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The study used publicly-available data in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The analysis, entitled “Toxic Power: How Power Plants Contaminate Our Air and States” was jointly released today by NRDC and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR).

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“American Vision Solar is dedicated to enhancing home energy efficiency, and we’re thrilled to be able to offer our customers such a unique PPA,” said Bill Herren, President and CEO for American Vision Solar. “We pride ourselves on providing impressive customer service, which is why it was our priority to create an agreement that would truly benefit the homeowner.”

We have known, for quite some time, that the fossil fuels we use today are a finite source of energy; we only seem to disagree on when those sources will run dry. Alternative sources have been around for quite some time, including electric power and solar power, but none has yet supplanted dead dinosaurs. Presented here are some other fuels,some strange, some downright weird.

We love a good laugh here at Alternative Energy HQ. In fact we intend to find you more of these each week so stay tuned. Today we feature Stephen Colbert riffing on fracking. I love how that sounds don't you? Anti-fracking Attacks.

GE wind turbines are among the top selling alternative energy items currently available. GE is among the few companies in the world which invest seriously within alternative, renewable energy dependent products. The organization produces high quality turbines that may transform blowing wind power in to electrical power with out emitting large amounts of greenhouse gasoline. GE produces 1.5 MW series, …

In the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the clean economy expanded by 8.3 percent, says the report. Efficiency, renewable energy, biofuels and other clean industries accounted for 2.7 million US jobs in 2010. To put that number in perspective, that’s more jobs than you’ll find in fossil fuels or biosciences, but still less than information technology

Five major Great Lakes national parks are already feeling the impact of climate change in the forms of rising temperatures, decreased winter ice, eroding shorelines, spreading disease, and a crowding out of key wildlife and plant life, according to a major new report issued today by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

In addition to presenting its extended warranty, Silicon Energy recently has been able to reduce its pricing as a result of manufacturing improvements and strengthened vendor relationships.

An effective way to reduce your current co2 impact and also enhance the look and feel of your house at nighttime is using solar dock lights. They are simply great for seating in pathways, and they look fantastic. Green home improvement simply means making changes to your home that are energy efficient and environmentally responsible. This is cost effective for …

You’ll find a large collection of solar panels for sale nowadays. So, selecting 1 for your house can be a slightly difficult task. Given below is a listing of ten ideas that will help you choose the right solar cell for your house as well as do the installation properly. 1. The first thing you have to evaluate before choosing …

You’ll find a big collection of solar panels for sale nowadays. Therefore, choosing 1 for your house can be a slightly difficult task. Provided below is really a listing of ten ideas that will help you select the best solar cell for your house and do the installation properly. 1. The first thing you need to evaluate before choosing home …

It is more difficult to give an unqualified answer to the second question. Even a traditional school cannot guarantee the student a job after graduation. But online degrees are as well respected as any from a traditional school.

Marianne Lavelle For National Geographic News Published June 22, 2011 This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visit The Great Energy Challenge. One of Indonesia’s most ardent rain forest protection activists is in what may seem an unlikely position: Spearheading a project to produce biofuel from trees. But tropical forest scientist Willie Smits, …

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences and Festivals announced today it will launch the inaugural SXSW Eco Conference to bring together experts in the fields committed to finding solutions for a sustainable world.

Spain is one of the world’s most advanced renewable energy players. In 2009, renewable energy represented 12.5 per cent of total energy generation in Spain, and this is expected to go up to 20 per cent by 2020.

Richard Chapo asked: Wind power is an incredibly clean renewable power source. To capture the energy in wind, wind farms are used. So, how about wind farm efficiency? Wind Farm Efficiency Wind power is the process by which wind is used to generate power or electricity. The power of the wind is actually a form of solar power – wind …

Jorge Ribal asked: Since Don Quixote de la Mancha’s times (and even before), wind energy has been used to help us on different daily life activities. Wind energy can be utilized in order to grind grain and even to pump water: that’s what windmills do. In that case, wind energy becomes mechanical energy to perform such activities. But when a …

Solar Power For Churches: an underutilized market A strong, faithful congregation isn’t the only thing powering the 58-year-old Faith Lutheran Church in Inglewood. A 26.6-kilowatt solar installation is now producing a majority of the church’s electrical power. The installation is made up of 144 solar panels placed on 2,500 square feet of the church’s concrete roof. Installed in 2008 by …

It would appear that the farm belt lobby has lost some weight in Congress. But maybe the reality of the situation has finally set in and fiscal and environmental sense has come back.