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Category: Next Generation
Energy stored in the Earth's interior is appealing as a source of power for many reasons. It is clean, renewable, requires relatively little land for development, and is inexpensive to maintain. By tapping into pockets of heat deep under the...
Posted by Erin Johnson at 1:56 PM • 3 Comments •
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It's unclear whether Obama has the courage to lead us where we need to go, as quickly as we need to get there.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 11:59 AM • 10 Comments •
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Okay ladies and gentlemen............. Let's get ready to rumble! Two candidates. Two possible administrations. Energy policy. Doesn't get much more relevant than that.
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 9:52 AM • 12 Comments •
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In his most recent post on the potential for wind energy to become a dominant player in the emerging clean energy market, Joe Romm wrote: Clean energy shouldn't be a partisan issue. But it is. And that means those who...
Posted by Erin Johnson at 2:14 PM • 5 Comments •
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Thanks to the second laws of thermodynamic, every power-generating technology comes at a price. Even wind has its costs. Though some have killed a few hours calculating what millions of wind turbines would do to local and planetary weather patterns,...
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 12:01 PM • 8 Comments •
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Last Tuesday, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas a plan to put windmills atop the city's bridges and skyscrapers, in an effort to generate up to 10% of its electricity...
Posted by Erin Johnson at 7:00 PM • 11 Comments •
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the sooner we start talking about the real costs of capping our emissions, the better.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 12:00 PM • 5 Comments •
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When the price of oil plummeted last month from $145.18 a barrel to $134.60 in only two days, consumers wondered whether they were looking at a respite from the surging market that has pushed prices up 35% in the last...
Posted by Erin Johnson at 9:51 PM • 9 Comments •
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Congress needs to take advantage of the eagerness of the industry to get on with the job of saving us from ourselves
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 12:01 PM • 10 Comments •
Category: Next Generation
Before oil prices began to soar, before 'global warming' became a familiar phrase, and before nuclear power was even dreamed of, people were harnessing the energy from the sun for their own purposes. It is rumored that the ancient Greeks...
Posted by Erin Johnson at 12:42 AM • 13 Comments •
