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Investors chip in as renewables rise towards record level

Posted on April 14, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

“Once again in 2014, renewable made up nearly half the power capacity added worldwide,” said Achim Steiner, executive director of UNEP.  University of California Berkeley, reported in Nature Climate Change that solar energy alone could meet the demands of the state of California in … Continue reading →

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Sweden shows the way in renewable energy and energy efficiency

Posted on November 7, 2014 by groundswellbasscoast

Many people reckon Denmark as greenest country in Europe and the world. Here’s a story about Sweden, to explain how many technologies have been carefully coordinated, such that emissions haven’t risen since 1990…easy to see catch up in few years…basic works done, technologies … Continue reading →

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For Powering Cars, Solar-Electric Is ‘Orders Of Magnitude’ More Efficient Than Biofuels

Posted on March 29, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

Of course, the IC engine folks are still convinced that biofuels are some kind of solution but they don’t go to the source of the problem. Here’s a convincing story showing how much land is consumed for biofuelled cars v. … Continue reading →

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