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Senate Bill Could Block Solar & Wind Projects in California – Renewable Energy World
December 28, 2009 Washington, D.C., United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) last week introduced a bill that she says will improve the federal permitting process to advance large-scale wind and solar development on suitable lands. But opponents argue that it will simply block renewable energy development on some federal lands in California. The [...]
PV-TECH’S TOP 10 STORIES OF 2009 – Photovoltaics International
23 December 2009 | By Mark Osborne Every year we dig deep into the archive of web statistics to rediscover the most popular news stories that have captured the attention of readers in that year. In previous years, one or two stories stand out above all others for the most page views; however, this year more [...]
An Energy-Policy Rethink Is Required
By DAN LEWIS As much of northwestern Europe basks in a cold and unusually white Christmas, the continent’s failure to confront its urgent energy-security concerns is a disgrace. The old continent continues to be squeezed from two directions— internally by the inefficacy and high costs of its own policies and externally by its increasing energy imports [...]
China enacts law to promote renewable energy – Taiwan News Online
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press 2009-12-27 12:44 PM China’s utilities will be required to buy all the power produced by wind farms and other renewable sources under a new law meant to promote the industry and reduce heavy reliance on coal. Legislators approved the measure Saturday as an amendment to China’s 2006 renewable energy law, [...]
Most pragmatic approach to reducing CO2: ‘Cap and Trade’ or ‘Fee and Dividend’?
[poll id="2"] Written by Michael Ricciardi Published on December 25th, 2009 in About Climate, About Economy, About Energy Earlier this month (Dec. 7, 2009), two Op-Ed columns appeared in the New York Times–one, by Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman, supporting ‘cap and trade’ strategies for reducing carbon emissions, and the other, authored by NASA’s James Hansen (head of the Goddard [...]
Green Ink: China Sank the Climate Deal – Environmental Capital – WSJ
By Keith Johnson Crude oil futures neared $75 a barrel ahead of an expected decline in U.S. oil inventories, Bloomberg reports. China makes another move to ensure energy supplies, signing a deal with Venezuela to help develop offshore oil fields, in the WSJ. With Iraqi elections looming, the country has another chance to put its oil wealth [...]
After Copenhagen, Is It Time for Geo-Engineering? – Environmental Capital – WSJ
By Keith Johnson The debacle in Copenhagen already spawned one cottage industry—the blame game. The fiasco might have another, longer-lasting effect: Giving fresh momentum to geo-engineering. The idea of tinkering with the earth’s climate to keep temperatures down—whether that means seeding clouds, spraying particles into the atmosphere, or building huge sunshades—already had appeal in certain circles. [...]
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3rd Annual AEE Solar Dealer Conference in Mesa, Ariz.
Start date: February 17, 2010 End date: February 20, 2010 Cost: $349 Location: Mesa, AZ, USA Website: Visit event website 3rd Annual AEE Solar Dealer Conference is February 17-20 in Mesa, Arizona. It’s one of the top solar events of the year, hosted by one of the industry’s largest and most respected distributors. It features [...]
Can First Solar Keep Up With the Chinese?
By Eric Rosenbaum Stock quotes in this article: FSLR , TSL , YGE , STP TEMPE, Ariz. (TheStreet) — Last week, solar industry bellwether First Solra(FSLR Quote)held a meeting with analysts and investors at the Westin New York during which First Solar management presented its spin on growth for 2010. Not all investors were privy to the live [...]