Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Maldives, one of the most beautiful nations on earth, held the artistic, theatrical event of an underwater government meeting last month, to try to bring more attention to the threats of climate change. Now, they are getting more practical but still grabbing headlines — they are looking to build a wind farm that will generate 40% of the island nation’s electricity needs. The wind...
Eco Friendly Mag (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Maldives Goes from Underwater Meetings to Huge Wind Farm Maldives, one of the most beautiful nations on earth, held the artistic, theatrical event of an underwater government meeting last month, to try to bring more attention to the threats of climate change. Now, they are getting more practical but still grabbing headlines — they are looking [...]
Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Sen. Charles E. Schumer on Thursday moved to block the federal government from doling economic stimulus dollars to a $1.5 billion dollar wind farm planned for west Texas because it will rely on turbines manufactured in China. Schumer, D-N.Y., said he was “furious” about the possibility stimulus dollars could flow to the project, a collaboration among [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A public meeting is to be held later to consider proposals for a community farm on National Trust land in east Devon.
Energy News Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.orgTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)• Radar Ridge Wind Farm Plan an Uphill Battle for Utilities• Update - Electricity Restored in N Mason Outage•...
Biased BBC (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
A documentary maker whose previous work for the BBC has included a film about a radical socialist Scottish republican has had his latest piece rejected by the Corporation because it takes a negative view of wind farms : A BAFTA-nominated documentary maker has accused the BBC of banning his latest film about life in a remote Highland glen because it shows a lack of impartiality about wind...
Compass Points (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... took a week off and went with his buddies into the cascades. They set up camp in the corner of a farm and planned on mountain biking down the closed logging roads to were they would hunt. When they set up camp the farmer pointed across the road to a little creak and said, "You should try over there. I see elk over there all the time." Tim and his buddies proceed to spend...
Earth2Tech (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Updated with additional comments from Ausra and First Solar: Ausra, the solar thermal startup backed by Kleiner Perkins and Khosla Ventures, said today it is selling its Carrizo Energy Solar Farm project, a proposed 177MW project still under development, to industry giant First Solar. Sale of the project, which is in San Luis Obispo, Calif., [...]
Fund my Mutual Fund (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... ] As you can see, China for example (and Germany... and Japan) have heavily subsidized long range plans to go green, pretty much impossible to compete with on a global footprint if the home country refuses any similar form of subsidization. However we are not allowed to have an industrial policy in the US because to do so would make us "socialist" - like those darn Germans. Instead...
