Archive for 'Clean'

A wind Farm off of Cape Cod is making people go crazy.. But you all can’t wait to start drilling new offshore wells ?
What’s really wrong with this picture?

http://coloradoindependent.com/52343/salazar-blasted-for-cape-cod-wind-farm-even-as-crews-set-fire-to-oil-slick

Oh But Alaska is the cesspool of the Pacific ?
LOL
Yeah OK …

$2b from carbon tax for clean energy

$2b from carbon tax for clean energy
Carbon tax totalling $2 billion a year will be put into a renewable energy fund to drive a 17-fold increase in Australia’s use of clean power, in a key Gillard Government concession to the Greens.

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Can Biofuels Make Flying Clean and Cheap?

Can Biofuels Make Flying Clean and Cheap?
Over the weekend, the first two transatlantic flights to be powered in part by biofuels made it safely to Paris . One, a business jet designed to ferry smaller (usually wealthy) groups, had a 50-50 blend of traditional jet fuel and biofuel in one of its engines; in the other plane, a larger, commercial jet, all four engines burned a blend that contained 15 percent biofuel. The two planes were …

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Coal-fired plant slated for retirement as mayor, CPS foresee clean energy sources

Coal-fired plant slated for retirement as mayor, CPS foresee clean energy sources
  A coal-fired power plant that has supplied electricity to San Antonio since the 1970s will be the first in Texas to close its doors. “Today is the beginning of an effort to become the new energy economy city,” Mayor Julian Castro said as he announced the Deely Coal Power Plant will be retired by 2018 and will be replaced with clean energy sources. “There’s no magic bullet, but solar has to be …

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Va. gov promoting ‘clean energy’ bills

Va. gov promoting ‘clean energy’ bills
In a ceremonial signing, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell added his signature Wednesday to eight pieces of legislation to promote clean and renewable energy in the state.

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Clean energy future racing toward reality

Clean energy future racing toward reality
Maui Electric Co. and other Hawaii utilities once again were ranked among the top utilities in the country for solar power capacity. MECO parent Hawaiian Electric Co.

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The President points to a revolutionary new solar plant that will employ 1000 people and power 140000 homes. The plant is possible because of the President’s investments in the clean energy economy, which Congressional Republicans want to eliminate.

My Turn: Support House bill H. 56 to strengthen Vermont’s clean energy economy

My Turn: Support House bill H. 56 to strengthen Vermont’s clean energy economy
Renewable energy projects provide Vermonters with clean energy while also fostering significant local economic development and job creation opportunities. Despite the recent economic downturn, our state now boasts more than 300 businesses involved in the clean energy sector.

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Wanted: clean, safe power

Wanted: clean, safe power
SINGAPORE — If China and other Asian nations shy away from atomic power following Japan’s nuclear crisis, would it intensify the impact of climate change on the region? The question is no longer hypothetical. Many governments have already announced reviews or delays of programs to use nuclear reactors to generate electricity. Whether warranted or not, each new report of radiation leakage from …

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China Announces Ambitious Clean Energy Plans for Next Five Years

China Announces Ambitious Clean Energy Plans for Next Five Years
BEIJING: China on Saturday announced goals of building 235 million kilowatts of power generation capacity from clean energy forms in the next five years, in an effort to trim the country’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, Xinhua news agency reported.

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