This is an entry in my series on Denmark’s myriad efforts in the climate and clean energy arena, and why they seem to work. I’m trying to find out if Denmark-ifying societies around the world might stop climate change … Images courtesy of GreenPowerIsland.dk Yesterday, I reported that Denmark may one day rely primarily on wind power — an energy ..
Posts Tagged ‘Alternative Energy’
Threatened Tortoises Slow Down Desert Solar Project
May 15th, 2011
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Threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Photo by Beth Jackson/ US Fish and Wildlife Service The building of the massive 5.6-square mile Ivanpah solar project in the Mojave Desert by BrightSource Energy has been suspended in the midst of construction while the U.S. Bureau of Land Management assesses whether more than 3,000 acres of tortoise habitat would be lost. It is believed t..
Solar Plane Makes First International Flight While Streaming Live Video
May 14th, 2011
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Screen capture of SolarImpulse.com Soaring Solar Thanks to favorable weather, the SolarImpulse solar-powered plane is attempting the first international flight powered by only the sun. “Taking off from Payerne airfield (Switzerland), the solar airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will attempt to reach Brussels Airport, landing there at around 21:00 hours (UTC +2).” Read on for more details….
Bonneville Power May Shut Down Wind Turbines To Protect Salmon
April 15th, 2011
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John Day dam and fish ladder. Image credit: NW Council Just to be clear, this is not about protecting Boeing ‘Salmon Thirty Salmons’ from turbine blades (but don’t let on to Fox News).
