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How To Invest in the New Energy Paradigm

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:12:17 +0000

Commercial agriculture consumes 10.3 quads (quadrillion BTUs) of primary energy in order to produce 1.4 quads of food energy. The inputs are mainly fossil fuels used in running tractors, producing artificial fertilizers, producing seeds, trucking, refrigeration, processing, freezing and cooking. ...

The Oil Drum found this 50 minutes ago on greenchipstocks.com

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Wind sector cash inflow may blow small firms away

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:40:45 +0000

Victoria Bryan and Christoph Steitz - Analysis LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Small wind energy companies could be taken over cheap because fresh funding for the sector is set to flow selectively to bigger names, placing them in a stronger negotiating position. Analysts say the big firms are ...

Peak Oil News found this 13 hours ago on reuters.com

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Canada steps up oil sands push in United States

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:49:16 +0000

CALGARY -- Canada has mounted its biggest campaign yet to sell the United States on the energy security benefits of the oil sands as Washington debates new environmental policy, the country's energy minister said on Friday. Canadian Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt said she and her staff ...

Ramsay Home found this 14 hours ago on financialpost.com

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Natural gas should be the vehicle fuel of the immediate future

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:50:26 +0000

Friday, November 06, 2009 Too often in Congress, and in our political debate, people stake out a position and, in the course of defending that position, refuse to credit anything their opponent is saying. We ve all seen that. When it comes to passing a clean energy plan for the United States, we ...

Peak Oil News found this 13 hours ago on gjsentinel.com

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Collapse Director Chris Smith on His New Doc and the Impending Fall of Civilization

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:35:48 +0000

None of the we’re-totally-screwed documentaries we’ve seen over the past few years could've prepare us for the terrors unleashed on our minds in Chris Smith’s riveting new documentary Collapse (out today). Basically a monologue by writer and thinker Michael Ruppert about the state of the planet ...

Peak Oil News found this 14 hours ago on nymag.com

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Jolly eschatology

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:19:01 +0000

Claus Leggewie and Harald Welzer have written a book about the end of the world as we knew it. Jan Feddersen grills them on climate change and the role of democracy in a political system that has had no new ideas since the fall of the Wall.

Peak Oil News found this 17 hours ago on signandsight.com

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Bringing Skinny Back: Tango electric production to restart?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:52:00 +0000

Until the Tesla Roadster came along, most electric cars were odd looking, to say the least. Near the top of the list of peculiar EVs you'll find the Tango. This tandem two seater looks like a Japanese Kei car that got stuck in a bagel slicer. It's creator, Rick Woodbury, stopped building ...

AutoblogGreen posted 70 minutes ago from green.autoblog.com

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AES raises $1.58B with China Investment

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:45:01 +0000

Power company brings in new capital with Beijing-based investment institution as it plans to sell minority stake in wind business for $571M.

cleantechgroup posted 12 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Facebook Grabs for Greener Data Centers

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:30:56 +0000

Facebook’s 300 million users, logging 8 billion minutes per day on the site , leave the social network with a massive — and growing — appetite for data center real estate, and energy bills to match. According to Richard Miller at Data Center Knowledge, Facebook has just ...

Rover found this 16 hours ago on earth2tech.com

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Renault partnering with L'Oréal on Zoe Z.E electric spa concept [w/VIDEO]

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Renault Zoe Z.E. concept - click above for high-res image gallery At the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September, one of the four electric vehicle concepts shown by Renault was this Zoe which the company now tells us was developed in collaboration with L'Oréal. We just received a bunch ...

AutoblogGreen posted 47 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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Patently unobvious

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:10:41 +0000

If clean technologies are going to scale, it’s time to shake up how we think about IPR and collaboration.

cleantechgroup posted 14 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Dow’s reverse osmosis tech picked for Australian desal plant

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:16:52 +0000

Southern Seawater Desalination Plant is expected to use a two-pass reverse osmosis system for sea and brackish water.

cleantechgroup posted 17 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Public Gets More Time to Comment on New York’s Gas Drilling Plans

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:22:26 +0000

Responding to calls from politicians, environmentalists and concerned residents, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday that it has extended the public comment period for an environmental review of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.

MediaMan posted 15 hours ago from universeeverything.blogspot.com

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Biogas plant moves forward in Chennai

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:45:08 +0000

Market’s organic waste to be processed for power under new 12-year agreement between local development authority and Ramky Enviro Engineers.

cleantechgroup posted 19 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Greenlings: How do I plug my electric vehicle in at home?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:47:00 +0000

As electric vehicles begin to find their way to peoples driveways and garages, knowing what's involved with charging up the batteries becomes more necessary. Over the years, electric vehicles (EVs) have used different kinds of batteries and employed different types of chargers and ...

AutoblogGreen posted 14 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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To Infineon and Beyond: TTXGP brings electric motorcycle racing to America

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Mavizen TTX02 - Click above to enlarge Earlier this year at the annual time trials at the famed Isle of Man, the inaugural TTXGP electric motorcycle race proved that battery-powered bikes can be just as entertaining and exciting as their gasoline-swilling and emissions-spewing siblings. ...

AutoblogGreen posted 17 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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Genome structures hold secrets to boosting bioethanol production?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:16:03 +0000

Researchers are looking to identify genetic changes that could help engineer new yeast strains, leading to more efficient bioethanol production.

cleantechgroup posted 23 hours ago from cleantech.com

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VIDEO: GM puts the Volt through its paces to test durability

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:09:00 +0000

Chevy Volt durability testing - Click above to watch the video after the break These days, we hardly give any thought at all to driving our precious cars and trucks over rough, potholed pavement. Sure, it's uncomfortable and we avoid the nastiest stretches when possible, but the worst ...

AutoblogGreen posted 18 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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Landis+Gyr Completes US$100 million Shareholder Funding

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:00:08 +0000

“Our existing shareholders’ active support of the company is a tribute to the global potential of smart metering and Landis+Gyr’s unique position to capitalize on that opportunity”, said Landis+Gyr CEO, Cameron O’Reilly.

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Not Done Yet: Hummer H3, H3T get biofuel capability, new colors for 2010

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:02:00 +0000

2010 Hummer H3 - Click above for high-res image gallery Can a Hummer be green? The brand that most obviously represents American excess in the minds of environmentalists - though Hummer's vehicles aren't actually any worse than any other large SUV - has seemingly been fighting off its ...

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