]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Renewable Energy Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-911/129151?rsstype=latest&cid=52 A study by The Freedonia Group Inc. projects the U.S. demand for biodegradable plastic will rise more than 15 percent annually to 720 million pounds in 2012, valued at $845 million, according to TransWorld News.The rising cost of crude oil is makin... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:30:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-911/129151?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/off-grid/129144?rsstype=latest&cid=52 A quick overview of the key sources of renewable power, and the key numbers - amount of power being generated, market size, and future prospects... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/off-grid/129144?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/129123?rsstype=latest&cid=52 By Joseph Romm I interviewed the billionaire conservative oilman for Salon. My article and the interview are now online here. My goal was not to trip him up with the flaws in his plan, but just to explore some of the key issues, especially the r... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:51:32 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/129123?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/129152?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Back to school season is helping us all live smarter.By WorldChanging Canada writer Peter ter Weeme.If the shorter days and first signs of changing leaves haven't reminded you of the waning days of summer, all of the ads and store windows screaming ... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:00:53 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/129152?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/129067?rsstype=latest&cid=52 If Swift Enterprises' bio-aviation fuel takes off, sorghum will one day power planes. Photo: Cobalt via flickr.The race to find an alternative to petroleum-based aviation fuel just got a new contestant: Swift Enterprises. Though not yet ready for com... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:57:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/129067?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/129069?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Ben Vander Heiden, a sixth-grade teacher at Woodbridge Elementary School in California, likes to include lessons about solar power and renewable energies into his science lessons. His most recent pet project: A solar-powered tricycle he assembled for... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:09:19 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/129069?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/129072?rsstype=latest&cid=52 photo: Wally GobetzIf the wide-ranging renewable energy vision that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg articulated last week at the National Clean Energy Summit are to be truly able to have a significant effect on fossil fuel usage, energy efficie... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:41:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/129072?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/129095?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Governments everywhere face the challenge of how to engage their citizens in a program of carbon emissions reductions. There have been two main approaches so far carbon taxes and personal carbon quotas. We propose Green Credits, an alternative wh... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:40:45 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/129095?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/129074?rsstype=latest&cid=52 In the search for a solar solution to power our cities, one of our biggest obstacles is the massive acreage required by conventional arrays. Photovoltaic panels are flat and expansive, and urban centers are at a serious loss for free space. Now Austr... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:50:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/129074?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/128979?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Picture a hot summer afternoon. Neighborhood kids running in slow motion around a New York City block, the corner fire hydrant shooting out an elegant geyser into the air. All of a sudden of The Entertainer sounds from a distance, paralyzing e... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:23 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/128979?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/129057?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Sometimes you get the feeling that if all of the alternative-energy companies receiving funding these days wind up living up to their promise, we just might be able to make a dent in this energy debacle we find ourselves in. VCs are betting big on a ... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:38:07 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/129057?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/128937?rsstype=latest&cid=52 South Korea will spend US$103 billion through 2030 in developing new renewable energy, to cut its reliance on fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The new plan, announced on Wednesday, is part of a long-term energy strategy and wil... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:57:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/128937?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/128887?rsstype=latest&cid=52 08/28/2008 - Due to the success of the SolarGenerations Program, Sierra Pacific Power and Nevada Power Company are expanding their renewable energy programs to include cash incentives for wind and hydroelectric power systems as well as photovoltaic s... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/128887?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128866?rsstype=latest&cid=52 By Kate Sheppard Joe Biden. Photo: Ted S. Warren / AP After formally receiving the nomination as Barack Obama's running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden took the stage. His speech focused on his middle-class roots and the lessons he learned fro... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:54:58 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128866?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/128831?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Shai Agassi says his electric cars can save the world. People are listening. There's a lot to chew over in Wired's profile of Shai Agassi, the entrepreneur engaged in an audacious experiment to electrify an entire nation's transportation system, and ... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:19:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/128831?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/128816?rsstype=latest&cid=52 IBM made a respectable but surprising move when it sold off its PC hardware business in 2004 to focus on higher margin services such as consulting. In July, the information technology company even added corporate social responsibility (CSR) to its co... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:07:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/128816?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128807?rsstype=latest&cid=52 By Sara BarzThe court is green, the ball is green, and now the tournament is green as well. United States Tennis Association officials announced Monday that they would implement green initiatives at the 2008 U.S. Open to make the tournament one of... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:29:28 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128807?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128814?rsstype=latest&cid=52 By Kate SheppardAt a reception sponsored by the Clean Tech for Obama group yesterday, we had a chance to talk to Dan Reicher, director of Climate and Energy Initiatives for Google.org, who filled us in on the company's big investment in geothermal ... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:27:12 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/128814?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/128662?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Maple Ridge windfarm photo: David LaribeeThe problem of the United States' electrical transmission capacity not be ready for a renewable energy big push, in particular the large-scale wind farms planned for the Great Plains, is a subject coming incre... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:22:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/128662?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/128655?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Most of the biofuels on sale in Britain do not conform to environmental standards according to a study by the Renewable Fuels Agency which has shocked experts. The agency found that only 19% of all biofuel on sale in Britain actually is environmental... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:03:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/128655?rsstype=latest&cid=52