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Seville’s photovoltaic energy, as invented by Archimedes

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:00:00 -0000

In March 2011 wind energy production surpassed that of nuclear energy production, marking a first in the history of renewable energy in Spain. Yet the underlying paradox is that wind has supplied 16% of the electricity produced in 2010 in the sunniest country in Europe - but the sun is responsible for a mere 2.7%...

US warms up to the global climate change consensus

('Gaia Pianigiani',) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:00:26 -0000

As Barack Obama inaugurates his mandate on 20 January, environmental scientists prepare their guidelines for a greener approach to energy production and usage. Is America ready to make the same changes? The word from Union Square farmers market and climatologist Dr. Stephen H. Schneider

Germany leads Europe's wind and solar energy revolution

('Steven Hill',) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:21:35 -0000

While the oil chieftains in the Bush-Cheney White House resorted to desperate strategies to secure more oil, Europe joined Japan in leading the development of mass public transit, fuel-efficient cars and thousands of kilometres of bicycle and pedestrian paths criss-crossing the continent

Notes from an EU science parliament: ten climate friendly energy tips

('Sarah Turpin',) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The first edition of European science parliament, held in Aachen between 8 - 10 October, dismissed the ‘Aachen Declaration’, a European policy calling for the organisation of a lasting power supply