Labelled a “green gold rush,” global investment in renewable energy surged some 60 per cent to $148 billion in 2007Global investment in renewable energy surged 60 per cent to $148 billion (74.3 billion) last year and is still accelerating despite the slowdown in the wider economy, according to the United Nations.
Wind energy attracted the biggest […]
Britain will outline its plan on Thursday for meeting its renewable energy targets that environmental groups cautiously welcome but others say is unrealistic.Ministers are expected to call for 4,000 more wind turbines to be built onshore and 3,000 more to be erected at sea as a key part of a strategy to get 15 percent […]
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden needs more funding, especially as the country pushes for renewable sources of energy, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., told Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman Thursday at a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
“At a time with oil prices approaching $100 a barrel, toxic greenhouse- gas emissions increasing and a […]
