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Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
July 26, 2013

Peru Harnesses Solar Power to Supply Electricity to its Poorest Residents

Peru has started a nationwide solar panel program that aims to supply electricity to 95% of its residents by 2016, Huffpost Green reports. Peru’s program will target more than 2 million of…

Eco Editorial

Posted byby John Tarantino
July 22, 2013

Drop-in Biofuels: The Good, the Bad, and the Missed Opportunity

A lot of effort and investment are going right now into making drop-in biofuels the next star of environmentally friendly fuels. Very similar to petroleum in structure, these next-generation biofuels…

Climate Change

Posted byby John Tarantino
July 17, 2013

DOE Proposes Safeguards for ‘Climate-Resilient’ Energy Sector

It is no coincidence that the energy sector, which has contributed much to altering Earth’s atmosphere, is itself now in danger from climate change. From fuel transport to thermoelectric power…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
July 15, 2013

Offshore Wind: An Answer to Our Energy Needs

President Obama made a historic speech on Tuesday June 25th, 2013, which laid out a climate action plan for the country that is aimed at decreasing carbon pollution and slowing…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
December 7, 2011

Environmental Effects of Oil Spills

The environmental effects of oil spills vary in degree according to the type of oil, ecosystem, season and current water conditions. Oil spills are one of the most unfortunate accidents…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 11, 2011

Honda Fuel Cell Car due in 2008

This sounds like a really great idea doesn’t it? Here we have a car that tops out at 100 mph and travels up to 270 miles on a tank of…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
April 21, 2009

America’s Renewable Energy Report Card

Do as the Danes Would do. Obama said it well last week in Iowa on Earth day “I don’t think we should be followers, I think it’s time for us…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
March 2, 2009

Smart Grid in our Future

Google is working on a prototype system called the Google Powermeter to help energy consumers monitor and track their energy consumption. It would require something called a smart meter, a…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 10, 2007

Wind Power and Bird Deaths

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, they have constructed voluntary guidelines for wind developers to follow to try and minimize the risk associated with wind power and bird…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
August 21, 2007

Peak Oil and War

The authors of a new study warn that food and water shortages that could potentially be caused by global warming could spark wars. The study conducted, evaluated the history and…