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ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY
Spitting In The Wind
Small wind does work and can work for you, it simply needs to be applied properly. There is a steep learning curve to small wind and contrary to some claims wind turbines are not simple home appliances. |
Increase In Installed Wind Capacity Places Spotlight On Wind Service Market
Recent growth in installed capacity along with the expiration of service contracts and the changing characteristic of project owners is pushing the wind service market forward. |
Saving Energy With High Efficiency Motors
After only three to six weeks of continuous operation, the power
costs associated with low-rated electric motors and drives can already
have equalled their purchase price. |
Fuel Cell Technology Update
A study by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory concludes that with targeted deployment policies, focusing first on New York City and Los Angeles, fuel cell vehicles could achieve 50 percent market share by 2030. |
Do We need Nuclear Energy
Nuclear power is often included in papers defending a portfolio approach to power production. Uranium, plutonium, strontium and such need to be extracted from finite radioactive ores like uraninite in Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan and Russia. Moreover, there are a number of social costs that are usually NOT included in a households’ nuclear electricity bill. |
Adidas’ Vietnamese Suppliers Go For Green Rice
factory workers collect waste cooking oil from their kitchens, their neighbors’ and friends’ kitchens and restaurants. The resulting biofuel is then available for steam boilers, forklift trucks, delivery trucks and even the back-up power generators of the companies, thus replacing fossil fuels of up to an equal amount. |
How The Energy Revolution Affects You!
Climate change and energy scarcity is driving change, and mature information technology will be the enabling factor to get beyond the fossil-based energy |
THE ENVIRONMENT |
Rainwater Collection - The Capture System
Rainwater systems need not be complicated. They have been built and used for thousands of years. |
BOOK REVIEW |
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash is the latest in a series of eye opening
documentaries that Hollywood has produced hot on the heels of the financial
and critical success which followed Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. |
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INTERVIEWS
Tim Kubista of ELEMENTS
By improving communications for brands within the renewable energy sector, the conversations – and subsequent actions – will become more productive in moving our country toward energy independence. |
Dr. Christopher Guzy of Ballard Power
Fuel cell solutions can offer business benefits and are ‘zero-emission’, they will have an added appeal to consumers and businesses seeking ways to help the environment. As these audiences purchase increased volumes of fuel cell-powered solutions, the potential for a ‘green’ future will become more tangible. |
Jon Provisor of Guidance
He helped Guidance achieve carbon neutrality in August 2007 - a full 18 months ahead of the company's goal - and is overseeing the implementation of a host of actions within Guidance that will help create a sustainable environment. He contributes to the company's Green blog and created a toolkit to help other companies go green, as well. |
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
Re-tooling Transportation
Circulatory failure is certain if we do not re-tool transportation more quickly than our foundation deteriorates. The timeline for action is very short. Fortunately everything we need to adapt is within our control. |
Biodiesel – NOW!
New technology in passenger cars makes biodiesel a much sought after fuel as small diesel motors are now better able to give their gasoline fueled counterparts a run for the money. Reports of 50 mpg results from biodiesel use are becoming commonplace, often in the VW TDI motor and similar models. |
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