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by Greg Cruey on April 4, 2009
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 exists now in draft form in the U.S. House. The WWF is happy; groups like Shop Floor are unhappy.
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by Reden Rodriguez on June 4, 2007
A recent survey commissioned by Sharp Electronics reports that about 90 percent of Americans want solar as new home options. This is a significant increase since last year's 79 percent. Thats a gr...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 31, 2007
Her Majesty, the Queen would be so happy! According to this article, the United Kingdom is the second most attractive country for investment in clean energy, according to Ernst and Young.
Thanks to ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 31, 2007
This is a side issue but I got excited looking at the possible stock options. DeepMarket is a great site that features top stock picks. I see some RE firms here that you may want to consider, since th...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 30, 2007
I think this is very interesting since Spain is one of the leading RE countries in the world. Those of you who are looking at making the US more incentivized should see how the Spanish manage their ru...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 30, 2007
Do you find the current boom of incentives for RE technology development in the US questionable? This article from the Herald Tribune raises that question. But why raise the question when the governme...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 30, 2007
This would make my top ten most ridiculous things that happened in 2007 list. Look at the heading from this site: Coal Is Pitched As 'Alternative Fuel' . Run that by me again?
Coal is a fossi...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 29, 2007
Mayors of major cities all over the planet are going against climate change except Washington DC who seems to be hearing a different tune, according to this article. If you recall, several mayors met ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 29, 2007
Is there a debate on the effects of global warming? This article says experts are still debating. But it looks like there is some debate after all with the center of the discussion being, is climate c...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 15, 2007
The US Energy Department has proposed regulations that would lead to government backed guarantees for commercial loans for renewable energy projects. The loan guarantees would cover financing for biof...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 15, 2007
The first piece of news that jumped off the page today was this article from Yahoo.com. It looks like the mayors of the 40 largest cities in the world have convened to talk about how to become more en...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 5, 2007
If corn prices rice any further, hundreds of thousands of Guatemalan laborers may find themselves hungry and desperate, according to this article from Reuters. Corn is Guatamela's national food st...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
Those who come from developing countries know this, biofuels, or any development of any industry, will lead to growth. Especially those from the rural areas who benefit from increased production and l...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
Rightly said! These are two of the worst polluters! This is a wonderful article about the Global climate positions of these two countries and the remedial steps they should take. Lead is the right wor...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
Capture carbon from industrial processes, pump it into the ground, or pass it through seawater to diffuse it. These are the suggestions of a study from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (t...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
That is what this article says and according to the article, the Vatican's Council for Justice and Peace just issued this statement in reaction to today's hottest topics - climate change. The ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
That is the suggestion of about 2,000 climate scientists, to mitigate climate change. It is a collision course with environmentalists of course, as noted in this article. This position resulted from a...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
The Dutch really want their green energy green. This article reports Environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer saying that:
"Biomass production should not come at the expense of environmental damag...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
I didn't know this because I am not a big baseball fan. Did you know that the AT&T Park will be the first Major League Baseball stadium to use solar energy? The AT&T Park will sport a 120-...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 28, 2007
Its great to read something like this. This article says that US towns and cities themselves are supporting positive action against climate change, faster than the federal government. This is my obser...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 28, 2007
The supreme court, in a 9-0 ruling earlier this month ruled that existing energy facilities such as coal plants, to meet Clean Air standards evenafter upgrading these facilities. Many energy experts s...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 28, 2007
Another victory for Al Gore in here. Oscar winner and former US vice president Al Gore has upped the offensive (against his critics and global climate change) by installing 33 solar panels in his Tenn...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 28, 2007
The UN thinks its ok to support the European Union's bid to blend biofuels into transport fuels despite alarming news of environemntal damages, particularly in South-East Asia and Brazil. Accordin...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 24, 2007
Yes, the most beautiful she-rocker to ever come out after a biking fiasco, Sheryl Crow, wrote me today to advise me of the Global Warming Virtual March, the largest virtual protest movement seeking to...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 30, 2007
That does sound a bit off, does it not? After all, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was never the sort you would like to deal with.
But here is a refreshing take on Mr. Castro. According to him, biofuels...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 30, 2007
That, according to the Society of Energy Professionals , who have stated news on the development of Hydro One and the complex transmission lines that it needs. According to a high-ranking official of ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 30, 2007
Here is another article that interviews and asks Inconvenient Truth star Former US President Al Gore about global warming and climate change that i found from Townhall.com. The most interesting questi...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 30, 2007
It looks like there is a disagreement between oil companies and car companies on biofuels use. This report indicates the excitement of Ford to produce flex-fuel companies while this article points out...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 30, 2007
It took US President George W. Bush a ton of oil to get there and promote the use of alternative energy for cars with several US-based automobile manufacturers, but the waters they stirred are still r...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 30, 2007
I love cartoons. This one is a strip I like very much. If you have time, visit Rustle the Leaf.com and laugh out loud at some tongue-in-cheek environmental humor.
This week's editorial on Rustle ...
