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Scottish Distiller Turns Yeast By-Product Into Methane for Clean Energy

Written by Heather on June 15, 2011 - 0 Comments
Clean Energy

I love the Yale Environment 360 blog. I don’t know how they do it, but they always find relevant and downright interesting environmental news to write about.
As you might imagine, this week is no different. Yesterday, they ran a story about a Scottish whiskey distillery that is pioneering a system that turns thousands of tons [...]

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Energy Rebound: Is It Real?

Written by Heather on May 25, 2011 - 3 Comments
Clean Energy

I noticed a fascinating post up on The Daily Green yesterday; the post talked about energy rebound, and whether the phenomenon was real, or just a pie-in-the-sky theory.
I stared at the headline, intrigued. What is energy rebound?
I’d never even heard of it. So of course, I clicked on the article and learned about this intriguing theory. Here’s [...]

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The Sear’s Tower Is Going Solar

Written by Heather on April 27, 2011 - 3 Comments
Clean Energy

The Willis Tower, more commonly known to you and I as the Sear’s Tower, is the tallest building in the U.S. It stands 1,451 feet. And, it’s going green.
First, though, think about all the windows that are on that building. In case you’re wondering, there are over 16,000 of them. So you can imagine how [...]

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Solar Continues to Get Cheaper

Written by Heather on April 6, 2011 - 3 Comments
Clean Energy, Solar Power

According to a recent article in Scientific American, in 14.5 seconds the sun shines down more power than the entire Earth uses in one day. In just 88 minutes, the sun provides more energy than the entire Earth uses in one year.
It’s mind-boggling to think about. If we had the technology to truly capture just [...]

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Washington Gives a Financial Boost To Coastal Wind

Written by Heather on February 10, 2011 - 2 Comments
Clean Energy

When you head out to the coast there are a few things you usually expect: a beautiful shoreline, a lovely view of the water, and a crisp ocean breeze.
Most of us know already that our coasts contain the biggest potential for wind power. The breeze there is almost constant, and offshore wind farms would be [...]

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Lolland: The First Hydrogen Powered Community

Written by Heather on December 24, 2010 - 3 Comments
Clean Energy, Green News

Can you imagine living in a community where all your power, and all the power the city was using, came from a renewable energy source?
It might sound like a pipe dream, but it’s becoming a reality in Lolland, a Danish island community.
The island was using wind power to make energy. But the problem is that [...]

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Pumping Carbon Into the Ground? Not a Good Idea.

Written by Heather on November 24, 2010 - 1 Comment
Clean Energy

As scientists and lawmakers struggle to find solutions to our growing global warming problems, they’ve come up with a whole host of ideas about what to do with our pollutants.
One idea that actually has a lot of support is called carbon capture and sequestration. The idea is simple: we take the carbon that many factories [...]

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New Gas Tax Proposed

Written by Heather on November 11, 2010 - 1 Comment
Biofuels, Clean Energy

The New York Times reported today that a bipartisan pair of senators have proposed a 25 cent rise in the federal gasoline tax to pay for road and bridge construction, as well as debt reduction.
Tom Carper, of Delaware, and George Voinovich, of Ohio, have proposed the gas tax hike. What’s so astonishing is that the [...]

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Coming Soon…Purple Wind Turbines?

Written by Heather on October 29, 2010 - 8 Comments
Clean Energy

If you’ve paid any attention to the wind turbine debate, then you’ll probably know there are two sides of the issue.
On one side of the ring are the wind turbine enthusiasts, who say that any negative effects from the production and use of wind turbines is offset by the incredible benefit they provide.
On the other [...]

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White House to Get Solar Panels in 2011

Written by Heather on October 7, 2010 - 2 Comments
Clean Energy

Wow, was I excited when I heard this news today. Come Spring 2011, solar panels are going to once again sit atop the roof at the White House.
Jimmy Carter first installed solar panels on the White House roof back in 1979. When Reagen took power, the panels came down. And, government officials said they were [...]

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