Alternative Energy

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Debate swirls around choice of next Bank of Japan chief amid fears (Green energy)


Debate swirls around choice of next Bank of Japan chief amid fears
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged Green ranchers buck cattle industry US economy officials loosen their lips Oil falls to But his reputation was tarnished again last year when he acknowledged investing 10 million yen ($92,600) in a fund run by

Green Ranchers Buck Cattle Industry
Newsday - Green Ranchers Buck Cattle Industry CATHEYS VALLEY, Calif. - Seth Nitschke spent his early 20s working at large New York City News • New Jersey News • Connecticut News • Business News • Investing

Sunday, February 03, 2008

CN investments strengthen national rail network and support Canada's (Green energy)


CN investments strengthen national rail network and support Canada's
MSN MoneyCentral - We are protecting and ensuring the sustainability of rail service to resource industries in Alberta and investing in plant and and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green

Wind farms taking root as a source of electricity
San Jose Mercury News - real estate green energy special reports financial markets personal finance venture capital drive / automotive press releases Park developers, turbine manufacturers and utilities are investing in training programs, attempting to lure workers with wages

Frozen `Tush' Might Explain Super Bowl Success: Scott Soshnick
Bloomberg - Value Investing ``Every discussion I had with Bill he understood value,'' Kraft said, referring to personnel moves. said Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, who was on the sideline for part of his team's NFC championship game win over Green Bay

Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR Wire - Covering content that ranges from clean technology and sustainable architecture, to organic food and fashion, to environmentally conscientious tourism and responsible investing, PLENTY has stationed itself as a source of all things green to those

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Thursday Morning News and Weather Update (Wind turbines)


Thursday Morning News and Weather Update
WZZM 13 - House panel votes to require use of green energy by end of 2015 LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A state House panel has voted to require that 10 percent of electricity sold to Michigan consumers come from renewable energy sources by the end of 2015. That

ADB and its partners to provide seed capital for green energy projects
Xinhua News Agency - MANILA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its development partners are setting up a facility to provide seed capital for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the Asia-Pacific region, the bank said on Tuesday. ADB

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Advertiser Directory (Green energy)


Advertiser Directory
Winona Daily News - Norm Coleman, R-Minn., that calls on the federal government to buy surplus sugar and sell it to ethanol producers, where it would be used in a mixture with corn. That provision, also included in the House bill, is designed to help protect sugar

Crop subsidies: a world of difference for African farmers
Seattle Times - Today, the price of corn is at a record high because it is in demand to make ethanol. Recker's business revolves around the timing of the markets as much as the seasons. As he sits at his breakfast table in his overalls and baseball cap, his mobile

The Senate's soft energy bill
Los Angeles Times - It requires 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022, compared to roughly 6 billion gallons produced today -- the vast majority of the current supply being ethanol made from corn. The mania for corn ethanol is already driving up food prices, polluting

US W Coast-Gasoline steady on low demand
Economic Times - HOUSTON: U.S. West Coast gasoline differentials were essentially unchanged Friday on low demand, traders said. Los Angeles market December unleaded ethanol-blend CARBOB gasoline sold at 8.5 cents per gallon over January NYMEX RBOB gasoline, which

Pelosi Hails Energy Bill
Philadelphia Inquirer - That, along with a requirement to use more ethanol as a motor fuel, "will strengthen our national security, protect consumers from spiraling energy prices, create jobs and tell the world that America is prepared to become a leader in addressing

TEXT-S&P release on VeraSun Energy
Reuters UK - Bioenergy for first-quarter 2008, VeraSun will have existing and planned ethanol production capacity of 1.75 billion gallons per year (gpy), or 1.64 billion gpy by the end of 2008, which would make it the largest ethanol producer in the U.S. As of

Your turn: Energy bills do little to solve problems
St. Cloud Times - In Washington and various state capitals, legislative backs are sore this week, made so by aggressive back-patting kudos for producing "tough" new energy bills that respond in part to the president's command to produce 35 billion gallons of ethanol

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Giant mosque planned for London stokes controversy (Green investing)


Giant mosque planned for London stokes controversy
International Herald Tribune - An up-and-coming architect, Ali Mangara, 40, a Muslim born in South Africa, produced a design that envisioned wind turbines instead of minarets, and generous use of gardens, courtyards and restaurants. In all, with the use of awnings as cover, about

Daley weighs ambitious plan to promote 'green'
Chicago Tribune - Wind turbines on Sears Tower and a "green" roof on the Merchandise Mart are two high-profile concepts on the drawing board as part of a wide-ranging, environmentally friendly development plan under consideration by the city. The Chicago plan, still

Developer seeks DoD contract to bring 6,500 workers to Manassas Park
Potomac News - The developer’s goal is to also outfit the project with top-of-the-line environmental amenities which would include buildings with geothermal heating and cooling, photo-voltaic solar cells, wind turbines and underground water basins to recycle

Jim Liedell: The public wants Cape Wind
Providence Journal - Only 22 percent said Cape Wind should be delayed until deep water technology is available, which would place wind turbines farther offshore, while most said, “Go ahead with Cape Wind now.” Regarding Cape Wind’s effect on tourism and our economy

Windflow Rights to Commence Trading
Scoop - Windflow Technology Limited is moving from its establishment period into a new phase of expansion which will include ongoing R & D and continuous production of wind turbines to satisfy existing and anticipated orders, the chairman Mr Barrie Leay said

Monday, October 22, 2007

Timberland Ups Green Ante, Offsets Campaign's Carbon Footprint (Wind turbines)


Timberland Ups Green Ante, Offsets Campaign's Carbon Footprint
MediaPost - Timberland Ups Green Ante, Offsets Campaign's Carbon Footprint by Sarah Mahoney, Monday, Oct 22, 2007 5:00 AM ET AFTER A LONG It has estimated the carbon-dioxide emissions associated with the energy used to broadcast the ad, offsetting them with a

IMF poised to advise on green taxes
Daily Telegraph - The IMF intends to focus on such disparities. Its World Economic Outlook, published last week, said one of the main problems with green taxes was that: "Countries naturally fear disadvantaging their producers in world markets by raising energy prices

Clos Pepe, Chumash Casino win Green Awards
Lompoc Record - buildings on campus, has assumed a prominent role in the University's efforts to address climate change, the Green Award Consortium spokesman said. The Department is ensuring that new and renovated buildings achieve the Leadership in Energy and

Two Indians on Time's Global 'Environment Heroes' list
Rediff - Pointing out that Tanti is all the more convinced that wind is the energy of the future and that his firm would help in launching the industry into the mainstream, he is quoted as saying. "Green business is good business. But it's not just about

Thursday, August 30, 2007

100 ways to reduce waste (Ethanol)


100 ways to reduce waste
Frederick News-Post - And there are wind turbines for the home. 87. Consider switching your appliances to DC if you have solar panels. I've read that an AC converter results in losses. 88. Suggest the Green Building Codes for your workplace or place of worship. 89. Do not

ARSC's American Hydrogen Corp and Ohio University Researchers to
MSN MoneyCentral - ARSC's newly formed American Wind Power Corp. will be developing residential scale wind turbines based on the patented Noble Wind Turbine design. It also has an LOI to acquire additional wind power capabilities. For more information, please see

Tesco faces demolishing supermarket extension
Daily Telegraph - the supermarket chain was forced to seek backdated approval after it was discovered that its new store in Stockport was 20pc larger than planned and more recently the retailer has also been forced to seek retrospective permission for wind turbines on

Composite Technology Expands Relationship With Far East
Forbes - rod is delivered to qualified conductor manufacturers worldwide for local ACCC conductor production and resale into local markets. -- DeWind Inc., designs, produces, and sells the DeWind series of wind energy turbines

Alliance fights wind farm
Houston Chronicle - The group believes both the transmission line and the 400-foot-tall wind turbines to be constructed near a major migratory bird flyway could harm birds and other wildlife. "We're concerned with both the direct impacts of the transmission line and the