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Will the Gulf oil spill help or hurt US offshore wind?
The Deepwater Horizon disaster may deep six U.S. offshore wind projects, according to Jim Lanard, managing director of offshore wind energy developer Deepwater Wind who recently spoke at the American Wind Energy Association’s annual wind power conference. “My experience has been that people immediately jump to the conclusion that when they talk to developers like … Continue reading
Software layers BP oil spill over your home
by Candace Lombardi Font size Print E-mail Share 14 comments Share Using freely available government data, a new Web site helps people quantify the BP oil spill in local terms. IfItWasMyHome.com uses a combo of Google Maps and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite tracking data to place the parameters of the BP oil spill–the … Continue reading
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Silver Lining
It’s not easy to shed a positive light on the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, but the one very thin silver lining is that it is another indisputable reason to take the steps advocated by climate change experts. The oil spill gives reason for the people who don’t believe in climate change, but who also don’t … Continue reading
The Gulf Spill: Addiction Reaction
The reaction to the Gulf spill shows how addicted to oil we are. Although people are universally horrified, they react by trying to think of ways to more safely perpetuate oil drilling and the like. Underneath this is a basic absence of commitment to solar and wind (and presumably electric transport). It used to be … Continue reading
Obama urges green energy development after BP oil spill
Latest news 28 May 2010 The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico shows that the world must move towards renewable energy, the US president has said. Barack Obama told a crowd gathered at a solar plant in California that the “heartbreaking” spill is a clear indication that alternative fuel sources need to be developed. … Continue reading
Oil spill paves way for alternative energy push
Energy Challenge Set KENT—Representatives from Wesson Energy and Lantern Energy met with members of the Kent Energy and Environmental Task Force recently to explain the benefits of having an energy audit in your home. Read more on Litchfield County Times Orpheum, city apply for energy efficiency grant The Orpheum Theatre on Tuesday announced it will … Continue reading
Unmanned robot to troll Gulf oil spill for data
by Martin LaMonica Font size Print E-mail Share 4 comments Share Even as BP struggles to stem the gusher of oil coming from the seabed in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are looking at ways to measure the environmental impact. Robot company iRobot, best known for its Roomba vacuum cleaner, said on Tuesday that its … Continue reading
Less toxic oil dispersants sought for Gulf spill
by Martin LaMonica Font size Print E-mail Share 5 comments Share There are less toxic alternatives to the oil dispersants being used by BP in the Gulf oil spill but there is not enough product available, according to a White House official. In morning talk shows on Tuesday, Carol Browner, the president’s adviser on energy, … Continue reading
Ethanol and the Oil Spill
The full scope of the environmental catastrophe due to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico will not be learned for some time – but one thing is certain: if we are ever to drop our addiction to foreign oil and clean our environment, we need to increase our investment in domestic renewable fuels, … Continue reading
Presidential commission to probe Gulf oil spill
HOUSTON/COCODRIE, La.–President Barack Obama will create a presidential commission to probe the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and energy giant BP said on Monday it had “turned the corner” in its efforts to contain it. London-based BP said its latest “quick fix”–a mile-long siphon tube deployed by undersea robots down to the leaking … Continue reading