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US nuke regulators weaken safety rules: Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation’s aging reactors operating within safety standards by repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. Time after time, officials at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission have decided . . . → Read More: Nukes gone wild EERE News: DOE Releases Comprehensive Report on Offshore Wind Power in the United States: U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the release of a report from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which comprehensively analyzes the key factors impacting the deployment of offshore wind power in the United States. The report, “Large-Scale Offshore . . . → Read More: US offshore wind assessment Just received from our friends at AWEA: Contact your Senators and Urge them to Strengthen and Pass the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Please contact your Senators and urge them to strengthen and pass the energy bill that includes a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved the energy bill, The American . . . → Read More: AWEA Action Alert The US Dept. of Energy/EIA has released the 2007 edition of Renewable Energy Trends: The report, Renewable Energy Trends in Consumption and Electricity, 2007, provides an overview and tables with historical data spanning as far back as 1989 through 2007 on renewable energy consumption and electricity. As always, you can download the whole report from the above page . . . → Read More: Document alert: Renewable Energy Trends 2007 One of the sentiments I hear a lot from various people I speak to about energy and environmental issues is a desire to put a wind turbine on their home. I think this is a combination of factors at work, including wind’s (deserved) reputation for being a very clean, renewable energy source, and people wanting . . . → Read More: Small scale wind power Dr. James Lovelock is speaking out again, and once again I find myself wondering just how long we are required to (or will) continue to listen to him because he authored the Gaia Hypothesis. While I seldom mention Lovelock, he’s been in the news off and on in recent months, usually saying something quite extreme about how . . . → Read More: Enough, Dr. Lovelock H. G. Wells supposedly said, “Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future.” Yep, Herbert George, I know where you’re coming from. And while I’m definitely a fan of bicycles, for energy as well as aesthetic reasons[1], there’s a different human construct that quickens my pulse, makes my emotions . . . → Read More: Hope is the thing with blades |
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