Tag: Energy
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Fracking IL: A Moratorium is the Only Answer
The moratorium bill on fracking in Illinois is being treated by elected officials like impractical guest towels and fancy soap. It’s there just for decoration, just for show of respectability. The host gets credit for it and guests admire it—what a lovely display—but it’s otherwise ignored and unused …
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Koch Brothers’ Tribune Takeover Bid Protested in 12 Cities
“The Koch brothers have given millions to right wing organizations. It is hard to imagine how the Tribune newspapers would continue to provide quality independent journalism to the communities they serve if they were under the control of the Koch broth…
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200+ Greet Obama at Chicago Fundraiser: Keep Climate Promise, No Keystone XL
The fight over the Keystone XL pipeline has energized millions and become a test of President Obama’s commitment to dealing with the climate crisis. For the past several months activists have met President Obama at nearly all of his public events and d…
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Photovoltaics Evolution: Organic Polymers Show Sunny Promise
We get excited when we hear news of new discoveries pertaining to the evolution of solar technologies. A new version of solar cell has been created in the labs at Rice and Penn State. Read the press announcement below. Rice, Penn State labs lay groundwork for block copolymer solar cells A new version…
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Cold Climate Wind Energy Showing Huge Potential
Wind energy capacity is growing rapidly in the cold climates of the world. According to the latest forecasts, between 45 and 50 gigawatts of wind energy will be built in cold climates by 2017, which would mean an increase of as much as 72 per cent since the end of 2012 and investments amounting to…