Archive for September, 2008
« Previous EntriesNEW ENERGY TAX CREDITS: SOLAR STOCKS DROP, BLUE DOGS HOWL
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Solar stocks, reacting to news about the New Energy tax credits, were already dropping when the news broke that Congress rejected the rescue package. The news did no good for any sector of the market, much less solar stocks.
There was a moment some months back when news of toxic waste [...]
BIG BOOM IN SMALL WIND
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Small wind turbines are big business in the U.S. and getting bigger. 9,092 small turbines were sold in the U.S. in 2007, 14% growth over the previous year, generating $42 million in revnues. 2008 sales figures to date suggest this year’s growth may reach 20%.
Ron Stimmel, small wind advocate, American [...]
1ST EMISSIONS AUCTION N U.S., A VIEW OF THINGS TO COME
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Looking for a market that’s holding its value? Here it is.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc (RGGI, nicknamed “Reggie”) held its first emissions permits auction, the first emissions permits auction in the U.S.
The program is regarded as a trial run in anticipation of a national cap-and-trade system to be legislated [...]
ENERGY TAX CREDITS – COMPROMISE OR R.I.P. UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION?
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Refusal by Congress and the President to extend vital New Energy industries tax credits is looming.One place the story being followed closely is wind-rich West Texas, home to such disparate characters as President Lyndon B. Johnson and President George W. Bush.
The House-amended version (H.R. 7060) of the Senate-approved bill (H.R. [...]
PICKENS STILL PITCHING
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Kicking off what he promises will be a new PR blitz, energy entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on September 22.He sure can talk.
By now the Pickens Plan is plenty widely known. In spots all over the network and cable airwwaves, in personal [...]
OREGON LOOKS TO OCEAN FOR NEW ENERGY
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Wave energy, the final frontier – these are the voyages of a whole host of exciting, ambitious ideas, one or more of which will change the way the U.S. gets electricity.
If there is an echo, in that opening sentence, of the William Shatner titles voiceover for the original Star Trek [...]
WMD IN KURDISTAN
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Could it be the Kurds have finally had enough of their land being the place where the world comes to fight for oil?
The Kurdistan Regional Government is inviting bids for the opportunity to do a study on the feasibility of building wind energy installations in the 3 Kurdish provinces.
The Kurds [...]
WILL ITALY TURN TO NUCLEAR?
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
In the absence of an economy large enough to initiate a massive move to New Energy, governments have 3 choices for large-scale power generation: coal, nuclear or natural gas.
In the carbon-constrained society that Europe’s unblinking recognition of global climate change has turned it into, coal is not an option until [...]
LIFEVILLAGE FROM ENVISION BUILT IN COTE D’IVOIRE
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“Infrastructure in a crate.”Designed by architects, LifeVillage(TM) is a self-contained building that can be shipped in 2 containers and rapidly assembled at any location, no matter how remote. It is powered by solar panels and contains a battery system for energy storage. It also has its own water treatment system.LifeVillage(TM) [...]
The Circle Of Life
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AKA What goes around comes around (and the theme song). It’s not the Disney version of “The Circle of Life,” it’s the Brazilian World Wildlife Fund version, the version Disney would make if its rainforest was being destroyed at the rate Brazil’s is. From dabugattas via YouTube.
Rating 3.00 out of [...]
Architectural Wind
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A “building integrated energy system.” It does for wind what solar panels do for solar. The slogan is “Ride the winds of change.” It is certainly change you can believe in. In fact, it’s change you can buy. From diamondsolar via YouTube.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Sad Earth, Happy Earth
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Interesting mix of image and sounds. It starts a little harsh but has a happy ending. Let’s hope things turn out as well for the real Earth. Better yet, let’s WORK to MAKE it turn out as well. From anitasancha via YouTube.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Introducing EnergyTechStocks’ ‘Wise Energy Use’ Stock Index (Part 2 of 5) – EV Firms Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Ener1, A123
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Try as you might, you won’t find an exchange-traded or mutual fund that targets “smart energy” companies whose technologies and processes serve to reduce energy costs. And yet, in the wake of the Wall Street meltdown, every company and household can be expected to put a higher priority on saving money by saving [...]
ETS Investor Alert 9-30-08
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England’s Independent newspaper has carried an exclusive report which is, but shouldn’t be, a shock.
The article is about a “methane time bomb” taking shape as deadly methane gas bubbles to the surface of the Arctic Ocean through cracks in the seabed. www.independent.co.uk
As the story notes, methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more [...]
If Charley Maxwell and Amy Jaffe Are Right, Now May be a Good Time to Sell Shares in Big Oil Firms
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Have you noticed that when the spot price of oil goes up, the stock prices of oil giants like ExxonMobil go up too? But if two leading oil analysts are correct, rising oil prices should serve as a warning about the future financial health of the western world’s oil giants.
When Charles Maxwell, senior [...]
Why It is Important for Investors to Create A ‘Wise Energy Use’ Stock Portfolio
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Starting today – with the story right below this one on our Home Page – EnergyTechStocks.com is rolling out a new kind of stock index not to be found on Wall Street. The time has come for a “Wise Energy Use” index — a strictly informal stock index intended to start every investor [...]
ETS Investor Alert 9-29-08
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The chairman of Coal India Ltd. has warned that India’s coal reserves may run out by 2040.
business-standard.com
Before then, Partha S. Bhattacharyya reportedly said, the country will need to increase its coal mining by 6 % to 7% per year, which will require new technologies and greater environmental degradation.
No wonder India has (finally) started [...]
Introducing The ‘Wise Energy Use’ Stock Index (Part 1 of 5) – Lighting Firms Philips, Cree, Lighting Science
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Try as you might, you won’t find an exchange-traded or mutual fund that targets “smart energy” companies whose technologies and products serve to reduce energy costs. And yet, in the wake of the Wall Street meltdown, every company and household can be expected to put a higher priority on saving money by saving [...]
THE NEW ENERGY INCENTIVES, OR THERE AND BACK AGAIN
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
There and Back Again was the name Bilbo Baggins gave to his true account of the adventure most now know by its more famous name, The Hobbit.
The fateful adventure of the New Energy tax credit extensions, though without dragons or swordplay, is only slightly less harrowing than Bilbo’s adventure and [...]
COAL COUNTRY, NATION AGREE – NEW WIND, NEW SUN & NO NEW COAL
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From the heart of coal country, comes news of a cry for New Energy. A newly released poll shows 52% of West Virginians want the next President and Congress to achieve energy independence by relying on clean energy sources, rather than coal, oil and nuclear power plants. “…their number one [...]
GOOD STORIES THERE WASN’T TIME TO GET TO THIS WEEK
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Introducing a NewEnergyNews Friday feature.
LIVE EARTH MUMBAI
Live Earth show to help light homes with solar energy
Shilpa Jamkhandikar, September 20, 2008 (Reuters)
“India will host the next Live Earth concert…The December event will see U.S. rocker Jon Bon Jovi and Bollywood’s biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan share the stage…The concert will be held [...]
If Diane Swonk is Right About Oil Prices, We’re in for a Hell of A Recession in 2009
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Just before the Wall Street meltdown, when oil prices looked ready to break below $90 a barrel, Diane Swonk, the noted economist, said that for the U.S. economy to head up in the fourth quarter of 2008, oil prices needed to drop to around $75 a barrel and stay there through the remainder [...]
5 Countries, 5 Companies, 5 Reasons to Pay Attention: #5 – Finland’s Wartsila Ojy Abp
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
EnergyTechStocks.com is read monthly by investors in over 100 countries. That makes us keenly aware of the need to throw a spotlight on intriguing-looking companies all over the world. This week we highlight five companies from five different countries (Scotland, China, the United States, Canada and Finland), each of which may be of [...]
ETS Investor Alert 9-26-08
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A group of investment firms claims North American oil and gas companies are underreporting their greenhouse gas emissions. They want the U.S.’s Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate. www.canada.com
Should such an idea gain acceptance, oil and gas firms could find themselves having to pay a higher price to cap their emissions, or to [...]
A ‘Green Transportation’ ETF Offers a Lot of Diversification, But Will It Make Investors a Lot of $?
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
There’s a new way to invest in alternative energy. Well, sort of. Last week Invesco PowerShares launched its PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will track the Global Energy Efficient Transport Index from WilderShares LLC.
The new fund is among the most diversified of the rapidly-growing number of alternative energy [...]
