The Cost of Green Energy
The price of being green is about to come home to ratepayers in California and Germany. In California: The California Manufacturers and Technology Association released a new report that suggests costs...
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President Obama’s “all of the above” energy policy isn’t
President Obama claims to have an “all of the above” energy policy designed to develop and use all of our abundant energy sources. It’s “all of the above” except for the re-imposed moratorium on...
View ArticleThe scale problem for solar and wind generation of electricity
The current eco-fad of trying to produce an ever greater percentage of our electricity from solar and wind has some consequences on land use that are poorly thought out. Robert Bryce, writing in Energy...
View ArticleDoes alternative energy actually replace fossil fuel consumption?
It is the stated policy of the federal government, and some state governments, to replace use of fossil fuels with alternative energy, especially in the production of electricity. The stated rationale...
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Thorium, another alternative energy choice
Thorium has always been an alternative to uranium for fueling nuclear reactors, but it hasn’t gotten much play. That may soon change. According to a report by Doug L. Hoffman at Resilient Earth, the...
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State of geothermal resources in the US
The Department of Energy (DOE) has just released its 2012 update on the state of geothermal in the U.S. You can download the report here (9.7Mb):...
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The next great alternative energy scheme – a giant downdraft tower in Arizona
A Maryland company, Solar Wind Energy Inc., proposes to build a giant tower near San Luis, Arizona, located on the U.S.-Mexican border south of Yuma. The proposed tower, essentially a hollow cylinder,...
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Wind turbine farm proposed for Willcox area
Torch Renewable Energy , a Houston company, is seeking permission to construct a wind farm near Allen Flat, north of Interstate 10, about 20 miles west of Willcox, Arizona. According to a story in...
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BLM bands mining claims from new solar zones
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has established 17 solar energy zones (SEZs) in six western states totaling 303,900 acres. The areas are withdrawn from entry of new mining claims. The lands have...
View ArticleWind turbines killed 600,000 bats last year
Press release from the University of Colorado, Denver: Study shows wind turbines killed 600,000 bats last year Bats pollinate crops, control insects DENVER (Nov. 15, 2013) – More than 600,000 bats were...
View ArticleGranite Mountain hotshot’s family seeks money from cities, county, state
The mother of a fallen Granite Mountain hotshot is accusing state and local officials of ignoring fundamental firefighting procedures, providing inadequate equipment to her son and attempting to...
View ArticleThe Cost of Green Energy
The price of being green is about to come home to ratepayers in California and Germany. In California: The California Manufacturers and Technology Association released a new report that suggests costs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
President Obama’s “all of the above” energy policy isn’t
President Obama claims to have an “all of the above” energy policy designed to develop and use all of our abundant energy sources. It’s “all of the above” except for the re-imposed moratorium on...
View ArticleThe scale problem for solar and wind generation of electricity
The current eco-fad of trying to produce an ever greater percentage of our electricity from solar and wind has some consequences on land use that are poorly thought out. Robert Bryce, writing in Energy...
View ArticleDoes alternative energy actually replace fossil fuel consumption?
It is the stated policy of the federal government, and some state governments, to replace use of fossil fuels with alternative energy, especially in the production of electricity. The stated rationale...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thorium, another alternative energy choice
Thorium has always been an alternative to uranium for fueling nuclear reactors, but it hasn’t gotten much play. That may soon change. According to a report by Doug L. Hoffman at Resilient Earth, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State of geothermal resources in the US
The Department of Energy (DOE) has just released its 2012 update on the state of geothermal in the U.S. You can download the report here (9.7Mb):...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The next great alternative energy scheme – a giant downdraft tower in Arizona
A Maryland company, Solar Wind Energy Inc., proposes to build a giant tower near San Luis, Arizona, located on the U.S.-Mexican border south of Yuma. The proposed tower, essentially a hollow cylinder,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wind turbine farm proposed for Willcox area
Torch Renewable Energy , a Houston company, is seeking permission to construct a wind farm near Allen Flat, north of Interstate 10, about 20 miles west of Willcox, Arizona. According to a story in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BLM bands mining claims from new solar zones
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has established 17 solar energy zones (SEZs) in six western states totaling 303,900 acres. The areas are withdrawn from entry of new mining claims. The lands have...
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