Posts Tagged ‘Wind’
Feds Accelerate Offshore Wind Farm Permits
The U.S. Interior Department should receive kudos for their stepped up efforts to spur sustainable energy usage on public lands. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced yesterday that the Interior Department would speed up the permit process for off shore wind farms. The current permit process takes eight years for federal. . .
The Arts Take On Global Warming
If by chance you lived by a coastal city, what would it look like if it were submerged due to rising ocean levels caused by global warming? Curious? Well the arts are lending a hand to help illustrate this possible scenario. Right now there is an exhibition at the Museum. . .
Navajo Nation Moving Away From Coal
The largest tribe in America is the Navajo. The Navajo Nation has over 300,000 members and has the biggest reservation in the country. For decades one of their economic lifelines has been coal power and mining. Decades of coal have sullied their waters and air. But today there is a. . .
Latest Off Shore Wind Farm
The rough and tumble waters of the North Sea will soon be home to a 288 megawatt wind farm that will provide electricity to the city of Munich. The DanTysk wind farm will consist of giant wind turbines supplied by Siemens and spaced out over a 70-square-kilometer area about 70. . .
New Hydrocarbon Energy Gold Rush
The U.S. is possibly sitting on oil and gas reserves that could power the country for another century. There is a new hydrocarbon gold rush occurring in a stretch of land that runs from Washington State to Michigan. This 2,500 mile line is quickly becoming the newest boom for gas. . .
Wind Could Provide 20 Percent Of World’s Electricity
According to a new report released by Greenpeace wind power could meet a fifth of the world’s electricity demands. The global market for wind power grew 41.7 percent in 2009, beating the annual growth rate of 28.6 percent over the past 13 years. The number one wind powered country is. . .
Global Work Party 10-10-10
There is an organization that is working to get people involved on a global basis to reduce the content of CO2 in the atmosphere. The name of the organizations is 350.org. 350 represents the number that CO2 emissions needs to be at, as measured in parts per million (ppm) according. . .
East Coast Has Huge Wind Potential
A new independent study highlights the potential of wind farms off the eastern seaboard of the U.S. According to the study sponsored by Oceana, the East Coast could generate half of its current electric demand through offshore wind turbines.North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, and Virginia offer the most potential. . .
Passive Homes-The Future In Housing
Ever hear of a passive home? Do you know anyone who lives in one? What is a passive home? A passive home is purposefully designed to be an unbroken airtight structure. They are orientated towards the sun, and have super thick insulation that requires minimum heating. In fact the majority. . .
GM Seeks To Reuse Volt Batteries
Toyota’s Prius has been on the road for over a decade. According to Toyota, they have sold over 1 million Prius’. Ford, Honda, GM, and Nissan all have hybrids in the marketplace, and this year we’ll see the first mass-produced all electrics vehicles become a reality. One of the issues. . .
New Jersey Seeks To Become Wind Mega State
No, this article has nothing to do with Snookie and the Jersey Shore series. New Jersey yesterday passed a law that would ultimately make it the leading provider of offshore wind energy in the country.The Offshore Wind Economic Development Act directs the state’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to establish. . .
Around The World In 80 Days
Electric cars from four countries are participating in the Zero Race adventure. Not quite Indy, or the Dakar Rally across Africa, the Zero Race has these four teams competing across the globe. The race must be completed in 80 days, and the kicker is this is not a race about. . .
New Coal Plants Adding To CO2 Woes
Recent records from the U.S. Department of Energy provided by utilities show that more than 30 coal plants have been built since 2008. The new construction of coal plants stretches from Arizona, Illinois, South Carolina, and Washington. This is the largest expansion of coal plants in the U.S. in over. . .
Global CO2 Emissions Fall 1.3 Percent
For the first time in over a decade worldwide carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1.3 percent. Total global carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2009 to 31.3 billion tons. The Internationals Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien, IWR, (a German based Renewable Energy Industry Institute), issued their annual report highlighting the drop in. . .
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