News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Cheap Solar Technology Emerge After FT Climate Challenge

In the Climate challenge launched November 13 2008, the “Kyoto cooker” was declared the winner. The $5 Kyoto cooker took the $75, 000 winning prize that Financial Times, HP and Forum for the Future had awarded for as first prize of the competition. The solution developed by Jon Bohmer is outstandingly simple but it represents [...]

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New Energy Technologies Present New Opportunities

World consumption of oil is at record levels today. This creates greenhouse gas emissions, which pose a constant threat to our environment. The only way to reduce these emissions is to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels. New technologies must be developed to cause a radical change in the world’s energy consumption. Energy can be [...]

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India Is Moving Into Renewable Energy In A Large Way

Renewable energy is a popular choice in many developed countries around the world and now the Indian government is preparing to lead developing countries into an expansive use of alternative energy resources. Specifically through solar and power technology, India is hoping to meet its future energy requirements while decreasing environmental harm; this according to the [...]

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Climate Change Financial Crisis May Prove Worse Than Both World Wars

According to The Prime Minister of Britain, Gordon Brown, The world is in for much trouble if climate change is not soon dealt with effectively. His speech at an International meeting on climate change in London he said world leaders need to finally agree on ways to thwart the global warming crisis. According to Brown, a [...]

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Burning Coal Is Costly For Taxpayer And Climate

When America burns coal to create electricity it costs about $62 Billion a year in concealed costs caused from environmental damage, not including expenditures associated with global warming so says the National Academy of Sciences. The $62 Billion was a portion of the $120 billion they acknowledged were the sum of damages from energy usage in [...]

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