The Anschutz Corp. said July 08 it has acquired the rights to a proposed $3 billion, 3,000-megawatt transmission project that will bring electricity from Wyoming … 2,000-megawatt wind in south-central WyomingRead more
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Wind Turbine to Entirely Power Lakota Radio Station
90.1 KILI-FM, located on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Porcupine, South Dakota, will dedicate the installation of a single wind turbine which will entirely power … Wind Turbine to Entirely Power Lakota Radio StationRead more
Posted inLED / Lighting
LED Streetlights in Anchorage, Alaska
The municipality, Anchorage, Alaska, along with Cree, Inc, a maker of LED lights, are planning to change 16,000 municipal roadway lights with high-efficiency LED fixtures … LED Streetlights in Anchorage, AlaskaRead more
Posted inHousing / USA Empire
Eco-friendly homes in Chicago
Solar Verde is a planned 20-home community near Chicago’s South Chicago Heights subdivision which is intended to have all zero energy homes as defined by … Eco-friendly homes in ChicagoRead more
Posted inSolar
Solar thermal power updates
With concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) capacity expected to double every 16 months over the next five years, worldwide installed CSP capacity will reach 6,400 … Solar thermal power updatesRead more
Posted inTransportation / USA Empire
US Vehicle Miles Traveled Dropped 3.7% in May
Travel on all roads and streets in the US dropped to an estimated 254.7 billion miles for May 2008—a decrease of 3.7% compared with May … US Vehicle Miles Traveled Dropped 3.7% in MayRead more
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The largest wind farm in the world
The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council gave its approval of the site of a wind farm billed to be the largest in the world. The … The largest wind farm in the worldRead more
Posted inEconomics / Financial crisis / Politics / USA Empire
Bailout of AIG with $85 Billion
The US government has seized control of insurance giant AIG, American International Group, in an unprecedented $85 billion bailout. The move to lend AIG up … Bailout of AIG with $85 BillionRead more
Posted inHabitat / Palm Oil
Palm Oil Kills
In Indonesia, the thirst for palm oil is decimating the rainforest habitat the orangutans need to survive Sumatra, an island in the Indian Ocean covered … Palm Oil KillsRead more
Posted inSolar / Spain
SolFocus’s Concentrating-solar plant
Concentrating-solar startup SolFocus has completed the first phase of its first commercial project. The Mountain View, Calif., company said it has installed 200 kilowatts of … SolFocus’s Concentrating-solar plantRead more