October 7, 2010 Assorted Links by Anna LaRue current events, energy, links • Tags: energy efficiency, federal land, greentech media, ken salazar, photovoltaics, renewable energy, secretary of the interior, solar electricity, solar energy plant, solar hot water, solar panels, steven strong, US military, white house The United States military is becoming a proponent of renewable energy – a director of “operational energy plans and programs” was appointed over the summer to oversee the military’s transition to a more energy-efficient and renewable future. The White House goes solar (again) with photovoltaic solar collectors and a solar hot water heater. Greentech Media offers the “real” history of solar at the White House via an account from Steven Strong. Yesterday, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, approved the first large-scale solar energy plants to be built on federal land. – – – Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Like Loading...
October 1, 2010 Assorted Links by Anna LaRue energy, links • Tags: 2010 election, AB 32, availability of capital, codes of conduct, department of the interior, energy bankers, energy efficiency, environmentalists, global warming, ipo, ken salazar, labor unions, oil companies, Prop 23, renewable energy finance forum-west, republicans, science, tech chieftains, venture capitalists, wind energy The fight over Proposition 23, the California ballot initiative that would suspend the state’s landmark global warming law, has spawned some unusual political alliances. Mainstream environmentalists, venture capitalists, labor unions, tech chieftains and even some Republicans have all made common cause to oppose the measure, which is backed by two Texas oil companies. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has issued a memorandum laying out the codes of conduct for scientific activities and the use of science in decision making. At the Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West, energy bankers said that clean technology segment leaders should be able to IPO successfully and that energy efficiency is an attractive sector. But they also predicted that oil companies will scale back their investments in wind energy and that the availability of capital will remain limited in the short term. – – – Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Like Loading...
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