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- Advisors in Japan Say Post-Disaster Nuclear Checks are “Insufficient”
Inhabitat (Today) - Despite the rush to get reactors back online and convince the public that Japan’s nuclear power generation facilities are safe, an advisor says the current checks of nuclear reactors in the country are “insufficient” and possibly unsafe. Hiromitsu Ino, Professor Emeritus at the University...
- Advisors in Japan Say Post Disaster Nuclear Checks are “Insufficient”
- How to manage the nations nuclear waste
The Energy Collective (Today) - It calls for leadership by Congress and the White House to resolve the current impasse...
- Going Solar in Vermont is about to Become Profitable
CleanTechies (Today) - In Vermont’s state legislature, a bill is under consideration that will help owners of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems put more green into their pockets. It’s not a rebate or an incentive program to reduce installation costs, but a change to net-metering policies–a change...
- ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Preview
- Asia Pacific Solar Photovoltaic Markets Grows 165% in 2011
CleanTechnica (Today) - For the Asia Pacific region, 2011 was a good year for photovoltaic installations and growth, with the region as a whole growing the photovoltaic market by 165% year over year, with an additional 40% expected to be added in 2012. These figures—and the many more...
- Should we lift the moratorium on offshore wind in the Great Lakes?
- Industrial energy efficiency for sustainable wealth creation
- U.S. venture capital firm SAIL Venture Partners goes on hunt for Canadian cleantech, plans to establish Canadian-focused fund
Clean Break (Today) - This is an encouraging sign for the Canadian clean technology sector. SAIL Venture Partners, the early-stage venture arm of SAIL Capital Partners, said today it is partnering up with the Canadian subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. to create a joint venture and fund that would...
- New EV for India
- Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race?
- Google Earth: Glowing Green Sea.. Near Scottish Nuclear Power Plant
- New Energy Efficient Battery Charging Standards in California Will Save 1 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions
- US Wind Power Grows 31% in Q4, 17% in 2011, but Expiring Production Tax Credit Threatens Future Gains
- Green Home Insulation Scheme in UK Not So Green
- San Francisco & Medellin, Colombia Win 2012 Sustainable Transport Award
- Emissions Trading Scheme for the Shipping Industry?
- Cheaper Energy Storage Systems = More Renewable Energy
- Berlin Police More Green Than Blue With New Electric Cars
- Animation Clearly Explains Enhanced Geothermal Systems (VIDEO)
- Much Light, Little Heat Efficiency
- US Wind Power Grows 31% in 4Q, 17% in 2011, but Expiring Production Tax Credit Threatens Future Gains
- Private Sector Players Stepping Up Pace of Clean Energy Investments
- Hydrogen and Kinetic Energy Will Keep Phones Ringing
Scientific American (Yesterday) - Carmakers learned years ago it's not easy to make a practical hydrogen fuel cell. Yet hydrogen fuel cells do work, and they're greener than batteries. So how about using a mini hydrogen fuel cell to re-charge something small--like your mobile phone battery? [More] ...
- SolidWorks Sustainability Design Software Helps in Understanding Environmental Impacts
- President Obama’s Latest Speech Touts American-Made Energy but Gets Stuck on Oil and Gas
- Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor
ScienceDaily (Yesterday) - The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body....
- Yikes! Darrell Issa Doesn’t Know Difference between Tax Credits & Loan Guarantees
- Hamilton consortium puts pressure on Ontario government to lift moratorium on offshore wind in the Great Lakes
- Niagara Hydropower Project Reaches New Milestone
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