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U.S. Carbon Emission Down 7 Percent in Four Years, Even Bigger Drops Coming

November 4, 2011

By Lester R. Brown Between 2007 and 2011, carbon emissions from coal use in the United States dropped 10 percent. During the same period, emissions from oil use dropped 11 percent. In contrast, carbon emissions from natural gas use increased by 6 percent. The net effect of these trends was that U.S. carbon emissions dropped [...]

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6 Alternative Energies Which Could Help Combat Climate Change

November 3, 2011

Image by Fredo / Creative Commons When you hear someone talking about climate change, what is the first thing you think? Most people immediately think about global warming and the environmental controversy about who is to blame for this so-called &#823…

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Nissan Partners in Off-Grid Solar EV Charging Project

November 1, 2011

AllCell Technologies, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion battery packs, has teamed up with multiple cleantech companies to create a completely off-grid solar EV charging station. Located in Amman, Jordan, the station can charge both a Nissan LEAF and multiple light electric vehicles simultaneously, is off-grid and includes a lithium-ion energy storage system that is protected from the scorching…

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Obama Administration Charts Best Zones for Large-Scale Solar Development Projects

October 31, 2011

The Obama Administration recently announced its new ‘roadmap’ for large-scale solar projects, opening 285,000 acres of desert in the western United States and 20 million acres of the Mojave for solar development. The solar ‘map’ will distinguish the inadequate areas unfit for large projects and establish the better spots which have already passed environmental specifications and thus…

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Solar PV Breaks Records in 2010

October 27, 2011

Solar photovoltaic (PV) companies manufactured a record 24,000 megawatts of PV cells worldwide in 2010, more than doubling their 2009 output.

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Google Funds $75 Million for Residential Solar Installations

October 27, 2011

Google recently put up $75 million in funding for roughly 3,000 residential solar installations in Arizona, California and Colorado. Clean Power Finance will oversee the fund and will work with solar power installers to provide homeowners with financing options. The initiative will give consumers an option to enter into lease agreements or power purchase agreements with the installers, which is…

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7 Sustainable Office Buildings for the Future

October 25, 2011

Ecofriendly buildings are required in present scenario to deal with the increase in global warming and other natural disasters. To deal with it, sustainable technology is developed which offers a complete ecofriendly surrounding and doesn’t pollutes the surrounding and the environment. This has been taken as a step toward a greener tomorrow and people are supporting it in every possible way. These buildings are not…

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German Trains To Run on 100% Renewables

October 14, 2011

Image credit: Ingy The Wingy, used under Creative Commons license.

During our live chat with Solarcentury’s Jeremy Leggett yesterday, we started out by discussing the high profile solar railway bridge his company is helping install in central London …

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How To Store Wind Power: Pump It Into A Big Underwater Balloon

October 13, 2011

Testing Hydrostor model, University of Windsor

Tyler Hamilton recently wrote Mad Like Tesla: Underdog Inventors and their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy, and while the book may be out, he keeps looking for those crazy ideas that might change ever…

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TreeHugger Live Chat Today on Solar & Peak Oil, 11e with Solarcentury’s Jeremy Leggett

October 13, 2011

Image credit: Solarcentury

From developing the world’s largest solar bridge currently under construction in London to founding a charity that’s bringing solar to Africa, Jeremy Leggett—founder and Executive Chairman of Solarcentury—has do…

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