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May 23 2013

California Renewable Energy Forecast Just Keeps Getting Brighter

Cleantechnica - New data suggests that California is on track to meet its goal of 33 percent renewables by 2020.

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SustainableBusiness.com

Turbines Ready to Turn at First U.S. Commercial Tidal Energy Plant

Maine prepares to turn on a new source of electricity.»

Yale Environment 360

U.S. Identifies Zones for Solar Development on Public Lands

285,000 acres of 78 million are green-lighted for wind and solar.»

Cleantechnica

Electric Airplanes Could Fly Forever on Laser Beams

Lockheed Martin's next step is a field test outdoors.»

EarthandIndustry

World’s Largest Wave Energy Project Headed for Australian Coast

American companies secure a 19-megawatt victory.»

CSRwire

Wind Power: Real Energy, Real Jobs

It’s hard to square Mitt Romney’s dismissal of renewable energy with the current reality.»

CSRwire

Sweet Fuels: Colombia's Super-Efficient Sugar Ethanol

Cane sugar: Colombia finds a better way to fuel your car.»

Cleantechnica

Swedish Wind Energy Developer Will Install GE’s 2.75-Megawatt Wind Turbines on West Coast

GE can add it to a growing list of wind projects in Sweden.»

Cleantechnica

U.S. Navy Fires off Another Round of Biofuel Power

Navy takes evasive action to steer clear of a reluctant Congress.»

Yale Environment 360

Growth of Renewables Is Being Underestimated, Reports Say

A very good 2011 brightens the prospects for solar power.»

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Des Moines Register

Lines Drawn on Wind Tax Credit: Romney Opposes It, Obama Favors It

High-stakes decision in a state that has many wind energy jobs.»

New York Times

India Endures World’s Largest Blackout

Population affected by the outage is greater than the census of the United States, Mexico and Central America combined.»

Triple Pundit

California’s Publicly Owned Utilities Have Plenty of Work to Do on Renewables

Clean energy is coming online fast, but not fast enough.»

Guardian

U.S. Navy Veterans Urge Congress to Fund 'Critical' Green Fleet

Hundreds of veterans say biofuels are critical to national security.»

Reuters

Japan Approves Renewable Subsidies in Shift from Nuclear Power

Japan's new support for solar and wind is even stronger than world leader Germany.»

New York Times

In Its First Life, an Oil Platform; in Its Next, a Reef?

Should old offshore oil rigs should be destroyed or cherished?»

Earth2Tech

U.S. Solar Market Is Booming This Year

More than 3 gigawatts of solar panels could appear this year, beating expectations.»

New York Times

Craig Venter’s Bugs Might Save the World

Should we cheer or fear the prospect of tiny artificial life?»

New York Times

New and Frozen Frontier Awaits Offshore Oil Drilling

Shell's new venture has an unexpected backer: President Obama.»

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