Green Times

The argument that we can’t afford renewable sources of energy falls flat when considering the growth in solar, wind, biofuels, and fuel cells.
Clean-energy critics are fixated on cost. To them, the use and deployment of renewable sources of energy simply doesn’t make financial sense. That’s why we’ve got to continue doing things the old-fashioned way, […]

In the carports at Google Inc.’s headquarters, power cords dangle above parking spots, ready for the day when electric cars are commonplace.Already, office lights and computers get their power partly from 9,200 solar panels that cover almost every rooftop here, which Google claims is the largest solar array ever installed by a U.S. corporation.
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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 […]