Call to action – petition White House for approval of licensing of self-sufficient clean energy generators such as those using cold fusion – with Bahram Maskanian Bahram Maskanian is the founder and CEO of the Venus Project Foundation in New York City that is dedicated to the promotion of clean …
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If the US ceases to burn coal and ratchets down both nuclear and natural gas usage, the resulting reliance on wind, solar and other renewables “could meet or exceed demand in 99.4 percent of hours” by 2050, according to a recent report (pdf) by Synapse Energy Economics for the nonprofit think tank Civil …
WINNING A TOTALLY GREEN GRID is the Solartopian goal of legendary renewables pioneer PAUL GIPE at this landmark Green Power & Wellness Show. For decades Paul has pioneered the power of wind, solar and the whole array of renewable energy resources. One of the planet’s most powerful advocates of the …
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Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses, according to new research by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College. A well-designed combination of wind power, solar power and storage in batteries and fuel cells would nearly …
The Koch brothers, Charles and David, are the billionaire owners of Koch Industries, and two of the most obstinate climate change deniers out there. It actually turns out that they will stop at nothing to try and dirty the reputation of climate science, even going as far as fixing renewable …
Technology that drives the Pentagon’s weapons program, the US auto industry and renewable energy ambitions is threatened by a lack of heavy rare earths for which China enjoys the global mining monopoly. Heavy rare earths are a class of 17 elements of a similar chemistry that are used in the …
Wysham is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and is the founder and co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network. She said today: “While it is heartening to hear President Obama affirm that climate change is not a hoax, he — like his Republican opponent — seems to place …
German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour – equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity – through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said. The German government decided to abandon nuclear power …
When President Obama and Mitt Romney cross swords on defense policy, it can sound like a schoolyard fight: Who loves the military more? Who is tougher? Who would lead a more muscular America? This is the way we expect candidates to talk about defense: in terms of power, force, even national …
Wind energy and Wind farms – are they a solution to renewable energy or a scam Dr John Etherington is a retired environmental scientist, formerly a Reader in Ecology in the University of Wales at Cardiff. His research was focused on the chemistry and physics of the biological environment and …
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Guest: Al Weinrub, author of “Community Power: Decentralized Renewable Energy in California” Tonight on Political Analysis, Sandy LeonVest in conversation with energy democracy advocate and author Al Weinrub, whose groundbreaking book, “Community Power: Decentralized Renewable Energy in California” lays out in a concise and accessible way, the ways in which communities …
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America’s approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers. The debate over how to fundamentally change the world’s massive energy system comes amid taxpayers’ $500 million tab for the bankruptcy of …
A new report from the prominent global consulting firm McKinsey shows why solar photovoltaics have hit a tipping point. As the economics of solar PV continue to improve steadily and dramatically, McKinsey analysts conclude that the yearly “economic potential” of solar PV deployment could reach 600-1,000 gigawatts (1 million megawatts) …
A new report has just been published which ought to provoke a Copernican revolution in dominant conceptions of renewable energy and of sustainability more generally. The message may not be one that environmentalists want to hear, but it is one that we must all take very seriously, or risk having our good intentions …