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Ideas to green your home

April 16, 2010

Our homes are a good place to start when it comes to adopting a greener lifestyle. They consume copious amounts of energy, produce a hell of a lot of trash and may include toxic materials in its building. Nasty, right? Technorati Tags: Electricity generation, Energy, Feed-in Tariff, Money, Renewable energy, saving electricity, Sustainable energy, Technology, [...]

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Report says wind power capacity grew in 2009

March 19, 2010

The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) said in a report released earlier this month that worldwide wind power capacity reached 159’213MW in the period. 38’312 MW were added in 2009. Technorati Tags: Electricity generation, Energy, Italy, Renewable, United States, Wind, Wind power, World Wind Energy Association Related Posts:Happy World Environment DaySwitching to renewable energyIdeas to [...]

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Renewable energy executives call for action from Congress

March 12, 2010

Representatives of various renewable energy sectors have recently called on Congress to “swiftly enact key policies to continue accelerated growth across the entire sector in order to add jobs and boost economic growth in 2010”. During a press event last week, executives stressed that if these policies are not enacted, the renewable energy sector could [...]

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Report says wind energy grew in the U.S. in 2009

January 29, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The wind energy industry in the U.S. enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2009, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The organization said in its Q4 report that the industry installed nearly 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2009, which is enough to serve over 2.4 million homes). However, [...]

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Monday fun: fossil fuel vintage videos

January 18, 2010

Energy Refuge kicks off the week in vintage mood with some fossil fuel advertising, news and film footage of yore. These videos are reminders that fossil fuel really is a thing of the past and the future belongs to renewable energy. Technorati Tags: Add new tag, Douglas Sirk, Energy, Fossil fuel, Jack Benny, NBC Nightly [...]

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