Radio Netherlands: A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says that some…
Month: December 2008
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Creating 2 million new jobs at a price of $100 billion
MarketWatch: They’re calling it the “transition to green.” The motto, fashioned by environmental groups’ pining…
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A sea of troubles
Economist: NOT much is known about the sea, it is said; the surface of Mars…
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United States: Wind Turbine of the Future Installed on Historic Oilfield
Environment News Service: The installation of a six kilowatt wind turbine on a historic oil…
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United States: Lawmakers looking to put Austin on the renewable energy map
Austin Business Journal: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co., based in Round Rock, manufactured 10 wind turbines for…
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Britain’s windfarm revolution tangled in red tape
Guardian: Britain’s wind power industry is facing a double blow of lengthy planning delays and…
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Solar energy remains a hot idea, despite flap
Daily News: The flap over the city’s March 3 solar energy ballot measure, Measure B,…
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In San Francisco, ‘congestion pricing’ is something they’re sneezing at
LA Times: Reporting from San Francisco — You’ve just driven from Oakland to San Francisco…
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Chu is wise choice for US energy secretary
United Press International: The nomination of Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, by U.S. President-elect…
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Canada: Despite economy, emissions still issue for oil sands
Globe and Mail: Conventional wisdom suggests that, as the economy tanks, corporations face less pressure…