Recent news items about energy and solar power.


How wind farms work
Here's an interesting interactive page on the National Geographic site on how wind farms work. --
50 ways to improve your gas mileage
Looking for a way to squeeze more distance from your tank of gas? Here's a great list of gas-saving tips. --
GM says RIP to SUV
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." Once upon a time those gasoline-slurping SUV's fairly flew out of the auto dealerships, but with gas prices hovering at $4.00...
T. Boone Pickens voices alternative energy support
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." In another indication of the momentum building behind alternative energy development, T. Boone Pickens, a man who made his billions in...
Power-generating clothes
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." Out and about and need to charge up your iPod? Just plug it into your...shirt? Could happen, if this new technology...
US government missing the boat on alternative energy
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." The idea that there is incredible potential behind the green economy of the future is exciting and hopeful. But the question...
New studies say biofuels make greenhouse gases worse
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." Two new studies are giving biofuels a big fat thumbs down when it comes to their impact on greenhouse gases. This...
Big business taking climate change more seriously
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." A recent report shows that the largest companies are paying increasingly more attention to their energy use and carbon emissions. The...
VC investors clean up with clean energy
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." Here's a good sign that we'll be seeing continued interest in the clean energy industry from the VC community... Venture backers...
Bill aims to swap out old light bulbs with energy efficient bulbs
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." There's a bill in the US Senate right now aimed at aiming out old-style incandescent light bulb and replacing them with...
White Zombie electric car dominates gas-powered dragsters
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." I've never been a big fan of motor sports, but here's a story that makes me want to jump in my...
Wind power capacity growth strong in 2006
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." Wind power grew by leaps and bounds last year, according to the Worldwatch Institute:The 15,200 megawatts of new wind turbines installed...
Positive predictions for hydrogen vehicles
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." Yesterday I posted about the prediction in India that hydrogen energy will be a viable alternative to fossil fuels for its...
India predicts hydrogen fueled transporation by 2020
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." According to scientists in India, hydrogen as a viable energy source for transportation is not as far off as some might...
Energy conservation tip: Choose your refrigerator wisely
This post is brought to you by Curt Rosengren ~ Passion Catalyst TM "Love your work. Change your world." Refrigerators use 14 percent of a home’s electricity, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Today’s most efficient 20-cubic-foot refrigerators use...
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