06/Jul 2008 | UT tries to revive salted oil land | Steve Hartmann, executive director of university lands for the University of Texas System, describes efforts to restore West Texas land that has been devastated by salt water, a byproduct of oil produ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Why Is Petrol So Expensive? | By John Mathews Petrol prices are not beyond John Howard's control, writes John Mathews Prime Minister John Howard has called for an all-out debate on energy in Australia. But what he doesn't want is ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Is it Safe Now to Admit Jimmy Carter Was Right? | Mr. Wheelan is the author of four books on American presidents and American history, the most recent published in January, Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Siemens green route to prosperity | Market Watch. DOING business and protecting the environment is becoming increasingly intertwined, spurred by government regulations and also, social expectations and potential financial gains. This wa... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Advocate goes from nature to nuclear | Fast chase ends when driver hits squad car head-on. Petersburg man fights FDA's slow road to drug approval . Bush donors in Florida slow to ante up for McCain . Patrick Moore was one of the founders ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Panic Selling Imminent | I happen to come across this quote from the Big Picture: .Quote of the Day "The greatest booms unfold when capital concentrates in one sector. When that capital shifts, you also find the result of the... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Is the Fuel Cell Car Dead? | Buy Cars on Is the Fuel Cell Car Dead? . Bob on Sodium Sulfur Batteries to be Used for Energy Storage at MN Windfarm . Bob on Sodium Sulfur Batteries to be Used for Energy Storage at MN Windfarm. In ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | How to Make the Move to an Oil-less Future | 6, 2008 The rising cost of oil has everyone on edge. The price of a barrel of oil and the cost of a gallon of gasoline are at all-time highs; experts are telling the public to brace for higher heating... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Landmark Tejon Ranch pact splits environmentalists | Crime. Steve Lopez Sandy Banks Patt Morrison George Skelton Dana Parsons Steve Harvey Steve Hymon . Those involved in the deal to protect some land while allowing development elsewhere... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Oil prices in uncharted territory Victor Abola | The present crisis, while difficult, should lead us to a well-defined and implemented plan to be significantly more energy efficient and save on power and fuel costs. That was the day the invasion of ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Giant Snake-Shaped Generators Could Capture Wave Power | Roland Piquepaille writes "UK researchers have developed a prototype of a future giant rubber tube which could catch energy from sea waves . The device, dubbed Anaconda, uses 'long sea waves to excite... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Experimental plant | Kevin Bolin is president and CEO of Atlanta-based EnerTech Environmental Inc., is expected to start converting sewage sludge into fuel by the end of the year. 'What we're doing is basically addressing... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Re-Consider Origin Bid for Carbon Tax | BG Group will release its bidder's statement this week as the battle for Origin Energy heats up.50 a share from BG Group, citing increases in its coal seam gas reserves and valuations for the sector. ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Southwark selects Elephant & Castle green utilities partner | New developments at the Elephant & Castle will draw their water supply from a chalk aquifer 100 metres below ground under a deal signed last week by Southwark Council. Dalkia has been selected as Sou... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Power: The Real Emergency is Here | THISDAY Investigation Millions of Nigerians have been groaning under the persistent blackout in the last three weeks a situation that was caused partly by 32 cases of system collapse recorded betwee... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Rubber 'Snake' Could Boost Wave Power Energy | A device consisting of a giant rubber tube may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves. Invented in the UK, the 'Anaconda' is a totally innovative wave energy con... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Sharp To Launch Solar Powered Television as Part of Zero Emissions House | During the Hokkaido Toyako Summit (July 7-9, 2008), Sharp Corporation will exhibit its environmentally conscious products and advanced environmental technologies, specifically, LCD TVs in the Environm... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Candidate calls for local wind farm sites | MAYORAL candidate Dennis Argall has turned his attention to sustainability and the future of the Shoalhaven. The windy weather of recent weeks was a timely reminder, he said, that the Shoalhaven shoul... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | DIY solar panel options | Consumerist Spherion. While the Prius is more practical than high efficiency solar vehicles, why not add some solar to the Prius anyway? This solar kit from SEV seamlessly installs onto a Prius' roof... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | A home in the sun: State's largest group of solar-powered houses takes shape in Fayette County | Crash victim was model, Adelphi student: Desiree Mesolella, the daughter of a former Rhode Island state representative, was a passenger killed in an alleged drunken driving accident in Port Washington... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Siemens green route to prosperity | DOING business and protecting the environment is becoming increasingly intertwined, spurred by government regulations and also, social expectations and potential financial gains. This was one of the m... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Nuclear power gaining momentum in the US | Nuclear power is gaining momentum in the United States as the nation seeks environmentally friendly and affordable sources of energy that can meet growing demand. deliberates the possibility of buildi... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Why Baghdad isn't pumping more of its oil | U. Why Baghdad isn't pumping more of its oil by Olivia Ward,The Star . Crucial law to regulate industry is bogged down in issues that reflect Iraq's continuing instability . On a sizzling afternoon ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Fears, Again, of Oil Supplies at Risk - (Looking back to see the future.) | National Call for Congressional Visits: Urge your Representative to Sign the Declaration of Peace Congressional Pledge . COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO BUSH WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY TO RELE... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | The US gas garrison | The Carter Doctrine, established 28 years ago, put the US military in service of assuring the nation s regular supplies of imported oil. This has near-bankrupted the US and corrupted the military, yet... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Waste not want not, Gordon Brown tells families | Families facing spiralling shopping bills were told by Gordon Brown yesterday to stop wasting food, as a government report said that Britons were throwing away groceries worth more than 1 billion a y... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Wind scheme sparks outrage | New Mexico : Wind farms could soon blow on to Taos County s horizon Europe , Ireland : European court ruling may force change in planning laws Scotland : TV signal's gone with the wind Texas : Deba... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Week 48 | Fund positions of 1.0% or greater can be found each week in the right margin of the blog, under the label cloud and recent comments areas; I highlight weekly the larger position changes. historic week... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | China and Japan: The Green Connection | Home. An 11-story building in Beijing is one of the few places in China where you'll hear people speak fondly of Japan. Inside are the offices of the Sino-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Pr... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | GOP Spartan | For the past couple of weeks, John McCain and the GOP have been hitting the airwaves to sell McCain's "new" energy policy. There is nothing "new" about his policy - it is essentially Dick Cheney's sec... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | 50-foot pundit | For my money ($0 to date), Jim and David are the most consistently enjoyable heads in bh nation. Was it really a technology glich, or something much more sinister ? This clip clearly reveals that Jim ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Do-it-yourself spirit fuels their waste oil vision | Houston Chronicle -- There's a reason David Cole's diesel pickup truck smells like fried chicken. It's fueled by the glistening, golden waste oil of a restaurant fry pit. Every two or three weeks, Col... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | China and Japan: A Green Connection | An 11-story building in Beijing is one of the few places in China where you'll hear people speak fondly of Japan. Inside are the offices of the Sino-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protectio... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Which future should we prepare for, industrial or agrarian? | The more Harrison Brown talks about the future of industrial society, the more unlikely it seems that it has a future. Brown is the author of a seminal book entitled "The Challenge of Man's Future" wh... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Huge Rubber Snake is No Joke, Generates Power From Waves | 7, 2008 For some reason or other, we've shown you a lot of robotic snakes here on Giz. But this new one is kind of a robot snake in reverse: it's designed to float just beneath the surface of the sea ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Ross Garnaut's report is a deeply disappointing document, but that's not entirely his fault. It was conceived by a government looking for a fall guy i | Professor Ross Garnaut s draft report has certainly achieved one of its aims it has scared the crap out of everybody but perhaps not in the way intended. We re all now more frightened of the sche... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Sharp Invents Solar-Powered LCD TV | Sharp it seems, has the answer to at least some of the worlds carbon emission problems with its solar-powered LCD TV. The company has showcased a prototype of its 26-inch LCD Aquos TV that can be powe... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | East Haven getting 'greener': State grants propel energy-saving measures townwide | East Haven wasn't always the "greenest" town in Connecticut and wasn't among such green energy pioneers as New Haven, Bethany and Branford, even when the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund began offering g... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | 7/04 :: Camping World Grand Prix at The Gl | IndyCar Series season. John Griffin, vice president of public relations for the Indy Racing League, and Eiron Smith, director of public relations for Watkins Glen International, and their staffs are ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | The power of corncobs | Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company general manager Bill Lee intends to gasify corn cobs to help to power his Benson Minnesota ethanol plant. On his conference room table are exa... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Where There's No | According to Public Citizen, it is technically and economically feasible for a diverse mix of existing renewables to completely meet our energy needs. electricity could immediately come from now-hydro... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | McCain, Obama clash on Va. issues: One big difference is drilling off shores of Va., other states | With campaign staffs on the ground and television commercials under way, the presumptive major-party presidential nominees have begun to discuss issues that may be of particular interest to Virginia v... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Wind farms must meet targets | Your reporting of the Government's energy policy focuses on the supply problems that make the building of 7,000 wind turbines onshore and offshore by 2020 infeasible (News & Christopher Booker, June 2... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | US contract boost for company | Truescape makes three-dimensional (3D) video simulations to show people what proposed projects like wind farms would look like on the landscape before they were built. It has already worked on a numbe... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Are U.S. automakers turning too late? | DEARBORN, Mich. Every morning, just after getting coffee, Mark Fields fires up his laptop to pore over a computer model showing real-time U. On this morning in the middle of May, the man who heads F... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Democratic candidates raise money, support in Anderson | Check out the latest local election news! Go to our exclusive Voter Guide View precinct results maps and voter turnout for Upstate races . Roads to be closed for accident on Abbeville Highway. Volu... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Hi, my name is Martha Chacon. My mother is | Description: By providing growth capital to local entrepreneurs, E+Co helps deliver alternative energy solutions to people around the world. In Nicaragua, where nearly fifty percent of the population ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Charles Gassenheimer | Posted Dec 12th 2007 at 1:29PM by Sebastian Blanco Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Th!nk (Think) . At EVS23 , AutoblogGreen had a chance to speak with the chairman of Ener1, Inc., C... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | An Iranian Shift? | ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | New G.O.P. Ad for McCain on Energy | Kate Phillips Updated The newly formed independent expenditure arm of the Republican National Committee has begun broadcasting its first ad, to be up on the air in more than a dozen battleground stat... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Barack Obama is king of starvation and ethanol insanity! | A World Bank Report suggests Biofuels behind food price hikes . Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report publishe... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | SMU, Cox hosts seminar on energy industry, speculation | Representatives from institutional investors gathered in June to discuss oil prices and futures at the SMU Cox Executive Education Oil & Gas Investing seminar. The seminar was an opportunity for insti... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | The U.S. Is Poised to Hit a New Oil Gusher | The Kiplinger Tax Letter The Kiplinger Agriculture Letter The Kiplinger California Letter Kiplinger's Biofuels Market Alert Kiplinger's Retirement Report SUBSCRIBER HELP. banks are hurting badly, and ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | EU's Barroso Adds Fuel to German Nuclear Power Debate | Gro ansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Anti-nuclear campaigners don't want Germany to reverse its nuclear phase-out policy . European Commission President Barroso praised the value of nucle... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Where are oil and food prices headed? | Singson bats for gasoline conservation. Govt to step up aid to Visayas rice farms hit by Frank . Central bank says economy will normalize in early 09 . Arroyo praises Hanjin for investments in Phili... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | INTERVIEW: Cellulose-derived bioalcohol nears reality | INTERVIEW: Cellulose-derived bioalcohol nears reality WHAT S THE CATCH?: Cellulose can yield 10 units of bioalcohol per unit of fossil fuel whereas corn only yields 1. The trick is simplifying the pre... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Saving the world, one solar bike at a time | If half of the bikes in the world were replaced with solar-powered bikes developed in Taiwan, it would be a significant contribution both to Taiwan s economy and to global environmental protection. T... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Senate-o-rama | By Stephanie Ramage and Chuck Stanley From June 29 through July 2, The Sunday Paper interviewed the five Democratic Senate candidates who will slug it out in the July 15 primary race for a spot on the... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | King James Bible And he opened the | For those living within fifty miles of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, there is a new way to document the potential impact of nuclear energy and radioactive waste. Breast milk: who knew it could... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Saving the Planet Means More than Renewables | Imperial, California - When it comes to going green, the talk begins and ends with renewable energy. But to effect real environmental change, the world s going to need more than solar power alone. In ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Ambassador Hope announces Power to the People in RSA | Internet Website writing music software education news real estate INDIA press release Healthcare technology article business travel internet marketing Open Source . announces the start of the Power t... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | The energy crisis: Will alternatives work? | Expanding "alternative" energies would not be alternative if they worked ("Expand energy alternatives," June 30), they would be just energy sources.If solar, wind power and biofuels are so great, they... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Alternative energy for investors: high volatility, great promise | This [alternative energy] industry is attractive to investors with an appetite for risk. In the medium term, returns are promising, but volatility is quite high. After the initial phase, when many new... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | New Study: Offshore EOR Crucial to Sustaining Future Oil Supply | TULSA, Okla., May 5, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ ----A major campaign of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in offshore fields will be crucial for sustaining the world's future oil supply, acco... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Republican Party ad assails Obama o | LENGTH: 30 seconds. AIRING: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. John McCain says solve it now with a balanced plan: Alternative energy, conservation, suspending the gas tax, and more producti... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | OPEC chief rules out eventual oil price fall | RULED OUT: Khelil (pictured) has said strong demand from China and India, in addition to geopolitical concers, will keep prices high. OPEC President Chakib Khelil ruled out on Sunday an eventual oil ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Rudd faces climate revolt--Australia | The Australian) - KEVIN Rudd faces a savage backlash from unions and state Labor over an emissions trading scheme, with calls to offer free permits to polluters in order to protect electricity prices ... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Debate flares over wind power in Texas | Sure, wind is among the cheapest, cleanest fuels generating the power Texans increasingly demand. But as officials brag about the state's status as the No. 1 wind producer in the country, they're also... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power? | UK researchers have developed a prototype of a future giant rubber tube which could catch energy from sea waves . The device, dubbed Anaconda, uses 'long sea waves to excite bulge waves which travel a... Read » |
06/Jul 2008 | Quick Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions is Possible, and Urgent | One reason you don't hear the opportunities for energy efficiency being advocated by mainstream economists is apparently that they are generally very ignorant of such practicalities (as well as of hum... Read » |
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