The U.S. EPA is working on new rules for the disposal of coal fly ash, which is the stuff left over when coal is burned at power plants. And not a moment too soon! For the past few weeks attention has been focused on British Petroleum’s devastating oil spill, but … [continued]
In what could be very good news for the nascent electric vehicle industry, a survey by the Shelton Group – which polled 1,312 consumers across the US – found that 20.1 percent of Americans say they will “reduce their gas consumption in response” to the news about the oil gushing … [continued]
This morning the President met with members of his cabinet to get another comprehensive update on the ongoing administration-wide response to the disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf region. The president made clear his frustration with BP and the other parties involved in the spill, committed once again to ensuring … [continued]
The Tennessee Valley Authority, a sprawling utility company owned by the U.S. government, has announced that it has begun transmitting 300 megawatts of wind power to its customers courtesy of a wind farm in Illinois. It’s the first installment in a plan to provide 1,380 megawatts of Midwestern wind to … [continued]
If the early returns are any measure, some heavy hitters are lining up in support of the American Power Act. Among those issuing statements in support today are Duke Energy Corp., a major utility company which has been dipping into the distributed solar market. The company’s CEO, Jim Rogers, … [continued]
An amateur video made by a private citizen who had himself flown over the scene, shows clear evidence that the gushing volcano of oil from the sea floor is much, much worse than BP admits. He describes, and you can see, that the booms from the many tiny boats in … [continued]
It is difficult to imagine the sheer size of the oil slick surfacing from the (so far) uncontainable oil well blowout on the ocean floor in the Gulf. Paul Rademacher, Google Map’s Engineering Manager has come up with a mapping tool that enables you to put this disaster in perspective; … [continued]
The BP/Haliburton oil spill disaster is front page news in the sorts of newspapers that never mention an even larger environmental disaster: climate change. Because they don’t; it’s hard to get clean energy legislation passed – because most people don’t give a damn. At least compared to the fossil industry. … [continued]
When environmentalists ask you to do something, you might not listen. When concerned citizens ask you to do something, you might not listen. When scientists ask you to do something, you might not listen. But when your investors ask you to do something, maybe then you’ll listen. BP and Shell … [continued]
We know that dozens of billions of US dollars go to imported oil every month (nearly $1 billion a day). We know that some of that must go to unstable, unsafe countries.
