Solar Energy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – World leaders signed the COP21 Paris climate accord on Friday, Earth Day. Whether it will be meaningful in stopping carbon dioxide emissions and emissions of other dangerous greenhouse gases that are warming our planet remains to be seen. But there is some good news on the […]

Environment

How American Green Energy created 2.5 million Jobs and saved you from Bronchitis

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The Tree | – – As renewable jobs skyrocket in the US, so do their immense health benefits. According to a recent report from Environmental Entrepreneurs, the clean energy industry currently employs more than 2.5 million Americans in sectors like energy efficiency and renewable energy. These findings come at a time where the health benefits […]

Green Energy

Can Morocco Create a New Middle East through Green Energy?

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By Moha Ennaji | ( Project Syndicate) | – – FEZ – The global oil-price bust has devastated economies across the Middle East and North Africa. Having seen severe price declines in the past, many leaders in the region may be tempted to wait for prices to rise again. But this collapse is different, and […]

Geothermal

Sell that Coal Stock: The future belongs to Wind and Solar, COP21 or No

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By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Historically, the transition from one energy system to another, as from wood to coal or coal to oil, has proven an enormously complicated process, requiring decades to complete. In similar fashion, it will undoubtedly be many years before renewable forms of energy — wind, solar, […]

Green Energy

Don’t wait for Gov’ts in Paris to fix Climate Change: We can do it Ourselves

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James Dyke | (The Conversation) | – – It’s now almost certain that 2015 will be the warmest year ever recorded. However, rather than reduce green house gas emissions – something that has to happen quite urgently in order to avoid crashing through the safety barrier of 2℃ warming – we continue to pump more […]

Climate Change

Bernie Sanders wants Ban new Drilling Offshore, on Fed. Land

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John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | – – “Bernie Sanders is taking a strong stand against climate change. He proposed an aggressive plan to curb the United States consumption of fossil fuels. John Iadarola, host of Think Tank, delivers his Final Judgment on the Keep It In The Ground Act.” The Young Turks: “Bernie […]

Green Energy

Unlike Florida, India’s Tamil Nadu State Requires Solar Panels on New Multistory Buildings

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Smitha TK | (NDTV Video Report) | – – “The Tamil Nadu Government makes Solar Power generation mandatory in buildings, but is it doing enough to crease out the implementation challenges? Smitha TK gets us this story.” Tamil Nadu’s population is 67 million, more than either Britain or France. NDTV: ” Mandatory solar panels for […]

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Top 5 Green Energy Breakthroughs Today

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – Switching to green energy sources like wind and solar is necessary to save the planet from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which cause global warming. But it will also save you money. How much? Citi Bank has a new estimate that going green will […]

Climate Change

Is Wind Energy taking over the Planet and Saving it?

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By Nicole Jewell | (Fix.com) | – – Renewable energy has come a long way in a relatively short time. But there are still many questions about the cost effectiveness and feasibility of investing in renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power, especially on an individual level. Solar power has led the renewable […]