Tag: News
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America’s Fracking Boom Looks More Like a Blip According to European Study
By Sharon Kelly The fracking boom has progressed at breakneck speed across the U.S., with roughly one in 20 Americans now living within a mile of a well drilled since 2000. So, how much has the economy benefitted from this drilling surge? Not much, according to a report presented to the European Union Parliament last month, which…
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NRG Solar, Boeing Breaking Ground on Guam’s First Solar Power Plant
NRG Energy Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar LLC, and The Boeing Company started construction on Dandan, Guam’s first solar power plant. NRG will bring its experience and ingenuity as a solar innovator to this project, proven by the […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Xcel Energy Plans to Add 150 MW of Solar Projects In Midwest by End of 2016
Citing the advantage of adding more solar energy at a lower customer cost, Xcel Energy submitted to state regulators a plan to add up to 150 megawatts of large-scale solar resources in its Upper Midwest service territory by the end of […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Europe’s Addiction to Russian Natural Gas Complicates Political Action in Ukrainian Crisis
By Andy Rowell As the West scrambles for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Crimea, Ukraine, they know that as they try and negotiate with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, he holds one of the aces in the pack: Russian gas supplies to the west. [caption id="attachment_324288" align="alignnone" width="500"] Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb.…
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100th Plastic Bag Ban Passed in California
The San Rafael City Council voted unanimously yesterday to ban single-use plastic bags citywide. The decision makes San Rafael the 100th California community to ban plastic bags, according to Environment California. [caption id="attachment_324259" align="alignnone" width="500"] Single use plastic bags are the most common source of garbage that litter California’s beaches. Photo credit: NOAA[/caption] Nearly one…