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Grace Jones - Corporate Cannibal
July 15th, 2008Grace Jones, always interesting, thought this song has some interesting themes, and heck it is a cool video to boot.
Could Carbon Capture Be The Next Cash Cow?
July 14th, 2008According to a new technical market research report, Carbon Capture & Storage Technologies from BCC Research, the global market for carbon capture technologies was worth $88.7 billion in 2007. This is expected to increase to over $236.3 billion by 2012, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.8%.
I wonder just how viable […]
Time For Changing Light Bulbs Is Over, Time To Change Our Politicians
July 10th, 2008After more than 49,000 people demanded better fuel economy standards for vehicles, the Sierra Club’s Lightbulbs to Leadership campaign is now gearing up for the final phase of the Lightbulbs to Leadership campaign–a night of action on green job development.
Today, Sierra Club also released the third and final animated video of the campaign, entitled the […]
Yes We Can…Destroy The Constitution, Barack Obama Votes To Give Immunity To Illegal Spying By Phone Companies
July 10th, 2008I wish Dennise Kucinich would be president, ohh how I miss him. Obama seemed great, but what the hell is he doing voting for the FISA bill that gives phone companies immunity for spying on Americans without warrants. The war on terror has done NOTHING but take away American rights. Thanks George […]
Renewable Energy Generates Job While Big Carbon Generates Pink Slips
July 10th, 2008I talk a lot about renewable energy and jobs. Mostly because I grew up in the midwest, and saw first hand what a “transition” to a new system can do to an intrenched industry. When the Japanese, Korean and European car companies started making better more efficient cars in the 80’s the midwest […]
Investment In Clean Energy Up 60%, Tops 148 Billion Dollars in 2007
July 9th, 2008With the housing market in the dumps, and Wall Street unsure of what to do next, it is refreshing to see that some people out there still get it. Clean energy investments have been charging forward despite financial market turmoil.
Climate change worries, growing support from world governments, rising oil prices and ongoing energy […]
Cape Wind Passes Yet Another Hurdle
July 9th, 2008Brining us just that much closer to clean renewable energy from wind power, Cape Wind has passed yet another legal hurdle on it’s way towards approval.
A Final Decision issued by the Director of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MDFW) upheld an earlier decision that Cape Wind does not constitute a “taking” under the […]
Afrigadget Roundup - Eco Taxis And Efficient Gardening
July 9th, 2008If you are not already familiar with the awesome blog Afrigadget (they highlight inventions made by people in various African countries) you should check them out.
Recently they had two good stories, one about keyhole gardens, and the other about an innovative bicycle taxi with a twist.
New Jersey College Switches To 100% Wind Power
July 8th, 2008(picture unrelated)
Georgian Court University has announced that it is the first higher education institution in New Jersey to purchase all of its electricity from renewable resources. The university has purchased approximately 6,122,000 KWh of wind power, an amount equivalent to the university’s annual electrical power usage, in the form of Green-e certified Renewable Energy Certificates […]
Wind Power Kicks Ass, Nuclear Power Not So Much
July 8th, 2008Global nuclear power capacity grew by less than 2,000 megawatts in 2007, a figure equivalent to just one-tenth of the new wind power installed globally last year, according to the latest Vital Signs Update from the Worldwatch Institute. Global nuclear capacity stands at 372,000 megawatts, but ranks as the slowest growing energy source—just 0.5 […]
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