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Nuclear Energy, Can It Be Cheap?

Posted by amandaevans on Tuesday, 09 July 2013 in Energy Efficiency

Is it safe? That’s what most people — brought up on Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and The Simpsons — want to know about nuclear power. And for the most part, the answer is yes. Accidents are rare, and those that have occurred — including the partial meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, in 2011 — h...

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Grant Gives Renewable Energy to Local Families

Posted by Talex on Thursday, 14 February 2013 in Solar

Two Reedley families will soon be saving on their energy bills, thanks to a program made possible by Reedley Rabobank and Grid Alternatives.The non-profit solar contractor brings the benefits of solar technology into low-income households throughout the Central Valley. Reedley's Rabobank branch awar...

Tax Credits for Wind Power

Posted by britt on Thursday, 03 January 2013 in Wind

I’m pleased to report that it didn’t take long to achieve one of my new year’s resolutions for Congress – extending the federal tax credits for wind power and other renewable energy sources. The deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” that passed the Senate and the House yesterday, and is expecte...

Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island - Project RFP

Posted by Aaron on Wednesday, 14 November 2012 in Clean Technology

Reznick Think Energy has an exciting opportunity for developers, engineers, EPCs and financiers interested in working on high profile renewable energy projects. We are working with Carbon War Room to help Necker Island, the Caribbean island owned by Sir Richard Branson, to transition away from fossi...

A Newbies Guide To Renewable Energy

Posted by Wolf on Wednesday, 13 July 2011 in Energy Efficiency

from: Carrington College

The Emerging Market for Small Renewables in California

Posted by Wolf on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 in Sustainable Development

The long battle between public and private power is flaring up again. California is the hot spot because the state legislature has lined up on the side of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), a form of public power lite in which communities choose power sources but distribution is left to t...

Global New Energy Summit, 4/17-19, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs.

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 04 April 2011 in Clean Technology

Please join invVEST at the Broadmoor for the GLOBAL NEW ENERGY SUMMIT 4/17-19, 2011. invVEST CEO, Mr. Probir Ghosh, is the Moderator/Speaker on the International Panel. View agenda on http://gnes.rmtech.org. Speakers include: Mark Udall, Bill Ritter, Dan Arvizu etc. We will dis...

Earth Protect Welcomes Peter Gephart, MAS, As Post-Graduate Associate

Posted by GreenDog on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 in General Environment

Peter holds a Master of Applied Science in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver and has an interest in alternative energy and energy efficiency. He is also interested in policy development to bring more alternative energy into the energy mix and develop programs to...

Hydroelectric Energy

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 31 May 2010 in Clean Technology

Fossil Fuels are running low and greenhouse gases are only becoming worse. Which direction in renewable energy will provide for a better environment along with better methods for producing energy? Hydropower has been used for hundreds of years. The first uses of hydropower were for grinding of grai...