September 2009
Monthly Archive
Astec Buys Wood Pellet Machine Maker - Industrial Distribution
Posted by Make a Wind Generator on 30 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Astec Buys Wood Pellet Machine Maker - Industrial Distribution
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Astec Industries Inc., a maker of asphalt paving and other equipment for public works, said Wednesday it has acquired a Canadian wood pellet machine manufacturing company. Terms of the deal with Industrial Mechanical
UPDATED: Hopi, Navajos Say Environmentalists Not Welcome - Albuquerque Journal
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The leader of the country’s largest Indian reservation threw his support behind the neighboring Hopi Tribe, whose lawmakers declared environmental groups unwelcome on the reservation. Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. and Hopi
The Dark Side of Green Energy
Posted by Content Keyword RSS on 30 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: 1
Renewable energy projects are sprouting up across the country, much to the delight of environmentalists. Or is it? Green power, it turns out, is very thirsty. Developers are requesting billions of gallons of water annually to cool, cleanse and maintain their solar farms and other projects—billions more than we may have. Water usage isn’t the only speed bump on the road to an oil-free energy grid. In California, a desert tortoise managed to scrap plans to build a major solar plant in the Moj
Home Solar Energy Systems Explained
Posted by Content Keyword RSS on 30 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: 1
Colorado is a mecca for grid tied Solar Energy Solutions , due to a combination of high sun hours and large consumers of electricity. “Denver has more sun days then San Diego,” says Richard McCracken, owner of Nth Degree Solar Energy Solutions in Grand Junction, Colorado. Nth Degree Energy has been installing solar systems in the Grand Valley for the last three years, and is seeing a significant increase in business. The American Recovery and Renewal Act has set aside billions of dollar
Governor Schwarzenegger and United Nations Open Governors’ Global Climate Summit 2
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LOS ANGELES /California Newswire/ — In Los Angeles today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and United Nations officials welcomed more than 1,200 attendees from more than 70 states, provinces and countries to the Governors’ Global Climate Summit 2. As the largest gathering of regional leaders focused on climate solutions, this summit will help to develop cooperative partnerships and promote collaborative actions needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build green economies and fight global clima
Big day for our side; big blow to King Coal!
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Not only was the Senate climate bill announced today, but Secretary Chu issued a dire warning to proponents of new coal-fired power plants and the EPA made two exciting announcements, further protecting our precious mountains and our planet from devastating practices. Today, Senators Boxer and Kerry announced the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The President weighed in for the first time on the climate debate stating that his administration is “deeply committed” to passing a clima