Press Release: Congressional Leaders: Reject Request to Waive Environmental Laws in Stimulus Bill Transp. Projects
| Cap-and-trade gains traction. The scale of a federal cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases would likely dwarf other efforts and affect the price of electricity, gasoline and consumer goods. Some experts predict the market for carbon will become the largest commodity market in the world. |
Every Color Of The Rainbow Is An Energy Source We have all enjoyed watching rainbows and at some point wanted to travel to the end of them for those fabled pots of gold. We can make out the distinct seven colors of the rainbows. But what we see as colors are actually different frequencies or energy levels of the sunlight. A solar panel [.]Posted in: Future Energy, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power |
| More Critical Questions about the Peripheral Canal Ann Hayden is a Senior Water Resource Analyst at EDF.Check out the Contra Costa Time’s latest piece on the proposed peripheral canal.Taugher raises a lot of the right questions, such as: What level of water diversions can the Delta sustain to help recover the ecosystem? How will the canal be governed and operated to ensure [.] |
| Brits Investigating New Wind Turbine Design Researchers claim the V-shaped turbine is easier to maintainThe BBC is carrying a story about a new wind turbine design that is being funded by a public-private partnership in the UK. |