Alternative Energy

What is Alternative Energy?

[tag]Alternative energy [/tag]is sweeping the nation, and the world, as today’s biggest environmental topic. Alternative energy topics no longer revolve around nuclear energy for electricity, but also include the use of products such as Ethanol in cars. It is important to learn what alternative energy is, how it works, and the different types to stay on top of environmental legislations …

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Al Gore – Venture Capitalist

When I first saw this item in the news I said whoa that sounds bad. [tag-tec]Al Gore [/tag-tec]signing up to promote green business venture capital. But like many things on first impression it is good to dig into the details. Former Vice President and Nobel prize winner Al Gore has signed on to join Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Venture …

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Alternative Energy – Why do we Need it?

Why Do We Need Alternatives? To answer that question, we need to start by discussing fossil fuels-what they are, where they come from, how they are used and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Within this context, the pressing need for alternatives becomes quite clear. What are fossil fuels? Most fossil fuels are formed from the remains of long-dead creatures …

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Free energy? Forever? Can this company prove it?

Steorn issued a challenge to the scientific world in 2006 to prove that their technology works. A technology that they claim will produce free, clean energy forever. Now this is heady stuff. It is surely controversial. But are we in any position to deny it or laugh them off as crazy? I don’t think so. The jury will weigh in …

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Alternative Fuels

Nowadays lots of people are interested in switching from regular gasoline to alternative fuels. Although there may be many different motivations for change, most people who make the switch do so because theses fuels are better fore the environment. Another reason why many consumers want to find an alternative to gasoline is because it is getting very expensive. Luckily many …

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Going Green- Investors Have Bright Outlook for Green Tech

At the Going Green 2007 conference in Davis CA the world of CEO’s and VC’s are meshing in a mashup of networking, demos, and large scale lovefest of Green Technology. I think this is a terrific thing frankly. I came to the event to see if the buzz was real. Is the world ready for real green tech development on …

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Time is right for investing in Green Technologies

We spoke with VC Raj Atluru at the Going Green 2007 conference about the prospects for widespread growth in the alternative energy and green technology sectors this year. Raj tells us about the global market and his assessment of where the money will come from to launch these exciting new technologies into the mainstream.

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Energy Crisis or Political Profiteering?

This article is an energy review and update, as well as a critique of US and Western energy policies, or a lack thereof. This is not about Eastern energy policies because they will follow our political and market leads in dealing with a necessary and long overdue shift out of the archaic energy infrastructures that have been perpetuated for corporate …

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Going Green 2007 coming this week – We will be there to bring it to you.

GoingGreen 2007 is a green tech companies meet the movers and shakers in the corporate world. Green technology is growing rapidly and transforming the global energy, water, transportation, construction, and other industries. These are trillion dollar industries. We are going to be there to preview exciting new developments in energy for our readers. We plan to gather video with important …

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Renewable Energy – An Introduction

If you think that we will run out of energy if fossil fuel is depleted, you need to read this article. [tag]Fossil fuel[/tag] is non-renewable energy, that means it will run out a day in future no matter how much it is under our earth’s crust. But nowadays we still heavily rely on fossil fuel as our major energy source. …

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The Benefits Of Using Renewable Energy Over Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power

[tag]Renewable energy[/tag] can supply a significant portion of our energy needs, creating many benefits, including improved air, water, and ozone quality. Why aren’t many of the presidential candidates discussing this? We need to do something soon, as a country, to increase our use of renewable energy in America, to preserve our quality of life… More: continued here

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Ethanol scam?

There is a good article in Rolling Stone about [tag]ethanol[/tag]. They examine the whole ethanol policy and agribusiness connections with our politicians. I think it is a good read. The great danger of confronting peak oil and [tag]global warming[/tag] isn’t that we will sit on our collective asses and do nothing while civilization collapses, but that we will plunge after …

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Just What Are Alternative Fuels? Some Basics

If you are discussing just what [tag]alternative fuel[/tag] is, there are two basic definitions that you can utilize. When you are thinking in terms petroleum or fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas, alternative fuel would refer to some type of fuel that is different. A fuel is actually a way to store potential energy that is stable and …

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What Are The Variations of Alternative Fuels?

There are several variations of alternative fuels and several classifications depending on your exact definition. Let’s take a closer look. A fuel is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a substance that is used to produce heat or energy by burning and also a substance from which energy can be liberated such as in a nuclear reaction. When you are …

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NRDC say plug-in hybrid cars are good idea

[tag]Hybrid cars[/tag] sales world wide continue to rise as more and more people are getting behind the idea of owning a car that saves gas. Toyota has sold over a million of their hybrid cars, moslty the Prius model. Toyota Motor Sales Inc., announced the one-millionth hybrid sale today by parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation. Of the one million hybrid …

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Green hosting- using alternative energy to run the net

Man you just have to check this out. I found a web hosting company that is totally progressive and runs their whole show (servers, office, the works) on renewable energy sources. Their slogan is: changing the world by providing high quality earth-friendly [tag-tec]web hosting[/tag-tec] services & supporting social change activism Here is what they have to say about themselves: ThinkHost, …

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Can you survive Global Warming?

Maybe we should all be reading this new bookor at least hose of us who are not up to speed on things. I fyou are already Global Warming aware then perhaps you can add to the discussion. “The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills To Stop Climate Change” is now available and looks to be a very …

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