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Friday, June 01, 2007

You do the math: Renewable energy
By jmaxand @ 2:37 PM :: 307 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases

The nuclear power industry, the politicians they pay for, and the current administration are pushing hard for nuclear power, many claiming nuclear is the answer to global warming. Many argue that we don't have enough renewable energy to meet future demand or supply baseload power. This is simply not the case. There is enough wind power in the US alone to supply energy for both gasoline and electrical consumption.

Friday, May 25, 2007

National environmental groups tell Alternate Energy Holdings to remove names from Website
By jmaxand @ 1:27 PM :: 581 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases

Three of the largest environmental organizations in the US this week told Alternate Energy Holdings Incorporated, the Virginia-based company proposing to construct and operate a 1,600 Megawatt commercial nuclear plant near Bruneau, Idaho, to remove their names from AEHI’s website.

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Idaho organizations urge Gov Otter to participate in climate registry
By jmaxand @ 1:32 PM :: 532 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases

Idaho’s failure to join the newly announced national Climate Registry would cost the state and its important businesses valuable time and money if Idaho is left behind the national effort to assess and control greenhouse gases, a coalition of Idaho environmental and smart-growth organizations said today.

Monday, May 07, 2007

Snake River Alliance takes on clean energy
By jmaxand @ 1:35 PM :: 479 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases

After nearly three decades of successfully challenging nuclear weapons plants and advocating for cleanup of the Cold War legacy at the Idaho National Laboratory and across the Department of Energy complex, the Snake River Alliance has expanded its work to include sustainable alternatives to nuclear and coal power.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Corn Can't Solve Our Problem
By sstamper @ 10:35 AM :: 526 Views :: 7 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases

The world has come full circle. A century ago our first transportation biofuels -- the hay and oats fed to our horses -- were replaced by gasoline. Today, ethanol from corn and biodiesel from soybeans have begun edging out gasoline and diesel.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Windfarms to power a third of London homes
By sstamper @ 9:13 PM :: 408 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases

UK Telegraph Newspaper, December 18, 2006...A licence to build the world's largest offshore windfarm in the Thames estuary was granted by the Government yesterday.

Monday, October 30, 2006

Leftovers from harvest are potential fuel source
By sstamper @ 12:04 AM :: 511 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases

MEAD, Neb. Duck beneath the green canopy of midsummer corn and you find the faded remains of last year's harvest. The ground here is littered with a patchwork of withered husks, gnarled stalks and hunks of cob spread out over sandy soil.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Space Solar Idaho
By sstamper @ 4:46 PM :: 439 Views :: 1 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases

For years NASA insisted it couldn’t be done. Beyond the orbit of Mars, NASA said, solar energy could not be used to generate electricity for onboard power on space devices.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Towering turbines on rural ridge lines could signal the future of energy in
By sstamper @ 7:36 PM :: 519 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases

BONE Forty-three wind turbines, each as tall as a 20-story building, rise from the rolling hills around Bone and stretch for nearly six miles. Lending an unexpected, European look to this rural corner of southeast Idaho, they evoke Danish landscapes or postcards from Holland.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Nuclear energy debate comes to Ketchum: Watchdog group promotes renewable energy sources
By sstamper @ 10:39 AM :: 687 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases

Nuclear power accounts for nearly 20 percent of the total electricity generated in the United States. The Snake River Alliance, a Boise-based nuclear watchdog group, would like to see renewable energy sources nudge that option aside.

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