May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tom Fowler Houston Chronicle
An overbuilding of power plants combined with a large drop in
electricity demand might make it a particularly bad time for ... read more
During the first quarter of 2009, more bicycles were sold in the US than cars and trucks. While the Great Recession is hurting bike sales, they didn't fall as fast as automobiles. Around 2.6 million ... read more
New York Times
May 25, 2009
By FELICITY BARRINGER
The definition of renewable energy seems clear cut: The sun continues to shine, so solar energy is renewable. The wind continues to blow, so wind ... read more
by Ryan Randazzo - May. 22, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Arizona Public Service Co. is teaming with a defense company and private-equity firm to build another solar-power plant west of ... read more
In 2007, US Department of Defense (DOD) spent $13 billion USD on fuel and this number jumped to $20 billion USD in 2008. With the military planning on moving forces from Iraq to Afghanistan this ... read more
China's notorious coal-powered plants will be given some relief, come 2020--an announcement's been made that the #1 greenhouse gas emitting country in the world plans to have 35% of its power come ... read more
As more wind farms go up and more research done, it's emerging that bats are more at risk from wind turbines than birds. However, as the New York Times points out, a new study done by the Bat and ... read more