Solar Impulse Completes Transcontinental Flight

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Jul 092013
 
Solar Impulse Completes Transcontinental Flight

via The NASDAQ opening bell this morning was rung by Solar Impulse pilots and co-founders Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg who completed the first transcontinental flight powered solely by solar energy late Saturday evening, landing at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Solar Impulse took off from the San Francisco area on May 3rd.  Pilots Piccard and Borschberg […Full Article]

Oct 132010
 
2010 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy in October 2010 released its report ranking the 50 United States in energy efficiency. State energy efficiency budgets almost doubled from 2007 “27 states have adopted or have pending Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS) that establish long-term, fixed efficiency savings targets – double the number of states in […Full Article]

Oct 082010
 
Largest Country CO2 Emitters

Click on the chart below to see an enlarged, clearer chart. “Top 20 greenhouse gas emitters.” UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library. 2008. UNEP/GRID-Arendal. 9 Feb 2009 Top 20 greenhouse gas emitters. Click on the chart below to see an enlarged, clearer chart. To read the entire report, click on Carbon Emissions. Click on the chart […Full Article]

Oct 082010
 
Alternative Energy - Wind

Stanford University researchers produced a report on wind power in May 2005 mentioning the following: “Wind captured at specific locations, if even partially harnessed, can generate more than enough power to satisfy the world’s energy demands” “North America had the greatest wind-power potential, however, with the most consistent winds found in the Great Lakes region […Full Article]