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Archive for April, 2009

Vermont FIT Bill Passes Major Milestones

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

On Earth Day the Vermont House of Representatives passed House Bill 446, the Vermont Energy Act of 2009. The bill includes changes to Vermont's Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development Program (SPEED) that would implement a pilot feed-in tariff policy.

An Open Letter to President Obama on Biofuels

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Many individuals, universities and companies have been working diligently to help create renewable biofuels to meet the strategic needs of our country. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of numerous research projects and provided technology ...

A Visit To UCLA Department Of Design | Media Arts, Part 1

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Arts, Green News | Comments Off

While i was in Los Angeles easier this month, i had the opportunity to visit the UCLA Department of Design | Media Arts and chat with some of the students. The department educates responsible designers and ...

U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs Over 2,800 MW In First Quarter — Double Q1 2008

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments Off

Reports of the demise of the clean energy industry have been, well, exaggerated (see "Global recession? Must be time for the media’s alternative-energy backlash"). The American Wind Energy Association reports: The wind energy industry installed over 2,800 ...

Small Amounts of Investment Could Yield Gigantic Energy Savings in Emerging Nations

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments Off

For India, an investment of $10 billion in energy efficiency improvements could result in gigantic energy savings, a new World Resource Institute (WRI) report states. According to Powering Up: The Investment Potential of Energy Service Companies ...

Geoengineering and the New Climate Denialism

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Features, Green News | Comments Off

This is a draft essay, and obviously still rough in patches. I'd appreciate feedback! - Alex GEOENGINEERING AND THE NEW CLIMATE DENIALISM by Alex Steffen The Idea of Geoengineering is Being Used Dishonestly Though we spend our time here at ...

Geoengineering and the New Climate Denialism

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Features, Green News | Comments Off

This is a draft essay, and obviously still rough in patches. I'd appreciate feedback! - Alex GEOENGINEERING AND THE NEW CLIMATE DENIALISM by Alex Steffen The Idea of Geoengineering is Being Used Dishonestly Though we spend our time here at ...

The Relative Merits of Plastic Bottles and Concrete Slabs

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Features, Green News | Comments Off

The other day, I found myself preaching to the choir out in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I was the keynote speaker at the annual fundraiser for the Ecology Action Centre, a longstanding and highly regarded environmental organization ...