Recent Posts Tagged With Alternative Energy

• Sweden to Build 2,000 New Wind Turbines, Aims for 50% Renewables by 2020

  Posted on Wednesday March 3rd, 2010 at 02:55 pm in sweden Alternative Energy eco wind power business & politics

  Photo: Flickr, CC You Don't Need a Weatherman to Know... Sweden's Enterprise and Energy Minister Maud Olofsson announced that 2,000 new wind turbines will be built in the in the Scandinavian country over the next 10 years. This would add a projecte...

• 25 Percent of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Are Leaking Radioactive Chemicals

  Posted on Thursday February 4th, 2010 at 05:56 am in news Cancer energy Alternative Energy Ecology

  The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, VT, is leaking radioactive tritium. Photo via nrc.gov. Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section. Would you like a little r...

• Making Millions from Going Green: The UK Green Rich List

  Posted on Sunday January 17th, 2010 at 08:03 am in Alternative Energy Economy eco united kingdom business & politics

  Image credit: Times Online We missed this story over the holidays, but it is worth posting, even if we are a little late. And it's worth it because it flies in the face of those who claim that environmentalism is all about ruining the economy. The ...

• It’s Definitely Christmas Morning! Giant Solar Christmas Trees and Incredible New Snowflake-Shaped Solar Cells

  Posted on Friday December 25th, 2009 at 10:00 am in holidays Alternative Energy eco solar power science & technology

  Image via The Phoenix Sun Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it, and Happy Friday to those who don't! And for everyone - check out these awesome solar power creations. Brisbane doesn't mess around when it comes to their Christmas tree. The tree...

• Designed for NIMBYs, Palm Tree Hides Solar and Wind Power

  Posted on Friday December 25th, 2009 at 09:35 am in design Alternative Energy eco solar power prototypes

  Images via Coroflot Cell phone towers disguised as trees rarely fool anyone. The uniformly shaped and spaced branches with their lego-like sheen usually just don't pull off the trick very well. But what about solar towers disguised as palm trees. T...

• Bill O’Reilly Disses Solar, Solar Chief Hits Back

  Posted on Friday December 25th, 2009 at 09:21 am in politics Alternative Energy eco solar solar power

  Credit: bbjee via Flickr. You may have heard about the hot deal made between SunEdison and the Irvine, California, school district. They're putting up panels at 21 sites, and expect to save $17 million in energy costs over 20 years. It wasn't lon...

• Follow the Sun: World Bank Collects $5.5 Billion for Solar Projects in Middle-East and North-Africa

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 03:15 pm in africa Alternative Energy eco solar business & politics

  Photo: Sandia National Laboratory, Public domain Why Should Germany Have All The Solar Power Fun? The World Bank is announcing that 5.5 billion dollars will be invested in concentrated solar energy projects in five countries of the Middle-East and ...