Fighting for Clean Energy and Zero Waste
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EPA eGRID 2010 CO2, SO2 and NOx Emissions Data for U.S. Electric Power Plants
The following data is from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 eGRID database, which has data for all electric generating plants in the U.S. Our copy of this data, organized to produce the charts below,…
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There Is Hope For Energy Efficiency!
By Ralph Cavanagh November 26th, 2013 Switchboard NRDC Blog In the global competition for appealing clean energy solutions, a leading entry is the new West Village at the University of California at Davis (UC Davis),…
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The Sun Shines In Vermont!
U.S. Solar Power Testing Site to Be Built in Vt. Representatives from Sandia, IBM, and the U.S. Department of Energy joined Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, second from left, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, right, to…
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Green Energy In Rutland
GMP Opens Energy Innovation Center In Rutland VPR November 20, 2013 By Nina Keck GMP’s new Energy Innovation Center in Rutland was created out of what had been two blighted downtown properties. Green Mountain Power’s new…
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Biomass Thermal: The Logs That Break the Forest’s Back
Biomass Thermal: The Logs That Break the Forest’s Back A sector of the biomass incineration industry claims to be turning over a new “green” leaf by building smaller, slightly more energy-efficient facilities focused on heating…
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Push for Ethanol Production Carries Costs to Land
– by Dina Cappiello and Matt Apuzzo, November 12, 2013, Source: AP The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The…
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Bills Show Rate Changes from Biomass Incinerator
– by Christopher Curry, October 30, 2013, Source: The Gainesville Sun The October bills for electric customers of Gainesville Regional Utilities show the first of two rate increases scheduled for this budget year with the biomass plant…
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250 Scientists Concerned about Post-fire Logging
250 Scientists Concerned about Post-fire Logging November 4, 2013, Source: Yuba.net In an open letter to the U.S. Congress, 250 scientists request that Congress show restraint in speeding up logging in the wake of this year’s wildfires,…
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$10 Million Taxpayer Money to Convert Beetle-Killed Trees to Biofuel
$10 Million Taxpayer Money to Convert Beetle-Killed Trees to Biofuel – by Ashley Sanchez, November 6, 2013, Source: ABC Fox Montana The University of Montana is awarded part of a $10 million grant to find ways to…
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Wood – An Imperfect Biomass
Wood – An Imperfect Biomass – by Jack Dini, November 12, 2013, Source: Canada Free Press The largest, so-called renewable fuel used in Europe is not solar power or wind power, but wood. As The Economist reports, “In…
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