CleanTech

LENR-to-Market Weekly -- May 17, 2012

(Source: Free Energy News by PESN - References: Next Big Future) Given the magnitude of the recent disclosures about the E-Cat, I've decided to move them back into #1 position in our Top 5 Exotic Free Energy Technologies listing, influence by the report that their first 1 MW plant sold is now in full operation.

Climate Armageddon: How the World's Weather Could Quickly Run Amok [Excerpt]

(Source: Alternative Energy) Filed under: Energy News

Japan: Fukushima nuclear pool not unstable

(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: MSNBC.com: Environment) Amid concerns of a new disaster should a quake destroy the pool cooling off radioactive nuclear fuel rods at Fukushima's Reactor No. 4, Japan arranged a tour for journalists and declared the situation manageable -- but also very long term.

Buying Opportunity at Renewable Energy REIT, Courtesy of Disgruntled Shareholder

(Source: Forbes Energy News - References: Alternative Energy Stocks) Power REIT. Renewable energy advocates have been calling for a change in the tax laws to allow renewable energy within the REIT structure. A REIT is allowed to pass profits directly through to investors. These profits are not subject to

A Gust of Wind Industry Mergers

(Source: Forbes Energy News - References: Alternative Energy Stocks) A rising tide may float all boats, but a stiff wind separates the wheat from the chaff.

'40 tons' of tsunami debris litters Alaska island

(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: MSNBC.com: Environment) Cleanup workers will on Friday attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that has floated across the

Ready for a 'national mammal'? Bison fans are

(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: MSNBC.com: Environment) Fans of bison are lobbying Congress to declare America's largest land mammal the "national mammal" -- putting it right up there with the bald eagle as an American icon.

Brazil's first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant

(Source: Alternative Energy) Filed under: Energy News

World's First Ethanol Cooking Fuel Plant Opens in Mozambique

(Source: TreeHugger) Part of a venture aimed at knocking charcoal out of the market in Africa, the Dondo biofuel plant turns locally grown cassava into ethanol.

Who's a Fat Cat?

(Source: Forbes Energy News - References: Alternative Energy Stocks) Friday, in a generally positive article about Lime Energy (NASD:LIME), I noted that the top five executives at the company seemed overpaid in comparison to one of their nearest rivals, Orion Energy Systems (NYSE:OESX). Since this was not

Deep-sea aliens hitched ride by submarine to pristine area

(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: MSNBC.com: Environment) Sure, it sounds like a sci-fi movie: Alien species deep below the ocean latch onto scientists' gear, surface and cause havoc. But it could happen, scientists reported Thursday in a study that concludes those free rides can ruin ecosystems.

Solar Installers Caught In Cross Fire Of Escalating China Trade War

(Source: Forbes Energy News - References: Alternative Energy Stocks) Will the booming US. solar installation industry become collateral damage in the growing solar trade war with China?

Police investigate mountain lion shooting

(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: MSNBC.com: Environment) Santa Monica police are conducting an internal investigation into the shooting of a mountain lion that appeared in an office building courtyard.

LA becomes largest US city with plastic bag ban

(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: MSNBC.com: Environment) Withstanding a strong lobby from the plastic bag industry, the Los Angeles City Council overwhelmingly approves a ban on single-use plastic bags and a 10-cent fee on paper bags.

Will Algae Biofuels Hit the Highway?

(Source: Forbes Energy News - References: The Oil Drum) An Arizona-based algae technology company says it’s on to something big: harnessing the growth of algae at a commercial scale so that it can ultimately be used as a transportation fuel. “Heliae” broke ground Friday on its new plant. Now, all it needs

U.S. Coal Generation Drops 19 Percent In One Year, Leaving Coal With 36 Percent Share Of Electricity

(Source: Climate Progress - References: Matter Network) Power generation from coal is falling quickly. According to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal made up 36 percent of U.S. electricity in the first quarter of 2012 — down from 44.6 percent in the first quarter of

Robotic 'fish' take to seas to catch pollution sooner

(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: MSNBC.com: Environment) In a bid to track sea pollution by mimicking how fish navigate and work together, scientists on Tuesday moved their robotic fish from the lab to the sea.

The $6 Gasoline That Almost Was

(Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com) A landmark 2009 study, conducted by researchers at Iowa State's Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, and updated this week for impacts through 2011, found that US ethanol production reduced wholesale gasoline prices by an average of $1.09

House Armed Services Committee Proposes Ban on Biofuels

(Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com) Just one month before the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in Hawaii, the world's largest international maritime exercise, the biofuels industry has encountered a possible roadblock. The House Armed Services Committee issued its report on next

Giant condor backs away from extinction, but lead poisoning threatens

(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: MSNBC.com: Environment) One of the most endangered species in the world, the California condor, has crept back from the brink of extinction through a strenuous three-decade conservation effort.