It was not happenstance that brought 2010 Renewable Energy World Conference to Austin, TX from February 23rd to 26th. Texas is now the largest producer of renewable energy in the country and has emerged as perhaps the most intriguing example for energy integration. The Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has gained an enviable...
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Last semester I had two West African students in my physics classes that had moved with their family to Tracy, California. In case you haven’t heard of Tracy, it’s a bedroom community town about 20 miles from the campus and even further from nearly all sources of employment. Both students were well on their...
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Beijing’s crash program for clean energy. by Evan Osnos In case you thought China was getting left behind in clean energy, read this article from The New Yorker: On March 3, 1986, four of China’s top weapons scientists—each a veteran of the missile and space programs—sent a private letter to Deng Xiaoping, the leader...
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Source: prwatch.org The Obama administration is considering granting as much as $18.5 billion in loan guarantees to the nuclear industry to build new reactors, and Congress is considering adding billions more to expand nuclear power in the U.S., even though the problems of safety and what to do with nuclear waste remain unsolved. The...
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The “Energy” category of LEED building represents the core–the essence of what LEED is all about. Energy isn’t the second word in LEED by chance. It is the heart and soul of the concept. The ideal building is energy neutral; that is, it generates its energy needs right on site. While that is not...
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SOURCE: cooler planet Solar power components will cost 50 percent less than they did at the end of 2008, says alternative energy research firm New Energy Finance. That 50 percent cost reduction is a pre-subsidy figure, meaning that solar installations could be substantially cheaper than they were a year ago once state and federal...
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Source: BBC A touch of the macabre. Burning bunnies to heat houses. What do you think? Read full story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8309156.stm
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From: Bloomberg By Katherine Burton Billionaire George Soros, looking to address the “political problem” of climate change, said he will invest $1 billion in clean-energy technology and create an organization to advise policy makers on environmental issues. Soros, the founder of hedge fund Soros Fund Management LLC, announced the investment in Copenhagen yesterday at...
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There is a vast stretch of relatively untouched forest in southeastern Bulgaria, covering 1,800 hectares and, according to photographs, possessing an almost mystical beauty. It is known as the Kobarelov Forest. It managed to survive various regime changes and ended up in the hands of the Kobarelov Family–until now. Its future now lies with...
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