The Cape Wind project in Massachusetts cleared its biggest hurdle to date on Friday when the U.S. Minerals Management Service gave final environmental approval to the 450 megawatt offshore wind farm.
Cape Cod Offshore Wind Farm Cleared for Take Off
January 16, 2009 By 17 Comments
Wind Power Front and Center at Obama Inauguration
January 16, 2009 By 7 Comments
Two small wind turbines, the type that would power individual homes, farms, or businesses are currently on display at the National Mall and contributing to the Washington, D.C. power grid.
Bush Urges Lawmakers to Stake Claim to Arctic Natural Resources
January 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
President Bush has urged Senators to initiate legal procedures to stakes claim to the natural resources of the Arctic region.
House Energy Chair Declares All Coal Options Open in New Global Warming Hearings
January 16, 2009 By 3 Comments
House Energy and Commerce Chairman may be moving towards the centre, and away from his traditional opposition to coal. Observers are waiting to see what impact this may have on upcoming climate change legislation.
Salazar: “Why do we have to move head long to commercial oil shale leasing at this point?”
January 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
A vocal opponent of the Bush administration’s push for oil shale development, Salazar, a former water lawyer spoke of the tremendous water and energy requirements to develop oil shale using current best practices.
How Green Is Amtrak? Well, It Could Be Greener
January 15, 2009 By 7 Comments
Although Amtrak may be a greener choice for travel, some questions still remain about the company’s overall environmental policies. Trains are not money-makers and Amtrak is no exception. From the sounds of it, they are cutting some of their greener practices to shave a little off their expenses, but at what cost to the environment?
Car or No Car?
January 15, 2009 By 3 Comments
Car-sharing has fantastic upsides: it’s flexible, you don’t have to pay additional costs for insurance or road or vehicle tax, you don’t have any maintenance costs and you don’t have to clean the damn car!
Monsanto, I Presume? Mean Joe Green #44: Caption Contest 2 Winner
January 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
Caption Contest Winner Announced. Laurel J. from Boulder Colorado takes a stab at Monsanto.
Congratulations Laurel!
Germany Suspends Controversial Ocean Fertilization Plan
January 15, 2009 By 4 Comments
Bowing to pressure from environmental groups, the German science ministry has suspended a planned ocean fertilization experiment in the Southern Ocean and asked the researchers to commission an independent analysis of the project’s environmental impact before dumping anything in the ocean.
Need a Job in These Tough Times? Then Smuggle Wildlife
January 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Estimates vary, but the general consensus is that internationally, the illegal wildlife trade ranks at least second or third in its volume and profitability, only behind the trade of drugs and guns. It’s thought to be a billion dollar industry annually in the U.S. alone. The World Wildlife Federation says its “the second-biggest threat to species after habitat destruction.”
