“Instead of just harvesting light energy from the sun – or alternatively, just the sun’s heat – the researchers [at Stanford University] found a way to combine the two forms of energy into a highly efficient system.
And they say the technology is so inexpensive it could rival oil. . . .”
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NEW SOLAR TECHNOLOGY RIVAL OIL?
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 04. Aug, 2010 in News, Research
You’ll Be Hearing More about the “New” Acid Rain . . .
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 26. Jun, 2010 in News, Research
Acid Rain is Back, & Thanks to Farming, Worse Than Ever, grist, June 24, 2010.
Sign of the Times: Opposition to 3M Incinerator Cropping Up
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 21. Jun, 2010 in News
“Sign of the Times: Opposition to 3M Incinerator Cropping up in Cottage Grove Yards”
South Washington County Bulletin, by John Avise, June 2, 2010.
Green signs are popping up around Cottage Grove as a citizens group continues its fight against a 3M proposal they say will cause environmental harm in the city. Signs protesting the 3M [...]
COVANTA’S BAD REP FOLLOWS IT EVERYWHERE!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 08. Mar, 2010 in HERC Expansion
See this YouTube from folks in Elbert County, GA.
FEDERAL ENERGY BILL-BILLIONS TO COAL INDUSTRY IS DANGEROUS!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 09. Jan, 2010 in Research
Health & Safety Risks of Carbon Capture and Storage, Journal of the American Medical Association/JAMA, January 6, 2010.
Climate Change & Public Health Go Hand-in-Hand
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 09. Dec, 2009 in Research
Climate Advocates Should Build Ties with the Public-Health Community, grist, December 8, 2009.
Cap & Trade is NOT a Solution to Global Warming!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 07. Dec, 2009 in Research
“The Story of Cap & Trade”, by Annie Leonard, a ten-minute, highly-accessible video about why Cap & Trade is NOT a solution to global warming.
MPCA Turns Back Bid to Burn More Trash Without Public Hearing
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 01. Dec, 2009 in HERC Expansion
“ . . . The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) agrees that Covanta was out of line in seeking a low-level administrative amendment to its permit in order to increase the amount of trash it’s allowed to burn. . . . “
See full article at Twin Cities Daily Planet, by Chris Steller, 11/28/2009.
Heading Toward the “Smart Grid” & Distributed Energy!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 18. Nov, 2009 in Research
Solar’s Rapid Evolution Makes Energy Planners Rethink the Grid, grist, November 17, 2009.
POWER — Even when the wind’s NOT blowing!
by Neighbor for Clean Air on 17. Nov, 2009 in Research
SolarReserve’s 24/7 Solar Power Plant, grist, November 9, 2009.