Marine Science Today, November 23, 2009
The National Marine Fisheries Service, the agency charged with the stewardship of the U.S.’s living marine resources, may be sued for failure to implement the 1998 Blue whale Recovery Plan. Friends of the Earth, Pacific Environment and the Center of Biological Diversity have joined the notice of intent to sue [...]
Posts Tagged ‘U.S.’
Legal Effort to Protect Endangered Blue Whale Underway
Posted in Blue Whales, California, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Defense Center, Legal Issues, Mendocino, Pacific Ocean, U.S., Whale Death, Whales, tagged Blue Whale Recovery Plan, Blue Whales, Brian Segee, California, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Defense Center, Legal Action, Mendocino, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Ocean, U.S., Whale Death on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BOOK EXCERPT Gimme Rewrite, Sweetheart: Tales from the Last Glory Days of Cleveland Newspapers by John Tidyman
Posted in Allison Krause, Cleveland, Kent State Massacre, National Guardsmen, Ohio, Student Protest, U.S., tagged Allison Krause, Anti-war Protest, Cambodia, Cleveland Newspapers, Cleveland Press, Jim Dudas, John Tidyman, Kent State, Kent State Massacre, Matthew McManus, National Guardsman, Ohio, Ohio National Guard, Student Protest, U.S., Vietnam War on November 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
November 25, 2009
A reporter named Jim Dudas from the Cleveland Press contributed this story on a National Guardsman present at the Kent State Massacre:
The year was 1971 or 1972. A federal grand jury had just handed down indictments of a number of Ohio National Guardsmen for the events on the afternoon of May 4, 1970, [...]
US Dept of Energy Investing in Small Business Renewable Energy Projects
Posted in ARRA, Clean Energy, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Stimulus Plan, Energy Research, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Ocean Thermal, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Tidal Stream, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged ARRA, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Funding, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Heat Exchange, Ocean Thermal Energy, Renewable Energy, Secretary Steven Chu, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., Wave Energy on November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
RenewableEnergyFocus.com, November 25, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will fund $18 million to support small business innovation research, development and deployment of clean and renewable energy technologies, including projects to advance wave and current energy technologies, ocean thermal energy conversion systems, and concentrating solar power (CSP) for distributed applications.
The funding will come from the [...]
Obama to Announce Target for Cutting Carbon Emissions at UN
Posted in CO2, CO2 Emission, Environmental Issues, News, Obama, President Obama, U.N., U.S., United Nations Climate Conference, tagged Carbon Reductions, CO2 Emissions, Environmental Issues, President Obama, U.N. Climate Summit, U.S. on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
RICHARD BLACK with MendoCoastCurrent edits, BBC News, November 24, 2009
US President Barack Obama will announce a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions before next month’s UN climate summit, according to a White House official.
The target is expected to be in line with figures contained in legislation before the Senate – a reduction of about 17-20% [...]
Mimicking Mother Nature
Posted in Biomimicry, Electricity Generation, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Research, Montana, News, Renewable Energy, Research, U.S., tagged Biomimicry, Bionic Car, Energy Research, Janine Benyus, Passive Cooling, Renewable Energy, Research, Termites, U.S. on November 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
WENDEE HOLTCAMP, National Wildlife, December/January 2010
Frank Fish was browsing in a Boston sculpture shop a few years ago when he noticed a whale figurine. His first thought was, “This isn’t right. It’s got bumps on the leading edge of its flipper. It’s always a straight edge.”
Fish, a West Chester University professor specializing in the dynamics [...]
California CPUC Considering PG&E’s Space Solar Energy Project
Posted in CPUC, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Southern California, Space Solar Energy, U.S., tagged California, CPUC, Electricity Generation, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solaren, Space, Space Energy, Space Solar Energy, U.S. on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
CASSANDRA SWEET, Dow Jones Newswires, November 20, 2009
California regulators have proposed approving a long-term contract between PG&E and Solaren, developers of a speculative technology that would beam 200 megawatts of solar power to earth from outer space.
Under the 15-year contract, Solaren Corp., of Manhattan Beach, Calif., would ship 850 gigawatt-hours of solar power a year [...]
Nature Inspired, Award Winning ECO-Auger Flows Forth
Posted in Biomimicry, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Feasibility, Fish-friendly, Hydro Energy, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Nearshore Wave Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Tidal Energy, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Farm, tagged Alaska, Bi-directional, Biomimicry, ConocoPhillips, Double Helix, ECO-Auger, Electricity Generation, Fish-friendly, Hydraulic Pump, Hydrokinetic Energy, Kenai River, Penn State University, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., W.S. Anderson, Wave Energy on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, November 16, 2009
For centuries humanity has gazed at the sea, rivers and rambling brooks in awe of water currents and the energy potential they hold. With increasingly critical demand for safe renewable energy solutions, our ability to capture water power has been an abstruse, distant choice for mitigating our dependence on fossil fuels.
Now with [...]
Bob Lyon Installs Cool Residential Small Wind Turbine
Posted in AWAE, Electricity Generation, Florida, Net Metering, News, Renewable Energy, Small Wind, Small Wind Turbine, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, tagged AWAE, Electricity Generation, Florida, Net Metering, Renewable Energy, Small Wind, Small Wind Turbine, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Editor’s Note: They’ve got it going on!
LISA BULE, St. Petersberg Times, November 7, 2009
This is Bob Lyon’s version of a midlife crisis sports car.
“This is the craziest thing I’ve done in my life,” the 47-year-old commercial painter joked Friday after a crane lowered a 19-foot, 1-ton wind turbine onto a pole behind his waterfront vacation [...]
After Four Decades, Kent State National Guardsman Speaks
Posted in Allison Krause, Kent State Massacre, National Guardsmen, Ohio, U.S., tagged Alan Canfora, Allison Krause, Kent State, Kent State Massacre, Kent State Shootings, Laura Davis, National Guard, National Guardsman, Ohio, Ron Snyder, Tim Moore, Truth Commission, U.S. on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
LYDIA COUTRE, KentNewsNet, November 3, 2009
Last night, Ron Snyder became the first Kent State National Guardsman to speak in a public forum at Kent State University about what happened on May 4, 1970.
Snyder, along with four other panelists, discussed the May 4th shooting at the Kent State University Kiva organized by the May 4th Task [...]
San Francisco Scoping Wave Energy
Posted in Australia, Bay Area, California, Electricity Generation, Feasibility, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged Australia, Biopower Systems, bioWAVE, California, Electricity Generation, Feasibility, Renewable Energy, San Francisco, SFPUC, Tim Finnigan, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Farm on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UPI, October 23, 2009
Australian ocean energy company BioPower Systems announced it reached an agreement with the city of San Francisco to explore wave energy technology.
“The feasibility of ocean waves as an energy source is being considered and this could lead to further project development,” said John Doyle, acting manager of infrastructure at the San Francisco [...]
NOAA Boat Kills Blue Whale Off Mendocino Coast
Posted in Blue Whales, California, Environmental Issues, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, NOAA, News, Northern California, Pacific Ocean, Research, U.S., Whale Death, Whales, tagged Blue Whales, California, Environmental Issues, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Investigation, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast, MLPA, NOAA, Northern California, Pacific Ocean, U.S., Wh, Whales on October 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Dan Bacher, October 23, 2009
Environmentalists and fishermen on California’s North Coast are calling for an independent investigation into the killing of an endangered blue whale off Fort Bragg by a mapping survey boat contracted by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service.
In order to stop the killing of any more whales, locals are also asking for an [...]
More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price
Posted in California, Economic Issues, Incentives, News, Price Issues, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, China, Electricity Generation, Energy Tax Credits, Evergreen Solar, First Solar, Incentives, Price Issues, Renewable Energy, Residential Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Photovoltaic, SolarCraft, U.S., US Energy Policy on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
KATE GALBRAITH, The New York Times, August 27, 2009
When Greg Hare looked into putting solar panels on his ranch-style home in Magnolia, Tex., last year, he decided he could not afford it. “I had no idea solar was so expensive,” he recalled.
But the cost of solar panels has plunged lately, changing the economics for many [...]
25-inch Tsunami on Mendocino Coast
Posted in California, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Tsunami, U.S., Wave Energy, tagged California, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Northern California, Tsunami, U.S. on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s Note: When walking Manny, my dog, at Seaside Beach on the Mendocino coast on October 3rd, I noticed evidence from the tsunami in the dramatically high water markings left behind and advised below:
Ukiah Daily Journal, September 29, 2009
A 25-inch tsunami is expected to hit the Mendocino Coast tonight at 8:53 p.m., according to county [...]
Re-Examine Kent State Now, Let’s Finally Get the Truth Out
Posted in Kent State Massacre, News, Obama, Ohio, President Obama, U.S., tagged 40th Anniversary, Alan Canfora, Allison Krause, Anti-war Protest, Kent State, Kent State Massacre, Kent State Murders, Kent State Tape, Laurel Krause, MendoCoastCurrent, Ohio, Order to Shoot, Student Protest, Terry Strubbe, Truth Commission, U.S., Vietnam War on October 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, October 3, 2009
On May 4, 1970, 67 bullets were fired at protesting anti-Viet Nam war students on the Kent State University campus. The 13-second discharge of the Ohio National Guard weapons devastatingly concluded four days of protests with the death of four and wounding of nine young American students.
In courtrooms over the next 10 [...]
American Progress Publishes Investment Plan for Low Carbon Economy
Posted in Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Emissions, Clean Energy, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Cap and Trade Policies, Center for American Progress, Electricity Generation, Energy Funding, Funding, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Low Carbon Economy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy on September 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
PODESTA, GORDON, HENDRICKS & GOLDSTEIN, Center for American Progress, September 21, 2009
With unemployment at 9.5%, and oil and energy price volatility driving businesses into the ground, we cannot afford to wait any longer. It is time for a legislative debate over a comprehensive clean energy investment plan. We need far more than cap and trade [...]
U.S. Dept of Energy to Fund 22 Ocean Energy Projects with $14.6M
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydro Energy, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Ocean Thermal, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Funding, EPRI, Funding, Hydro Research Foundation, Hydropower, Marine Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, September 21, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that it is providing $14.6 million in funding for 22 water power projects to move forward in the commercial viability, market acceptance and environmental performance of new marine and hydrokinetic technologies as well as conventional hydropower plants.
The selected projects will further the nation’s supply of [...]
Obama Taking Ecosystem Approach for our Oceans
Posted in DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Fishermen, MMS, NOAA, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Coast Guard, Dept. of the Interior, Dept. of Transportation, Ecosystem Approach, Environmental Issues, NOAA, Obama, Ocean Energy, Ocean Research, Offshore Energy Plan, Renewable Energy, Stewardship, Sustainable, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on September 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
MARK CLAYTON, The Christian Science Monitor, September 17, 2009
With demands on US ocean resources control growing quickly, the Obama administration today outlined a new comprehensive ocean management plan to guide federal agencies in restoring and protecting a badly stressed US coastal and ocean environment.
Today’s policy shift proposed by the president’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force [...]
The Aftermath of Loss
Posted in California, Kent State Massacre, Mendocino, National Guardsmen, News, Northern California, Ohio, President Obama, The Aftermath of Loss, U.S., tagged 1970, Alan Canfora, Allison Krause, Anti-war Protest, Arrest, Arthur Krause, Becoming Galvanized, Bob Johnson, California, Cannabis, Kent State, Kent State Massacre, Kent State Tape, Laurel Krause, Loss, May 4th, Medical Marijuana, Mendocino, National Guard, Nixon, Northern California, Ohio, Ohio National Guard, PTSD, Sixties, The Aftermath of Loss, U.S., Vietnam War on September 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Editor’s Note: Check out related post at Re-Examine Kent State Now, Let’s Finally Get the Truth Out Now! Here’s a preview chapter of our new book, The Aftermath of Loss, a tribute to my sister, slain Kent State student Allison Krause.
Becoming Galvanized by Laurel Krause & Delaney Rose Brown
Putting the finishing touches on my face, [...]
Ted Kennedy – Tribute to a Progressive Green Champion
Posted in Congress, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Issues, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Weatherization, tagged Energy Efficiency, Environmental Issues, Peak Oil, Renewable Energy, Senator Ted Kennedy, U.S., U.S. Congress, US Energy Policy, Weatherization on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s Note: From 1970 to 1980, Senator Kennedy was our single-best crusader from Congress in supporting my family’s attempts to learn the truth about the Kent State Massacre where my protesting sister, Allison Krause, was murdered. We grieve for Senator Kennedy and deeply thank him for always listening to our pain and working alongside my [...]
Salazar’s View on US Offshore Wind Energy Potential
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, News, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Atlantic Ocean, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, Offshore Wind, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farms on August 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Excerpts from Environmental Leader, April 10, 2009
US Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told participants at a summit meeting “that U.S. offshore areas hold enormous potential for wind energy development in all coastal metropolitan centers, and the wind potential off the coasts of the lower 48 states could exceed electricity demand in the U.S.
The [...]
Maine Moving Forward in Tidal Energy with FERC
Posted in Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Maine, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, U.S., tagged Atlantic Ocean, Electricity Generation, FERC, Maine, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S. on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JACKIE NOBLETT, Mass High Tech, August 18, 2009
Maine and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will cooperate on the application, review and permitting process for tidal energy projects after signing a memorandum of understanding Wednesday.
The MOU calls for the entities to notify each other when a tidal developer applies for a preliminary permit, pilot project license [...]
Honda Backs Hydrogen as US Backs Electric Cars
Posted in Alaska, Battery Recharging, DOE, Electric Cars, Fuel Cell Hydrogen Vehicle, News, Obama, President Obama, US Energy Policy, Zero Emission Vehicle, tagged Battery Recharging, Battery-run Car, Car Charging Network, Dept. of Energy, Fuel Cell Hydrogen Vehicle, Fuel-cell car, Honda, Honda Clarity, Hydrogen Fueling, Lithium-ion Batteries, Obama, Secretary Steven Chu, U.S., US Energy Policy on August 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
ALAN OHNSMAN and MAKIKO KITAMURA, Bloomberg, August 12, 2009
Honda Motor Co. is backing hydrogen power for the cars of the future, a stance at odds with the Obama administration’s decision to drop automotive fuel-cell technology in favor of battery-run vehicles.
“Fuel-cell cars will become necessary,” said Takashi Moriya, head of Tokyo-based Honda’s group developing the technology. [...]
Chevy Volt Previews at 230 MPG
Posted in Battery Recharging, Car Charging Network, Detroit, Electric Cars, Energy Efficiency, Energy Research, News, U.S., Zero Emission Vehicle, tagged Battery Recharging, Car Charging Network, Chevy Volt, Electric Car Recharging Network, Electric Cars, EV, GM, Hybrid Vehicles, Lithium-ion Batteries, Plug-in Car, U.S., Zero Emission Vehicle on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON, Huffington Post, August 11, 2009
General Motors said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car could get 230 mpg in city driving, making it the first American vehicle to achieve triple-digit fuel economy if that figure is confirmed by federal regulators.
But when the four-door family sedan hits showrooms late next year, its efficiency will [...]
North Carolina to Ban Mountaintop Wind?
Posted in Electricity Generation, North Carolina, Offshore Energy Plan, Renewable Energy, U.S., Viewscape Issues, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines, tagged Electricity Generation, North Carolina, Renewable Energy, U.S., Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
KATE GALBRAITH, The New York Times, July 22, 2009
Some North Carolina politicians consider this type of thing an aesthetic blight — and want to ban it from the state’s peaks and ridgelines.
A furious battle over the aesthetics of wind energy has erupted in North Carolina, where lawmakers are weighing a bill that would bar giant [...]
Quotas on the Way to Oregon Fisheries, Bolstering Stocks
Posted in Fishermen, NOAA, News, Ocean Fishery, Oregon, U.S., tagged Fishermen, Fishing Quotas, Groundfish Fishery, Newport, NOAA, Ocean Fishery, Oregon, PFMC, U.S. on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MATTHEW PREUSCH, Oregonian.com, August 1, 2009
Newport, Oregon – The fleet that fishes for black cod, perch and other groundfish off the Oregon coast is a shadow of what it once was. And so are the fish stocks that it harvests and hauls into processors like those anchoring the historic waterfront here in Newport.
But new rules [...]
Obama Grants $2.4 billion for Electric Cars
Posted in Electric Cars, Funding, Hybrid Vehicles, News, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., tagged Electric Battery, Electric Cars, Funding, Hybrid Vehicles, Obama, Plug-in Hybrids, Renewable Energy, U.S. on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Grist via Agence France-Presse, August 6, 2009
President Barack Obama Wednesday unveiled a $2.4 billion funding boost for the development of new generation electric vehicles and slammed critics of his economic rescue plans.
The president traveled to a jobs crisis blackspot in the economically struggling midwestern state of Indiana to announce a plan he said would create [...]
Renewable Energy Has Its Price
Posted in Carbon Emissions, Electricity Generation, Energy Footprint, Energy Research, Energy Sprawl, Renewable Energy, Research, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Viewscape Issues, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged Carbon Emissions, Energy Footprint, Energy Sprawl, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Impact, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Turbine Noise, Wind Turbines on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CATHY PROCTOR, Denver Business Journal, July 31, 2009
Wind farms and solar power plants may offer free fuel costs and no carbon-dioxide emissions, but don’t assume there’s universal support from environmentalists, according to industry observers.
“The world is changing,” said Andrew Spielman, a partner at the Denver office of Hogan & Hartson LLC who works on renewable [...]
EnviroMission Files to Build Two Solar Towers in Arizona
Posted in Arizona, Australia, Electricity Generation, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, U.S., tagged Arizona, Australia, Electricity Generation, EnviroMission, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Tower, U.S. on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 2, 2009
EnviroMission Ltd. recently filed two land applications in the United States for two prospective Solar Tower power station developments.
Melbourne, Australia-based EnviroMission Limited, also opened operations in Phoenix, Arizona, and established a 100% owned subsidiary, EnviroMission (USA) Inc., to lead Solar Tower development in the American market.
The drive for Solar Tower development in [...]
The Way to a New Energy Future
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Carbon Emissions, Colorado, Congress, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Research, Geothermal Energy, Green Collar Jobs, Greenhouse Gas, New Mexico, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Wind Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, tagged Atlantic Ocean, Colorado, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, Geothermal Energy, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, New Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, President Obama, Reduce Carbon Emissions, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, Solar Energy, U.S., U.S. Congress, US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, July 26, 2009
Just north of the Colorado-New Mexico border, in the sunny expanses of my native San Luis Valley, America’s clean energy future is taking root.
Under President Obama’s leadership, four tracts of land in southern Colorado and two dozen tracts across six Western states may soon be supplying [...]
From Coal Mine to Wind Farm in Four Years
Posted in Coal-fired Power Plants, Electricity Generation, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines, Wyoming, tagged Coal Mine, Electricity Generation, Glenrock Wind Farm, Reclamation, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Power, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Tracking, Wind Turbines, Wyoming on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DANIEL TERDIMAN, CNET, July 23, 2009
Wyoming — Walking across the former site of the Dave Johnston Mine here, about half an hour outside Casper, you’d never know that over the course of 42 years, 104 million tons of coal was taken out of the ground.
But now, instead of having a heavy carbon footprint–and coal certainly [...]
FERC Guiding & Accelerating Development of Smart Grid
Posted in Electricity Generation, FERC, News, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Cybersecurity, Demand Response, Electricity Generation, Energy Transmission, FERC, Smart Grid, Transmission Issues, U.S., U.S. Power Grid, US Energy Policy on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 19, 2009
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) moved to accelerate the development of a smart electric transmission system that could improve the efficiency and operation of the grid. The Smart Grid Policy Statement sets priorities for work on development of standards for the developement of a reliable and smart grid.
Smart grid advancements are [...]
U.S. Treasury, DOE Offer Cash including Ocean and Hydro Renewable Energy Projects
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydro Energy, Hydroelectric Dams, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Dept of Treasury, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Funding, Energy Research, Funding, Hydro, Hydroelectric Dams, Hydrokinetic Energy, Renewable Energy, Steven Chu, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hydro Review with edits, Pennwell, July 9, 2009
The U.S. Treasury and the Department of Energy are now offering $3 billion in government funds to organizations developing renewable energy projects including hydropower and ocean energy projects.
The funds, from the economic stimulus package passed by Congress in February, support the White House goal of doubling U.S. renewable [...]
DOE Awards $153 Million to State Energy Programs
Posted in ARRA, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Funding, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Arkansas, ARRA, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Funding, Georgia, Kentucky, Local Energy Strategies, Mississippi, Montana, New York, Renewable Energy, SEP, State Energy Programs, Steven Chu, U.S., US Energy Policy, Virgin Islands on July 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 06, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $153 million in Recovery Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Under the Dept. of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP), states and territories have proposed statewide [...]
DOE Secretary Chu Heralds $32 Million to Modernize Hydropower
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydro Energy, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydro Energy, Hydropower, MendoCoastCurrent, Pumped Storage Technology, Renewable Energy, Steven Chu, U.S., US Energy Policy on July 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 30, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu is making available over $32 million in Recovery Act funding to modernize the existing hydropower infrastructure in the U.S., increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
His announcement supports the deployment of turbines and control technologies to increase power generation and environmental stewardship at existing non-federal hydroelectric [...]
Massachusetts Proposes Master Plan for Ocean Energy
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Massachusettts, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, Massachusetts, OCS Leases, Outer Continental Shelf, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UCILIA WANG, GreenTechMeida, July 1, 2009
The draft plan covers how the state would plan and oversee all sorts of projects located within the state waters, including wind, tidal and wave farms.
Massachusetts released a draft of a plan Wednesday that would govern the permitting and management of projects such as tidal and wave energy farms.
Touted by [...]
New England Tidal Energy Research Scores $950K Federal Grant
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Maine, Massachusettts, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Rhode Island, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Atlantic Ocean, ATMC, Cape Cod, Dartmouth, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Maine, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, MREC, MTC, New England, New England Renewable Energy Center, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Rhode Island, Tidal Energy, U.S., UMass, US Energy Policy, Wave Energy on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
GRANT WELKER, Herald News, June 25, 2009
A renewable energy consortium based at the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center has received a $950,000 federal grant to study the potential for a tidal-energy project between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, among other projects.
The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center, which includes professors and students from the University of [...]
Zoi Confirmed as Assistant Secretary for EERE
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPA, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged U.S., DOE, Solar Thermal, Renewable Energy, EPA, US Energy Policy, Dept. of Energy, Smart Grid, Cathy Zoi, EERE, Energy Efficiency on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joseph Romm, ClimateProgress, June 22, 2009
On June 19th, the United States Senate, by voice vote, confirmed Cathy Zoi to be the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Cathy Zoi, CEO of Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection, will now serve as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) under Energy Secretary Steven [...]
Senate Adopts Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Adaptive Management Program, DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Marine Energy, Marine Renewable Promotion Act, MendoCoastCurrent, Ocean Energy, OREC, Renewable Energy, Sean O'Neill, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Senate, Wave Energy on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 19, 2009
The United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today adopted legislation to include key provisions of the Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act (Senate Act 923).
In response, the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) commended Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for including the marine energy provisions to [...]
Obama Energy Officials Reveal New Western States Renewable Energy Initiatives and Strategies
Posted in ARRA, Biomass, DOA, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, FERC, Funding, News, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Western Renewable Energy Zones, tagged ARRA, Biomass, DOA, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, FERC, Funding, MendoCoastCurrent, MOU, National Electricity Grid, Obama, Reliability Issues, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Western Renewable Energy Zones, Western States, Wildlife Data Systems on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 17, 2009
The West has been at the forefront of the country’s development and implementation of renewable energy technologies, leading the way in passing effective Renewable Portfolio Standards and harnessing the region’s significant renewable energy resources. The initiatives announced at the recent annual western governors’ meeting offered a collaboration of federal and state efforts [...]
Ocean Energy Moving Toward Commercialization
Posted in EPRI, Europe, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Ocean Thermal, Oregon, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, Tidal Stream, U.S., UK, Wave Energy, tagged BP, Chevron, EPRI, Europe, Lockheed Marting, Marine Renewables, Ocean Current, Ocean Energy, Ocean Thermal, OPT, Oregon, PG&E, Renewable Energy, River Hydrokinetics, Scottish Power, Shell, Tidal Energy, Tidal Stream, U.S., UK, Wave Energy on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PETER ASMUS, Pike Research, June 17, 2009
The earth is the water planet, so it should come as no great surprise that forms of water power have been one of the world’s most popular “renewable” energy sources. Yet the largest water power source of all – the ocean that covers three-quarters of earth – has [...]
John R. Norris Appointed to FERC Commission
Posted in FERC, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged FERC, John R. Norris, Jon Wellinghoff, Joseph Kelliher, Marc Spitzer, Philip Moeller, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Secretary Tom Vilsack, Suedeen Kelly, U.S., US Energy Policy on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s Note: On October 14, 2009 John R. Norris’ FERC nomination received endorsement from the U.S. Senate Panel.
MendoCoastCurrent, June 11, 2009
President Barack Obama nominated Iowa Democrat John R. Norris to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, filling the seat vacated by the resignation of former Chairman Joseph Kelliher, a Republican.
Norris was most recently chief of [...]
NextLight Inks Solar Energy Deal with PG&E
Posted in Arizona, Bay Area, CPUC, California, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Funding, News, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar PV, Solar Power Plant, Solar Thermal, Southern California, U.S., tagged Agua Caliente, Antelope Valley, Arizona, AV Solar Ranch, California, Energy Capital Partners, First Solar, Frank De Rosa, Funding, NextLight, NextLight Renewable Power, OptiSolar, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power Plant, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Southern California, SunEdison, SunPower, U.S. on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UCILLA WANG, The Greentech Innovations Report, June 9, 2009
When Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced a deal to buy solar power from a proposed 230-megawatt project last Friday, it shone a spotlight on a two-year-old company with a different business model than many startups who have inked similar deals with the utility.
The deal also raised [...]
The Renewable Energy Vision of FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff
Posted in Cap and Trade Policies, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, Fossil Fuel, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Peak Oil, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Tidal Stream, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Cap and Trade Policies, Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Coal-fired Power Plants, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Electricity Generation, Electricity Grids, FERC, Grid Hacks, Jon Wellinghoff, Natural Gas, Reliability Issues, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MARK CLAYTON, The Christian Science Monitor, June 8, 2009
When giving his slide presentation on America’s new energy direction, Jon Wellinghoff sometimes sneaks in a picture of himself seated in a midnight blue, all-electric Tesla sports car.
It often wins a laugh, but makes a key point: The United States is accelerating in a new energy direction [...]
Worldwide Investments Increasing in Tidal, Wave and Hydrokinetic Energy
Posted in Australia, California, DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Eureka, Europe, FERC, France, Funding, Hawaii, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Scotland, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, U.S., UK, US Energy Policy, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Aguçadoura, Alstom, Australia, California, Canada, Chevron, Concepts ETI, Cost of Wave Energy, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Endesa, Environmental Issues, EPRI, Europe, FERC, France, Funding, Georgia Tech Research, Hawaii, Humboldt, Lockheed Martin, Northern California, Oceanlinx, OPT, Oregon State University, OTEC, OWC, Pacific Energy Ventures, PCCI, Pelamis, PG&E, Portugal, Re Vision Consulting, Renewable Energy, RWE, SAI, Scotland, Siadar, Siemens, Snohomish PUD, Tidal Energy, Tidal Turbines, U.S., UK, University of Hawaii, University of Washington, Verdant, Wave Energy on June 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
JAMES RICKMAN, Seeking Alpha, June 8, 2009
Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. As the world’s largest solar collectors, oceans generate thermal energy from the sun. They also produce mechanical energy from the tides and waves. Even though the sun affects all ocean activity, the gravitational pull of the moon primarily drives the [...]
OPT Leaving California for Oregon Wave Energy
Posted in California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Eureka, FERC, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Oregon, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged California, California Wave Energy, California Wave Energy Partners, Cape Mendocino, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, Humboldt, MMS, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., OCS, OCS Renewable Energy, OPT, Oregon, PG&E, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, WaveConnect on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpts from FRANK HARTZELL’s article in the Mendocino Beacon, June 4, 2009
Ocean Power Technologies’ subsidiary California Wave Energy Partners in it’s “wave energy project proposed off Cape Mendocino has surrendered its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permit, making two major companies that have abandoned the area in the past two weeks.
The moves come at [...]
Air Powered Cars May Fly
Posted in Auto Electrification, Compressed Air Cars, Electric Cars, France, News, Plug-in Hybrids, U.S., tagged U.S., France, Lithium-ion Batteries, Electric Cars, Zero Pollution Motors, ZPM, Air Cars, Compressed Air Car, Compressed Air Technology, Motor Development Int'l, MDI, Chevrolet Volt, Shiva Vencat, Airpod, Guy Negre, Fuel Efficient Cars on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Associated Press, May 25, 2009
Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air.
Zero Pollution Motors is trying to bring a car to U.S. roads by early 2011 that’s powered by a [...]
California Forests Hold a Key to Climate Change
Posted in CO2, California, Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Credits, Carbon Market, Carbon OffSets, Carbon Tax, Environmental Issues, Humboldt, Mendocino, News, Northern California, U.S., tagged Air Resources Board, California, California Forests, Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Bonus, Carbon Market, Carbon OffSets, Carbon Tax, Climate Legislation, CO2, Environmental Issues, Humboldt, Mendocino, U.S. on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MARGOT ROOSEVELT, The Los Angeles Times, June 1, 2009
Silvery light flickers through the redwood canopy of the Van Eck forest down to a fragrant carpet of needles and thimbleberry brush. A brook splashes along polished stones, through thickets of ferns. How lush. How lovely. How lucrative.
This 2,200-acre spread in Humboldt County does well by [...]
Obama Moves to Cut Wave Energy Funding
Posted in DOE, DOI, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Budget Cut, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Obama, Port Townsend, President Obama, Puget Sound, Renewable Energy, Snohomish PUD, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Navy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on May 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
LES BLUMENTHAL, The Bellingham Herald, May 30, 2009
The Obama administration has proposed a 25% cut in the research and development budget for one of the most promising renewable energy sources in the Northwest – wave and tidal energy. At the same time the White House sought an 82% increase in solar power research funding, [...]
Molten Salt Technology Sheds New Light on Solar Energy
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Molten Salt, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, U.S., tagged Aerospace, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Mirrored Heliostat Arrays, Molten Salt Technology, Renewable Energy, Rocketdyne, Solar Collector, Solar Energy, SolarReserve, U.S. on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The mineral is a key part of a Santa Monica firm’s proposed alternative energy project in the desert. The technology was proven workable in a pilot project near Barstow in the 1990s.
PETER PAE, The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2009
Just past Barstow on Interstate 15, Las Vegas-bound travelers can eye a tower resembling a lighthouse [...]
