
The Green Changemakers
- Tuesday, October 28, 2008