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CAPE WIND FARM

2010-01-24T10:45:29Z

Map shows site of proposed wind farm near Cape Cod

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Adobe Systems Experiments With Wind Power

2010-01-15T14:31:03Z

SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 15: The Adobe logo is displayed on the side of the Adobe Systems headquarters January 15, 2010 in San Jose, California. Adobe Systems has added 20 new wind turbines to their rooftops in an attempt to harness wind energy to help power their offices. Each 30 foot tall aluminum wind turbine is capable of captu...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Tours Biofuel Plant

2010-01-12T12:31:33Z

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JANUARY 12: California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tours the Cobalt Biofuels laboratory January 12, 2010 in Mountain View, California. Governor Schwarzenegger toured the Cobalt Biofuels, a Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks during a talk at Cobalt Biofuels in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Cobalt Biofuels, a Silicon Valley green tech company, makes the transportation fuel additive biobutanol. Biobutanol makes fuel from living organisms using cle...

Biodiesel Woes

2010-01-03T13:30:33Z

FILE - In this April 22, 2009 file photo, Lyle Rudensey holds a cup of refined homemade biodiesel that he made from used cooking oil in his garage in Seattle. A one-year extension of the biodiesel tax credit was included in a bill that was approved by the U.S. House last week, but with its crowded calenda...

Geothermal Campuses

2009-12-06T11:30:56Z

In this April 2009 photo provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, workers drill a series of holes as part of a geothermal heating and cooling system that's expected to save money while providing plenty of green energy. While solar and wind power get most of the headlines, geothermal power is quietly gaining traction on college campuses where energy costs can siphon millions each year from the budget. (AP Photo...

China Wind Inc

2009-12-06T09:30:46Z

In this photo taken Nov. 19, 2009, a worker is seen while installing a wind turbine produced by Goldwind Science and Technology Co. Ltd. at the Dabancheng Wind Farm in northwest China's Xinjiang region. Goldwind and other Chinese wind energy companies have grown rapidly as Beijing pushes its companies to use more r...

Wind Farms Home Values

2009-12-02T15:35:23Z

FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, a home is dwarfed by a wind turbine approximately 1,500 feet from his property near Ubly, Mich. A comprehensive report funded by the Department of Energy found that wind farms have no measurable effect on nearby property values. It is unlikely that the report, just the latest to reach the same conclusion, will cool the debate over wind farms that represent progress to some, and aggravation for others.(AP Phot...

Climate Change And Global Pollution To Be Discussed At Copenhagen Summit

2009-11-28T13:31:22Z

ALONEI HABASHAN, GOLAN HEIGHTS - NOVEMBER 27: An Israeli couple visits the wind farm on Mount Bnei Rasan overlooking the border with Syria on November 27, 2009 near the Israeli community of Alonei Habashan in the Golan Heights. The ten wind turbines produce 6 megawatts of electricity which is used by local industry and the residents of the disputed plateau which ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 23: Children walk home after school to the isolated Bedouin Arab village of Darejat which has turned to photovoltaic solar power to provide themselves with electricity, November 23, 2009 Israel's Negev desert. As the village is not yet connected to the national power grid the Government and a private natural electricity company are fitting houses, Mosques, Community cent...

dwp solar hotel

2009-11-24T18:32:34Z

Solar-powered hotel lights up China The world's largest solar energy hotel has opened in Shandong, China. The Solar Valley Micro-E Hotel, in Dezhou, Shandong, has been constructed with thousands of permanent light panels which will provide 70 per cent of the build...

Climate 09 Transforming Earth

2009-11-24T11:17:23Z

FILE - This Aug. 27, 2009 file photo shows a tractor preparing a field under wind turbines at the Spearville Wind Energy Facility near Spearville, Kan. World governments at the climate change summit in Copenhagen next month are seeking to transform the way we run the planet, from the generation of energy, the building of homes and cities to the shaping of the landscape. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Greener Living With Renewable Energy Sources

2009-03-14T07:15:44Z

<p>Greener Living With Renewable Energy Sources</p><p>By Meghan Blue</p><p></p><p>With the decrease in the availability of non renewable resources over time, people have become very cautious and have started taking steps to make use of energy more efficiently. By researching the naturally available energy resources, it has been shown that they help a lot in saving money being that is now spent on non-renewable resources of energy.</p><p>&l...

The Most Profitable Advantages of Renewable Energy

2009-03-13T19:23:54Z

<p>The Most Profitable Advantages of Renewable Energy</p><p>By Samuele Deias</p><p></p><p>Undoubtedly, as you may have read or heard before, exploiting renewable energy presents various advantages, ranging from environmental to economical aspects, from ethical to merely technical aspects, along with its challenges of course. Among all the advantages I will consider those which may have a large-scaled influence in our lives all around the planet. Extra...

How Does Climate Change Affect Me?

2009-03-12T22:56:00Z

<p>How Does Climate Change Affect Me?</p><p>By Jean Cannon</p><p></p><p>There is all this talk about Climate Change. I guess we all want to know how much of it is true and how relevant is it to my business? This article discusses what has happened, is happening and some of the predictions so you can assess the importance for yourself. It also discusses the causes of this and includes some discussion of available options.</p><p></p>&l...

Scottish and Southern Energy gets OK for wind farm

2009-03-24T22:14:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Scottish and Southern Energy gets approval for 260MW wind farm off the Dutch coast</div><div><p>The Netherlands government has approved Scottish and Southern Energy's plans to build a 260 megawatt wind farm in the North Sea, the company said Thursday.<...

Kaine Says Funding Cuts Must have Least Possible Impact

2009-03-23T01:25:18Z

<div><p><p>RICHMOND - In his final State of the Commonwealth Address, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Wednesday night outlined his plans to fix a nearly $3 billion state budget shortfall, as well as his ideas to stimulate Virginia's weak economy and promote renewable energy. </p> <p>"I have presented you with a budget that tightens the belt of government, just as citizens a...

Dutch government okays new offshore wind turbines

2009-03-24T22:16:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Dutch government okays new 260-megawatt offshore wind turbine park</div><div><p>The Netherlands' Transportation Ministry has granted a construction permit for a new wind turbine farm in the North Sea which would be the largest so far in Dutch waters.</p><p>The development by Ireland's

As fed steps up, states step back on solar funding

2009-03-24T22:21:24Z

<div id="subtitle">As federal government boosts tax credits for solar panels, some states are pulling back</div><div><p>Homeowners who waited until this year to install rooftop solar panels and take advantage of a hefty new government subsidy might not get the payback they anticipated.</p><p>As federal subsidies are rolled out, states under severe economic strain and utilities have slashed their own solar incentives, and as a result, cut the expected discount ...

Obama heads to Ohio on pre-inauguration trip

2009-03-24T22:21:52Z

<div><p>On the final countdown to his inauguration, president-elect Barack Obama will promote his economic recovery plans with a visit to a plant in Ohio making wind turbine parts, his office said Wednesday.</p><p>On Friday, Obama will tour the factory operated by Cardi...