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Day of Action Against Coal

Michael Brune | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Mountaintop Removal, James Hansen, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Solar Power, Obama Coal, Clean Coal, Green News

The citizens of Coal River Mountain, West Virginia are already working on building their own future with clean power.

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Pickens Delays Wind Farm Due To Cheaper Energy

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, T Boone Pickens, Pickens Wind Farm, Billionaires, Pickens Plan Delay, Green Energy, Pickens Windfarm Delay, Green News

T. Boone Pickens is delaying his plans to build the world's largest wind farm, according to The Arizona Republic, which cited his remarks at a confere...

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Tom Friedman: We Need "Overwhelming Force" To Green The Economy

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 12.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Thomas Friedman, Renewable Energy Tax Credit, Green Collar Jobs, Tom Friedman, Fossil Fuels, Oil Subsidies, Green Energy, Green Economy, Solar Power, Green Technology, Hot Flat and Crowded, Friedman Green Economy, Green News

New York Times columnist and Hot, Flat and Crowded author Tom Friedman spoke at the CORE: club last Friday night on the energy crisis facing the Unite...

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South Australia 10 Years Ahead Of Renewable Energy Target

Treehugger | Warren McLaren | Posted 12.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Australia Wind Power, Australia, Australia Renewable Energy, South Australia, Kevin Rudd, Wind Turbines, Green Energy, S Renewable Energy, Green News

The ninth wind farm in South Australia just opened on the Barunga Ranges near Snowtown. Its 47 turbines, installed by Trust Power of New Zealand, (who...

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Before Green Energy, US Power Grid Needs Work

New York Times | MATTHEW L. WALD | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Power Grid, Wind Power, Energy, Infrastructure, Environment, Green Energy, Solar Power, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Adding electricity from the wind and the sun could increase the frequency of blackouts and reduce the reliability of the nation's electr...

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Journey to the Center of a Windmill

Summer Rayne Oakes | Posted 12.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, G Word, Solar, S Renewable Energy, Discovery, Cnbc, Windmills, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energies, Wind Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Action, Wind Turbines, Discovery Planet Green, Entertainment News

In between doing some Planet Green events I've been filming for G Word, one of Discovery's new shows. Here's a recap on one of my favorite episodes. S...

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Chicago Company To Build Wind Farm Downstate

AP | Posted 11.28.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Illinois Wind Farm, McLean County Wind Farm, Invenergy Wind, S Renewable Energy, Information Is Power, Chicago News

An agreement has been reached between the developer of a McLean County wind farm and a group of landowners that opposed the project. Invenergy Wind...

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Is T. Boone Pickens Selling Off Some Wind Turbines?

David Sassoon | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Proposition 10, T. Boone Pickens, S Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Fossil Fuels, Green, Climate Change, Pickens Plan, Green News

Pickens has always said he's getting involved with wind for the money -- not because he's an environmentalist or because he cares about global warming.

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UK Is Now World's #1 Offshore Wind Power Producer

Treehugger | Matthew McDermott | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Uk, S Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Environment, Green News, Offshore Wind Power, Climate Change, Europe, Green News

With the completion of a new 194 MW wind farm off the coast of Skegness, Lincolnshire the United Kingdom has overtaken Denmark to claim the offshore w...

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Green Idealism, or Which Way the Wind Is Really Blowing

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, T.Boone Pickens, Green Living, Green Energy, S Renewable Energy, Texas Wind Power, Texas Wind Power Investment, Green News

None other than Time magazine is talking about the importance of green collar jobs to a rebuild of the economy, discussing some of the ideas author Van Jones outlines in his new book The Green-Collar Economy.

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A State of Disenchantment

Javier Sierra | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Because of its extraordinary number of sun hours per year and its predominant winds, New Mexico could be turned into an El Dorado of clean, alternative, renewable energy.

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George Soros: Investing In Green Energy Could Save Global Economy (VIDEO)

GreenInc | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Soros Moyers Interview, Video, George Soros, Green Investing, S Renewable Energy, Billionaires, Green Energy, Solar Power, Bill Moyers, Green News

Last Friday, in an interview with Bill Moyers on PBS, George Soros, who has made billions of dollars based on his ability to read the ebb and flow of ...

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Pet Peeve Week

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Gas Prices, Al Qaeda, Alternative Energy, Lobbyists, Washington, Veep, Spandex, Pet Peeves, Iraq, Mccain, Obama, Rant, Global Warming, Dc, Carbon Footprint, Julie Andrews, Environment, Trash, Climate Change, Solar Power, Torture, Git-Mo, Crackberries, Green News

I know that everyone reading this has a laundry list of things that leave them twisted and bitter just like me -- and this is your week to let it all out -- it's National Pet Peeve Week.

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Not a Moment Too Soon: Van Jones' New Book

Frances Beinecke | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Green Collar Jobs, Van Jones, Green Collar Economy, Green for All, S Renewable Energy, Clean Tech, Solar Power, Global Warming, Green News

It's been a hard fall. That's why I couldn't imagine a better time for Van Jones to release his new book: The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems.

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Sarah Palin and Boone Pickens: Birds of a Feather

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy Policy, T. Boone Pickens, Wind Power, Politics, Todd Palin, Pickens Plan, Green, Drill Baby Drill, Oil Drilling, Natural Gas Vehicles, Global Warming, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News

As has been pointed out repeatedly, Sarah Palin does not "get" the energy situation. Truth be told, she probably "gets" the energy situation about as well as Pickens himself gets global warming.

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Nuclear Power's Opponents Accused Of Being Stuck In The 80's

New York Times | John Tierney | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, S Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Energy Policy, Solar Power, Money Saving, Green News

The presidential candidates claim to see America's energy future, but their competing visions have a certain vintage quality. They've revived that cla...

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Wind-Powered Chipotle Draws Its Wind Power From Actual Turbine

Slashfood | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Chipotle, S Renewable Energy, Burritos, Environment, Wind Turbines, Wind-Powered Chipotle, Money Saving, Green News

So often, it feels like in order to grab a quick meal you have to check your environmentally friendly ways at the door. However, for some lucky people...

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Good News At Last -- Congress Renews Clean Energy Tax Credits

Clint Wilder | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Congress, Clean Energy, Geothermal Energy, Wave Power, Clean Energy Production Tax Credits, Green Energy, S Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Green News

Even one year gives the industry critical breathing room, with the strong possibility of a much longer extension next year from a new Congress and administration.

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Solar Panels & Wind Turbines Power NYC Community Garden

George Spyros | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Harlem, Solar Energy, S Renewable Energy, Green Gardening, Bette Midler, Target, Green Energy, Solar Power, Gardens, Green News

Bette Midler and Target Launch Green Community Garden: Wind & Solar Power, LED Lighting, Rainwater Collection, Composting (full press release her...

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How to Switch to Renewable Energy

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Electricity, S Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Chicago, Renewable Energy, Green Living, Los Angeles, Green Living Tips, New York, Green News

One way to reduce your carbon footprint and support alternative energy technology is to power your own home with wind, water, landfill gas, or the sun...

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Investing in Clean Energy Is A Smart Strategy in these Troubled Economic Times

Howard Learner | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy Efficiency, S Renewable Energy, Hybrid Cars, Environment, Green, Clean Energy, Green Economy, Plug-in Hybrids, Green Energy, Global Warming, Green News

For today, energy efficiency makes even more sense in tight financial times. Businesses can't afford to waste energy and drain their bottom lines from high energy bills.

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Renewable Energy's Fate In Congress' Hands

New York Times | Robert Pear | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Renewable Energy, Environment, Congress, Green Energy, Solar Power, Money Saving, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The House and the Senate conceded Monday that they were in a stalemate over proposals to provide tax incentives for the production and u...

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A Sustainable Vision for the Heart of San Francisco

Gavin Newsom | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Gavin Newsom, Water, Green, San Francisco, Green Energy, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Solar Power, Eorge Bush, G, Green News

Joined by former President Bill Clinton I announced that San Francisco will have new and improved government center will maximize energy and water efficiency, reduce waste, and increase the use of wastewater.

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Blowback: Is Wind Power The New Ethanol?

The Atlantic | Matthew Quirk | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Energy, Wind Power, Texas, T. Boone Pickens, Cap-and-Trade, Alternative Energy, Green News

These are boom times for wind power. T. Boone Pickens, the wildcatter turned oil baron, is building the world's biggest wind farm, in the dry scrub of...

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5 Myths About Wind Power

LiveScience.com | Michael Schirber | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Cost of Renewable Energy, Wind Power, T. Boone Pickens, Wind Turbines for Homes, Green Energy, Wind Turbines, Wind Turbines Kill Birds, Green News

Wind energy might be the simplest renewable energy to understand. Yet there are misconceptions about what makes the wind industry turn. The United St...

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