Every now and again, I get an email with some great questions, this evening I received such an email from a new ‘net friend, Marcy. She has recently taken the plunge to live completely off-grid. She is starting out in a rather primitive way, much like we did. I found her questions very good and decided I would post the email exchange here. Thanks Marcy, enjoy! …
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 — The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following news release:
Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Mark Udall (D-CO) today introduced legislation to direct the Department of Energy to develop innovative, low-cost nuclear reactors. The Nuclear Power 2021 Act (S.2812) proposes a program to design and certify small modular reactors (< 300 megawatts) which can be built and operated in combination with similar reactors at a single site.…
By investing $80,000, and getting back $45,000 in subsidies and tax credits, a Massachusetts family has reduced its energy bill by $3500 a year. That means they will payback the investment within ten years (less if energy prices rise).…
Massive power cuts in several Latin American countries highlight the dangers of relying on centralised power production…
UK carbon reduction targets are a fairytale, a fantasy, says report from influential Institition of Mechanical Engineers. UK would have to build 30 Nuclear power stations by 2015 to achieve planned carbon cut …
A verbatim account of Sarah Palin discussing energy and the enviuronment with Rush Limbaugh…
A new study by the Institute for Local Self reliance finds that most states could be energy self sufficient tomorrow if they had the political will. Thereport analyses 7 different forms of renewable energy state by state…
A glut of solar panels is good news for ordinary householders, as prices fall, but now the industry is taking steps to cut growth…
Biomass is freedom for a village that has ceased to pay any bills for power or heat…
Magniworks plotters named but the internet was their very willing accomplice…
Off-grid energy boosted after new UK report warns of bleak energy supply prices over next decade…
African teenager who built own wind turbine becomes unlikely star in US…
