“Why Wind Needs Feed-In Tariffs”: Wind energy is almost cost-competitive with fossil fuel sources and a feed-in tariff could be the most effective way to tip the scales in wind’s favor – The Oil Drum.
Applied Materials to Sell $1.9B of Solar Equipment: The world’s largest maker of semiconductor production equipment got an order for $1.9 billion of equipment to be used in multiple solar panel factories. Rumors point to Moser Baer India as the customer – Cleantech Media.
Skeptics Love Roasted Gore: Heartland Institute’s global-warming skeptics’ conference has wrapped up and the take home message isn’t that global warming doesn’t exist but that Al Gore is the devil. Damn those Nobel Peace prize winners – Environmental Capital.
Nuclear Not So “Safe and Clean”: A study from Pennsylvania’s Clarion University says that nuclear energy cannot scale up to meet America’s energy demands come 2050. The problem is that nuclear is just not efficient enough – Cleantech Media.
Scientists Figure Out Genetics of Plant-Fungi Symbiosis: Scientists working through the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute have figured out the genetic mechanism connecting plants and fungi. The discovery could lead to boosted biomass production, carbon sequestration, and phytoremediation – Biopact.
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