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US Visits Danish Wind Farm: Raw Video
With all eyes on Denmark for the Copenhagen climate conference, US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar took the opportunity to visit a Danish off-shore wind farm. If the US and other developed nations are to find ways to significantly cut their carbon emissions they’ll likely need to invest heavily in alternate energy sources like [...]
Building and Living Off the Grid in an Idaho Strawbale Home
Deb McKinnon and Tom Ordway built a straw bale home off the grid near Princeton, Idaho in the 1990s. Learn how they constructed their home and chose their power sources. Content includes lots of construction shots and finished interior photos. Learn what they learned and how they’d do things differently next time.
Friday Spotlight Report – October 8, 2010
Energy news, world energy news, wind energy news, solar energy news, geothermal energy news, energy legislation, South Korea nuclear, UAE, United Arab Emirates nuclear power, UN energy policy, climate control, Obama solar, White House solar, Ken Salazar, Interior Secretary, Cape Wind, Cape Cod wind, California solar, West Virginia geothermal, South Africa wind, Iran nuclear, BP, [...]
Off Grid Living (ICF) Country Home Construction 11 of 12
Country Home built using (ICF) Insulated Concrete Form blocks from the Nudura Company. This is a final video of the interior. Breach Builders Enterprises Inc. breachbuilders.org
The Energy Report – 9/16/10
Susan McGinnis anchors this afternoon’s Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC. On the program: – A White House report says job losses stemming form the deepwater drilling moratorium were minimal.- The Interior Department has ordered Gulf drillers to cap 3500 abandoned wells and platforms.- California has approved what’s slated to be the world’s [...]
Solar energy projects moving ahead in California
According to Cnet, The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management issued its final environmental impact statement for the Chevron (CVX) Energy Solutions Lucerne Valley Solar Project in the California desert. The report is a step that had to be completed before the project can obtain approval. It is expected to generate enough power to [...]
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NEWS: Solar project brings cheer to longhouse folks in the interior
In sustainable energy news, a Malaysian solar project is completed. The Solar Hybrid System, the first in Malaysia, was installed in the Iban community in Kerapa Spak in the Betong Division of Sarawak. Constructed and donated by IBC Solar Teknik of Malaysia, the US.4 million development is part of the company’s contribution to enhancing Sarawak’s [...]

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