Renewable Resources

"Drill, baby, drill" Is Coming to Indian Country

Tim Giago | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Oil, Native Americans, Renewable Resources, Bakken Crude Oil, Oil Drilling, Oil Consumption, Tex Hall, Politics News
Tim Giago

The oil impact prompted Hall to ask Congress for housing to support a new health facility, funds to address the severe damage that oil and gas development has caused to the roads on the reservation.

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The Military and Clean Tech: The Importance of Speed When Fighting for Energy Reform

Jon Gensler | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Renewable Resources, Military Energy, Solar Energy, Department of Defense, Military Renewable Energy, Military Solar Energy, Military Clean Energy, Green News
Jon Gensler

In modern warfare, speed and accuracy on the battlefield are everything. But the Army is falling well behind its mandates and goals to be at 25 percent renewables for its electricity needs by 2025.

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After a Scorching Week, Wind Power Lessons From the Texas Heat Wave

Denise Bode | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Renewable Resources, Electricity, Awea, Wind Turbine, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, American Wind Energy Association, Texas Heat Wave, Wind Energy Texas, Energy, Green News
Denise Bode

For three straight days in the real world last week, wind made the difference between keeping the lights on and the air conditioners running -- and rolling blackouts.

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Does Drilling For Electricity Make Sense?

scientificamerican.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Renewable Resources, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Energy, Green Energy, Geothermal Electricity, Green News

Harnessing the earth's heat to generate electricity has long been an overlooked renewable resource, despite having produced power reliably in Italy si...

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Reimagining Israel's Negev

Salena Tramel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Resources, Salena Tramel, Al-Arakib, Negev, Unrecognized Villages, Resettlement, Grassroots International, Palestinian Home Demolition, Israel, Rural Development, World News, Bustan, World News
Salena Tramel

Down south in the Negev desert, increasing militarization is constant --at least 80% of the land there is used for military training purposes, including weaponry development.

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GoCause at Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: How Two-Wheelers Will Save Our Planet

Matt Hooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fitness, Energy, Green, Bicycling, Green Living, Green Energy, Renewable Resources, Railroads, Exercise, Trains, Conservation, Green News
Matt Hooper

By building trails where rails used to be, RTC has transformed industrial waste into something useful, beautiful and organic.

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Al Gore Explains How Call For Climate Change Action Is Similar To Civil Rights Movement (Video)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Clean Energy, An Inconvenient Truth, Coal, Renewable Resources, Solar Energy, Katie Couric, Fossil Fuels, Water Pollution, Health, Climate Change, Oil, Al Gore, Air Pollution, Un, Copenhagen, Climate Change Bill, Our Choice, Green News

The push for government action on climate change is like the US civil rights movement, according to former Vice President Al Gore. Both causes depende...

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Eco Etiquette: Can I Recycle Wine Corks?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cork Trees, Renewable Resources, Boxed Wine, Terracycle, Tetra Pak, ReCork America, Green Living, Recycling Advice, Recycling Wine Corks, Mediterranean Cork Forests, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

I love to entertain. I dutifully recycle all our empty wine and champagne bottles but feel a little guilty about tossing out the corks. After all the ...

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The Era of Xtreme Energy: Life After the Age of Oil

Michael T. Klare | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Renewable Resources, Energy Bill, Climate Change, Peak Oil, Green News
Michael T. Klare

Barring a staggering surprise, we will remain for years to come in a no-man's-land between the Petroleum Age and an age that will see the great flowering of renewable energy.

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The Oxymoron of Clean Coal (Joe Biden Had it Right Before He Had it Wrong.)

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Sweden, Flue Gas Treatment, John McCain, Air Particulates, Iceland, Goethermal Energy, Wind Energy, Carbon Emissions, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Vp Debate, Pushker Kharecha, Acid Rain, Joe Biden, Gasification, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Geothermal Extraction, Renewable Resources, Solar Energy, Carbon Storage and Capture, Carbon Sequestration, Mercury, James Hansen, Clean Coal, Ethanol, Department of Energy, Coal Mining, Simran Sethi, Brazi, Green News
Simran Sethi

Clean coal is a lie. The catch-all term is used by politicians and coal advocates alike to lull the American public into complacency.

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A Sustainable New Orleans Rises After Katrina

nytimes.com | KATIE HOWELL of Greenwire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Alternative Energy Resources, Alternative Energy Supplies, Renewable Energy Alternatives, Alternative Energy Source, Hydrokinetic Turbines, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Research, Green Energy, Hybrid Buses, Alternative and Renewable, Energy Alternatives, Big Easy, Renewable Resources, Solar-Powered LED Lights, Renewable Energies, Clean Renewable Energy, Alternate Energy Sources, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy Resource, Katrina, Alternative Energy Sources, Alternative Energy Efficiency, Alternative Energy Demand, Renewable and Alternative, Renewable Energy Supplies, Mississippi River, Renewable Energy Sector, Green News

There is a big push in the Big Easy for dramatically improving energy efficiency in homes and public buildings....

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Newly Uncovered Enzymes Turn Corn Plant Waste Into Biofuel

Ethiopian News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biofuels, Renewable Energy Resources, Biofuel, Corn, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Biofuels Energy, Bio Fuels, Renewable Resources, Biomass Energy, Biomass, Renewable Energy Source, Bio Fuel, Evolving Energy Tech, 2nd Generation Biofuel, Renewable Biofuels, Renewable Energy Biofuel, Ethanol, Biofuel Impact, Green News

Cellulose-loving fungi can cut biofuel costs by enabling existing corn ethanol plants to process cheaper, woody feedstocks such as corn stover....

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Stimulus Money Goes To Nissan, Ford, Tesla: Detroit Free Press

ecogeek.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nissan, Department of Energy, Electric Cards, President Obama, Environment, Green, Detroit, Ford, Hybrid Cars, Stimulus, Stimulus Money, Tesla, Alternative Energy Supplies, Green Energy, Alternative and Renewable, Renewable Resources, Clean Renewable Energy, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy Sources, Alternative Energy Demand, Renewable and Alternative, Renewable Energy Supplies, Green News

Both the big auto giants and the lightweight electric startups applied for as much of said money as possible, and the Department of Energy is moments ...

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GE Plans Tools To Reduce Household Energy Costs

BusinessWeek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alternative Energy Supplies, Ge, Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Green Energy, Alternative and Renewable, Renewable Resources, Solar Energy, Clean Renewable Energy, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy Sources, Alternative Energy Demand, Renewable and Alternative, Renewable Energy Supplies, Green News

General Electric Co. said Tuesday that it is developing a package of energy saving and generating tools that could help homeowners achieve zero cost o...

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Unknown Water Demands Of Biofuel Feedstocks

nytimes.com | KATIE HOWELL of Greenwire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biofuels, Renewable Energy Resources, Biofuel, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Biofuels Energy, Bio Fuels, Renewable Resources, Biomass Energy, Biomass, Renewable Energy Source, Bio Fuel, Evolving Energy Tech, 2nd Generation Biofuel, Renewable Biofuels, Renewable Energy Biofuel, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Biofuel Impact, Green News

Extensive studies are needed to understand the water needs of biofuel production from cellulosic feedstocks or other next-generation sources, federal ...

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Fuel-Cell Toyota By 2015

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toyota, Fuel Cell Car, Green Car, Japanese Cars, Climate Change, Fuel Efficiency, Environment, Green, Cars, Japan, Fuel-Cell Car, Alternative Energy Supplies, Alternative Energy, Green Energy, Alternative and Renewable, Renewable Resources, Clean Renewable Energy, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy Sources, Alternative Energy Demand, Renewable and Alternative, Renewable Energy Supplies, Green News

Toyota Motor, the world's top automaker, plans to roll out a fuel-cell car by 2015 in its push to stay ahead in the global race for green autos, vice ...

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British PM Calls For $100 Billion Global Green Fund

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Developing World, Gordon Brown, Global, Climate Crisis, Climate Change, Alternative Energy Resources, Alternate Energy, Alternative Energy Supplies, Green Energy, Alternative and Renewable, Renewable Resources, Alternate Energy Sources, Clean Renewable Energy, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy Resource, Alternative Energy Sources, Alternative Energy Efficiency, Alternative Energy Demand, Renewable and Alternative, Renewable Energy Supplies, Green News

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday called for a global fund worth $100 billion a year to tackle climate change in the developing world, ahead ...

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