With the increasing costs of energy and the pertinent issues of global warming, people are posing questions whether it’s feasible to have alternative energy systems. Alternate energy comprises energy being developed by any other source ranging from nuclear to harnessing energies from any garbage. The term renewable is different from alternative power. It speaks about [...]
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The Need for Sustainable and Easily Accessible Alternative Energy
October 24th, 2011 
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Tags: Alternative Energy, Biomass, Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Solar Energy, Wind Power 
1 Comment »EPA’s Renewable Energy Cost Database
August 23rd, 2011 Eric Wilson Until costs of renewable energy can compete with traditional sources like coal and nuclear, it will be difficult for them to gain a large foothold. Recent news of hydroeletric power surpassing nuclear, at least temporarily, indicates that some shifts in electricity generation are occurring. However, finding reliable data to compare these alternative sources to extant [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy Tags: Clean Energy, Coal, Electricity Generation, EPA, Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Nuclear, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Germany Eschews Nuclear in Favor of Renewable Energy
June 30th, 2011 Eric Wilson As yet further evidence of the backlash from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant’s post earthquake crisis in Japan, German officials have announced that they will shutter all remaining nuclear reactors within the next decade. Last month, the BBC reported that the German leadership would move in this direction. Officially, all reactors will be taken [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Japan, News, Renewable Energy Tags: Biomass, Carbon Dioxide, Coal, Electricity Generation, Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Nuclear, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Five Friday Facts: China’s Great Green Leap Forward
June 3rd, 2011 Eric Wilson As of 2007 China generated 8 gigatons of carbon dioxide annually (which amounts to 6 tons/person). In addition, there were 21 cars per every 1,000 people. As a point of comparison for the previous fact, the United States produced 7 gigatons annually in 2007, with 451 cars per every 1,000 people. Canada generated 24 metric [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy Tags: Brazil, Carbon Dioxide, Cars, Coal, Electricity Generation, Hydroelectricity, Wind Power No Comments »Five Friday Facts – Energy Projections for 2035
February 4th, 2011 Eric Wilson The following figures come from the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. They were culled from last year’s International Energy Outlook 2010 – Highlights. Of the 4.5 trillion kilowatt-hours of increased renewable generation over the projection period, 2.4 trillion kilowatt-hours (54 percent) is attributed to hydroelectric power and 1.2 trillion kilowatt-hours (26 percent) to wind. [...]
EPA’s 2011 Rankings for Green Power Purchasers
February 3rd, 2011 Eric Wilson Last month the Environmental Protection Agency released its updated Green Power List. The list contains the top 50 purchasers of renewable energy. For our 2009 post on the EPA’s list, click here. In addition, there are other lists like the top 20 colleges and universities, top 20 on-site generators, and the top 10 federal government agencies, including the EPA, which [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy Tags: Biogas, Biomass, Carbon Dioxide, EPA, Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Renewable Energy Generation
December 31st, 2010 Eric Wilson The five following Friday Facts come from MoneyMorning.com’s article titled Alternative Energy Forecast: Why Investors Will Finally Start to Profit in 2011 Biomass: It is primarily used in heating and accounts for about 13% of current global energy use (though the total is only 4% in the United States). Hydroelectric power: At the end of [...]
Five Friday Facts – Brazilian Edition
December 24th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last week (Sunday December 12th) CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a segment (video below) on Brazil. Here are five facts culled from the piece: 14 percent of the world’s fresh water is in Brazil. Eighty percent of its electricity comes from hydropower. 150 miles off the coast, lie what are believed to be the largest discoveries [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Bio-fuels, Brazil, Hydroelectricity, Water No Comments »
