Category Energy

Why oil prices keep rising

The problem is two-fold. Supply is not rising as prices increase because there is no excess supply. But more importantly, demand across the world is increasing fast. In the next 17 years, plans are to move 300 million Chinese from…

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency

DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. There’s an amazing amount of information here, well-organized and presented, detailing numerous incentives for energy available from all levels…

Cow Power. Electricity from manure

Central Vermont Public Service is pioneering Cow Power, which turns cow manure into electricity. The five farms currently in the program produce anywhere from 1.3 million to 3.5 million KWH per year. How it works: Cow manure is fed into…

Fin power creates electricity

This new technology, using a design based on a shark or tuna tail, will create electricity from the movement of ocean water. Right now, it’s expensive, but then, all new technology is. Maybe one day it will be available in…

Wired calls for Death of Environmentalism

But today, one ecological problem outweighs all others: global warming. Restoring the Everglades, protecting the Headwaters redwoods, or saving the Illinois mud turtle won’t matter if climate change plunges the planet into chaos. It’s high time for greens to unite…