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Environmental Economics
MARCH 15, 2011
Main | Chewbacca sighting » March 15, 2011 Renewable energy source #1 If you’re looking for the next big alternative energy craze, look no further than your toilet.
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Renewable Energy Sources May Provide Political Breakthrough
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
Why are we even talking about Iran's nuclear program when renewable energy offers a clear way out of this conundrum? The West is not alone in the pursuit of renewable energy capacity.
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From Nobel Peace Laureates: “Renewable energy sources are one of the powerful keys to a peaceful future.&#. From NOVA: A Clean Energy Future? Relevant info.
Google Invests in Africa’s Largest Wind Farm
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Costa Rica has been getting all of its electricity from renewable energy sources since the beginning of the year. Costa Rica has also generated additional electricity from various other renewable energy sources – such as wind, biomass, geothermal and solar energy.
UK Renewables Break Generation Record- Again
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Mozambican Energy Minister Salvador Namburete reports that over 2 million Mozambicans are now using renewable energy sources.
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The age of the fossil fuel is dying out, and the time for energy efficiency is rising. The focus instead has now shifted to renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro and geothermal.
Faster Development of Renewable Energy Needed Now
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The Energy Watch Group has warned of the danger to UK and World energy supplies and calls for a faster development of renewable energy sources.
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Israeli Parliament Plans to be Solar Secure by 2014
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I mandate [insert something ridiculous here]
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Energy Poor Jordan Eyes Renewable Energy Resources
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Jordan’s growing economy has been hobbled by the fact that it currently imports 95 percent of its energy needs.
Amgen announces renewable energy training courses and five-fold expansion of Carmarthenshire facilities
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Amgen Renewables, a specialist in renewable energy technologies and installations, is expanding its facilities five-fold and launching a series of training courses for system installers and the general public. The courses, which typically run from 1-2 days will provide education and training in solar photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal, biofuels, ground and air source heat pumps, waste water heat recovery, rain water harvesting, biofuels and other renewable energy sources.
Sunlight Goes to Waste: India's Grid Failure
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California's Jerry Brown Urges Action on Clean Energy
Celsias
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Speaking at the fourth annual National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas, California Governor Jerry Brown urged attendees to boost efforts to promote clean, renewable energy sources. We're not going to ever not need energy.
Japanese Ministry of Agriculture Supports Renewable Energy Deployment in Rural Areas
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billion yen for projects that support the deployment of renewable energies in Japan's rural areas. billion yen for a project to launch renewable energy supply models and 0.7
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Earth- The Operators' Manual-A Review
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Written as a companion book for a forthcoming PBS documentary he hosts, it provides a lively review of the science of climate change and of the renewable energy sources now able to be employed.
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UAE Calls for Comprehensive Regional Energy Strategy
Celsias
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
United Arab Emirates Assistant Foreign Minister Ahmad al-Jabir, special envoy for energy affairs and climate change, and chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), has urged oil-exporting nations "to formulate a comprehensive energy strategy focusing on conventional, nuclear, and renewable energy.".
$50 million in funds for renewable energy in developing nations
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