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Energy July 2 2009

Increase in Renewables Aids Human Rights

John Gartner - In addition to enhancing national security, cutting fossil fuel use can also reduce the money that flows to abusive governments.

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Zaher Karp

Dow Teams Up for Algae Plant

Startup Algenol Biofuels and Dow Chemical join forces to move algal biofuel production closer to commercialization.»

Andrea Nocito

Hybrid Solar LED Lights Slash Power Cost by 88 Percent

The Lexus of Albuquerque dealership goes nearly off-grid for stadium lighting by harnessing stored solar power.»

Zaher Karp

Smart Grid Issues Raised at Virtual Conference

Utilities are grappling with how to give consumers control of their energy use, according to industry insiders.»

Zaher Karp

Hybrid Thermal Plant Provides Constant Power

The AORA plant in Israel incorporates a gas turbine, provides continuous electricity, and can power small neighborhooods.»

Andrea Nocito

Sustaining the Garden State

Thanks to some corporate funding and a program to support the environment, 14 cities across New Jersey are going green.»

Sustainable Business

Women Business Owners Plugged In To Clean Energy - Survey

Women business owners consider climate change an important issue and the vast majority see clean energy playing a major role in the future.»

Cleantechnica

“Hot” New Drill Prototype Is the Holy Grail of the Geothermal World

Jared Potter and his company are developing a drill that they say will make drilling faster, deeper and cheaper.»

Renewable Energy World

Southern California Edison Expands Use of Solar Thermal

The utility contracts with Solar Millennium AG to build twin 242 MW power plants with an option for a third.»

Red Green and Blue

What’s the Real Story Behind the Enbridge Pipeline?

Much of the natural gas harvested for a proposed Alaska pipeline would come from tar sands projects in Alberta, Canada.»

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New York Times

The Dirty War Against Clean Coal

Advanced coal gasification technology sits on the shelf while regulators wait to see what happens with the FutureGen project that may be just an expensive boondoggle.»

Ubergizmo

Microsoft Hohm: Energy Conservation 2.0

The web-based service announced today helps people and utilities manage energy more efficiently by tracking energy consumption and providing optimization advice based on the information that is provided by the user or by sensors.»

Environment News Service

Global Economic Crisis Could Leverage Shift to Green Energy

A tripling of investment in renewable energy coupled with stronger government policies are needed to allow a shift towards a low-carbon, environmentally friendly global economy with "green industry" at its core...»

ENN

US EPA Issues Clean Energy Action Guide for States

The intent is to provide states with the information they need to determine what energy options would be the most beneficial, practical, and cost-effective.»

Celsias

A Conservative's Case for Alternative Fuels

Conservatives and those skeptical of alternative fuels need to be convinced how algae as a fuel source will benefit national security and the economy.»

Environment News Service

Hydropower Project Threatens Eco-Jewel of Pakistani Kashmir

Pakistan has initiated a massive hydropower project in its administrative part of Kashmir without fulfilling basic environmental obligations required for such development projects.»

Environment News Service

Norway, UK Will Develop Carbon Storage Under North Sea

The UK and Norway have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of North Sea sub-seabed geological formations for permanent storage of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide captured from European sources.»

Renewable Energy World

Intertek Expands Solar Testing in Europe

The equipment testing laboratory adds resources for evaluating photovoltaic modules in Berlin and Sweden.»

Environment News Service

Orlando Green Cities Conference Powered By the Sun

Capable of generating one million watts of electricity, the largest solar photovoltaic system of its kind in the southeastern United States was inaugurated on Wednesday at the opening session of the Green Cities Florida»

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