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Wind turbines and solar photovoltaic have become the iconic symbols of clean energy and environmental consciousness. But what about the other less ‘sexy’ forms of clean energy? Well, of course using less energy is the cleanest form to use, and it is usually the most cost-effective. But for people who want to increase the uptake [...]
John Sedgwick is the Co-founder and Vice President of Solaicx, a company that manufactures silicon ingots and wafers for solar electric (PV) panels. They are then supplied to solar panel manufacturers across the globe. Solaicx began production at their new manufacturing plant in Portland, Oregon at the end of 2007. While current capacity of the [...]
“Personal choices, no matter how virtuous, cannot do enough. It will also take laws and money.” The New Yorker has published an illuminating article on carbon emissions and carbon “cap and trade” systems, which shares the example of the successful reduction in sulfur emissions to illustrate how carbon emissions could be reduced. The passage of [...]
Cambridge Energy Research Associates – called “as close as it gets to a proxy for conventional wisdom within Big Oil” by a Wall Street Journal blogger – just finished a new report that says global warming represents the world’s first serious challenge to the dominance of fossil fuels. Companies know this and are starting to [...]
Powering your home with big solar panels is expensive. Despite the long-term benefits, not all of us can fork over the cash for the initial investment. Fortunately, since the sun is such a tantalizing and constant source of energy, innovative minds have made lots of ways to harness sol’s rays. Here’s a top-10 list (and [...]
They say everything is bigger in Texas and that certainly applies to the giant windmills that have replaced oil derricks in the rural area of Sweetwater, in Nolan County. According to the New York Times, the towers stand 20 stories high and the turbine blades are as long as a football field, and farmers can [...]
The Garbage Can died yesterday. Not really. But, what if? Could we get by? Or, would our waste fill our streets once again, as it did in the days of the industrial revolution? We’d get by. We’d get by with recycling (every house, city, state, and country would HAVE to) and composting. It’s encouraging, of [...]
Las Vegas, Nevada – The current period of sustained growth in the American Southwest is putting tremendous demands on important resources like water, wildlife habitat, and, with the light beaming from the top of Las Vegas’ Luxor Hotel as a reminder, electricity. Nevada currently gets about 90% of its electricity from fossil fuels, and the [...]
