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Wind farms to create thousands of jobs

Wind Farms Could Create Thousands of New Neb. Jobs Report: Up to 40,000 new Nebraska jobs over next 2 decades if more wind farms built in state

abc NEWS/Money By NATE JENKINS Associated Press Writer
LINCOLN, Neb. January 4, 2010 (AP) Continue reading →

January 5, 2010 Posted by | climate change, renewable, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

Wind energy industry booming world-wide

China, EU, Turkey Ramp Up Wind Energy · Environmental Leader  January 4, 2010 As China positions itself as the number three global provider in wind energy, the European Union, including the UK, and Turkey are making plans to ramp up their renewable energy efforts in 2010.China has become the third largest global wind energy provider in 2009, reaching 20 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, according to the official New China press agency, reports Instal Biz. Continue reading →

January 5, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change, renewable | , , | Leave a comment

Contrary to those pro-nuclear lies, Renewable energy can power the world

There Is Plenty Renewable Energy to Fight Global Warming | AlterNetTHE HUFFINGTON POST by Jurriaan Kamp 31 Dec 09 The shift from our current fossil fuel based economies to sustainable renewable energy economies is usually presented as a great challenge. That is also the message coming from the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen. Oil companies tell us that it can be done but that we need decades to get there. The numbers tell a bit of a different story.

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December 31, 2009 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change, renewable | , , , , , | Leave a comment

US: Pro nuke senator tries to stop solar energy plan

Nuclear Plant Planned For California, Despite State Ban Green Light Michael Kanellos | December 30, 2009“……..U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein continues to move ahead with a plan that would prevent solar thermal power plants, one of the more cost-effective forms of alternative enrgy, from going up in the Mojave. A thermal plant is one heck of a lot cleaner than a nuclear plant when you consider the construction materials and nuclear waste. And, unlike PV panels or wind, solar thermal plants produce power in steady, large quantities.


December 31, 2009 Posted by | politics, USA | , , , , , | Leave a comment

China rules increased use of renewable energy

China Pushes Use of Clean Energy The Wall Street Journal by Shai Oster 29 Dec 09
BEIJING — China announced new regulations to increase the use of renewable energy such as wind and hydropower by forcing electricity grid operators to prioritize their use, in an effort by the world’s top greenhouse-gas emitter to reduce its reliance on coal. Continue reading →

December 27, 2009 Posted by | China, renewable | , , | Leave a comment

Nevada’s renewable energy prospects booming

Energy office director: Renewable energy industry will see explosive growth Las Vegas Sun Jim Groth Dec. 27, 2009 By 2020, solar and alternative-energy-related businesses will surpass gaming and mining as the state’s growth industries. Continue reading →

December 27, 2009 Posted by | renewable, USA | , , | Leave a comment

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