All Blog Posts Tagged 'renewable' (65)

William Kamkwamba and his Windmill

I came across this video today and thought it was just an amazing story. An impoverished 20 year old boy living in Malawi, taught himself how to make a windmill. Recognizing that wind was in abundance where he lived, William was able to construct windmills using materials available and brought running water and electricity to his village for the first time.

This is a truly remarkable and inspirational story. What are your thoughts? Continue

Added by david@PickensPlan on November 9, 2009 at 7:54am — 14 Comments

Sellout On The Great Lakes

Last week, some very disturbing events took place regarding 52 very large freighters (1000 foot-long class with 40,000 to 70,000 ton cargo holds) based in and on the Great Lakes. These ships, which carry millions of tons of heavy cargoes across the Lakes through the locks of St. Lawrence Seaway to the world, burn the dirtiest dregs of refinery scum in the world -- bunker C oil. This stuff is so sludgy it has to be heated to flow into the old diesels that burn it. 13 of the 52 "Lakers" as they ar… Continue

Added by Dr. Paul A. Curto on October 31, 2009 at 8:00pm — 17 Comments

Algae Biofuel

What can replace fossil fuels in our motors? Algae Biofuel. I'm going to explain how this proven and renewable energy source, which we can grow in our own country, can solve some of the problems we face with energy, pollution, environment, health and economy. What's keeping us from growing our own fuels? Currently, we don't have the farms constructed to grow the algae and, fossil fuels have been cheap enough to keep us from converting. Now that petroleum fuel has lost some of its affordability,… Continue

Added by Jose Serrano on October 28, 2009 at 12:47am — 2 Comments

St Louis Renewable Energy Resources

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Added by Buz Scott on October 13, 2009 at 10:06am — No Comments

The Future of Alternative and Renewable Energy after 2010

I see renewable energy as a long term investment for our economic and national security. Anybody who installed solar panels on their houses 15 years ago are now enjoying free electricity. I am personally concerned about nationalizing healthcare and exploding deficits and believe these will be the achilles heel of the new administration in the elections of 2010. Unfortunately, the country would have benefited from their desire to promote natural gas and renewable energy ---- away from oil, coal… Continue

Added by Mark Feagins on September 14, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

cheap energy alternatives

www,EcoLife-Solutions.com is dedicated to providing affordable new energy solutions which help eliminate our country's dependence on foreign supplied oil, and contribute to fighting the effects of rising energy costs. We offer our clients the opportunity to produce clean, cheap energy alternatives while making a positive impact on the world. Our mission is to create a network of energy conscious individuals who are interested in making a difference in our communities, our environment, and our ec… Continue

Added by Thomas Iannotti on August 27, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

Top 3 Products On How To Build Your Own Wind And Solar Energy Generators

We've tried for every product that teaches how to build your own solar and

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Added by Timothy Kendrick on August 22, 2009 at 1:11pm — No Comments

8th Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair - Saturday, August 8th and Sunday, August 9th - Oregon, IL.

The 8th annual Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair will be held on Saturday, August 8th (from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and Sunday, August 9th (from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at the Ogle County Fairgrounds, in Oregon, IL. The Fairgrounds open at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Continue

Added by Bruce Eric Montgomery on August 7, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

LCC Welding Technology Students Work on Wind Turbines in Texas

See pictures of students from Lower Columbia College's Welding Technology program working on wind turbines at a wind farm in Texas: Welding Technology Students Working on Wind Turbines Continue

Added by Marie Wise on August 6, 2009 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Visit to Invenergy, LLC Wind Farm in Marseilles, IL

I visited a wind farm in Marseilles, IL on 7/14/09 and enjoyed it so much I thought I'd write a blog post about it. Marseilles is a small town in Illinois located about 75 miles southwest of Chicago. The sign at the edge of town said the population is 4,800. Small towns in rural America have been decimated by the exodus of manufacturing jobs over the last 20 years and the renewable energy industry is a prime opportunity to create new jobs in these areas. The EPW hearing on 7/7/09 included witnes… Continue

Added by David Anderson on July 31, 2009 at 9:24am — No Comments

Announcing my New Book: Power of the Wind

Dear Wind Energy Friends, Sorry I haven't been active lately. I've been extremely busy painting and self-publishing my new book: Power of the Wind. Check it out on my blog where you can preview and purchase or go directly to the publisher by clicking the link below. For all my wind energy contacts who haven't been able to purchase a painting due to our tight economic times, con… Continue

Added by Marie Wise on July 12, 2009 at 10:23am — No Comments

Why The Future of Transportation Fuel Is Hydrogen

A recent television ad from Exxon/Mobil introduces the concept of an on-board fuel reformer for vehicles (view the ad here). These devices combine water and oil (or another feedstock) at elevated temperature in the presence of a catalyst to produce Hydrogen fuel for the vehicle. This sounds very complicated but it really isn’t that hard to understand. I have

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Added by Mike Johnston on July 7, 2009 at 3:08pm — 2 Comments

Helping the Average Guy Make a Green Impact

In early 2008, I started performing major research on the feasibility of residential scale wind turbine power and solar energy in Pennsylvania. The results were rather disappointing since the sun index is rather low here, and although there were some good areas for wind, the overall cost to install such a system to meet all or most of a homes energy needs exceeded $120,000 and would take 15 to 20 years to get paid back. Granted, you would get paid back, but this did not leave me with an easy pr… Continue

Added by David Nelmes on June 18, 2009 at 8:43am — No Comments

TN Family Reduces Energy Bill By Heating Their Swimming Pool

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Added by James Kantorowicz on June 10, 2009 at 8:19am — No Comments

Pennsylvania Business Facilitates Distance Learning Program in Alternative and Renewable Energy

B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc. has collaborated with The E-learning Center to offer over 900 e-learning and distance learning courses in alternative energy, green solutions, and environmental management. The courses are in the areas of environmental science, engineering, natural gas development, oil and natural gas, health and safety, drilling, petrochemical, industrial training, and Go Green Education. The Go Green Program is a series of over 20 courses in green development, solar energy,… Continue

Added by Brian Oram on May 16, 2009 at 12:48am — No Comments

Keeping The Torch Lit For Alternative Energy

Wasn't it only last year that Americans were outraged over 4$ a gallon gasoline and ready to revolt en masse in support of any kind of alternative energy or fuel which would bring back energy prices that were at least affordable if not cheap or green? Everyone wanted a voice in the choices that were being made regarding our energy future and grassroots campaigns led by T. Boone Pickens and Al Gore each had several million active members working together for a green energy economy. Once gas pric… Continue

Added by Mike Johnston on May 12, 2009 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Google Alert - solar power,solar energy, solar careers, solar electric, solar pv, solar photovoltaic…

Google Alert - solar power,solar energy, solar careers, solar electric, solar pv, solar photovoltaic Saturday, April 25, 2009 2:50 AM From: This sender is DomainKeys verified "Google Alerts" Add sender to Contacts To:My Friends At Picken's Plan Google News Alert for: solar power,solar energy, solar careers, solar electric, solar pv, solar photovoltaic Rebecca Lundberg , president of Minneapolis - based solar energy installation firm Powerfully Green , is among those promoting the environmental… Continue

Added by Earl Allen Boek on April 25, 2009 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Wyoming Wind - important event on Earth Day - come one come all

Rock Springs public panel on the White Mountain Wind Energy Project: Wed, Apr 22, 6 pm at City Hall. http://tinyurl.com/d57str Continue

Added by John Pilmer on April 21, 2009 at 3:46pm — No Comments

Commercial-Dispatch: MUW to host energy conference

MUW to host energy conference April 1, 2009 Special to The Dispatch The College of Business and Legal Studies at Mississippi University for Women will host a 2009 Energy Conference Tuesday from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., in MUW’s Nissan Auditorium. Sponsors for this conference include Atmos Energy, Columbus Light and Water Department, Columbus-Lowndes Development Link, 4-County Electric Power Association, Paccar, and the MUW Center for… Continue

Added by Renee Klink on April 3, 2009 at 12:51pm — No Comments

Tallahassee Lobby Day March 24, 2009

Thousands of New Jobs, Megawatts of Renewable Energy, Florida’s Green Economy BOOMING - ONLY YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN! Legislators tell us they MUST see YOUR Faces in Tallahassee in order to pass a Renewable Energy Dividend policy state wide. Register at www.FAREnergy.org Date: 03/24/0… Continue

Added by Faye on March 15, 2009 at 8:37am — No Comments