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Alternative Energy / Renewable Energy

James Hansen: Renewable Energies are Grossly Inadequate for Our Energy Needs

Aug 25, 2011 at 08:07 | MasterResource

“Suggesting that renewables will let us phase rapidly off fossil fuels in the United States, China, India, or the world as a whole is almost the equivalent of believing in…

Obama's Broken Dreams of a Clean Energy Economy

Aug 24, 2011 at 07:44 | Breakthrough Institute

President Obama's strategy for economic renewal through clean energy was flawed from the start, too over-reliant on cap and trade and public works programs to retrofit buildings for energy efficiency.…

U.S. Army to Invest $7.1 Billion in Renewable Energy Projects

Aug 18, 2011 at 08:02 | Energy Digital

The U.S. Army takes energy security seriously, planning to invest $7.1 billion into private sector sourced renewable energy infrastructure on Army land. The U.S. Army is recruiting… private sector renewable…

Renewable Energy Boom About to Start in Japan

Aug 16, 2011 at 08:39 | Energy Digital

Japan's Parliament readies approval of an energy bill that will spark 'explosive growth' in renewable solar and wind Solar and wind companies, set your sails for Japan! The country is…

Are California’s Renewable Energy Goals Achievable?

Aug 15, 2011 at 09:00 | MasterResource

California is committed to a renewable energy portfolio to provide 33 percent of its electricity by 2020 from qualifying resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydroelectric facilities.…

Why I’m Happy to Pay More for Green Power

Aug 12, 2011 at 07:39 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

I received some questions last week on my recent solar pieces as to whether I minded paying more money for “green” power. My answer is “hell no,” and I’ll tell…

The Future of Transportation? US Defence Giants to Build Low Carbon Aircraft

Aug 11, 2011 at 07:11 | Green Futures

Conventional airships rely almost entirely on helium’s ‘lighter-than-air’ buoyancy, making them fairly unstable, weather-sensitive and slow-moving. Hybrids mix this with ‘heavier-than-air’ aircraft technology – including power-generated aerodynamic lift and thrust…

US Debt Ceiling Deal Bad News for Renewable Energy Sector

Aug 08, 2011 at 07:31 | Gloria Gonzalez

The deal to raise the US debt ceiling may have averted a disastrous credit crisis, but it is bad news for the clean energy sector. After a bitter partisan battle,…

Coal and Ethanol Are Not Alternative Energy Policy

Aug 04, 2011 at 07:49 | Andrew Smolski

The domestic alternative energy policy in the US seems to rotate on semantics and adding words to other words to make it look like something is going on. However, the…

The Problem with China’s Booming Green Economy

Jul 29, 2011 at 07:22 | Christopher Cundy

China’s fast-growing green economy could provide millions of new jobs in the coming decade, according to a study from the Worldwatch Institute. The environmental research group estimates that 4.5 million…

Building the Infrastructure for Widespread Renewable Energy

Jul 27, 2011 at 07:33 | Energy Digital

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission passes a new power transmission planning law that may streamline renewable energy. One of the major problems that has plagued widespread development of renewable…

The Need for a Real Domestic Alternative Energy Policy in the USA

Jul 25, 2011 at 11:05 | Andrew Smolski

Alternative energy (or renewable energy) is a new manufacturing industry paradigm that is in its infancy. However, the discussion is not new, and it looks as if the United States…

Just How Big Is the Clean Energy Economy

Jul 18, 2011 at 08:16 | Breakthrough Institute

A new report provides detailed evidence that the clean economy is here. Keeping it here will require a national and regional policy framework for driving innovation. This morning the Brookings…

Clean Energy Receives $42 Billion in Investment for Q2

Jul 18, 2011 at 08:11 | Charlotte Dudley

The clean energy sector attracted $41.7 billion in new investment in the second quarter of 2011. Increased spending on solar thermal power plants and strong venture capital (VC) and private…

2011 Renewable Energy Status Report: The Rise of Renewables

Jul 15, 2011 at 10:25 | Robert Rapier

The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century has just released their annual Renewables 2011 Global Status Report. I was one of the reviewers of the draft report,…

Australia to Invest $10 Billion in Renewable Energy

Jul 12, 2011 at 07:53 | Energy Digital

Australian taxpayers will front the bill for what will be the biggest single investment in renewable energy ever.  During negotiations of a new carbon price and diversion away from renewable…

Clean Tech Sector Heading for a Major Crash

Jul 11, 2011 at 08:32 | Breakthrough Institute

The global clean energy industry is set for a major crash. The reason is simple. Clean energy is still much more expensive and less reliable than coal or gas, and…

Google Study: Clean Energy Investments can Raise GDP by Billions and Employ Millions

Jun 30, 2011 at 08:31 | EcoSeed

Google.org, the internet giant’s philanthropic arm, released a new study saying that new ideas and improvements in clean energy and related industries together with policies that encourage them can help…

What Manufacturers Don’t want you to know About Electric Cars

Jun 24, 2011 at 07:35 | Daily Energy Report

Electric cars seem like the socially conscious, feel-good investment among environmentally friendly consumers. In corporate boardrooms, the innovation seemed well liked indeed. What’s not to like? Cars like the Nissan…

Will Alternative Energy Save Us From Peak Oil

Jun 17, 2011 at 08:22 | Dave Summers

The people of the world are going to continue to use energy. The fundamental question that this future reality poses relates to the sources from which the energy will be…

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