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Under the Dome – book preview
on Nov 7, 2009 in NEW PIONEER Stephen King's latest novel is about a small town that is suddenly and mysteriously taken off the grid.
Scrap carbon targets – they’re unachievable….
on Nov 5, 2009 in NATURAL ENERGY Alan Simpson carbon reduction Climate Change Act Distributed Energy Production IMechE Institution of Mechanical Engineers Kaya Identity the CCc University of COlorado UK carbon reduction targets are a fairytale, a fantasy, says report from influential Institition of Mechanical Engineers. UK would have to build 30 Nuclear power stations by 2015 to achieve planned carbon cut...
States’ resources beat Fed grid
on Nov 3, 2009 in NATURAL ENERGY combined heat and power conventional geothermal energy assets enhanced geothermal Institute for Loacl Self Reliance John Farrell offshore wind onshore wind small scale hydro solar A new study by the Institute for Local Self reliance finds that most states could be energy self sufficient tomorrow if they had the political will. Thereport analyses 7 different forms of renewable energy state by state...
And so farewell G-Wiz
on Nov 1, 2009 in ON THE MOVE Alan Rusbridger consumer icon electric car guardian The G-Wiz car was the first green icon. Now it is being withdrawn from the market.
Top govt advisor attacks Big Power
on Oct 30, 2009 in EVENTS power One of the most important attacks on the power industry ever made by a serving politician...
China curbs solar boom
on Oct 28, 2009 in NATURAL ENERGY China Shi Zhengrong SOLAR POWER solar-panel Suntech A glut of solar panels is good news for ordinary householders, as prices fall, but now the industry is taking steps to cut growth...