Conservation

How Does The “Cloud Ship” Idea Strike You?

 |  Aug 8, 2009

A new climate change-fighting idea being “floated” in the “global engineering” realm is to build a fleet of ships that pushes sea water into the sky to make reflective white … Read more

Polluter Front Group Lies About Big Oil Funding

 |  Aug 7, 2009

Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity, was a guest on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show last night. AFP has spent years fighting against clean energy and climate action, working … Read more

Reno 911! Global Warming Threatens Biggest Little City in the World

 |  Aug 7, 2009

Could the short-shorts so infamously worn by a character on Comedy Central’s Reno 911! ever be appropriate? What if average temperatures rise 11 degrees in the lifetime of a child … Read more

If That’s An Army, What’s NWF?

 |  Aug 6, 2009

Remember the “American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity” (ACCCE)? That’s the group that hired a lobbying firm in an effort to stop comprehensive climate & energy legislation. The lobbying firm … Read more

Solar Plant in Colorado Will Generate New Jobs

 |  Aug 5, 2009

A new solar plant in Colorado is generating power and 200 new jobs. Amy Lou Jenkins at Examiner.com reports: “Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar visted the High-Tech Solar Panel Plant in … Read more

California Start-up eSolar Switches on Solar Thermal Plant: Powers 4,000 Homes

 |  Aug 5, 2009

A new solar plant in California uses algorithms to power 4,000 homes. Rick Merritt at EETimes.com reports: “The 5 MW Sierra SunTower solar power plant in Lancaster, California, will produce … Read more

Highlight of the Week – Lobbying Firm Nabbed for Fraudulent Letters Opposing Clean Energy

 |  Aug 5, 2009

It seems opponents of clean energy are increasingly resorting to dirty tactics in their fight against climate legislation. Washington lobbying group Bonner & Associates recently sent fraudulent letters to U.S. … Read more

Economic Message of the Week – Report: Econ Models Sell Efficiency Boost Short

 |  Aug 5, 2009

According to a new report by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, adoption of emissions-limiting public policy could cut U.S. energy bills in half by mid-century. Investments in … Read more

Study: Earth Warming Faster Than Expected

 |  Aug 5, 2009

A new study finds that the planet is expected to heat up faster than predicted over the next five years. The analysis shows that in the last seven years, a … Read more

Is US Falling Behind In Green Energy Race?

 |  Aug 4, 2009

Two U.S. business leaders think we are and that we must do something about it: Green Stocks Central.com reports: “[August 3rd] in the Washington Post, General Electric (GE) CEO Jeff Immelt … Read more