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Europe’s Largest PV Solar Farm Opens in Italy

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Europe’s Largest PV Solar Farm Opens in Italy

Photo: SunEdison For billions of years the sun has been shining on a field in Rovigo, Italty — but, thanks to a new PV solar farm built on that spot, that energy will now be put to some good use. Just nine short months after being given the green-light from the government, the US based SunEdison has officially inaugurated Europe’s largest single-site solar farm, producing enough clean-energy to power around 17,000 homes…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Obama Admin to Speed Up Offshore Wind Power Development

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Obama Admin to Speed Up Offshore Wind Power Development

Photo: Kim Hansen , Wikimedia, CC As it stands, it typically takes a staggering 7 years — at the very least — for an offshore wind project to receive federal approval to begin construction. And as we’ve seen with the infamous Cape Wind project , there’s plenty of red tape on the local and state levels as well. So its no surprise that the the US is seriously lagging in the offshore wind power sector. But the Dept. of the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Race to Save Haiti’s 50 Endangered Frog Species From Extinction

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on The Race to Save Haiti’s 50 Endangered Frog Species From Extinction

Photo credit: Claudio Contreras/iLCP The devastation and tragedy that has beset Haiti seems to have to limit. Deforestation, mudslides, hurricanes, and the earthquake earlier this year have destroyed what few resources remained there and left the people with no choice but to rebuild their lives from the rubble. And though the human victims are, understandably, the focus of relief efforts, they are not the only casualties of the recent string of events. Haiti’s wildlife hangs on the brink of extinction and, with little to no endemic habitat remaining, have no hope for survival on the island. Fortu… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Where That Green $32 Billion Went: Recovery Act Update

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Where That Green $32 Billion Went: Recovery Act Update

Photo: US Army, CC It was the first big move made by the Obama administration, and yet the stimulus bill remains controversial and largely misunderstood. There’s little disagreement among economists that the Recovery Act spared the US from slipping into a full-bore depression, or that it created or saved millions of jobs. And yet, according to polls, most Americans feel that it did little to help the country, or themselves in particular — questions about ‘where all that money went’ are commonplace. So let’s take a look. Remember, bi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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GOP Rep Vows to Make ClimateGate Investigations a "Top Priority"

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on GOP Rep Vows to Make ClimateGate Investigations a "Top Priority"

Image via Ecopolitology Sigh. Because we certainly don’t have anything better to do — at a time when the economy continues to sag, China is pulling ahead in the next major global industry in clean energy, and climate change is exacerbating extreme weather events the world over — than to embark on a politically motivated witch hunt. But that’s exactly what one GOP Representative wants to do if the Republicans win back control of the House of Reps this fall: pore, once again, i… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Great Chinese Clean Energy Export Scandal

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via the WSJ The biggest story to break in the clean energy world in the last few days is certainly the allegation that China is breaking World Trade Organization rules by unfairly subsidizing its exports of renewable energy equipment and materials. An American union, the United Steelworkers, has filed a legal case… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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If Obama Had Chosen Energy Over Health Care …

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via MSNBC’s Cosmic Blog It’s an interesting question for followers of both politics and climate issues: How would things have turned out if Obama had thrown his weight behind clean energy legislation instead of health care reform? Would we now be looking at a freshly passed law designed to map out the future of the American energy economy and to stimulate job growth in sustainable sectors — while curbing greenhouse gas pollution and ramping up renewables? Would Democrats have benefited from focusing on the economy i… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What Are the Top States for Energy Efficiency? Did Yours Make the Cut?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Credit: pgegreenenergy The Center for American Progress has ranked the Top 10 states for policies that promote energy efficiency. The report cautions, however, that even those states on the list haven’t fully tapped into the power of using less power. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tell the Senate to Stop Stalling on Clean Energy

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

It should be unthinkable that in the wake of the worst oil disaster in history, the Senate has not yet passed a bill that would hold BP accountable for the damage they have wreaked on Gulf communities and businesses.   And yet, here we are…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Can the Senate Even Pass the BP Spill Bill?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Dynamic Patents The Senate notoriously gutted and left for dead its comprehensive climate and clean energy reform bill, even after watering down numerous times. Now, even the tiny remnants of that bill , those measures deemed least offensive — primarily getting tougher with offshore drilling regulations and some energy efficiency incentives — may not pass. I have to say, if the S… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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