Highlights
Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile ecosystems.
The main types of renewable energy are hydroelectricity, biomass (organic matter), geothermal, solar, wind and biofuels. The most used form of renewable energy is traditional biomass like burning wood. The market is growing for many forms of renewable energy with conservation of water and energy the main reasons for using these technologies. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can be developed to power hybrid vehicles in order to d...
The main types of renewable energy are hydroelectricity, biomass (organic matter), geothermal, solar, wind and biofuels. The most used form of renewable energy is traditional biomass like burning wood. The market is growing for many forms of renewable energy with conservation of water and energy the main reasons for using these technologies. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can be developed to power hybrid vehicles in order to d...
Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile ecosystems.
The main types of renewable energy are hydroelectricity, biomass (organic matter), geothermal, solar, wind and biofuels. The most used form of renewable energy is traditional biomass like burning wood. The market is growing for many forms of renewable energy with conservation of water and energy the main reasons for using these technologies. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can be developed to power hybrid vehicles in order to decrease dependence on oil. Compact fluorescent light bulbs can be used in place of traditional light bulbs and the light output will be the same, but the wattage is less.
The market for renewable energy is likely to increase sharply when its cost equals current energy sources and its benefits, such as energy efficiency, are realized on a global scale.
The main types of renewable energy are hydroelectricity, biomass (organic matter), geothermal, solar, wind and biofuels. The most used form of renewable energy is traditional biomass like burning wood. The market is growing for many forms of renewable energy with conservation of water and energy the main reasons for using these technologies. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can be developed to power hybrid vehicles in order to decrease dependence on oil. Compact fluorescent light bulbs can be used in place of traditional light bulbs and the light output will be the same, but the wattage is less.
The market for renewable energy is likely to increase sharply when its cost equals current energy sources and its benefits, such as energy efficiency, are realized on a global scale.
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Obama brings hope, but short-term paralysis, to UN climate talks as world waits out Bush term
Associated Press WriterPOZNAN, Poland (AP) _ Barack Obama's upcoming presidency has infused a sense of hope in the current U.N. climate talks that the United States — one of the world's biggest polluters — may soon emerge as a global leader in saving the planet from...Tags: Heads of State, Treaties, Energy, Petroleum Industry, Barack Obama
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Report: State may top Crist's renewable energy goal
The Associated PressA report delivered to state regulators says Florida can exceed Gov. Charlie Crist's goal for using renewable energy but only if everything goes right. If it doesn't, Florida could fall well short of using wind, solar and other renewables for 20 percent...Tags: Charlie Crist, Navigant Consulting Incorporated, Florida, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving
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Va. regulators OK renewable energy options
The State Corporation Commission is allowing customers of Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachian Power to go green. Regulators on Wednesday approved both companies' requests to let customers buy renewable energy certificates for some or all of their...Tags: Virginia, Alternative Energy, Appalachian Power Company, Energy Saving
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A look at some utility-scale solar energy projects
A bright future? About 80 utility-scale solar projects are being proposed in California. Here are some of the ones furthest along in the development process. AUSRA INC. Technology: Compact linear Fresnel reflectors Capacity: 177 megawatts County:...Tags: FPL Group, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), California
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Cleaner cars can put Florida on forefront of economic recovery
Special to the SentinelAt a recent meeting of the Republican Governors Association, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appealed to his colleagues to support his vision of economic recovery through programs to stimulate green fuels and renewable energy to combat climate change. "We...Tags: Charlie Crist, Florida, Executive Branch, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Global Warming
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Caution on jatropha
I wanted to comment on Lauren Ritchie's columns last week about biodiesel fuel. While biodiesel fuel is a proactive way to explore alternative fuels, and some biofuel companies have reported that jatropha is a good plant to use for this purpose, there is...Tags: Orlando, Florida, Ecosystems, Conservation
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Letters to the editor
Stamp of disapproval Re “For failure to deliver, he’s his customers’ hero,” Nov. 22 I think Steven Padgett's sentence -- a fine of $3,000, three years' probation and 500 hours of community service -- is a miscarriage of justice....Tags: Therapies, Natural Science, Drug Trafficking, Los Angeles, Biology
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Schools In Competition To Cut Use Of Electricity
The Hartford CourantAs chief of the "energy police" at Whiting Lane Elementary School in West Hartford, Principal Nancy DePalma scribbled on Post-Iit nNotes as if writing out tickets, sticking messages -- declaring "This is sucking energy" -- on teachers' computer monitors...Tags: Energy, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Middletown, Colchester, Connecticut Light & Power Company
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West Hartford Looks For Ways To Cut Energy Costs
The Hartford CourantThe town is looking to reduce energy costs, which exceed $16 million a year. Tighter windows, dimmer lights, controls on air flow, after-school programs in one building instead of three, centralized storage, solar power — "capturing these...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Plainville, Energy, Alternative Energy, California
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Spanish cemetery goes solar
The Associated PressA new kind of silent hero has joined the fight against climate change. Santa Coloma de Gramenet, a gritty, working-class town outside Barcelona, has placed a sea of solar panels atop mausoleums at its cemetery, transforming a place of perpetual rest into...Tags: Alternative Energy, Death and Dying, Global Change, Energy Saving
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Biofuel researchers are nibbling on new ideas, hoping to end the feast on food crops
Associated Press WriterAMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) _ In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom. Right or wrong, that was when blame firmly settled on biofuels for the surge in food prices. The...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Agriculture, Market and Exchange, International Economic Institution, Prices
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WVa approves Laurel Mountain wind project
West Virginia has OK'd a proposed $250 million wind farm along the Laurel Mountain ridgeline. The state Public Service Commission says AES Laurel Mountain has to establish a decommissioning fund, obtain additional permits and satisfy other conditions...Tags: Virginia, AES Corp., West Virginia
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