Having recently returned from a vacation in the Grass Valley area, where I stayed with my wife in a lakefront home that is totally powered by solar power (off-grid), I continue to wonder why our elected officials at every level are not doing more to promote alternative energy. More than anything
As alternative energy continues to gain momentum, renewable sources
such as nuclear, solar and wind power are the usual options for replacing
fossil fuels. In North Carolina, however, another solution is sprouting on the side of the
road. In conjunction with a national program known as “FreeWays
For the solar industry in Pennsylvania, Wednesday is a day of envy. At 10 a.m., Delaware Gov. Jack Markell is to sign a legislative measure
boosting his state’s commitment to alternative energy, including a promise to
get 3.5 percent of its electricity from the sun by 2025. It is the sort of
On the Friday afternoon, when something important isn’t
noticed by journalists on a factory schedule and mentality, just
before that hot holiday week settled on our land, it was announced
by the provincial government they were cancelling the funds given to
alternative energy projects. It’s a bitch
Alternative energy A friend just lent me A Short History of Progress, by Ronald Wright, a 2004 Massey lecturer. Talk about “big picture” – this vast sweep at the tenure of mankind on the planet is a gallop through where
we’ve been, how we got here and where we might be heading. It’s not
Atlanta scored a renewable energy coup Tuesday when HydroPhi
Technology Inc., a little-known hydrogen energy company with huge
potential, said it will put its headquarters, R&D center and factory
here, eventually creating 300 jobs. HydroPhi’s choice raises Georgia’s alternative-energy profile.
She is an associate professor in mechanical engineering with a
passion for alternative energy and Gregorian chanting. BECK ELEVEN meets Susan
Krumdieck. A small American flag sticks out of the Krumdieck family’s front door. Through this most American of doorways trots one of the most British of
The Town of Ingersoll is gambling it can get a slice of the
alternative energy generation pie as it moves on plans to build a
$32.5-million solar farm. Council voted last week to continue moving ahead with plans to
partner with InTech Clean Energy and build its own 10-megawatt solar
farm on about
Advocates, including Gov. Rendell, for long-in-the-making legislation
that would increase requirements for alternative-energy use in Pennsylvania
expressed pessimism Monday that passage could be accomplished before the
General Assembly breaks for its summer recess. That vacation could start by
Teachers Catherine Love and Andy Rorabeck were seeking ways
to demonstrate for their students the value of alternative energy. Their desire for a practical, teachable moment has spun out to
create the first working windmill at Char-Lan District High School. The $2,500 windmill isn’t like the huge
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