CARPC holds off on city’s request for expansion.Verona’s request to expand into an area southwest of the city will have to wait at least until next month because it is considered a highly sensitive ecological area.
The ESA: Again at the Center of the Blame GameBy Ann HaydenAnn Hayden is a Senior Water Resource Analyst at […]
Ethanol Industry Loses Pioneer The renewable fuel industry received a jolt in the form of Kathy Bryans death. She was the founder of BBI International, a global bio fuels consulting and publishing company. She is considered to be a pioneer for the ethanol-based bio fuel industry. In the early 80s when very few people knew […]
Fury at plan to power EU homes from Congo dam.Plans to link Europe to what would be the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam project in the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo have sparked fierce controversy, especially at a time when less than 30% of Africans have access to electricity.
Smart irrigation for landscaping and cropsBy Michael KroonThis […]
Comprehensive Alternative Energy Events Calendar We recently revamped our events page to include a google calendar to help you all keep up with upcoming conferences, shows and workshops that promote energy alternatives and provide networking opportunities for all of you involved in the industry. If you know of any upcoming events/conferences that we have missed, […]
92 mpg DIY Diesel InsightFrom SlashDot:“Just replaced the gasoline engine in a Honda Insight with a Diesel engine. On a 3,000 mile cross-country shakedown journey the car averaged 92mpg over 1,800 miles. Around a very hilly town in Northwest Washington, the car is averaging 78mpg. These mileage averages are without the electric side of the […]
Bonn 3: UN-style progress, slow but trueBy Gus Silva-ChavezClimate and Tropical Forests Policy Expert Gus Silva-Chavez writes from BonnBonn 3 wraps up today and I’d say the session made classic UN-style progress EUR slow, but headed in the right direction. Theres really no fast way to get 190 countries moving in the same direction. This […]
BP Invests in Biofuel Research EUR Are Oil Firms Coming Around?In the midst of certain lobbyists underhanded attempts to prevent climate change legislation, one oil giant, BP, has joined the biofuel-research-by-oil-firms club. BP recently invested $10 million in a joint project investigating new techniques for converting sugar into biodiesel. According to BP Biofuels Chief Executive […]
China to ‘do its best’ at climate talks.China will do its best to ensure the success of international talks on a new climate change pact in December, the nation’s top negotiator on the issue says, according to state media.
China Closes Smelter After 1300 Children Are SickenedChina has closed down a manganese smelter in the southern […]
Hydrogen From Waste Materials Environmentalists are continuously searching for green and clean fuel. Until now they have been putting a lot of energy and talent into hydrogen fuels because when hydrogen is burned, the only emission it makes is water vapor. So it is a great advantage that burning of hydrogen doesnt produce carbon dioxide. […]
New Poll: Californians Favor Conservation Measures to Solve Water CrisisJennifer Witherspoon is the California Communications Director at EDF.I was thrilled to learn