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  Suicide by Coal

  01.16.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Suicide by Coal

  According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a suicidal act is one that is “dangerous to oneself or to one’s interests; self-destructive or ruinous.” By this standard, the coal boom that is currently sweeping America is the atmospheric equivalent of a swan dive off a very tall building. At precisely the moment that scientists have reached […]

• Business, Energy

  Altamont wind farms back in business?

  01.15.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Altamont wind farms back in business?

  In 2004 the Center for Biological Diversity filed suit against the wind producers operating in the Altamont Pass in California. During the ensuing time period, a study was completed showing that 45 of the 7,000 turbines were responsible for the vast majority of the deaths and a compromised was reached with the producers that during […]

• Coastal Stuff, Energy

  Now that’s a wind farm…

  01.14.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This entry from A Thrilling Wonder website has it all, wind farm construction, turbine failure, storms, etc. on a HUGE scale. If you want to see a big wind farm, read this. It’s a very informative and interesting read punctuated with nice photos. Highly recommended. If you liked this entry, Digg It! Tune: The Summer […]

• Business, Energy

  400 million gallons of new ethanol production

  01.11.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on 400 million gallons of new ethanol production

  Cargill subsidiary Emerald Renewable Energy announced recently it plans to build 4 new ethanol plants in the US each with 100 million gallon per year throughput. Each plant will use nearly 40 million bushels of corn annually and produce 100 million gallons of ethanol and over 300,000 tons of dry distillers grains for animal feed […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Chevy Volt

  01.10.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Chevy Volt

  Chevy’s Volt Forget the current breed of hybrid, the Chevy Volt is a new approach. It’s got a 3 cylinder 1.0 liter turbocharged gas (E85) engine attached to a 53 KW generator, batteries that store 16KWh, and a 120KW (160hp) electric motor. The gas powered motor is not attached to the drivetrain, only to the […]

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