Sarah Laskow is a freelance writer who has covered environmental issues for Grist, GOOD, and Newsweek.com, among others. Raised in New Jersey and educated at Yale where she studied literature, Sarah now lives across the river in Manhattan with her part…
12.21.2011
Categories: environment, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Home Wind Power, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
It’s always sunny in low-Earth orbit, so what better place to look for a source of solar energy? With the end of “cheap oil” rumored to be rapidly approaching (if not already upon us), not to mention the effects of fossil fuel use upon the environment …
12.16.2011
Categories: activism, environment, global warming, greenhouse emissions, happy-upbeat environmental, Home Wind Power, jeremy hance, renewable energy, social media, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
After a massive campaign by Greenpeace to get everyone’s favorite social media site to quit coal energy, Facebook has announced a new energy policy and a partnership with Greenpeace. The policy includes a goal “to power all of our operations with clean…
12.09.2011
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The 138 page document has been released by the New Jersey Governor’s Office that is a master plan on energy for the state. This final version is largely the same as the draft document released last summer, save for a few changes. It lays out the dire…
12.08.2011
Categories: Alternative and Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Christie, Christopher J, Electric Light and Power, Energy Economics, Energy Politics, environment, global warming, Gov. Chris Christie, greenhouse emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Home Wind Power, master plan, New Jersey, Politics and Government, Politics and Policy, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, renewable energy, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, State Legislatures, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
There are no surprises, but environmentalists and some legislators are still disappointed by the scaling back of renewable energy goals.
11.29.2011
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Renewable energy such as solar has a basic problem: No sun , no power. In order to make it more usable the Power must be stored for off peak use when the sun does not shine. Batteries though die when repeatedly recharged. Stanford researchers have…
11.18.2011
Categories: Alternative and Renewable Energy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), environment, Federal Aid (US), global warming, greenhouse emissions, Home Wind Power, NRG Energy Inc|NRG|NYSE, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
Renewable energy has received exceptional help from the government. That is ending, but some say it has been unnecessary.
10.28.2011
Categories: "Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era", Amory B. Lovins, environment, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Home Wind Power, renewable energy, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
A new book predicts that an emphasis on efficiency and real costs will make renewable energy the inevitable replacement for fossil fuels.
10.21.2011
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Iceland is working to tip the scales toward renewable energy in a world where most computing needs are powered by coal. The f…
10.20.2011
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The South African government will enact an emissions cap and new energy industry regulations in an effort to spur development of alternative, clean and renewable energy and mitigate climate change. The new regulations will penalize heavy polluters that…
