Follow Up: Lockheed Martin may have Solved for X
By Katie Bird Earlier this month, we wrote about an amazing idea from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works called compact fusion. According to Lockheed, this fusion may solve many facets of our energy crisis, including bringing power to the roughly 1.3 billion people without it, as well as being a safe, clean source of worldwide energy.
Read MoreRFS: Friend or Foe?
As Americans have been filling up the gas tanks this holiday season, are they paying more or less because of the Renewable Fuel Standard? The RFS, passed in 2005 under the Bush administration, requires petroleum companies to put a specified amount of ethanol into gasoline. The regulation was designed to make the U.S. less dependent on foreign oil while supporting …
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Koch Brothers’ Dubious Scare Tactics Revealed
It looks like some of the research studies funded by the Koch brothers aren’t exactly kosher. Koch Industries has been dubbed the “kingpin of climate science denial” (Source: Huffington Post) as the oil, gas and coal conglomerate has been releasing studies to nay-say the impact of climate change. Well, some of their methods are in the spotlight and it looks like they’ve …
Read MoreBP criminal charges settled for Deepwater Horizon spill
More than two years after the largest and most destructive offshore oil spill our country has ever faced, BP has agreed to pay $4 billion over a five year period through a settlement reached with the Justice Department. While the oil giant has pleaded guilty, the Justice Department also sought to attach names to the individual crimes and has filed …
Read MoreAn open letter to President Obama to strengthen his debate performance
By Kathryn Morrison Mr. President: Excuse me, Sir, but may I have a word with you? If you think that you lost the debate because you were too polite, think again. You don’t understand the basics. How in the world were you preparing in the days leading up to the debate? I suspect that you were studying such issues as …
Read MoreEnergy Events on the Horizon
Looking for upcoming renewable energy events? Thanks to the newsletter published by the Energy and Clean Technology group at Mintz Levin, you have several exciting options from which to choose: May: Solar Summit 2012 Phoenix, AZ May 1-2, 2012 More info The 6th Annual ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum Boston, MA May 7-8, 2012 More info Reznick Group Renewable Energy …
Read MoreProfessor Muller’s findings deserve more attention, says Bill Clinton
Clinton said there had been little publicity about the testimony of Professor Richard Muller to a Congressional hearing. The former president said Muller, a professor at the University of California Berkeley, had been the only credible scientist who questioned global warming. However, Muller conducted an extensive study for global climate critics and completely surprised himself and Congress with his findings. …
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The Who’s Who of Renewable Technologies gather for next week’s ARPA-E Summit
Next week, The National Harbor will be crawling with key players from all areas of the renewable and green tech industry for the 2012 ARPA-E Summit (Advanced Research Projects…
Read MoreUS military to source 25 percent of energy from renewables by 2025
Having announced major plans to embrace renewable sources of energy, now the US military is looking for partners to develop these renewable technologies. The US navy in coalition with the US Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Energy, will invest up to $510 million in partnership with the private sector, to produce drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power …
Read MoreHarboring energy
A company has sized up land near Pearl Harbor and sees potential for a solar facility to rival off-island wind projects By Alan Yonan Jr. of the Honolulu Star Advertiser A San Diego-based energy company is proposing to build the world’s largest solar power project on vacant land surrounding Pearl Harbor that could provide an estimated 5 percent to 10 …
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