Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay is ending its $700,000-per-year diesel habit. It will replace the fossil fuel with a clean, fifty-year supply of free solar fuel this Spring. Two belching diesel generators that have till now provided the electricity to keep the lights on will be put out … [continued]
Claiming that the majority of the Recovery Act green stimulus is going to foreign wind companies, four Democrats have introduced legislation today to require that the grant money only fund clean energy projects relying on parts 100% manufactured in the US and creating the bulk of their jobs domestically and … [continued]
The US Treasury gave another $550 million in stimulus funds for renewable energy this week. This brings the total to over $1 billion. The announcement about the new disbursements came earlier this week. The money comes from the Department of Energy (DOE). The funds were given to 25 … [continued]
