Tag: alternative energy

  • Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the U.S.

    Europe encourages solar power in an environmentally friendly way that gives direct compensation to rooftop producers- Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the U.S. By Kate Galbraith. New York Times.

  • Barker: Attorney Laird Lucas gears up to fight energy plants

    Lucas is one of the finest environmental lawyers in the country. He understands that MASSIVE alternative energy wind and solar farms are not the answer- We have discussed the problems with massive energy generation in remote locations with long transmission lines a lot in this forum. It’s good to see  someone of Lucas’ caliber understands…

  • Good news. Three coal plants planned for Nevada may have been killed

    The worst of the three is the 1500 megawatt plant slated for Ely, Nevada- Up in Smoke: Environmentalists say future of three proposed Nevada coal plants in jeopardy. By Phoebe Sweet. Las Vegas Sun. An EPA decision and the bad economy probably means they are dead. – – – – Perhaps most importantly, the EPA…

  • Controversy over Bear Lake (Idaho-Utah) hydropower scheme

    Proposed Bear Lake pump project has few supporters. Many worry energy project could alter the lake’s natural beauty. By Arrin Newton Brunson. Salt Lake Tribune, and Local Environmentalist Speaks Out Against Bear Lake Hydroelectric Proposal. Most folks in SE Idaho and Northern Utah are well aware of Bear Lake, a long and very deep lake…

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