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Wind energy could generate 20 percent of the electricity needed by households and businesses in the eastern half of the United States by 2024, but it would require up to $90 billion in investment, according to a government report released on Wednesday.
Finally! The FDA has shifted its stance on bisphenol A (BPA) and said that exposure to the chemical is of "some concern" for infants and children. Previously, the agency's stance was the chemical posed no risk to humans; this stance was consistent with the chemical industry's stance.
The White House announced Friday the awarding of $2.3 billion in tax credits — the money comes from last year’s stimulus bill — to companies to create “green jobs”. The grant will create 17,000 cleantech jobs.
Here is a list of the top 9 environmental stories in 2009 that had absolutely nothing to do with climate change.
Queen’s University Belfast in Ireland has launched the world’s largest hydro-electric wave energy converter off the coast of northern Scotland. Researchers say a farm of 20 units could eventually provide enough electricity to power 9,000 three-bedroom homes.
New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection awarded a record $14.5 million to local governments for recycling programs. This amount is nearly double 2008’s grant. The state plans to use the money to increase recycling of its municipal waste stream to 50 percent.
With the shear number of issues that clean energy has to resolve, how do you spur innovation? InnoCentive as a potential new website would operate as a sort of matchmaker, enabling any scientist from any discipline to propose solutions to particular technical challenges. So far the results are good.
While other airlines are touting their planes are powered by bio-fuels, Solar Impulse is launching their solar powered plane. The plane took its first test down the runway, and eventually the plane is expected to take a 20 to 25 day trip around the world.
One of the great things about wind and hydro electric is that it's produced 24/7. The problem is that our peak usage is during the day. Shifting the power from night to day typically is done via toxic batteries. Calmac has created a storage system uses the energy generated during off-peak hours to make ice. That stored ice is then used for cooling purposes during high-demand daytime hours. The
Maryland’s Old Carolina Farm admitted they sold animals for slaughter for use as human food before drug withdrawal times expired, resulting in illegal drug residues. They also admitted they didn’t maintain records for animal medical treatment or drug inventory. FDA said the defendants can’t sell adulterated animals or use drugs in animals in which such drugs are expressly forbidden
