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Renewable can power the world: Gemasolar is a baseload solar thermal plant, using molten salt storage to run 24 hours per day.

Renewables can Power the World

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

We already see strong evidence to support the contention that renewable energy can supply the world’s power needs. As explained in Worldwatch Institute, State of the World 2013, we need to move beyond fossil fuels before its too late. “Renewable technologies broke all growth records in recent years,” said Alexander Ochs, Director of Worldwatch’s Climate and Energy program, and contributing…

Electrical generating capacity and net output has grown significantly under the Obama administration

Electrical Generation Capacity from Renewable Sources Surges Under Obama

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Electrical generation from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal has grown dramatically under the Obama administration says Ken Bossong, Executive Director of the SUN DAY Campaign. Bossong cites two new government studies that show a near doubling of non-hydro renewable energy sources contributing to U.S. electrical generation since president Obama took office. The latest issue of the…

News Break: Record Month for Renewable Energy in the U.S.

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Thomas Schueneman | 3 Comments

May of 2009 saw a record increase in the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources.

Waxman-Markey Comes to Washington

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Than Hansen | 0 Comments

A brief summary of Waxman-Markey energy and climate legislation. Now passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will it pass Congress intact this year?

“Leave Ethanol’s Carbon Footprint Alone or Waxman-Markey Gets It”

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

House Ag committee chair Collin Peterson vows to sink the Waxman-Markey climate change bill.

Just How Clean Can Ethanol Get?

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Angelique van Engelen | 0 Comments

The Obama administration creates the Biofuels Interagency Working Group to help set new standards for the biofuels industry.

Will Europe Become Energy Independent in a Generation?

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Angelique van Engelen | 0 Comments

The Europeans seem confident they’re at a competitive advantage in the current climate and economic crisis because they’ve been playing by the (environmental) book for the past decade. Brussels has just adopted an Energy and Climate Package (pdf) that insiders boast will set the scene for a “new global industrial revolution”. Those are the very words the European Energy commissioner…