Cheap Natural Gas Won't Kill Renewable Energy Growth (3 Reasons Why) CleanTechnica I'll be the first to admit that cheap natural gas prices are one of the biggest short-term threats to deployment of renewable energy in the US today. With a glut of gas dropping prices to historic lows, the competitiveness of technologies like wind, …
His Clean Energy Plan Yale Environment 360 In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he talks about his latest book, which describes his vision of how the world can attain a green energy future by 2050. Amory B. Lovins is fond of referring to the Rocky Mountain Institute, where he serves as … 'Fossil fuels are the new whale oil', says environmentalist Amory LovinsThe Guardian
President's Budget: A Welcome Commitment to Clean Energy and Innovation Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) For supporters of renewable energy, it demonstrates a strong commitment to boosting investments in energy science and innovation, while supporting critical policies that level the playing field for renewables. Recently, the environmental community …
Tax-News.com Budget Review – Obama's Election Budget Tax-news.com Providing temporary tax credits for domestic clean energy manufacturing. The President is proposing to extend Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit to drive nearly USD20bn of investment in domestic clean energy manufacturing, ensuring new windmills …
Obama's Amazing Energy Spin Machine American Spectator The bankruptcy of Ener1, a "green energy" firm that got a $118 million stimulus grant, has brought the Obama administration's commitment to sinking billions of dollars into alternative energy boondoggles back into the spotlight.
Wind Power is the Most Under Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern US Clean Energy News (blog) There is a reason the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is holding its 2012 conference in Atlanta, Georgia this year, according to Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) Renewable Energy Manager Simon Mahan. The combination of newly identified …
Wind turbines, Navy jets keeping Texas truce KVUE by Brian New / KENS 5 KINGSVILLE, Texas — An unusual standoff is taking place in the south Texas skies: It's clean energy against the United States Navy. For 70 years, the Navy has trained half of all of its jets pilots at the Kingsville Naval Air …
New EV iPhone App, LEDs, Airline Controversy News, & More (Clean Links) CleanTechnica Ecotech Institute, reportedly ?the first and only college entirely focused on preparing America's workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainability,? has grown its student population to about 400 in its first year. Hopefully, it won't take …
Inside TV's 'Characters Unite' Event Mother Nature Network The former shoots in Miami, the latter in Atlanta, and he lives in LA, so he spends a lot of time on airplanes. He tries to counter that energy consumption by driving a Honda Civic hybrid, buying local and organic produce, and recycling "like a crazy …
Committee postpones amendment on electric rates MiamiHerald.com (blog) The amendment, proposed to be tucked into a clean energy bill, would make it easier for Florida's electric companies to raise rates to pay for modernizing or building their power plants. Florida Power & Light currently has a proposal before state …
Honeywell Aerospace Technology to Upgrade China Eastern Airlines Growing Fleet Sacramento Bee By Honeywell SINGAPORE, Feb.14, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — China Eastern Airlines has strengthened its strategic relationship with Honeywell (NYSE: HON), signing several agreements that will enhance the safety, efficiency and performance of its growing …
Milton students Duffy, Harris earn aviation achievement Santa Rosa Press Gazette Two Milton High School students have earned an achievement that was made available to them thanks to the school's Aerospace Technology classes. Nicholas Duffy and Tyler Harris successfully completed their FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Test after over a …
Searching for life in the depths of Enceladus Space Daily The IceMole is being constructed and its navigation payload is being installed under the management of the Aerospace Technology department at FH Aachen. Further to this, a scenario for subsequent deployment on Enceladus is being developed at the German …
Top Defence and Aerospace Leaders to Gather for High-level Conferences at … MarketWatch (press release) Singapore, Feb 07, 2012 (ACN Newswire via COMTEX) — Two high-level conferences, the Asia-Pacific Security Conference (APSEC) and the Singapore Aerospace Technology & Engineering Conference (SATEC), will return in February 2012 in conjunction with the …
Black Engineer of the Year Award and Science, Technology, Engineering and math … BlackEngineer.com Students in STEM fields, professionals and top level representatives from leading employers in the aerospace, technology, manufacturing, and auto-making industries and government agencies were in attendance. More than 20 Black Engineer of the Year …
Rolls-Royce Opens US$557 Manufacturing Facility In Singapore Asian Scientist Magazine By Asian Scientist Newsroom | Tech & Pharma Aerospace technology manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, today officially opened a US$557 million campus at the Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore, its largest facilities in Asia to date. AsianScientist (Feb.
AFA's 2012 Annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition MarketWatch (press release) Les A. Kodlick, Director of Public Affairs During the Symposium, exhibits highlighting aerospace technology and education, sponsored by leading aerospace companies, will be on display. Also, AFA's Central Florida Chapter will again sponsor its annual …
270000 aerospace jobs lost to export controls in 10 years Bizjournals.com (blog) Federal restrictions of selling aerospace technology to foreign governments is costing companies billions of dollars in revenue each year, according to the Aerospace Industries Association. US export policies that restrict the sale of satellite …
NASA's Spinoff magazine catalogs the benefits of aerospace technologies … The Verge By Bryan Bishop on February 8, 2012 02:21 am 1Comments NASA's 35-year-old Spinoff magazine is a yearly look at the practical, real-world applications of technologies that have their origins in the aerospace industry. The 2011 edition just launched, …
IT increasingly propels biz excellence ZDNet Asia He was in town also to speak at the Aerospace Technology Leadership Forum conducted by Singapore statutory board Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and attend the annual Singapore Air Show which started Tuesday.
5 Airlines Looking To Go A Little More Green EarthTechling This is where airplanes come in, and due to concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and the less-than-eco-friendly implications of fossil fuels, they may come with a bit of personal conflict. But lately, some airlines around the US have been getting on …
Fursti: Germany's airport eco-drama AOPA Pilot But the noise from the piston singles flying out of Fursti was so negligible that many Maisach residents didn't even know that airplanes were based there. Now AOPA-Germany is invoking ecological concerns to give the airport a second chance.
Eco Etiquette: What's The Environmental Cost Of Cut Flowers? Huffington Post Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. Are cut flowers really bad for the environment? My wife loves them, and I know she's probably expecting a bunch this Valentine's …
Inside TV's 'Characters Unite' Event Mother Nature Network Tifffani Thiessen keeps busy with Petit Nest, her line of eco-friendly, made in America children's furniture and bedding, when she's not working on "White Collar," which resumes production next month. She loves that her character Elizabeth "is …
Big week for Airbus: airlines order 153 commercial passenger jets in three … Avionics Intelligence Commercial jetliner manufacturer Airbus in Toulouse, France, had big announcements last week, closing deals with three separate airlines for 153 aircraft. Airbus sold 51 airplanes — 33 eco-efficient A320neo and 18 A320 aircraft — to AviancaTaca …
Book Review: The Conundrum by David Owen BusinessWeek By Michael Rosenwald By David Owen Nothing singes the psyche of an eco-conscious do-gooder quite like being rebuked by another eco-conscious do-gooder. In The Conundrum, which catalogs the hypocrisies and paradoxes of living green, the scolder is David …
Analysis: 300 aircraft sold last week for tens of billions of dollars; is this … Avionics Intelligence The air carrier ordered 100 eco-friendly A320neo aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse, France, as well as 100 fuel-efficient 737 MAX and 22 Next-Generation 737-800 single-aisle passenger jets from Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Seattle.
BOC Aviation orders 20 China-made jumbo jets People’s Daily Online The C919 is designed in accordance with international standards, and great efforts have been made to ensure its safety, cost-effectiveness, comfort, and eco-friendliness. COMAC expects the C919 to be a strong rival of Airbus' and Boeing's aircraft.
Eurocopter Unveils New EC130 T2 with Optimized … defpro The EC130 T2 was revealed during a ceremony at the 2012 Heli-Expo exhibition in Dallas, Texas, where Eurocopter also announced seven launch customers for the rotary-wing aircraft covering a total of 105 bookings: Maverick Helicopters, …
Boeing (BA) to See Asian Demand Take Flight StreetInsider.com (subscription) In an attempt to meet the projected demand, Boeing has already increased production rates while continuing designing bigger, safer and more eco friendly planes. With 60 percent of the future demand representing actual growth, while the other 40 percent …
5 Airlines Looking To Go A Little More Green EarthTechling But lately, some airlines around the US have been getting on board (pun intended) with green initiatives that cut down on the pollution caused by traditional jets. From carbon offsets to emissions reductions to more fuel-efficient planes, …
Business digest STLtoday.com Circuit Judge Dan Green tossed out the law in a ruling late Monday, saying it was invalid because lawmakers included a "contingency clause" when they passed it last fall, requiring a broader tax credit reform bill to be passed before MOSIRA could take …
East Coast quake a 'teachable moment' Green Bay Press Gazette Employing everything from airplanes shooting lasers to geologists digging holes, they are mapping a previously unknown fault line beneath the Earth's crust. The agency's data show the fault line running from central Virginia generally toward the …
EasyJet to Test Electric Plane-Taxiing Gear to Reduce Fuel Burn Bloomberg The Electric Green Taxiing System, or EGTS, allows aircraft to taxi using an auxiliary power unit to turn the wheels, rather than relying on a plane's jet engines, EasyJet said today in a statement. Safran SA (SAF) and Honeywell International Inc.
Sky's the limit Langley Times Though the text and photos pasted onto the small green board set up at the front of the hangar paint a clear picture of Stam's life, it can't express the feeling he had when he first learned to fly, or his deep determination to get his pilot licence …
Business briefs: State's first RimTyme opens in Montgomery Montgomery Advertiser David Deignan, in partnership with his son, Michael, and Pete Green, also have three Georgia RimTyme locations, in Macon, Columbus and Warner Robins. RimTyme, which has its headquarters in Plano, Texas, has 22 stores in 11 states.
NASA Unveils Future Aircraft Designs: Stunning Models (PHOTOS) International Business Times The Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research, or SUGAR, Volt future aircraft design comes from the research team led by The Boeing Company. The Volt is a twin-engine concept with a hybrid propulsion system that combines gas turbine and battery technology …
Chartered planes for Platinum supporters The Swazi Observer SOCCER ? ZIMBABWEAN elite side FC Platinum will hire two chartered planes for their supporters ahead of Sunday's CAF Champions League clash against Green Mamba. The rich Zimbabwean outfit will play the Correctional Services outfit at Somhlolo National …
Military keeps a wary eye on stormy sun Colorado Springs Gazette Airplanes avoided the Earth's poles. Swedes reveled in brilliant vistas of green and red that danced across the northern skies. Residents in Colorado Springs mostly went about their normal lives, except for airmen who watched for trouble in orbit.
NASA's $11 Million Green Flight Challenge Pays Off Triple Pundit By Tina Casey | February 7th, 2012 0 Comments NASA has challenged the aviation industry to come up with a new concept for a next generation airplane, and preliminary results indicate the the next generation of air travelers will get to ride in …
His Clean Energy Plan Yale Environment 360 The average cost of getting our US transport system off oil is about $18 a barrel for the efficiency and electrification part, or if you include the biofuels to run the trucks and airplanes to the extent they're not on hydrogen, it might be at most …
U.S. Defense Contractors Are Hidden Investment Plays in Renewable Energy … Forbes That's because the US military is way ahead of almost every other organization in pursuing a clean energy policy that's critical for the operation of its bases ? with the assist of some defense contractors that usually provide aircraft, weapons, …
Cheap Natural Gas Won't Kill Renewable Energy Growth (3 Reasons Why) CleanTechnica Stephen Lacey is a reporter/blogger for Climate Progress, where he writes on clean energy policy, technologies, and finance. Before joining CP, he was an editor/producer with RenewableEnergyWorld.com. He received his BA in journalism from Franklin …
Tax-News.com Budget Review – Obama's Election Budget Tax-news.com Providing temporary tax credits for domestic clean energy manufacturing. The President is proposing to extend Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit to drive nearly USD20bn of investment in domestic clean energy manufacturing, ensuring new windmills …
Clean Energy Could Supply US with 70% of Electricity by 2030, NOAA Director Says CleanTechnica ?NOAA embarked on the renewables project three years ago, collating 16 billion pieces of weather data derived from satellite observations and airplane observations and weather station reports,? Scott Simpson of the Vancouver Sun writes.
Will Austerity Derail Europe's Clean-Energy Movement? TIME (See pictures of a solar-powered airplane taking flight.) European clean-energy policies are under threat in another industry as well: aviation. The US and China have formed a rare alliance against a new European Union law requiring airlines using …
Obama's campaign travel raises money and criticism Chicago Tribune A traveling White House entails a huge team of advance workers, vehicles, military and civilian personnel, as well as a vast security network. The presidential plane, a modified Boeing 747, costs at least $57000 per hour to operate, the amount the Air…
Obama's campaign travel raises money and criticism Los Angeles Times A traveling White House entails a huge team of advance workers, vehicles, military and civilian personnel, as well as a vast security network. The presidential plane, a modified Boeing 747, costs at least $57000 per hour to operate, the amount the Air…
Brown pins legacy to Calif. high-speed rail plans Albany Times Union … phase of the rail line would be finished ? already is stifled by traffic gridlock and air pollution. California, Brown says, can't afford to miss the chance to invest in high-speed rail, which he promotes as a clean-energy alternative for travel.
President's Budget: A Welcome Commitment to Clean Energy and Innovation Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) After all, America has led every major technological revolution over the last 100 years, from airplanes to the internet, and sold the products from these advances to the world, making us richer and improving our lives. Why shouldn't America lead the …
GE Invites You to Join a Discussion on Growing Opportunities in a Global Economy MarketWatch (press release) Panel discussions will cover topics including economic growth in Africa, clean energy in Asia, air travel and the rising middle class in Latin America, and trade policy in the United States. — Visual Content: GE is producing new content (video, …
India, EU agree to work on clean energy while aiming to finish free-trade pact … Chicago Tribune The European Union, meanwhile, has pledged ambitious cuts to fossil fuel emissions that are blamed for global climate change, even imposing aggressive airplane emissions taxes recently that have upset the US, Russia, China and India.
Environment Maryland responds to the President's Budget Citybizlist (press release) Energy- The president's budget recognizes that clean, renewable energy like wind and solar power is the key to a future with cleaner air and water and healthy local economies. The budget invests in the continued growth of clean energy in America by …
Washington's Knack for Picking Losers Wall Street Journal Despite his record of picking losers?witness the failed "clean energy" projects Solyndra, Ener1 and Beacon Power?Mr. Obama appears determined to continue pushing his brew of federal spending, regulations, mandates, special waivers, loan guarantees, …
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