Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Researchers identify cheaper, greener biofuels processing catalyst
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Fuels that are produced from nonpetroleum-based biological sources may become greener and more affordable, thanks to research performed at the University of Illinois’ Prairie Research Institutethat ...

2. US counties could gain $1 million in annual health benefits from a power plant carbon standard
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Nearly all U.S. regions stand to gain economic benefits from power plant carbon standards that set moderately stringent emission targets and allow a high level of compliance flexibility, according to a ...

3. How much methane IS leaking at Porter Ranch?
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A UC Davis scientist flying in a pollution-detecting airplane provided the first, and so far only, estimates of methane emissions spewing from the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility in Southern ...

4. US Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations - not the kind of German engineering the VW Group wants to be known for
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The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, today filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group ...

5. 11 Bizarre Sources for Alternative Energy : Discovery News
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Most people would agree that fossil fuels simply need to go. They’re the cause of pollution, wars and climate change. Scientists have been researching alternative energy solutions like wind and solar ...

6. Study examines overall carbon cost of fuel from Canadian oil sands
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Gasoline and diesel fuel extracted and refined from Canadian oil sands will release about 20 percent more carbon into the atmosphere over the oil’s lifetime than fuel from conventional crude sources ...

7. EU considering new limitations on diesel engines in non-road machinery
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As air pollution spikes in Europe’s cities prompt car-free days and talk of banning diesel cars, it’s easy to forget the other culprits behind the air quality crisis: diesel machines. Known ...

8. In-active devices waste billions of dollars of electricity
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Approximately $19 billion worth of electricity, equal to the  output of 50 large power plants, is devoured annually by U.S. household electronics, appliances, and other equipment when consumers are ...

9. Birds abandon mating sites near wind turbines
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Shifting to renewable energy sources has been widely touted as one of the best ways to fight climate change, but even renewable energy can have a downside, as in the case of wind turbines’ effects ...

10. On Earth Day, Give Fiber Its Due...
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There's a touch of green associated with receiving phone service, using the Internet and streaming video over an all-fiber-optic network. It's not the color of laser-generated light that carries ...

11. Renewable energy sources really making a difference!
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Global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled in 2014, marking the first time in 40 years in which there was a halt or reduction in emissions of the greenhouse gas that was not tied ...

12. ENN Releases App for Android Users
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Last month ENN launched a new mobile app available at the iTunes store making it easier for you to connect with us and stay up to date with groundbreaking environmental news. Now, ENN releases the mobile ...

13. Living on the Edge: Getting Ready for Distributed Energy Resources
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14. Wave energy integration costs should compare favorably to other energy sources
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15. Energy Quote of the Day: 'We Are Now Going to Focus Our Energy Sources in Other Directions'
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16. Fracking Footprint Seen From Space
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An unexpectedly high amount of the climate-changing gas methane, the main component of natural gas, is escaping from the Four Corners region in the US Southwest, according to a new study by the University ...

17. Building a Viable Solar Marketplace in Nigeria
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In countries where there are established markets for alternative and renewable energy sources, economic and financial inducements such as feed in tariffs, tax incentives, net metering and self supply ...

18. Burlington, Vermont - Now 100% Powered by Renewable Energy
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... alternative energy solutions. Burlington had expressed a desire to commit to 100% renewable energy for more than a decade, but it became a real possibility when analysts discovered that it was not only ...

19. A New Approach to Valuing the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Energy Resources
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20. Block Island wind farm gets final approvals
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Deepwater Wind has received the final federal approval needed to build the Block Island Wind Farm — a project that remains on-track to be the nation’s first offshore wind farm.  ...

21. Burlington, Vermont - Now 100% Powered by Renewable Energy
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... alternative energy solutions. Burlington had expressed a desire to commit to 100% renewable energy for more than a decade, but it became a real possibility when analysts discovered that it was not only ...

22. European Nations are Increasing Electricity Generation Using No-Carbon Sources
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23. Bird Deaths From Solar Plant Exaggerated By Some Media Sources
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24. America's First Oil Sands Producer and Other Natural Resources Surprises: Interview with Peter Epstein
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25. A Bridge to a Renewable Energy Future
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"Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable ...

26. Raptor Resources Holdings, Inc. (RRHI) Stone Quarry Acquisition Aligns with Broader Gov't Initiatives
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27. EIA Projections Show Hydro Growth Limited by Economics not Resources
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28. Getting a better handle on CO2, NASA will help!
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From all the news about how anthropogenic emissions of CO2 are increasing tremendously (remember the hockey stick graph?) you would think that these emissions are causing all the atmospheric increases ...

29. Utility emissions in US trending down
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A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the country's top 100 electric power producers shows a downward trend in nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxides (SO2), mercury and carbon dioxide (CO2) since ...

30. Pop-up Bus Service Crowdsources Data For Better Routes
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