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The Future Of Green Technologies In America
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
As America turns it’s attention toward green technologies, it is important to define what the promising next generation green technologies are. We will also need to evaluate the funding required, a timeline to practical application and affordability in the marketplace. Other challenges wait ahead, including educating the public and getting qualified staff and workers to [...]
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Your Skills Can Work In The New Green Collar World
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Are you one of the millions of Americans who are worried that the countries move toward green energy will leave you without a job? Believe or not, jobs like constructions workers, salespeople, marketers, accountants and even office workers will still be needed in the alternative energy field. With the state of the economy and the [...]
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Billions From Economic Stimulus Going Green
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
On January 22, 2009, a House panel approved the spending of an estimated $54 billion in economic stimulus funds for environmentally friendly energy projects, including improving the transmission of wind-generated electricity and expanding conservation projects. The energy plan, approved 34-17 by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, includes about $54 billion in spending for power [...]
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Lack of Profits Could Kill Obama’s Renewable Energy Plan
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
All hail Barack Obama! President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to revive the economy and cut unemployment is a very clever method of solving the global economic crisis and save the environment. His vision for investing in alternative fuel technology and promoting hybrid carscomplements his approach. But in reality, who is going to invest in renewable [...]
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A GEM of An Alternative Energy Idea
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
IST Energy, a small company in Waltham, Massachusetts has unvailed a unique solution for turning ordinary trash into energy. The product is a self contained unit the size of a shipping container that gasifies trash and converts it to electricity and heat. The company calls it the Green Energy Machine (GEM). The GEM is targeted [...]
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$45 Trillion Needed To Save The World
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
At the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, Kevin Parker, Global Head of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division stated that up to $45 trillion in new alternative energy investment will be needed to replace the world’s dependency on carbon-based fuels. Mr. Parker $45 trillion price tag is based on an estimated provided by the [...]
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Commercial Airliner Flys On Algae and Weed
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Continental Airlines Inc. last week successfully flew a Boeing 737 twin-engine jet powered powered partly by a biofuel consisting of algae and weed. The 2 hour test flight was conducted over Houston, the carrier’s headquarters. The test involved powering one of the two engines with a mix of 50% kerosene and a blend of fuel [...]
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Cape Code OffShore Wind Farms To Become Reality
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
The Cape Wind project looks like it could really become reality. A plan to build a $1.2 billion, privately run wind farm off the Cape Cod shore cleared a major hurdle yesterday when the Interior Department deemed it environmentally safe. The 800-page report by Interior’s Minerals Management Service said the 24 square-mile wind farm in [...]
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Alternative Energy Sector Optimistic With Obama
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Shares of alternative energy companies, particularly those related to solar energy, jumped this week as investors give the thumb’s-up sign to Barack Obama and his clean-energy proposals. Over the weekend president-elect Barack Obama mentioned his programs for research and development on energy efficiency. His plan is part of his $300 billion economic relief plan he [...]
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Carbon Credit Trading: Making It Big Time In 2009
Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Major global investment banks like JP Morgan have plunged head first into the business of carbon trading. The carbon market is an international experiment to reduce greenhouse gases that cause global warming. It is done by subsidizing the distribution of efficient cooking stoves in poor countries. Because the new, improved stoves save fuel and produce [...]