September 2012 - Page 2 of 12 - Renew Economy

How coal power is like a box turtle
Like the box turtle, which appears to have stopped reproducing, coal-fired power plants might be extinct – they just don’t know it yet.
Ivy Main

Sep 27, 2012

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The cost of solar vs bank bailouts and Iraq war
How does the money spent on bank bailouts and the Iraq war compare with solar subsidies? Get ready for a really, really long graph.
Zachary Shahan

Sep 27, 2012

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An economy that serves people and nature, not the other way around
Christine Milne’s speech to the National Press Club, in which she says The Greens are the most economically responsible party in parliament.
Staff Reporter

Sep 26, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Tesla troubles mount as EV debt called in
US EV-maker told to speed loan repayment. Plus: Vic. flexible power price plan applauded; SA solar thermal campaign wins crucial support.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 26, 2012

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Gunns: Collapse of a dinosaur a warning to old fossils
The collapse of Gunns holds important lessons for management and shareholders of all industries, but particularly miners and generators. The biggest one is that green business is the new market reality, and anyone betting on business as usual is wrong, and reckless.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 26, 2012

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As the US warms, power plants face new limits
A recent study has found that global warming’s effects – particularly drought – will increasingly limit the capacity of America’s power plants.
Andrew Freedman

Sep 26, 2012

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Why Americans pay double for solar (but won’t forever)
The ridiculous price disparity between installing solar in America and in countries like Germany comes down to ‘soft costs.’ How long until they catch up?
John Farrell

Sep 26, 2012

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German indoor ski centre runs on solar, and off grid
A 3.6MW PV array on the roof of the Hamburg-Wittenburg alpincenter not only provides all of its power needs, it cuts cooling costs, too.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 26, 2012

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Sustainability and greed: Unlikely bedfellows
An increasing body of evidence shows a direct link between investment in sustainability and shareholder value. Maybe Gordon Gekko was onto something…
Andrew Ure

Sep 26, 2012

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How a $20 carbon tax could cut America’s deficit in half
A new report shows that a carbon tax of $20 per tonne could cut the projected US 10-year deficit from $2.3tn to $1.1tn.
Stephen Lacey

Sep 26, 2012

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US Air Force vet converts silos to low-cost wind turbines
Arkansas Air-Force veteran wins funding for a venture to provide small- and medium-sized farms with access to affordable wind power.
Tina Casey

Sep 25, 2012

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Never mind the politics, utilities are going for gold (plating)
You would think that, given the media headlines and the politics around the cost of energy, Australia’s energy utilities might start to show some restraint when it came to proposed network upgrades. Not likely.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 25, 2012

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