BLOG ARTICLES TAGGED WITH "energy development"

Cap-and-Trade Shuts Down U.S. Coal Plants

01.05.2009 | 18:01:07 pm | Posted by WorldChanging

Jubilant environmentalists trade high fives, carbon permits We tend to see a lot of handwringing over the fact that Europe has a carbon cap in place, yet they're still adding coal to the mix. But stories like this never seem to get reported the o... [more]

 


Cap-and-trade shuts down U.S. coal plants

01.04.2009 | 14:01:58 pm | Posted by TerraPass blog

by Adam Stein View image We tend to see a lot of handwringing over the fact that Europe has a carbon cap in place, yet they're still adding coal to the mix. But stories like this never seem to get reported the other way. Did you hear the good news? D... [more]

 


U.S. Edges Germany as World's Largest Wind Power Producer

12.30.2008 | 06:12:47 am | Posted by Triple Pundit

In their year-end report, the American Wind Energy Association shows another banner year for wind power in the U.S. For the third year in a row, wind energy development has grown at a record pace, generating over $18 billion in revenue. Even though G... [more]

 


The True Cost Of A Home: How Green Trends Might Save the Housin...

12.20.2008 | 05:12:01 am | Posted by Triple Pundit

There's a paradigm shift going on in the US real estate sector. Yet will home owners justify paying extra for green building if the economic situation continues to deteriorate? The US home owning population has been silently suffering for years now. ... [more]

 


Transition talk: Ken you dig it?

12.17.2008 | 15:12:06 pm | Posted by Gristmill

By Kate Sheppard Ken Salazar. Ken Salazar, Obama's choice to head the Department of the Interior, is provoking controversy in the environmental community. Many activists, particularly among grassroots conservation groups in the West, are c... [more]

 


Green jobs: What he said

12.17.2008 | 07:12:00 am | Posted by Environmental Economics

My next door office neighbor* writes that benefit-cost analysis justifies some wind power subsidies: Aggregating the costs reveals that the project has approximately $121 million in costs and approximately $139 million in benefits. The project is th... [more]

 


Solar Fraud Could Eliminate Spanish Market

12.16.2008 | 06:12:48 am | Posted by Energy Sector and Stocks Analysis

Greentech Media submits: By Ucilia WangA 500-megawatt solar energy development quota set by the Spanish government for 2009 might already be filled.Complete Story ... [more]

 


Invested interests

12.12.2008 | 13:12:37 pm | Posted by Gristmill

By Lester BrownOriginally posted at earthpolicy.org ----- At a time when major U.S. companies are announcing job layoffs almost daily, the renewable energy industry is hiring new workers every day to build wind farms, install rooftop solar arrays, ... [more]

 


South Korea Announces $186 Million in Renewable Energy Funding

12.12.2008 | 00:12:00 am | Posted by Clean Edge

12/12/2008 - South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy has announced a list of firms which will benefit from $186 million in funding for renewable energy development projects...... [more]

 


Why Raul Grijalva matters at Interior

12.08.2008 | 01:12:48 am | Posted by Gristmill

By Jeff BiggersFor the sake of a deliberate and balanced approached to mining, indigenous rights, and environmental concerns, let's hope U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva takes the reins at the Department of the Interior in Obama's administration. ... [more]

 


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