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When it comes to running a business, much of the necessary focus is on the bottom line. Many businesses, however, fail to realize they can seriously cut energy costs by going solar.

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 …

Australia Considers Putting All Schools on Solar Power by Rick Chapo You have to love politicians. Jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon, they are suddenly coming up with all kinds of programs to solve energy problems. In Australia, the Labor Party is throwing around a startling idea as part of its effort to win upcoming elections. In an effort to …

Acquisition Accelerates Growth and Product Innovation SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov 15, 2006 — SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of the world’s highest-efficiency, commercially available solar cells and solar panels, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PowerLight Corp., a privately owned solar systems provider based in Berkeley, Calif. PowerLight is a leading global provider of large-scale …

TEXAS OVERTAKES CALIFORNIA AS TOP WIND ENERGY STATE Record year for new wind still forecast for 2006 As the U.S. wind energy industry stayed on pace for another record year, Texas for the first time supplanted historic leader California as the top state in cumulative wind power capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Second Quarter Market Report. …

Honda has been getting its new hydrogen fuel cell test car out on the track and letting the press take a spin. On November 14th they ran the car around Laguna Seca racetrack near Monterey, CA. Here is an excerpt from their release on these test runs: Honda Demonstrates the FCX Concept Vehicle – Fully functional Next-Generation Fuel Cell makes …

U.S. WIND ENERGY INSTALLATIONS REACH NEW MILESTONE Record growth generates economic, environmental, energy security benefits as wind capacity reaches 10,000 megawatts U.S. wind energy installations now exceed 10,000 megawatts (MW) in generating capacity, and produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced today. A megawatt …

Changes to the Existing ASTM Specification for Biodiesel Designed to Ensure Continued Reliability JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – ASTM International has released a new standard for biodiesel that will help ensure that biodiesel blends of up to 20 percent will be compatible with future diesel exhaust emissions technology. The new standard, D 6751-06a, adds new limits on calcium and magnesium, which …

AWEA THIRD QUARTER MARKET REPORT: U.S. WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY COMPLETES WORLD’S LARGEST WIND FARM, EXPECTS TO ADD OVER 2,700 MEGAWATTS IN 2006 New Projects Strengthen Energy Security The U.S. wind energy industry is on track to install a record 2,750 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity in 2006, which will produce about as much electricity as is used by the entire …

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 …

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 …

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 …