Apr. 25, 2010, By STEVE EVERLY, The Kansas City Star The prospects for solar energy in the Midwest are brightening. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. The Midwest gets plenty of sunshine – more than Germany, which uses more solar power than any other country. Kansas City has the same percentage of annual sunshine as San Antonio, for example, and Dodge City, Kan., has as much as Miami. And the big cost. . . CONTINUE
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 15, 2010 More than 10 times as many jobs as for fossil fuel jobs Generating 700 megawatts of increased solar-power output would create 40,000 jobs and expand economic activity in Florida by $8.1 billion, a new study says. The report by the Washington Economics Group helped to fuel support for Senate Bill 1186, which the Senate Energy Committee passed Wednesday. Representatives from the renewable. . . CONTINUE
Calif regulators issue new rules on public power By JASON DEAREN Associated Press Writer, 04/09/2010 SAN FRANCISCO-State energy regulators have issued new guidelines meant to curb tactics used by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in its campaign against Marin County’s new public power agency. Among the new rules issued Thursday by the California Public Utilities Commission is one that says utility companies cannot refuse to supply electricity to community choice. . . CONTINUE
ATLANTA, Georgia, Mar 31, 2010 (IPS) The Atlanta Progressive News, updated, Friday, April 9, 2010 As citizens, businesses and non-profit organizations seek to transition to cleaner power sources like solar and wind, some big energy firms whose business models rely on polluting sources are standing in the way. In Georgia, the energy company Georgia Power has lobbied for, and gotten, public policies at the Public Service Commission (PSC) and State. . . CONTINUE
Christine Dell’Amore; National Geographic News; February 26, 2010 This story is part of a special series that explores the global water crisis. For more clean water news, photos, and information, visit National Geographic’s Freshwater Web site. As climate change throws Earth’s water cycle off-kilter, the world’s energy infrastructure may end up in hot water, experts say. CONTINUE
Scientists look at the big picture, not today’s weather, to see the impact of climate change February 25, 2009; Scientific American; Earth Talk Don’t all these huge snow and ice storms across the country mean that the globe isn’t really warming? I’ve never seen such a winter! — Mark Franklin, Helena, MT “Warmer temperatures in the winter of 2006 caused Lake Erie to not freeze for the first time in. . . CONTINUE
Climate Change Deniers Without Borders American oil money is pumping up climate change skeptics abroad. Could they kneecap a post-Copenhagen accord? By Josh Harkinson, Tue Dec. 22, 2009 3:59 AM PST Writing two weeks ago in Poland’s most popular tabloid, the Super Express, an economic analyst named Tomasz Teluk [funded by ExxonMobil] claimed that a potential climate agreement in Copenhagen might double Poles’ electricity bills, hobble his coal-dependent country, and. . . CONTINUE
Dec. 9th 2009 WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear, UK – Smith Electric Vehicles is celebrating, after leading a successful campaign to win UNITED KINGDOM tax breaks for electric vans. The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, in his Pre-Budget Report, today announced a 100% capital allowance for companies purchasing electric vans. Britain’s car industry welcomed the UK government’s decision to extend the tax breaks for electric vehicles, already promised for private consumers, to commercial. . . CONTINUE
Wednesday, Dec 09, 2009; Copenhagen: International Organisation for Migration (IOM) report Climate change and environmental degradation will force as many as one billion people to migrate over the next four decades to southeast Asia, central America and parts of west Africa, world’s leading migration agency has said. Small island states have already disappeared under water forcing international migration. Elsewhere, large numbers of displaced people have moved to already-crowded cities, putting. . . CONTINUE
Washington (CNN) Greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday. “The overwhelming amount of scientific studies show that the threat is real,” The announcement stems from a Supreme Court ruling which ordered the agency to determine the impact of carbon emissions not only on the environment, but on public health. CONTINUE
A multi-million eco-project stands to transform Florida into the Silicon Valley of solar energy By Jack Fairweather : Apr 21, 2009 Solar power has been, ironically, slow to catch on in the sunshine state. But developers of a new city aim to catapult Florida to the forefront of solar innovation. Babcock Ranch, a new housing and commercial development on a swath of rich swampland outside Fort Myers promises to be. . . CONTINUE
11/20/2009 6:30 PM the wind spires can save an average of $12,000 to $15,000 a year. They cost about $10,000 to install, and can last up to 25 years. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — If you’ve driven down Atlantic Boulevard in the past month, you may have noticed three spinning towers near the intersection of St. Johns Bluff Road. They’re a source of energy rarely seen in Florida. The three wind spires. . . CONTINUE
November 20, 2009 – By VIKAS BAJAJ The Indian cabinet approved a plan on Thursday that sets out to increase energy production from solar technology to 20 gigawatts by 2022, up from six megawatts today. The government will spend about 43 billion rupees ($922 million) in the first of three phases of the program. The total cost for all three phases could approach $20 billion. The government had signaled its. . . CONTINUE
