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SOURCE: CNN “As his administration offered more aid to stabilize the ailing U.S. auto sector, President Barack Obama touted a $2.4-billion grant program to spark the development of plug-in hybrid cars. “Show us that your idea or your company is best-suited to meet America’s challenges, and we will give you a chance to prove . . . → Read More: Obama Presses Alternative-Energy Agenda SOURCE: chicagotribune.com “Mayor Richard Daley promised long ago that his administration would start fighting global warming by buying 20 percent of its electricity from wind farms and other sources of green energy. But more than two years after the deadline he set, the city continues to get nearly all of its power from coal, . . . → Read More: Chicago’s ‘green’ promise fades SOURCE: koreatimes.co.kr “The business community is rallying for alternative energy and green technologies, touted as solutions to revive the country’s economy and technology competitiveness. And KT, the country’s biggest telephone company, plans to be part of the mix. KT is on the verge of taking the next big step in corporate growth, with government . . . → Read More: KT Adopts ‘Green Growth’ Strategies SOURCE: Star Ledger “When the air plunged to a bone-chilling 12 degrees earlier this month, the temperature a few hundred feet below ground remained a relatively balmy 54. It’s a natural fact that should help keep the Mandel family of Teaneck comfortable in all types of weather in any season. The Mandels are among . . . → Read More: Homeowners installing geothermal systems SOURCE: ens-newswire “More than 75 percent of Americans polled in Gallup’s annual Environment Survey for 2009 say they are in favor of increased government financial support and incentives to produce energy from alternative sources, while just eight percent say the government should do less. The government has it exactly right, 13 percent told pollsters. . . . → Read More: Gallup Poll: Americans Want Both Renewables and Fossil Fuels SOURCE: Reuters “Oil Major Royal Dutch Shell Plc doesn’t plan to make any more large investments in wind and solar energy in the future and does not expect hydrogen to play an important role in energy supply for some time. “We do not expect material amounts of investment in those areas going forward,” Linda . . . → Read More: Shell goes cold on wind, solar, hydrogen energy SOURCE: Reuters “The global market for photovoltaic solar power grew 110 percent last year due to explosive growth in Spain, a report said on Monday. Solar energy consultancy Solarbuzz LLC said photovoltaic installations reached a record 5.95 gigawatts (GW) in 2008, up from 2.83 GW in 2007…” – Nichola Groom Read the full story . . . → Read More: Photovoltaic global solar grew 110 pct in ’08-report SOURCE: alternative-energy-news.info “We have been hearing about artificial leaves and artificial trees for energy generation for quite sometime. Our life giver green plants are performing this function called photosynthesis for millions of years. The green plants trap sunlight energy and convert it into electrochemical energy. Now scientists want to imitate the process of photosynthesis . . . → Read More: Turning Sunlight Into Liquid Fuel SOURCE: boston.com “What’s it like to be a young architect trying to make a career in Boston? Architects, like symphony conductors, tend to flourish in their later years, not when they’re young. Buildings are expensive, and their sponsors don’t always want to bet big money on unknown talents…” – Robert Campbell Read the full . . . → Read More: Thinking green, going global SOURCE: villagevoice.com “As we said, the dozen-plus protesters in Bowling Green today — while less numerous than the previous New York tea-party’s speakers, who called Obama a socialist and compared him to Hitler — were a little more down-to-earth. There was a guy in a grey suit and shades who talked about commodity money, . . . → Read More: Some New York Tea Party Protesters Want Government Investment, Re-Regulation |
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