California’s Silicon Valley has led the country in several waves of technology over the past thirty years and now it is leading the corporate world into the acceptance of solar energy to help power its plants and buildings across the southern half of San Francisco Bay. Why is this happening? Check out this analysis from a local paper: The region …

The Yes on 87 campaign held a rally in SF on this week to promote the alternative energy proposition onthe California ballot this month. Former President Bill Clinton spoke to the crowd about the need for this proposition to pass.

The November election in California is days away and the big money is being spent to promote and to fight Prop 87, the so called alternative energy bill that is on the slate this year. The big oil companies are spending 100 million dollars to defeat this proposition. The Yes on 87 fight has some big names on their side. …

New York, New York (PRWEB via PRWeb) October 23, 2006 — “The Great Warming“, the new climate change documentary opening nationwide November 3rd in select Regal theaters, is made possible by Swiss Re, the world’s largest reinsurer, while makers of environmentally and ecologically friendly products such as Krystal Planet, Ecover and The Body Shop are lending products and manpower to …

I found this interesting article from SW Texas about a fellow who brews up his own biodiesel fule for his truck and makes it go on a fraction of what retail gas costs. It is small town America at its best. He has a freind who runs a restaurant and can provide the oil needed to make the biodiesel, he …

Source:Chicago Tribune CHICAGO –Imagine a world in which oil barons are forced to peddle sand because the U.S. no longer buys their oil to make gas. And imagine a world where you can take a deep breath without inhaling waste or having to look north to see whether the former polar ice cap is about to wash you away. But …

Well Google this past week announced that they would be implementing solar energy systems on the roofs of their corporate offices in the Bay Area. You can only imagine the splash this got in the world of the Internet and corporate news. Google is on the pages of the worlds news almost everyday and this announcement surely has gotten some …

Solar Power 2006CNET News.com – San Francisco,CA,USA The Cruise Car, a solar-powered golf cart that can crank up to 22 miles an hour, was among the devices on display this week at the Solar Power 2006 Conference … Googleplex to go in for solar powerDaily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India … A Google executive said the company would rely on …

Kaye Scholer Announces Watershed Legal Victory for Wind Power … Yahoo! News (press release) – USA … and its conservation director, Peter Galvin (“CBD”), against the wind power operators in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (“APWRA”). … Another hidden subsidy for wind power The Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK MR Dekker and Mr Morton in their letters referred to subsidies for …

Recently at an National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Odyssey Day event in Michigan a professor from UC Davis spoke out about the need for the American public to stand up and demand not just Hybrid cars from the American auto makers but a “plug in” version of those cars. He says it is time to tell the car makers that if …

Omaha, Neb. (October 10, 2006) – Consumers can enjoy the ride now, but tumbling gas prices must not slow the movement to a domestic renewable energy policy. In July, the Commerce Department reported that America’s foreign oil bill climbed nearly five percent, to a record total of nearly one billion dollars a day. “Ethanol is playing a key role in …

Vermont is a state known for its environmental progressiveness on many issues. When it was proposed that wind power be implemented to take advantage of wind energy flowing over its scenic hills and mountains the first reaction was generally positive. Now however some folks are taking a hard stance against the building of these new windmills. The reason, it would …

One of the new and emerging energy solutions is biodiesel fuel for cars and equipment. This fuel that is created from natural oils is gaining wide acceptance across the coutnry, first by rabid green advocates, but more and more these days by average consumers concerned about the rising problem of oil and its implications on our economy and ecology. Biodiesel …

Many consumers are looking into new ways to power their lives these days and get off the big oil treadmill. They are looking for cleaner and less environmentally impactful fules to run their machinery, cars and trucks on each day. One of the emerging fules that has many folks changing over is biodiesel. Biodiesel is gaining large amount of corporate …

Engineers and sceintists are looking into new and innovative ways to store the energy produced by wind power over in Ireland. This looks to be a promising area for research. Instead of letting the energy slip away or only be used for current demand (no pun intended) situations they may be able to find a solution that stores large quantities …

You just have to see this innovative solar power commercial.

Check out this personal how to on building a cheap solar power set up.

The world debates and frets over what to do about energy. Research goes on but in the end it will come down to consumers making choices that help set the course for the market place as to what gets built. Do we get electric cars again? Do houses get built with solar panels on them from the get go. What …

The world is in a big turmoil over our use of oil, dirty energy sources and creation of greenhouse gases. Alternative energies are slowly gaining a foothold. Stay tuned as we bring you the world of developing alternative energy sources. We explore solar energy, bio diesel, wind power, and much much more.