Tag: solar
group name: renewableenergy
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April 08, 2008 09:15 AM EDT --
With increasing energy costs plaguing the nation and global warming on thoughts of millions across the world, adding home solar panels would be a wise thing to do. With the low investment to install . . .
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May 27, 2008 01:19 PM EDT --
That renewable energy is the future is a fairly risk-less prognostication. Why? Well, sunshine and wind are free - not to mention the gush of rivers and oceans and the many other natural forces that . . .
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April 18, 2008 10:37 AM EDT --
Many people this spring will be shopping for a water fountain for their garden or backyard. They will be confronted with a choice between a standard water fountain of the old days and the newer more environmentally . . .
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June 10, 2008 03:07 PM EDT --
We've just launched our latest assault on the conventional wisdom that green has got to be expensive: Earth Aid Group Buys .
We're helping folks band together to force prices on helpful . . .
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April 15, 2008 10:35 AM EDT --
Solar power is being implemented today in many ways. It used to be only used on the roof of houses to heat or cool portions of the house. Today you can find solar power devices to recharge your batteries, . . .
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April 21, 2008 08:29 PM EDT --
This is a MUST seen video presented by Annie Leonard.
In 20 minutes, Annie manage to summarize what happens with all the "stuff" in simple words.
If you have kids, it is great education . . .
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April 25, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
If you are a swimming pool owner and can't afford to use the pool in the fall or winter months because of high energy costs to warm your pool, stress no longer. Solar power is a growing trend that . . .
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April 02, 2009 11:57 AM EDT --
First Solar reported in February that the clean energy company reached the holy grail of renewables: $1/Watt, or equivalency/parity with coal. That is, First Solar now is able to produce solar energy . . .
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April 08, 2008 09:35 AM EDT --
The sun can do much more than make your flowers and plants grow in your garden. It can also provide power to a fountain that will look great and will add beauty to your garden. There are many solar garden . . .
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November 28, 2009 10:24 AM EST --
According to a new report, "Rising Tigers Sleeping Giant", the Asian countries of China, Japan, and South Korea are far outdistancing U.S. investments in "New Energy". According to the report, China alone . . .
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September 24, 2008 10:54 PM EDT --
This week, the senate has finally passed an energy bill, which includes tax credits for renewable energy. The bill has an eight year investment tax credit, and it extends the production tax credit for . . .
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October 26, 2008 08:34 AM EDT --
Wal-Mart is often the target of criticism by environmental and labor groups. However, in the past few years, Wal-Mart has made progress toward three defined goals of 100% renewable energy, zero waste, . . .
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October 06, 2008 03:56 AM EDT --
Last month, Hawaii received $1.7 million in grants to modernize its electric grids to accommodate an influx of renewable energy, with an eye toward electric cars.
Why Hawaii? The geothermal power . . .
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May 04, 2008 09:41 PM EDT --
OptiSolar is developing a 550-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm on the northwestern corner of Carrisa Plains, some 100 miles north of Los Angeles. The project will produce enough electricity to power . . .
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September 18, 2008 08:50 PM EDT --
Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, announced this week that Google and GE have entered into a partnership to "establish renewable energy plants, promote plug-in electric cars and transform the nation's . . .
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December 03, 2008 03:23 AM EST --
To capture more sunlight, solar panels are typically positioned to face the sun as best as possible. More expensive solar arrays are mechanized to slowly move throughout the day, keeping the panels . . .
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October 04, 2008 01:50 AM EDT --
Despite the controversy surrounding the "bailout" of America's financial institutions, there is at least one silver lining in this legislation. Congress passed, and Bush signed into law, . . .
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April 24, 2008 01:32 AM EDT --
In discussions about global warming, many are reluctant to make 'the first move'. The coal industry points at figures by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), showing that coal accounted . . .
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November 19, 2008 07:41 AM EST --
Extract: As we shift away from fossil fuel and as the number of wind turbines increases, more and more people are calling for a Supergrid - high capacity links carrying electricity between the major . . .
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May 17, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
World biodiversity has declined by almost one third in the past 35 years due mainly to habitat loss and the wildlife trade, according to a Reuters report on the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and . . .
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