Archive for June, 2006
« Previous EntriesPentagon sued for wind power block
Friday, June 30th, 2006an article in Yahoo news via AFP states that the Sierra Club has sued the Department of Defense (DoD) and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld charging them with blocking the building of new wind power plants. Congress had mandated that DoD complete a study to determine if wind turbines interfere with radar. [...]
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More on Tidal Power - from MSNBC.com
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006I had linked to a couple of articles previously on some tidal power projects overseas. Here’s a new one from MSNBC.com - the technology is being compared to wind power 20 years ago - lots more work needs to be done.
“Maine has five preliminary proposals from the Piscataqua River that divides Maine and [...]
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Major step for Solar Power
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006Nanosolar, a privately held company in the Palo Alto area, is a forerunner in the creation of paper-thin, flexible solar cells made out of flexible plastic and copper foil, instead of silicon. They have decided to build the world’s largest factory for solar cells to begin production of their product. The factory [...]
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From OutsidetheBeltway.com - Biobutanol better than ethanol?
Saturday, June 24th, 2006Outsidethebeltway.com describes a new biofuel from Dupont and BP called biobutanol that sounds very promising. According to the article, biobutanol provides 95% of the energy of gasoline compared to 75% for ethanol. Conventional gasoline engines can use more biobutanol without modifications than the 5-10% blend that is the limit for ethanol. [...]
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GM developing Plug-In Hybrid?
Saturday, June 24th, 2006According to a story in today’s LA Times, GM is developing a hybrid-electric vehicle with a battery that can be recharged at any outlet. This plug-in hybrid, which is currently in testing, may be ready to be unveiled at the next Detroit Auto Show in January. Said to get over 60 [...]
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Provision to stop Cape Cod Wind Farm removed
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006The House and Senate have reached a compromise that removes a provision from the Coast Guard spending bill that would have allowed the Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney, veto power over the Cape Cod wind farm. That’s the 6 mile off the coastline project that Sen Ted Kennedy so vehemently opposed in a classic [...]
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CNN getting busy
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006Not 1, not 2, but 3 different articles on CNN.com today alternative energy related.
The first is a new study from the National Academy of Sciences states (among other things) that, “A panel of top climate scientists told lawmakers that the Earth is heating up and that “human activities are responsible for much of the recent [...]
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From Fortune Mag - The Scoop on Poop
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006Lots of companies are creating new products that better dispose of waste through environmentally friendly means or recycling it into energy. Read about methane digesters, green diapers, and eco-friendly toilets and the companies who make them.
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From The Columbian - NIMBY movement blows away wind power’s potential
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006From today’s Columbian…an article on Washington state’s Initiative 937, the Renewable Energy Portfolio Initiative, which would mandate that 15 percent of the state’s energy must come from renewable sources (excluding hydro power) by 2010. The author discusses the spate of recent stalled wind power projects, and chalks them up to nimbyism.
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From the Toledo Blade - Wind Power’s Giant Turbines Create Debate
Monday, June 19th, 2006An article today in Ohio’s Toledo Blade discusses the current debate raging over the use of wind power. There are various studies under way to measure impact of turbines on migratory birds and military radar. Various interest groups are weighing in, sometimes with opinions that rival the hyperbole that you [...]
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