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  • July 2008

    • Oil Tycoon Kicks Off Energy Campaign

      newser  |  Dallas Morning News  |  Jul 8, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Oil Tycoon Kicks Off Energy Campaign

      Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is fed up with America’s dependence on oil and today launched a huge ad campaign to persuade the nation to kick its crude addiction, the Dallas Morning News reports. His "Pickens Plan" proposes that Americans swap gasoline for natural gas, then replace natural gas power plants with wind, solar, and nuclear facilities. More »

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      oil price  • oil  • gas  • alternative energy  • natural gas  • solar power  • energy dependence  • T. Boone Pickens  • wind power  • energy independence

  • May 2008

    • Wind Power Finds Its Sea Legs

      newser  |  Economist  |  May 10, 08 9:39 AM CDT

      Wind Power Finds Its Sea Legs

      An answer to the world's energy crisis might be a breeze, the Economist reports—specifically, a breeze offshore. With wind blowing twice as fast offshore than on, engineers have been racing to develop technology to "float" wind turbines far out in the ocean—where they won't ruin coveted views from shore. They cost 50% more to build, but they generate five times as much power as landed cousins. More »

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      England  • Massachusetts  • Denmark  • renewable energy  • wind power  • oil rig  • renewable resources

  • March 2008

    • Kite Ship's Maiden Voyage a Success

      newser  |  Earth2Tech.com  |  Mar 20, 08 8:58 PM CDT

      Kite Ship's Maiden Voyage a Success

      Environmental concerns might get shipping companies to go back to the future, Earth2Tech.com reports, after a cargo vessel recently used 20% less fuel than normal on a 12,000-mile journey by a kite-like sail. The EU contributed $1.9 million to help rig the Beluga SkySails with the 1,700-square-foot contraption, used on a trek from Germany to Venezuela, the US, and Norway. More »

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      carbon emissions  • fuel costs  • shipping  • wind power  • kites

  • January 2008

    • Wal-Mart Stores Going Green

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 24, 08 3:55 AM CST

      Wal-Mart Stores Going Green

      Retail giant Wal-Mart has launched an ambitious blueprint to go green, with plans to cut energy use of many of its products by 25%, and may even begin to sell hybrid cars and provide sustainable energy to charge them, reports the New York Times . Wal-Mart has already sold 145 million energy-reduction light bulbs, saving electricity equivalent to the amount created by three coal-fired power plants, according to executives. More »

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