Israel Defying the Odds

Israel is the 100th smallest country, and has about 1/1000th of the world’s population. It is only 62 years old, Only 62 years old, 7 million people strong (less than Virginia), and smaller in size than New Jersey, surrounded by enemies, under constant threat and possessing almost no natural resources, and yet * Relative to [...]

Gas Tax: Have Americans been Spoiled?

live.pirillo.com – Many of us remember when gas was 99 cents per gallon. Now, we are bemoaning the fact that most of the time, we have a hard time finding it for less than $4.00 per gallon. Do you realize, though, that the US has only 18 cents per gallon Federal tax on every gallon [...]

Op-Ed: Long road ahead for fuel-efficient alternatives

Amyris’s Revenue Stalls As IPO Hopeful Builds Up Amyris’s Revenue Stalls As IPO Hopeful Builds Up Read more on FOX Business Aussie stocks open firmer on US rally Australian stocks have started the day in the black, after Wall Street rallied on encouraging company earnings reports. Read more on Yahoo!7 Finance Op-Ed: Long road ahead [...]

WIND ENERGY IN AMERICA: A HISTORY

Product DescriptionThis irresistible Saga recounts the human effort to take the energy prisoner of the wind for electricity–from the first European windmills to 19. – Century experiments in the agricultural electrification, to which immeasurable wind farms in California and in the levels indicates, which draw in the energy raster field today. Climatic historian rechterer Robert [...]

Lose 80% of energy bills with new homes

Renewable energy projects approved The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved several renewable energy contracts for Southern California Edison Co. and Pacific Gas Electric Co. Read more on The Press-Enterprise Solar Energy: SunPower Corp to Build 15-Megawatt Plant SunPower Corp was chosen by US officials to construct one of the largest plants in the [...]

Money Coming in for Memorial in Wales

Wales Denies Request for Funding The Wales Town Board has declined a request from officials of Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center on Reiter Road to help the organization with a yearly contribution from the town’s general fund, in an apparent shift in policy toward non-profits. The Town Board has annual appropriations to volunteer organizations on a [...]

US Representative Peter Welch Visits Green Mountain Power’s New Berlin Solar Project

NV Energy Integrated Resource Plan Approved By Public Utilities Commission Of Nevada NV Energy’s (NYSE: NVE ) Integrated Resource Plan for the company’s southern territory was approved today by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN). The plan outlines a number of energy efficiency, transmission and renewable initiatives including Advanced Service Delivery (ASD), the One [...]

Refinery runs out of gas

Oil settles below US$81 a barrel as key U.S. employment report disappoints NEW YORK, N.Y. – Oil prices fell below US$81 a barrel Friday after a government jobs report prompted new concerns about U.S. economic growth. Read more on The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Share prices lower at close KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 [...]

Hanwha Buys Stake in Chinese Solar Power Firm – The Chosun Ilbo

Financial Times (blog) Hanwha Buys Stake in Chinese Solar Power FirmThe Chosun IlboHanwha Group acquired a 49.9 percent stake in Solarfun Power Holdings of China for W430 billion on Tuesday (US$1=W1,170). The world's fourth-largest solar …Hanwha Chem to Buy Stake in Solarfun for $371 MillionBusinessWeekHanwha gains foothold in solar energy businessKorea TimesSolarfun Announces Strategic Investment [...]

The challenge and promise

Should taxes fix Lake Delhi? Locals say yes, but others question the broader benefit and whether it outweighs the cost. Read more on The Des Moines Register US grants P16-M support for hydropower expansion CABADBARAN, Agusan del Norte (PIA) – In order to address the growing demand for electrical power in the Philippines, the United [...]