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California Conservationists & Developers Begin Court Proceedings Over 399 MW Solar Power Plant

12:27 pm in alternative energy, Business & Politics, california, conservation, renewable energy, solar power by TreeHugger

via internet business politics Bound to rile people up so keep your knee-jerk in check: Mercury News reports on another example of the needs of balancing the equally pressing (and interlinked) needs of expanding renewable energy projecting and conservation. The Santa Clara Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, and a group of local residents are suing to block construction of a 399 MW solar power plant on 3,200 acres in the Panoche Valley in California. Those opposed say the project w...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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You Can Go Green and Get Rich Too. I Hope.

9:41 am in alternative energy, Business & Politics, economics, poverty, renewable energy, solar, solar power, united kingdom, wind energy by TreeHugger

getting rich going green photo Image credit: Larry Page, used under Creative Commons license. When I posted an interview with wind energy pioneer Dale Vince, one Facebook commenter took issue with my references to his "hippie dropout" past, and the fact that he is now on Britain's rich list. The idea that we should be impressed by how his "...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How a Wind Energy Empire Was Built. Join Live Chat with Ecotricity CEO Dale Vince. Today, August 9th 10am EDT, 3pm UK.

10:46 am in alternative energy, Business & Politics, cars, electric cars, renewable energy, solar, solar power, united kingdom, vegan, wind energy by TreeHugger

dale vince wind energy photo Image credit: Ecotricity Dale Vince is not your ordinary business man. He built a wind energy empire that got him on Britain's rich list. He has just launched one of Britain''s biggest solar farms (that nurtures bees too). And he is creating a nationwide network of free electric car charging stations. He's...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Offshore Wind Farms Create A New Type Of Marine Habitat – Some Species Benefit, Others Don’t

11:15 am in alternative energy, ecology, oceans, renewable energy, wind power by TreeHugger

via internet science tech A new study in Environmental Research Letters, looking at the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for the past two years, finds little negative impact on the marine ecosystem--some species benefit from the wind farm, some lose out, and some are unaffected. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Japan’s Internet Giants "Clash" Over Solar. Everybody Wins.

10:28 am in Business & Politics, economics, japan, renewable energy, solar, solar power by TreeHugger

japanese internet businesses solar image Image credit: Softbank and Rakuten The tragic earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan seems to have transformed the nation's relationship to energy. Tokyo's citizens have already slashed energy use by 15%, and from plans for solar on all new buildings to theRead the full story on TreeHugger

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Local Investing to Harness Hydropower Attracts National Attention

9:43 am in alternative energy, Business & Politics, communities, economics, renewable energy, united kingdom by TreeHugger

community investing hydropower photo Image credit: Whitby Esk Energy From community-owned wind farms overcoming NIMBYism to local residents installing solar panels on a nearby brewery roof, people power is on the rise. And with energy costs rising, and traditional investments looking ever shakier, it's little wonder that communities are banding together to find places to put their money that both protect the envir...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Secret Millionaires" Launch US$45m Fund for Free Solar Panels

8:47 am in alternative energy, economics, renewable energy, solar, solar power, united kingdom by TreeHugger

via internet science tech Want solar panels but don't want to pay for them? Feed-in tariffs have already enabled free solar for schools programs in the UK, and in the US folks are enjoying solar for no money down thanks to innovative leasing schemes. Now Business Green reports a similar scheme is offering at least UK£30m (about US$45m) of funding for free solar panels. (Some ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Better Environmental and Working Family Protections via Elections

2:19 pm in Business & Politics, green jobs, News, oil, renewable energy, wisconsin by TreeHugger

vote.jpg Photo credit: Theresa Thompson/Creative Commons With the recent fight over the debt ceiling in Congress, Wisconsin's upcoming recall elections have not been national news much like the state's heated politics were earlier this year. Yet many Wisconsin residents are working hundreds of volunteer hours knocking on doors and calling their fellow voters to make sure people vote in Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hippy Dropout Becomes Wind Energy Mogul

1:00 pm in alternative energy, Business & Politics, renewable energy, solar, solar power, united kingdom, wind power by TreeHugger

dale vince wind energy entrepreneur photo Image credit: Ecotricity Dale Vince has been busy lately. From launching a network of nationwide free electric car charging stations, to building a bee-friendly utility-scale solar power plant, this former hippy traveler turned wind energy millionaire has been pushing the boundaries of renew...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Discovery Founder John Hendricks Explains the Importance of Renewable Energy (Video)

12:28 pm in alternative energy, renewable energy, video by TreeHugger

john hendricks curiosity fossil fuels photo "It's just a fact [that there are] these dwindling fossil fuels," says the founder of Discovery, John Hendricks, "there's only so much oil left. There's an abundance of coal, but there are pollution problems with a lot of the plants we have now." But what is the answer? In this video from Discovery's newest project Curiosity, John Hendricks outlines some of the alternatives....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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