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  Did the Electric Car Finally Get Here?

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  Energy & Emissions: Electric car at charging stationThere are only two kinds of technology predictions I trust. The first is an explicit prediction that comes from an en

  

  Paul Birkeland • March 12 • 0

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  Michigan Attracts Cutting-edge Dow Chemical BIPV Plant

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  Energy & Emissions: The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.) announced last month plans for a full-scale production facility near its headquarters, dependent on obtaining l

  • March 10 • 0

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  The Double Edged Sword of Incentives

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  Energy & Emissions: In the 1970s, the United States offered generous incentives for the installation of solar water heaters in anticipation of ever rising energy costs,

  

  Paul Birkeland • March 09 • 0

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  New National Green Building Programs

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  Energy & Emissions: The Obama Administration announced in mid February a multi-agency program to initiate economic growth based on energy-efficient green building develo

  • March 09 • 0

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  Recovery Act spurs advanced battery R&D for hybrids

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  Energy & Emissions: In order to accelerate the R to deploy them and evaluate their performance; to install electric charging infrastructure; and to provide education and

  • March 05 • 0

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  Porsche Reveals Hybrid Electric Concept Cars

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  Energy & Emissions: Who is to say that electric cars have to be slow and boring? This week Porsche released three hybrid electric vehicles, which are redefining how pe

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  Nuclear Power: Two Big Questions for Our Nuclear Industry

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  Energy & Emissions: The President recently unveiled a loan guarantee program for nuclear power plants, and there is rising clamor in some quarters to "go nuclear" to mee

  

  Paul Birkeland • March 03 • 0

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  Hats Off to Cap and Trade

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  Energy & Emissions: Word is out that the Senators leading the effort to establish a national cap and trade system for emissions are backing down, proposing instead an in

  

  Paul Birkeland • March 02 • 0

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  Biomass Funding Review for National Energy Standards

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  Energy & Emissions: The European market for biomass-fired power and heating is more mature than that of the United States based on more aggressive European regulatory re

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  Energy-efficient SSL failure modes spurs DOE funding

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  Energy & Emissions: The Obama Administration announced earlier this month a multi-agency initiative to spur regional economic growth while making buildings more energy e

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  Carbon Emissions and Asimov's Observation

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  Energy & Emissions: Here's one that probably slipped your attention. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association, together with the International Business Aviation C

  

  Paul Birkeland • February 26 • 0

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  The Right Way to Go Nuclear

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  Energy & Emissions: I have never been convinced that it's even possible to do nuclear power "right." I still don't think there is if you are talking about uranium fueled

  

  Paul Birkeland • February 25 • 0

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  Integration of LED Lighting into Mainstream Life

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  Energy & Emissions: The European Union is phasing out conventional incandescent light bulbs prior to its ensuing ban in 2012 and is moving towards high-brightness light-

  • February 25 • 3

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  The Wind Passeth Over It

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  Energy & Emissions: Bank error in your favor! If I told you that the bank had been underestimating the balance of your account, and that your actual balance was three t

  

  Paul Birkeland • February 24 • 0

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  Perspectives on AEE Solar Dealer Conference

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  Energy & Emissions: AEE Solar, which sells exclusively wholesale renewable energy sources and components to renewable energy resellers, contractors, integrators and inst

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  Solid State Lighting for Green Building & Job Creation

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  Energy & Emissions: As many green building programs continue advocating the transition away from conventional incandescent light bulbs to more energy-efficient compact f

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  Green Street Development Workshop

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  Energy & Emissions: "Green Street Development Home." Greet Street Development, a renowned Phoenix, Arizona-area based residential green building firm, is offering a seri

  • February 12 • 0

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  Will Solar Cells be Outsourced like Semiconductors?

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  Energy & Emissions: Solar Cell Farm at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. As stated in a recent article, the case supporting the increasing trend towards a fab-less outsou

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  Outsourcing of Microchips Impacts U.S. Jobs: is solar next?

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  Energy & Emissions: As an increasing number of semiconductor companies enter the solar market through various means, the outsourcing trend of microchips for these U.S.-b

  • February 11 • 0

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  Tangled Web of Carbon Emissions

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  Energy & Emissions: The UN published an eye-catching and educational graphic that illustrates societys sources of carbon emissions as well as the use that generated thos

  

  Paul Birkeland • February 10 • 4

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