DOE announced it plans to provide $93 million from the Recovery Act to support further development of wind energy in the U.S. The funding will support projects that draw on the innovations of DOE’s national laboratories, universities, and the private … Continued
Tesco is charging ahead with its plans to slap a carbon label on all of its private label products to denote the amount of greenhouse gas emissions it takes to produce each item. The U.K.-based retailer said on Friday it … Continued
Hello Folks We have yet to study this but we plan to and thought you may want the link to study it yourself http://www.energy.gov/recovery/index.htm Whenever the government spends a great deal of money there is opportunity for us all and … Continued
The United States and other Arctic nations have established an international task force to study black carbon, a dangerous pollutant that kills millions worldwide and accelerates global warming, particularly in the Arctic. Earthjustice, which is campaigning to curb black carbon–also … Continued
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – SolarWorld, Germany’s third-largest solar company by revenue, confirmed its 2009 sales outlook after first-quarter net profit rose more than a quarter as the company offset falling module prices by cutting costs. Chief Executive Frank Asbeck told Reuters … Continued
Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu announced $93 million in funding for American wind energy research and development on Wednesday, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “The goal is to set America on a course for a secure and … Continued
“The missing ingredient is the force of public opinion.” That’s the line Cathy Zoi recalls from former vice president Al Gore when he urged her to become CEO of the Alliance for Climate Protection. Americans are aware of global warming, … Continued
Boston’s home heating season came to an abrupt close in April and with it my experiment with a technology known as micro-combined heat and power, or MCHP. The idea behind this and other so-called co-generation systems is to minimize wasted … Continued
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Europe’s beekeeping industry could be wiped out in less than a decade as bees fall victim to disease, insecticides and intensive farming, the international beekeeping body Apimondia said on Monday. “With this level of mortality, European beekeepers … Continued
Washington, D.C. (April 21, 2009): Pending federal energy efficiency provisions could reduce U.S. energy use by 10.6 quadrillion Btu’s, about 10% of projected U.S. energy use in 2020, according to a new analysis released today by the American Council for … Continued
