Schools could still have power cut during peak usage times
The Ocala Star-Banner Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:29 AM PST
With near-record cold approaching this week, it's a good time for some local schools to remember that the School District's “Load Reduction†deal with Progress Energy remains in effect. |
Hedge Funds Bet Against Clean Energy, Hope
GOOD Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:26 AM PST
Uh-oh. The fancy analysts at Goldman Sachs and BlackRock are betting against clean energy now . Hedge funds increased short selling in U.S. renewable energy stocks to the highest level in a year, boosting bets against First Solar Inc. and Tesla Motors Inc. as government support for low-polluting technologies faltered. Short selling, as you may know, is a way for investors to profit when a ... |
Method developed to simultaneously desalinate water, produce hydrogen and treat wastewater
Science Daily Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:25 AM PST
Fresh water and reusable energy. Humans are on a constant hunt for a sustainable supply of both. Water purification requires a lot of energy, while utility companies need large amounts of water for energy production. The goal is to find a low-energy-required treatment technology. Researchers may have discovered an answer. |
Ghostly Redwoods Are Forest's Rare Haunting
NPR Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:23 AM PST
They're known as "ghost trees," and for good reason: Albino redwoods are extremely rare and nearly impossible to spot. There may be as few as 25 of these trees in the world, yet eight of them are at Henry Cowell Redwood State Park in Northern California. They lack chlorophyll and suck energy from their parent tree. |
Lake Havasu Todays News Herald
Today's News-Herald Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:22 AM PST
An estimated 2,000 residents and businesses around Huntington Drive lost power Saturday. Bill DeJulio, UniSource Energy Services general manager for Lake Havasu City, said a power line broke. He said Saturday that crews had not yet determined the cause of the line break. |
Energy study will address courthouse heating and cooling issues
North Platte Telegraph Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:19 AM PST
The North Platte Telegraph An energy study has been proposed for the Lincoln County Courthouse. At Monday's commissioners meeting, building and grounds supervisor Jack Gier said the survey would assess the efficiency of the current heating and cooling systems. |
Commissioners will tackle energy study
North Platte Telegraph Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:18 AM PST
The North Platte Telegraph A new energy study will be up for discussion at Monday's Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting. The study would assess the requirements and costs of updating the Lincoln County Courthouse heating and cooling systems. |
Broken Bow wind farm is now a reality
North Platte Telegraph Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:10 AM PST
The North Platte Telegraph The construction of a new wind farm near Broken Bow will bring the Nebraska Public Power District halfway to its renewable energy production goal. The goal is to have 10 percent of NPPD's energy come from renewable resources by 2020. |
Iran claims it can produce yellow-cake uranium
Los Angeles Times Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:06 AM PST
The announcement is probably aimed at bolstering Tehran's bargaining position at talks starting Monday in Geneva. The head of Iran's atomic energy organization said on television Sunday that Iran had achieved the ability to produce its own yellow cake, uranium powder that is a step in the process for creating nuclear fuel. |
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