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NEW SOLAR TECHNOLOGY RIVAL OIL?

Neighbor for Clean Air — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:54:35 +0000

“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. . . .”

To read entire article, click on: Could New Solar Power Technology Power Rival Oil?

You’ll Be Hearing More about the “New” Acid Rain . . .

Neighbor for Clean Air — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:30:39 +0000

Acid Rain is Back, & Thanks to Farming, Worse Than Ever, grist, June 24, 2010.

Sign of the Times: Opposition to 3M Incinerator Cropping Up

Neighbor for Clean Air — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:28:06 +0000

“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 plan to burn hazardous waste from outside the company at its Cottage Grove incinerator have begun sprouting up on lawns across town — and appearing in the hands of demonstrators — as company officials and city leaders try to hash out an agreement on air monitoring.

For full article, click here.

COVANTA’S BAD REP FOLLOWS IT EVERYWHERE!

Neighbor for Clean Air — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:02:18 +0000

See this YouTube from folks in Elbert County, GA.

FEDERAL ENERGY BILL-BILLIONS TO COAL INDUSTRY IS DANGEROUS!

Neighbor for Clean Air — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:59:39 +0000

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

Neighbor for Clean Air — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:31:49 +0000

Climate Advocates Should Build Ties with the Public-Health Community, grist, December 8, 2009.

Cap & Trade is NOT a Solution to Global Warming!

Neighbor for Clean Air — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:21:34 +0000

“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

Neighbor for Clean Air — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:32:19 +0000

“ . . . 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!

Neighbor for Clean Air — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:32:11 +0000

Solar’s Rapid Evolution Makes Energy Planners Rethink the Grid, grist, November 17, 2009.

POWER — Even when the wind’s NOT blowing!

Neighbor for Clean Air — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:57:45 +0000

SolarReserve’s 24/7 Solar Power Plant, grist, November 9, 2009.