Google buys flying wind-turbine startup Makani Power
Google, already an investor in the clean energy startup, apparently decided that if owning part of it was good, owning all of it would be even better!
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Texas Tar Sands Protests Continue: 50 Join a Tree Blockade, Press Gets Boxed Out
The Tar Sands Blockade gains momentum. Daryl Hannah gets arrested, 50 protesters form a blockade, and the police haul off journalists.
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"Delta Boys" Documentary Goes Inside Nigeria's Anti-Oil Militancy
TreeHugger talks with documentary filmmaker Andrew Berends about his latest project, slated for iTunes release October 15.
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GE's First All-New Turbine in 20 Years is Optimized for Renewables
Ideally, the electricity that you're using would come from clean and renewable sources, and the intermittency of many of those (solar, wind, wave...) wouldn't be a problem thanks to various ways to store power...
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How Solar Light Saves Lives
Brave Mhonie, the Malawian field coordinator for Solar Aid, knows first hand the dangers of inadequate and unsafe lighting. Here he explains why solar is a life saver.
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Frack-Free Colorado Highlights Natural Gas Fracking Facts (Infographic)
Frack-Free Colorado shares some of the startling facts of dangerous natural gas drilling.
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Oil-Rich Norway Doubles Its Carbon Tax on Oil Companies
There goes Scandinavia again, making the rest of the world look bad.
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Renewables, Efficiency Could Easily Replace Indian Point's Nuclear Power: Report
As New York's aging Indian Point nuclear power plant comes up for relicensing, a new report shows that its electricity simply isn't needed.
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Queen's Crown Estate Identifies 180GW of Potential Marine Power
The Crown Estate is Britain's largest landowner, and it owns an awful lot of coastline. It is also very interested in the potential for marine power.
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Switch Energy Project Shares Deep Archive of Energy Expert Interviews
Want an overview of the many options to a cleaner energy future? Switch, a new documentary, brings together a variety of plans and messages.
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Oil Sheen in Gulf of Mexico Probably Coming From BP Spill Site
Though no one has 100% confirmed the source of the 3 mile long patch of oil sheen spotted last month, an internal BP presentation says it's likely from the Deepwater Horizon site.
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Lincoln Center Now 100% Wind Powered
The purchase of renewable energy credits means the avoidance of over 50,000 tons of CO2 each year.
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SolarCity Files for IPO, Aims to Raise About $200 Million to Expand Internationally
SolarCity, the largest solar panel installer in the U.S., has filed papers with the SEC for an almost $200 million initial public offering (IPO).
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10,000 MW of Renewable Energy on Public Lands Has Been Approved by Obama Administration
With the approval of a 3 GW project in Wyoming, the Obama administration has reached a renewable energy milestone.
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12 Great Posters From When Turning Down The Thermostat and Preparing For Winter Was a Patriotic Act
When fixing things, making do, living with less and doing without really meant something
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The GOP-Controlled House Has Voted 223 Times Against Clean Energy & For Oil
That's a lot of votes against clean energy.
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Twice as Many Coal Plants Will Be Closed by 2016 Than We Originally Thought
A new report updates the number of coal plants that will be closed down in the face of plummeting natural gas prices.
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Is the Northern Gateway Tar Sands Pipeline a Dead Deal?
A new Globe and Mail piece argues that opposition to the project is too great for it to be approved. If so, it's all the more reason to fight Keystone XL in the US.
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Block Island Offshore Wind Power Project Steps Closer to Approval
The 30MW project is vying with a handful of others in the US to be the nation's first completed offshore wind farm.
