Entries tagged Coal

1. A profusion of green jobs is just a carbon cap away

   By Sheryl Canter Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008 5:56pm PDT for climate411

   A Sunday New York Times Magazine profile helps make the case why federal policy needs to catch up with clean energy technology, not the other way around. Read full post »

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   • Business,
   • Government,
   • Economics,
   • Wind Power,
   • Hydro Power,
   • Coal,
   • Electricity

2. What the current turmoil means for clean tech

   By Hank Green Posted Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:19am PDT for ecogeek

   

   "We can't afford a delay, as investors or as inhabitants of planet Earth..." Read full post »

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   • Government,
   • Solar Power,
   • Economics,
   • Biofuels,
   • Carbon Offsets,
   • Hydro Power,
   • Coal,
   • Electricity

3. Understanding our clean energy options

   By Sam Newman Posted Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:56pm PDT for amorylovins

   

   The U.S. presidential candidates are talking energy policy, but sometimes what they're saying is obscured by rhetoric. Here are several key concepts in simple terms. Read full post »

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   • Science,
   • Government,
   • Solar Power,
   • Economics,
   • Biofuels,
   • Wind Power,
   • Hydro Power,
   • Oil and Gas,
   • Coal

4. How green is the Volt really?

   By Hank Green Posted Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:40pm PDT for ecogeek

   

   Is a car powered (mostly) by electricity from the grid better for the environment than one that's powered from gasoline? Here's a breakdown. Read full post »

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   • Design,
   • Electric Cars,
   • Hybrids,
   • Oil and Gas,
   • Cars,
   • Coal

5. Another coal plant bites the dust

   By Jaymi Heimbuch Posted Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:54am PDT for ecogeek

   

   Georgia Power is looking to convert a coal-fired power plant to wood biomass. Not only is this green energy, it will be cheaper to run. Read full post »

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   • Biofuels,
   • Coal,
   • Electricity,
   • Tools

6. Chicken poo power plant replaces coal

   By Jaymi Heimbuch Posted Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:09am PDT for ecogeek

   

   A Chinese chicken farm will reduce CO2 emissions by 95,000 tons a year while producing 14,600 MWh of electricity annually. All from bird droppings. Read full post »

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   • Animals,
   • China,
   • Biofuels,
   • Coal

7. The clean energy gap

   By Forecast Earth Correspondent James Hrynyshyn Posted Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:20am PDT for forecastearth

   Al Gore shoots for 100% clean energy in 10 years. Barack Obama aims for 25% in 17 years. Why the difference? Read full post »

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   • Politics,
   • News,
   • Solar Power,
   • Wind Power,
   • Coal

8. A viable coal-to-liquids project?

   By Mark Brownstein Posted Wed Aug 6, 2008 1:39pm PDT for climate411

   One of America's leading coal companies plans to build the first coal-to-liquid plant in West Virginia. But major questions remain about how clean and efficient the process really is. Read full post »

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   • Oil and Gas,
   • Coal

9. Gore's challenge: 100% carbon neutral by 2018

   By Hank Green Posted Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:06am PDT for ecogeek

   

   Al Gore focuses on the whole suite of problems that can be solved with renewable energy, while proposing that the U.S. ditch coal and oil completely. Read full post »

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   • Solar Power,
   • Wind Power,
   • Hydro Power,
   • Oil and Gas,
   • Coal,
   • Electricity

10. Baby steps toward climate stability

    By James Hrynyshyn, Forecast Earth Correspondent Posted Tue Jul 8, 2008 3:19pm PDT for forecastearth

    The news (or lack thereof) from this week's G8 meeting in Japan is enough to drive even the most optimistic climate-change campaigner to drink. But elsewhere, signs of hope are easy to find. Read full post »

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    • Politics,
    • Solar Power,
    • Carbon Offsets,
    • Coal