Buzz Gets Bigger Over Tiny California Solar Desalination Plant
A small solar desalination plant in California, originally meant to treat drainage water, is scaling up to reclaim potable water for drought ravaged farms.
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US Interior Dept. Just Made Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining A Lot More Expensive
The US Interior Department has released a proposed new rule that could effectively put an end to mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.
100% Renewable Energy — How To Get There (Video)
Continuing this series on Renewable Cities PechaKucha presentations, Mark Z Jacobson, a legend in the world of renewable energy research, gave an excellent, information-packed presentation on the opening night of the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum (see our Renewable Cities archives here). I love that he started by highlighting the insane health … [continued]
Climate Change Impacts Could Collapse Civilization By 2040, States UK Govt Report
Top segment originally published on Planetsave.com. Releasing this exclusive freely in the public interest, best-selling author Dr. Nafeez Ahmed is offering a unique view of the critically significant impact that climate change is having on our lives, our livelihoods, and even our likelihood of survival on this planet. Dr Nafeez Ahmed is … [continued]
Renewable Energy News, Energy Storage News, Climate News, & Other Green News (Link Drop)
As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold for a bit, but I was saving stories along the way. After a couple of weeks, below is a massive list of non-CleanTechnica renewable energy, energy storage, climate, and other green stories … [continued]
10-Year Energy Plan Calls For More Fracking: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
An incendiary article in Rolling Stone magazine links infant mortality in Utah to fracking operations in a region critical to the state’s energy plan.
Using Renewable Energy For Desalination
Originally published on Lenz Blog. By Karl-Friedrich Lenz That’s the name of a website (renewabledesalination.com). I found it over this tweet by Michael Liebreich, who likes the idea. The website explains real life experience with using solar power for desalination in Baja California Sur, Mexico. One of the advantages of … [continued]
IRENA Opens Super-Sustainable Headquarters In Masdar City
High-level officials from around the world have gathered in Masdar City to celebrate the official opening of the permanent headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Said IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin at the official opening earlier this month: “We are delighted to finally be home in our new global … [continued]
World’s First All-Electric Battery-Powered Ferry
A Norwegian emission-free ferry called the Ampere was granted the esteemed “Ship of the Year” award as the SMM trade show in September 2014. The ferry is reportedly the first all-electric battery-powered car and passenger ferry in the world. The battery-powered vessel, with a comfortable capacity of 120 cars and 360 passengers operating … [continued]
EPA’s Less Than Adequate Fracking Assessment
Originally Published on the ECOreport. After five years of research, the EPA’s less than adequate fracking assessment has been released. “It’s a bit underwhelming,” said Amanda Frank, from the Center for Effective Government. Dr Allan Hoffman, a retired senior analyst with the Department of Energy, referred to the draft report as … [continued]
