Posts Tagged ‘clean energy’

Spinning a new national record: Spain’s Windfarms produce 53% of total nation’s power over the weekend!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 14:01 By Neo

With those clamoring for greener energy options and cleaner energy sources constantly keeping their focus fixed on solar power, there is no doubt that wind energy has taken a back seat for sometime now. But with the help of creative new engineers who are altering the traditional perception of windmills and some help from Mother [...]

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Alternative Energy: not necessarily the magic solution

Saturday, October 31, 2009 11:04 By GSerrano

The current mantra is to ‘reduce greenhouse gas emissions more than 25 percent by 2020 — and more than 80 percent by 2050.’ While these attempts will curb our dependence on fossil fuels, doing ‘everything possible to promote alternative energy’ may also entail ‘financial, political, and technical pressures as well as time constraints that will [...]

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Solar Impulse takes shape: First solar-powered plane to embark on a round the world voyage

Sunday, June 28, 2009 15:41 By Neo

It takes a brave man to conjure up and create a plane that flies across the globe only on solar power and it takes a set of bolder pilots to actually be willing to take this adventures wing span into upper altitude. Unveiled in Switzerland, Solar Impulse has set its aim on becoming the very [...]

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Obama’s Upcoming Stringent Rules on Emissions and Mileage

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:48 By GSerrano

US President Barack Obama will soon clamp down on those people who have been loosely generous with their automobile emissions and mileage standards. The rules will apply nationwide and will follow the standards being enacted in the state of California. Both the Bush government and the auto industry had rejected these stringent levels.
Emulating the toughness [...]

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Carbon Cap-and-Trade: Prone to Circumvention

Friday, May 22, 2009 18:42 By GSerrano

The basic premise in the move to tax or cap carbon emissions is the proposition of making dirty energy expensive. This is reactionary, of course. It is also not sustainable in the long run because it is punitive in nature. Anything punitive will only fall under the human ability to circumvent the rule – especially [...]

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