Monthly Archives: August 2011
Local ‘green’ business part of upcoming St. Louis festival
CARBONDALE – Advanced Energy Solutions, a Southern Illinois alternative energy business, will be participating in a Green Homes and Great Health Festival from 9 a.m. Continue reading
Thai bourse supports growth of alternative energy businesses
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) joins hands with three organizations to attract alternative energy businesses into the capital market, enhancing national energy stability and strengthening Thaila Continue reading
Denver council OKs alternative energy amendments
Denver Borough came one step closer to adopting an alternative energy ordinance Monday, as council approved amendments concerning solar panel installation, outdoor hydronic heating systems and a new exclusion for otherwise allowable outdoor burning. Continue reading
Owner of shutdown-plagued Snowflake Power plant improves operations
Phoenix-based private-investment outfit Najafi Cos. bought the plant out of bankruptcy in October, adding the alternative-energy power plant to investments that have ranged from masking tape and shampoo to Internet-domain registry. Continue reading
Biden calls for new clean energy policy for US
The United States can’t lead the world in the 21st century with its current energy policy, Vice President Joe Biden told alternative technology supporters Tuesday at a clean energy summit in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Three firms shortlisted for nuclear power PR campaign
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — The government is searching for a public relations agency to help build public support for nuclear power, as part of a plan to make the country ready for an alternative energy source by 2013. Continue reading
Thailand to Promote Use of Alternative Energy, Yingluck Says
Thailand’s government will continue to promote the use of alternative energy and will consider ways to lower prices of ethanol-blended gasohol, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said. Continue reading
Palm Beach County makes it easier to build wind farms, despite environmental objections
Wind turbines bring alternative energy but threaten birds Angling to become the “wind farm capital” of Florida, Palm Beach County on Monday OK’d rules to allow the spread of towering wind turbines despite the threat to migrating birds. Continue reading
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011: Energy costs, social services and the American Folk Festival
Energy by the numbers In their Aug. 25 OpEd “Finding the economic viability of alternative energy,” James LaBrecque and Joshua Hayward fail to understand the difference between costs associated with energy generation and conservation. Continue reading
Car tax revamp considered
Industry Minister Wannarat Channukul plans to change the automobile tax structures that were designed by the previous government, aiming to put more emphasis on alternative energy. Continue reading