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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. As the UK increasingly depends on imports of oil and gas due to steep declines in domestic production the Energy WatchGroup (EWG) will release the findings of its latest study into global fossil fuel reserves at a press conference to be held in the House of Commons next Monday (March 18th). MORE
One way to save money and lower bills is to look into renewable energy sources for the home. solar energy solar panels benefits of solar panels solar water heating Everyone wants to make their money last longer and provide for more. Bills are going up. In fact, it seems that everything is going up except salaries. And solar panels, even when requiring an up front investment, […]. MORE
In their continuing push to invest in renewable energy sources, Google is taking part in a major development in Africa: a wind power plant in Kenya that when completed will Read More The post Google Invests in Africa’s Largest Wind Farm appeared first on Ecorazzi. MORE
Iowa’s Adam’s County will get a new wind farm as MidAmerican Energy Company announced plans today to open a new wind farm and expand a second site in O’Brien County in 2015, investing $280 million in wind turbines. With this proposed expansion, beginning in 2016, MidAmerican Energy’s wind resources are expected to produce an amount of energy equivalent to approximately 50 percent of the retail energy customers are expected to need,” president and CEO Bill Fehrman said. MORE
The escalating and inelastic demand for energy to fuel economic activities exerts pressures on its limited supply. The skyrocketing prices of petroleum products results in the depletion of non renewable energy sources and the continued investigation and use of renewable and Innovation results. MORE
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 billion yen for a project aimed at exploiting renewable energy resources, such as micro-scale hydropower. MAFF will support communities' efforts to utilize the renewable energy sources that are so abundant to the nation's countryside, such as unused farmland MORE
While fossil fuels' annual growth is in the low digits, and nuclear's share further shrinks, renewable energy sources see growth rates of up to 70 percent every year. Today, renewables already supply 16 percent of global primary energy consumption, and 20 percent of worldwide electricity. Amongst the most rapidly growing national renewable energy markets in 2010 were China (+ 26 percent), Germany (+ 10.4), and the United States (+ 5). MORE
The need for new renewable energy sources is perhaps one of the world’s most pressing issues. Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Family, Youth, Enlightened Education Green Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only corporations education energy environment government green Isaac Saxton-Knight renewable resources MORE
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has announced the results of a national survey of the public opinion of wind energy. Conducted in March, the results conclude that there is generally a clear support for wind energy as well as public support for new projects. . Americans understand that an RES will mean new manufacturing jobs, less dependence on imported energy, and more pure, clean, affordable energy for our country.” . MORE
Barely a month after world leaders signed a sweeping agreement to reduce carbon emissions, the global commitment to renewable energy sources faces its first big test as the price of oil collapses. In China, government officials are also taking steps to ensure that the recent plunge in oil prices to under $30 a barrel does not undermine its programs to improve energy efficiency. MORE
If we look to successful countries in the world we see the hopeful ambitions of countries like Israel which is blessed with an enormous amount of sun and yet its renewable energy output remains low at about 5%, mostly all of it provided by solar panels. Israel prides itself on being more green energy producer by tapping into its newly drilled natural natural gas fields in the Mediterrean Sea. . TWh) of Australia’s total electrical energy production (227.8 MORE
In a proposal presented to the parliament last week the Danish government laid out their new and bold energy plan. By 2050 Denmark should get 100% of their energy from renewable energy sources. The proposed energy plan would have four central deadlines. Under the new plan the government wants to see Denmark generate 52% of its energy from renewable sources, such as wind power, as early as 2020. MORE
Econergy is a market leader in biomass heating, which uses renewable energy sources for combustion to produce heat. Econergy offers a complete design, installation and energy services package to domestic properties, businesses and public sector customers. The acquisition supports British Gas’s strategy of helping customers to reduce their carbon emissions through a portfolio of renewable technologies. MORE
According to newly released statistics from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, renewable energy sources produced 32 percent of Scotland''s electricity in the first half of 2014 – beating both nuclear power, which used to be Scotland''s main source of electricity, and fossil fuels. terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity from renewable energy sources in the first half of 2013. MORE
will be purchasing Green-e Energy-certified renewable energy certificates for all its electricity. to buy all its electricity from renewable energy sources through Integrys Energy Services of New York. Ithaca has sourced 5 percent of its energy from wind farms since 2006 and is targeting a The City of Ithaca , N.Y., These RECs will offset about 4,896 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually from conventional electricity production. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) , a national nonprofit trade association, aims to spread awareness about how solar energy is working for America today and how it can work for you too. So what is solar energy exactly? Solar energy is the cleanest, most abundant, renewable energy source available! MORE
This is done by creating visual representations and artistic conceptions of architecture and locally governed infrastructure that have the ability to harness renewable energies, including solar design, as a way to achieve greater levels of functioning urban biomimicry. cities currently consume 78% of the world’s energy and are responsible for producing over 60% of greenhouse gas emissions, which will only worsen over the next 30 years. MORE
RenewableUK has welcomed new official Government statistics published this week by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showing that the amount of electricity generated from renewable energy sources reached a new record high of 15.5% MORE
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. The technology to convert the earth’s natural, and extremely powerful, sources of energy is rapidly developing and already a large number of Australian households are installing photovoltaic MORE
This is also the time to focus on renewable energy, particularly solar photovoltaics. “India is the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy sources and, if properly utilized, India can realize its place in the world as a great power,” said Jeremy Rifkin, an economist and activist, in New Delhi in January, “but political will is required for the eventual MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The myth that we can mitigate and even overcome climate change by using more and more renewable sources of energy and at the same time can, under the banner of the New World Order to “improve security”, eliminate poverty and inequality in countries of the Third World is just that, a myth. cannot support our current energy consumption and ever larger wind-farms and solar-arrays are not the answer. MORE
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. Richard Alley’s splendid abilities as a communicator are well displayed in his new book Earth: The Operators’ Manual. MORE
Why are we even talking about Iran's nuclear program when renewable energy offers a clear way out of this conundrum? If we can remove bad politics from the equation for a moment and get back to business as usual, energy diplomacy with Iran could render the nuclear question irrelevant altogether. The West is not alone in the pursuit of renewable energy capacity. MORE
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. Approximately 94 percent of Costa Rica’s energy comes from renewable energy sources. MORE
And as fossil fuels became more costly, renewable energy sources became more competitive, allowing Ireland’s wind power industry to thrive. Now that we've broken the no-new-taxes-ever-again pledge, maybe there is a non-zero probability that carbon taxes might be considered. MORE
Jordan’s growing economy has been hobbled by the fact that it currently imports 95 percent of its energy needs. During the "Energy Security in the Middle East and the Gulf Region" seminar held in the capital Amman earlier this week, a number of analysts stated that the country could benefit by shifting its resources to embrace the renewable energy sector. MORE
Beginning this year, energy companies must buy an increasing proportion of their credits in national auctions. Big investments in renewable energy sources like wind and solar also reduced carbon emissions, which have fallen about 10 percent in Europe since 2007. Some economists might see this as a failure of cap and trade: Europe’s carbon market, a pioneering effort to use markets to regulate greenhouse gases, is having a hard time staying upright. MORE
China expects to have an annual wind power growth rate of 20 percent, according to Fang Junshi, head of the coal department of the National Energy Administration. China is the fourth largest producer of wind energy in the world, after the United States, Germany and Spain, and is aims to have 40 percent of all its energy originate from renewable energy sources by 2050. MORE
As users, we are mainly interested in having a constant supply of energy which is also affordable so we can go on with our life. Where the energy comes from is rarely something we are aware of unless it carries financial implications. But the reality is that the majority of our energy needs are met by forms of non-renewable energy , in particular fossil fuels. Why do we insist on using fossil fuels instead of switching to other (less-harmful) kinds of energy? MORE
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While Australia aims to produce a fifth of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, non-renewable energy is still flourishing. But non-renewable energy sources such as coal and gas have a significant advantage over wind and solar energy: they can be owned. So, what do property rights have to do with reducing carbon emissions and moving to renewable energy? MORE
Solar energy is a truly renewable energy source that could very well act as our nation’s greatest security asset. Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Green drinking water aquifers energy policy fracking national security solar MORE
A promising offshore wind energy project has languished on the East Coast for 15 years—and its enemies range from a Koch brother to the Kennedys. In 2001, Jim Gordon, a Boston-based energy entrepreneur who played a critical role in the development of natural gas–fired power plants in the 1990s, was searching for a way to produce energy on the East Coast. He began working on what would become the Cape Wind Energy Project in Nantucket Sound, off the Massachusetts shore. MORE
In fact, while it may seem harsh that the Environmental Protection Agency is penalizing them for failing to do the impossible, the agency is being lenient by the standards of the law, the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. More on the problems with environmental standards: When the companies that supply motor fuel close the books on 2011, they will pay about $6.8 MORE
Years after the plan was first suggested, the Israeli Parliament building will finally boast a large rooftop solar array that will give the Knesset a sound measure of energy security by 2014. Despite having some of the best solar irradiation in the world, not to mention several leading solar energy producers, Israel has been relatively slow to take up this clean, renewable energy source. MORE
Since its launch in 2006, Masdar has developed large-scale renewable energy projects with a total asset value of $7 billion and created two clean-tech investment funds worth $540 million. The company also established Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, a planned community, designed to be a hub for clean-tech companies, which aims to rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources and conform to a zero waste ecology policy. . MORE
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. MORE
I'm no expert on European macroeconomics, but my casual reading suggests that climate policy isn't necessarily the villain here: For years, Europe has tried to set the global standard for climate-change regulation, creating tough rules on emissions, mandating more use of renewable energy sources and arguably sacrificing some economic growth in the name of saving the planet. No renewable energy standards would be necessary. MORE
PERI's Robert Pollin, author of Greening the Global Economy, says community-owned renewable energy sources are the path to the future PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to the Real News Network. In the new book Greening the Global Economy Rob Pollin says we don’t need to go big to create new energy sources; in fact, small is beautiful. It’s going to depend on being heavily insulated, high efficiency building, with solar energy and geothermal energy. MORE
Although Africa has vast fossil and renewable energy sources, only twenty percent of its population has direct access to electricity and in some rural areas, four out of five people are completely without power. A depressing 70 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's population is living without access to clean and safe energy for their basic needs such as cooking, lighting and heating, making energy poverty among the most urgent issues facing Africa. MORE
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. Brown said, "Climate change has become more obvious, and we see great opportunity in investing in wind, solar and energy efficiency, or 'negawatts.' We're not going to ever not need energy. MORE
Rather than have the individual homeowner or business brave it alone a new project out of Israel, masters of solar energy innovation and implementation, helps cities decide if they should go solar. Knowing what cities work best for solar energy can help local planning councils offer tax incentives, attractive feed-in tariffs and market to the public for funds, grants or reimbursements. Alternative energy is a critical aspect in meeting reduction targets. MORE
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. From Sourcewatch: Health Effects of Coal. From Greenpeace: Anti Coal Activism. Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons. Related posts: The Future of the Earth in 127 Hours. The Aging Activist. MORE
Mozambican Energy Minister Salvador Namburete reports that over 2 million Mozambicans are now using renewable energy sources. million Mozambicans, through renewable energy sources, including solar panels, wind turbines, small and medium-size dams and biomass, which generate electricity with the same quality as that of the Cahora Bassa dam.". MORE
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Why are we even talking about Iran's nuclear program when renewable energy offers a clear way out of this conundrum? If we can remove bad politics from the equation for a moment and get back to business as usual, energy diplomacy with Iran could render the nuclear question irrelevant altogether. The West is not alone in the pursuit of renewable energy capacity.
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FEBRUARY 10, 2015
One way to save money and lower bills is to look into renewable energy sources for the home. solar energy solar panels benefits of solar panels solar water heating Everyone wants to make their money last longer and provide for more. Bills are going up. In fact, it seems that everything is going up except salaries. And solar panels, even when requiring an up front investment, […].
Elephant Journal
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Solar energy is a truly renewable energy source that could very well act as our nation’s greatest security asset. Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Green drinking water aquifers energy policy fracking national security solar
Eccorazzi
OCTOBER 23, 2015
In their continuing push to invest in renewable energy sources, Google is taking part in a major development in Africa: a wind power plant in Kenya that when completed will Read More The post Google Invests in Africa’s Largest Wind Farm appeared first on Ecorazzi.
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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. From Sourcewatch: Health Effects of Coal. From Greenpeace: Anti Coal Activism. Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons. Related posts: The Future of the Earth in 127 Hours. The Aging Activist.
Elephant Journal
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The need for new renewable energy sources is perhaps one of the world’s most pressing issues. Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Family, Youth, Enlightened Education Green Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only corporations education energy environment government green Isaac Saxton-Knight renewable resources
Green Blog
MARCH 26, 2015
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. Approximately 94 percent of Costa Rica’s energy comes from renewable energy sources.
Celsias
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
RenewableUK has welcomed new official Government statistics published this week by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showing that the amount of electricity generated from renewable energy sources reached a new record high of 15.5%
Celsias
AUGUST 29, 2011
Mozambican Energy Minister Salvador Namburete reports that over 2 million Mozambicans are now using renewable energy sources. million Mozambicans, through renewable energy sources, including solar panels, wind turbines, small and medium-size dams and biomass, which generate electricity with the same quality as that of the Cahora Bassa dam.".
Greentumble
JANUARY 9, 2020
As users, we are mainly interested in having a constant supply of energy which is also affordable so we can go on with our life. Where the energy comes from is rarely something we are aware of unless it carries financial implications. But the reality is that the majority of our energy needs are met by forms of non-renewable energy , in particular fossil fuels. Why do we insist on using fossil fuels instead of switching to other (less-harmful) kinds of energy?
Green Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2014
According to newly released statistics from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, renewable energy sources produced 32 percent of Scotland''s electricity in the first half of 2014 – beating both nuclear power, which used to be Scotland''s main source of electricity, and fossil fuels. terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity from renewable energy sources in the first half of 2013.
Wind Power Ninja
APRIL 30, 2010
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has announced the results of a national survey of the public opinion of wind energy. Conducted in March, the results conclude that there is generally a clear support for wind energy as well as public support for new projects. . Americans understand that an RES will mean new manufacturing jobs, less dependence on imported energy, and more pure, clean, affordable energy for our country.” .
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 26, 2016
Barely a month after world leaders signed a sweeping agreement to reduce carbon emissions, the global commitment to renewable energy sources faces its first big test as the price of oil collapses. In China, government officials are also taking steps to ensure that the recent plunge in oil prices to under $30 a barrel does not undermine its programs to improve energy efficiency.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 23, 2014
I'm no expert on European macroeconomics, but my casual reading suggests that climate policy isn't necessarily the villain here: For years, Europe has tried to set the global standard for climate-change regulation, creating tough rules on emissions, mandating more use of renewable energy sources and arguably sacrificing some economic growth in the name of saving the planet. No renewable energy standards would be necessary.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 6, 2017
A promising offshore wind energy project has languished on the East Coast for 15 years—and its enemies range from a Koch brother to the Kennedys. In 2001, Jim Gordon, a Boston-based energy entrepreneur who played a critical role in the development of natural gas–fired power plants in the 1990s, was searching for a way to produce energy on the East Coast. He began working on what would become the Cape Wind Energy Project in Nantucket Sound, off the Massachusetts shore.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 7, 2013
And as fossil fuels became more costly, renewable energy sources became more competitive, allowing Ireland’s wind power industry to thrive. Now that we've broken the no-new-taxes-ever-again pledge, maybe there is a non-zero probability that carbon taxes might be considered.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 10, 2012
In fact, while it may seem harsh that the Environmental Protection Agency is penalizing them for failing to do the impossible, the agency is being lenient by the standards of the law, the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. More on the problems with environmental standards: When the companies that supply motor fuel close the books on 2011, they will pay about $6.8
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MAY 21, 2020
Rather than have the individual homeowner or business brave it alone a new project out of Israel, masters of solar energy innovation and implementation, helps cities decide if they should go solar. Knowing what cities work best for solar energy can help local planning councils offer tax incentives, attractive feed-in tariffs and market to the public for funds, grants or reimbursements. Alternative energy is a critical aspect in meeting reduction targets.
Celsias
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
The escalating and inelastic demand for energy to fuel economic activities exerts pressures on its limited supply. The skyrocketing prices of petroleum products results in the depletion of non renewable energy sources and the continued investigation and use of renewable and Innovation results.
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
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.
Celsias
OCTOBER 2, 2012
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. The technology to convert the earth’s natural, and extremely powerful, sources of energy is rapidly developing and already a large number of Australian households are installing photovoltaic
Celsias
MARCH 26, 2013
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. As the UK increasingly depends on imports of oil and gas due to steep declines in domestic production the Energy WatchGroup (EWG) will release the findings of its latest study into global fossil fuel reserves at a press conference to be held in the House of Commons next Monday (March 18th).
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 15, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The myth that we can mitigate and even overcome climate change by using more and more renewable sources of energy and at the same time can, under the banner of the New World Order to “improve security”, eliminate poverty and inequality in countries of the Third World is just that, a myth. cannot support our current energy consumption and ever larger wind-farms and solar-arrays are not the answer.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Years after the plan was first suggested, the Israeli Parliament building will finally boast a large rooftop solar array that will give the Knesset a sound measure of energy security by 2014. Despite having some of the best solar irradiation in the world, not to mention several leading solar energy producers, Israel has been relatively slow to take up this clean, renewable energy source.
Celsias
JANUARY 1, 2012
will be purchasing Green-e Energy-certified renewable energy certificates for all its electricity. to buy all its electricity from renewable energy sources through Integrys Energy Services of New York. Ithaca has sourced 5 percent of its energy from wind farms since 2006 and is targeting a The City of Ithaca , N.Y., These RECs will offset about 4,896 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually from conventional electricity production.
Green Prophet
APRIL 13, 2020
If we look to successful countries in the world we see the hopeful ambitions of countries like Israel which is blessed with an enormous amount of sun and yet its renewable energy output remains low at about 5%, mostly all of it provided by solar panels. Israel prides itself on being more green energy producer by tapping into its newly drilled natural natural gas fields in the Mediterrean Sea. . TWh) of Australia’s total electrical energy production (227.8
Celsias
NOVEMBER 12, 2011
While fossil fuels' annual growth is in the low digits, and nuclear's share further shrinks, renewable energy sources see growth rates of up to 70 percent every year. Today, renewables already supply 16 percent of global primary energy consumption, and 20 percent of worldwide electricity. Amongst the most rapidly growing national renewable energy markets in 2010 were China (+ 26 percent), Germany (+ 10.4), and the United States (+ 5).
Wind Power Ninja
OCTOBER 10, 2014
Iowa’s Adam’s County will get a new wind farm as MidAmerican Energy Company announced plans today to open a new wind farm and expand a second site in O’Brien County in 2015, investing $280 million in wind turbines. With this proposed expansion, beginning in 2016, MidAmerican Energy’s wind resources are expected to produce an amount of energy equivalent to approximately 50 percent of the retail energy customers are expected to need,” president and CEO Bill Fehrman said.
Celsias
JANUARY 7, 2012
Although Africa has vast fossil and renewable energy sources, only twenty percent of its population has direct access to electricity and in some rural areas, four out of five people are completely without power. A depressing 70 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's population is living without access to clean and safe energy for their basic needs such as cooking, lighting and heating, making energy poverty among the most urgent issues facing Africa.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 29, 2016
PERI's Robert Pollin, author of Greening the Global Economy, says community-owned renewable energy sources are the path to the future PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to the Real News Network. In the new book Greening the Global Economy Rob Pollin says we don’t need to go big to create new energy sources; in fact, small is beautiful. It’s going to depend on being heavily insulated, high efficiency building, with solar energy and geothermal energy.
Green Prophet
APRIL 21, 2014
Since its launch in 2006, Masdar has developed large-scale renewable energy projects with a total asset value of $7 billion and created two clean-tech investment funds worth $540 million. The company also established Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, a planned community, designed to be a hub for clean-tech companies, which aims to rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources and conform to a zero waste ecology policy. .
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) , a national nonprofit trade association, aims to spread awareness about how solar energy is working for America today and how it can work for you too. So what is solar energy exactly? Solar energy is the cleanest, most abundant, renewable energy source available!
Celsias
JULY 19, 2011
Jordan’s growing economy has been hobbled by the fact that it currently imports 95 percent of its energy needs. During the "Energy Security in the Middle East and the Gulf Region" seminar held in the capital Amman earlier this week, a number of analysts stated that the country could benefit by shifting its resources to embrace the renewable energy sector.
Celsias
AUGUST 4, 2012
This is also the time to focus on renewable energy, particularly solar photovoltaics. “India is the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy sources and, if properly utilized, India can realize its place in the world as a great power,” said Jeremy Rifkin, an economist and activist, in New Delhi in January, “but political will is required for the eventual
Environmental Economics
APRIL 23, 2013
Beginning this year, energy companies must buy an increasing proportion of their credits in national auctions. Big investments in renewable energy sources like wind and solar also reduced carbon emissions, which have fallen about 10 percent in Europe since 2007. Some economists might see this as a failure of cap and trade: Europe’s carbon market, a pioneering effort to use markets to regulate greenhouse gases, is having a hard time staying upright.
Green Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2011
In a proposal presented to the parliament last week the Danish government laid out their new and bold energy plan. By 2050 Denmark should get 100% of their energy from renewable energy sources. The proposed energy plan would have four central deadlines. Under the new plan the government wants to see Denmark generate 52% of its energy from renewable sources, such as wind power, as early as 2020.
Celsias
SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
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. Brown said, "Climate change has become more obvious, and we see great opportunity in investing in wind, solar and energy efficiency, or 'negawatts.' We're not going to ever not need energy.
Wind Power Ninja
MAY 10, 2009
China expects to have an annual wind power growth rate of 20 percent, according to Fang Junshi, head of the coal department of the National Energy Administration. China is the fourth largest producer of wind energy in the world, after the United States, Germany and Spain, and is aims to have 40 percent of all its energy originate from renewable energy sources by 2050.
Celsias
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
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 billion yen for a project aimed at exploiting renewable energy resources, such as micro-scale hydropower. MAFF will support communities' efforts to utilize the renewable energy sources that are so abundant to the nation's countryside, such as unused farmland
Green Prophet
JULY 7, 2020
This is done by creating visual representations and artistic conceptions of architecture and locally governed infrastructure that have the ability to harness renewable energies, including solar design, as a way to achieve greater levels of functioning urban biomimicry. cities currently consume 78% of the world’s energy and are responsible for producing over 60% of greenhouse gas emissions, which will only worsen over the next 30 years.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 19, 2011
Econergy is a market leader in biomass heating, which uses renewable energy sources for combustion to produce heat. Econergy offers a complete design, installation and energy services package to domestic properties, businesses and public sector customers. The acquisition supports British Gas’s strategy of helping customers to reduce their carbon emissions through a portfolio of renewable technologies.
Celsias
APRIL 7, 2011
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. Richard Alley’s splendid abilities as a communicator are well displayed in his new book Earth: The Operators’ Manual.
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