Joseph Romm, Salon, June 2, 2008
No nuclear power plants have been ordered in this country for three decades. Once touted as “too cheap to meter,” nuclear power simply became “too costly to matter,” as the Economist put it back in May 2001.
Yet growing concern over greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel plants has created a […]
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Joseph Romm, Salon, June 2, 2008
No nuclear power plants have been ordered in this country for three decades. Once touted as “too cheap to meter,” nuclear power simply became “too costly to matter,” as the Economist put it back in May 2001.
Yet growing concern over greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel plants has created a […]
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From the San Francisco Chronicle:
The Senate will decide this week whether to follow in California’s footsteps and pass legislation requiring cuts in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.
Lawmakers are set to vote Monday to begin debate on a bill that could reshape the U.S. economy by requiring industry to pay to emit carbon […]
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This morning we headed over to the Mpls farmer’s market
and had fun perusing the produce, flowers, and local treats.
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On our way out we had a flyer on the windshield of our (semi-compact) car.
 I am in agreement that there has to be something done about the oil crisis in our country. Â
When are Americans going to […]
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Ksubi and Herbert Mason Architects have put on their arts and crafts hats and created an award winning design. The Bombed Mache was awarded with the top prize at the 2008 Interior Design Awards, by the Design Institute of Australia, for their ingenuity.
80% of the store was created from refuse and throw away materials, making […]
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica has spent $1.5 million dollars on this eco-friendly ferris wheel, making it the first solar powered ferris wheel in the world. You may have seen the ferris wheel it replaced. (The original wheel was sold on EBay for $132,400)
“Forever in the celebrity spotlight, the Pacific Wheel has a very impressive list […]
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Bluewater Wind: Â $105.90 per MWh guaranteed for twenty five years.
Delmarva Power:Â $110.00 per MWh not even guaranteed for three years.
Do they have a math class in Legislative Hall, particularly on the South End of the building?
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For you tree-hugging, eco-friendly people, you will love this place. Everything you eat or drink on comes from recycled paper, corn, cardboard. They even have natural powdered soap in the restrooms. I had to get used to that. Stephen, the girls and I tried bison. It is lower in fat than beef and higher in […]
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On Friday, May 30th, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions visited the Auburn University campus for a demonstration of our new mobile biomass gasification unit and energy briefing.
Amy Weaver covered the story for the Opelika-Auburn news. Checkout her story and photographs on the O-A News website.
Thanks, Amy, as always, for your perspective.Â
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