During the recent China-US Renewable Energy Investment Forum, a senior official of China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) advised the local renewable energy firms to think global and increase their investments in the American renewable energy sector. The official encouraged the companies to take steps to increase their competitiveness by expanding their operations in other … [continued]
If you haven’t heard about this project yet, it is a HUGE, renewable energy project with a ton of cool features. The Sahara Solar Breeder Project is its name, though it has also been referred to as the Super Apollo Project by the project leader. To start with, it will … [continued]
Despite powerful opposition from the fossil fuel industry in court, a non-profit environmental organization, New Energy Economy, has succeeded in getting New Mexico to adopt a clean energy plan designed to reduce carbon emissions 25% below 1990 levels by 2020. Yesterday, New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board adopted the New Energy … [continued]
Many of you have contacted me to ask if the renewable energy provisions of The Recovery Act – like the Section 1603 cash grants for solar – are being extended past Dec 31st in the now Republican-approved tax bill to be voted on this week. They are not. I just … [continued]
Teams of researchers in Venezuela and Argentina are on the verge of elevating the lowly earthworm to rockstar status when it comes to cleaning up hazardous materials. They are studying the ability of earthworms to remediate soil containing lead, mercury, and other contaminants, and so far the worms seem to … [continued]
A mere month ago, the San Antonio Water System in Texas announced that it had become the first ever U.S. municipal wastewater treatment plant to sell renewable methane biogas through a commercial natural gas pipe line. Well roll me over Beethoven if California isn’t already going to trump Texas in … [continued]
As international negotiators meet once more in the ongoing attempt to get international agreement to cut greenhouse gases to safe levels, one idea being presented at the climate talks at Cancun is an international Global – Renewable Energy Standard (G-RES). The American Council On Renewable Energy made the proposal on Friday. … [continued]
One problem besetting climate negotiations, both at Copenhagen and at Cancun, is a lack of trust. This is because there has been no consistent metric by which to measure progress globally. Each nation provides their own monitoring and reporting. The solution, just launched this week at the Cancun climate talks … [continued]
Mount Diablo Unified School District has awarded a 30-year contract to SunPower to execute America’s largest school district solar power system. SunPower is responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of the solar power systems which will staggered across 51 schools in the district. The power system, with a capacity … [continued]
Here’s a good, simple question for you, “Would you pay $37 to receive $161?” As the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (LCV) points out, “That’s the question facing Michigan, multiplied by a million, with respect to high-speed and commuter rail funding.” Unfortunately, Tea Partiers and high-speed rail disinformers have been … [continued]
