Energy Grid

Lucia Graves

Dramatic Carbon Emission Reduction Goals Targeted By Koch Brothers Achievable, Study Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Video, Energy Grid, California, Koch Brothers, Carbon Emissions, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California Prop 23, Greenhouse Gases, Electric Cars, Climate Change, Petroleum, Global Warming, Clean Economy, Green News

WASHINGTON -- California's ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals may be eminently achievable using available technologies, a new study finds, altho...

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The Consumer Driven Smart Grid

Robert Wilhite | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Energy Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Energy Grid, Third Industrial Revolution, Smart Grid, Smart Grid Development, Business News
Robert Wilhite

Today's electric and gas providers operate in a market that is controlled through regulatory authorities. Providers of the future will seek to operate under a market and customer-driven model, rather than our regulatory construct of today.

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Tom Zeller Jr.

Jeremy Rifkin: The 'Democratization Of Energy' Will Change Everything

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Energy Grid, Third Industrial Revolution, Jeremy Rifkin, Fossil Fuels, Lateral Power, Renewable Energy, Obama Green Energy, Clean Energy, Obama Green Tech, Obama Administration Green Initiatives, Foundation on Economic Trends, Democratization of Energy, Clean Economy, Green News

Rampant unemployment, rising food prices, a collapsed housing market, ballooning debt -- to Jeremy Rifkin, the American economist and president of the...

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Disaster Preparation Meets Earth Hour

Mark Belinsky | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Government, Environment, Earth Hour, Energy Grid, Natural Disasters, Emergency Preparedness, Green News
Mark Belinsky

What if the government did Earth Hour and turned off all the lights for an hour? Millions of people all around the world made the commitment and turne...

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Green Living, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Satellite, Solar Power, Solar Power Satellite, Japan, Gigawatt, Nuclear Power, Economy, Space Solar Power System, Wireless Power, Power, Wireless Power Transmission, Solar Energy, Trade, Space, Wireless, Wpt, Ssps, Meti, Mitsubishi, Innovation, Magnetic Field, Electric Cars, Electric Field, Long Range Cars, Microwave Power Transmission (MPT), Microwave, Electric Car, Experimental Aircraft, Long Endurance Aircraft, Ionosphere, Nasa, Minix, NASA Moon, Space Exploration, Solar-Power-Satellite, Power Relay, Wireless-Energy-Resonant-Link, Ecology, Globalization, Fossil Fuels, Oil Industry, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Oil, Laser, Media, Health, Energy Grid, Doe, Wireless Power Generation, Canada, US, European Union, Europe, Asia, Green Building, Airports, Building, Green Buildings, Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Aerospace, Department of Energy, Deep Space Antenna, Moon, New Product Development, Green News
DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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California Dreaming: Driving on Sunshine

Kevin George | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Co2 Emissions, Obama Environment, Energy Grid, Tesla Roadster, Plug-in Cars, Solar Panels, Environmentalism, Sustainability, Electric Vehicles, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Solar Power, Climate Bill, Gas Prices, Tesla Motors, Chrysler, Toyota Sales, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Obama National Security, Ford, Volkswagen, Nissan, General Motors, National Security, Hyundai, Toyota Prius, Electric Cars, California-Electricity, US-Electricity-Grid, Battery Life, Gasoline, Clean Coal, Coal Industry, Incentives, Chevy Volt Battery, Bmw, Battery-Powered Car, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Gas Guzzlers, Green News
Kevin George

Bottom line, if your enthusiastic about EVs, this may be your time to plug-in and get involved. Find out for yourself why there's electricity in the air around EVs.

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Fed May Take Control Of Smart Grid Plans

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Technology, Green Politics, Ken Salazar, Smart Grid, Energy Grid, Harry Reid, Energy, Green News

WASHINGTON — Across the Great Plains the wind blows incessantly, while in the remote Nevada desert the sun bears down without relief. Each holds...

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Texas Finalizes Plan To Bring More Wind Power To Cities

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Energy Grid, Texas, Energy Transmission, Green News

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas utility regulators on Thursday awarded nine companies rights to build $5 billion in new electric transmission lines to move ...

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Salazar Pledges To Help Modernize Grid, Reduce Oil Dependence

Grist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Grid, Green Infrastructure, Energy Independence, Oil, Department of Interior, Ken Salazar, Obama's Cabinet, Green Energy, Green Politics, Green Technology, Green News

Salazar pledged to "clean up the mess" at the Department of Interior, which has seen controversies over non-collection of oil royalties and an embarra...

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House Energy Stimulus Targets Energy Grid, Energy Transmission

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Energy Grid, Energy Transmission, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Green Stimulus, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Green Technology, Green News

According to this summary on the House Appropriations Committee Web site, the package includes: *$11 billion for investment in smart-grid technologie...

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Pickens Plan Floundering, But Has Helped Raise Grid Awareness

Wall Street Journal | NEIL KING JR. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Natural Gas Cars, Energy, Gas Prices, Energy Grid, T Boone Pickens, Cars, Pickens Plan, Trucks, Green Infrastructure, Oil Prices, Green Energy, Wind Turbines, Green Technology, Natural Gas, Green News

Mr. Pickens is also amassing a nationwide cadre of supporters, including a "Pickens Army" of 1.3 million online adherents. One such foot soldier is Ry...

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Greening The Grid: What Would It Take? (VIDEO)

Assignment Earth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Altenative Energy, Energy Grid, Electricity, Green News, Renewable Energy, Environment, Green Policy, Green News

The Western United States is rich in renewable energy - both sun and wind. Harnessing this energy could help the nation reduce its carbon footprint an...

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Obama and Nations' Governors Convene at Independence Hall

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philadelphia, Energy Grid, Iowa Govenor Chet Culver, Economy, National Governors Association, Independence Hall, South Carolina Governor Terry Sanford, Vice President-Elect Joe Biden, Economic Recovery Package, New York Governor David Patterson, Infrastructure Revitalization, Governor Ed Rendell, The Ecomony, Economic Stimulus, President-Elect Obama, California Governor Arnold Schwarznegger, Job Creation, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Politics News
Denise Dennis

The historic significance of Independence Hall was not lost on the 48 governors who gathered here today with Obama and Biden, for an unprecedented meeting about the economy.

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Wind Power Needs A Push: Greening The Grid Means Changing The Grid

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Energy Grid, T. Boone Pickens, Energy Infrastructure, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Solar Power, Green News

The New York Times published a story today that might have a few people worried about wind power. That is a symptom of a broad national problem. Exp...

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