Obama said the administration’s “HOMESTAR” program would reward people who buy energy-saving equipment with an on-the-spot rebate of $1,000 or more. He cast the idea as one that would save people money on utility bills, boost the economy and reduce American dependence on oil.
The plan would take the approval of Congress.
via Cash For Caulkers Rebates: [...]
In an unusual state foray into nuclear regulation, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 Wednesday to block operation of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant after 2012, citing radioactive leaks, misstatements in testimony by plant officials and other problems.
via Vermont Senate Votes to Close Nuclear Plant – NYTimes.com.
“The Port Talbot and Holyhead biomass plants will require an area of dedicated biomass plantations half the size of Wales. A land area this size could feed up to a third of the population of Britain. With the world facing serious food security issues in coming years this is crazy.”
Ioan Gwyn, 29 said: “The power [...]
Innovation steps forward to lead us out of our climate crisis:
Two of these blocks can power an American home, while one will suffice for a European home. A stack of 64 can power a small business. What is this magical box and where can you get one?
It’s the Bloom Box, essentially a power plant [...]
Florida Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency
via DSIRE: Incentives/Policies by State: Florida: Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency.
Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room ramped up its climate change battle Wednesday in Vancouver with a call to civic governments to become global leaders in cutting fossil fuel emissions.
The War Room is looking for 10 cities to participate in a 30-month pilot program intended to provide both government and private sector the financial means to [...]
In a review of recent research, international experts say there is increasing evidence that fake treatments, or placebos, have an actual biological effect in the body.
The doctor-patient relationship, plus the expectation of recovery, may sometimes be enough to change a patient’s brain, body and behavior, experts write.
“It’s not that placebos or inert substances help,” [...]
As Vermont seethes with radioactive contamination and the Democratic Party crumbles, Barack Obama has plunged into the atomic abyss.
In the face of fierce green opposition and withering scorn from both liberal and conservative budget hawks, Obama has done what George W. Bush could not—pledge billions of taxpayer dollars for a relapse of [...]
Count me among those who are gravely disappointed in Obama’s support for nuclear power: It is too costly, producing $1 million in profit for plant owners EACH DAY (and we should subsidize this?); nuclear power plants consistently leak radiation; we have no way to safely dispose of radioactive waste produced in the power cycle; and [...]
Within days the public learned that radioactive contamination of Vermont Yankee test wells were at 70,000 picocuries — more than three times the official “safe” level.
Elizabeth Courtney, executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, said last week: “The contamination has rapidly increased. And the underground plume appears to be spreading. This is [...]
