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The PV industry must get serious about life-cycles of all the materials that go into PV panels
According to a new analysis by New Energy Finance, the 50 percent drop in cost per kilowatt hour for solar panels through 2009 is the “largest cost reduction in its history”. Dr. David Lee, CEO of BioSolar commented “Solar is widely hailed as the economic and environmental panacea for a greener future, but if the industry continues growing exponentially without planning ahead, it risks repeating the mistakes made by the microelectronics indust... [more]
ArcelorMittal is the biggest beneficiary of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
According to climate change NGO Sandbag, the UK’s richest resident, Lakshmi Mittal, CEO and major shareholder of the steel giant ArcelorMittal, could make over £1 billion between now and 2012 from his company’s participation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme. ArcelorMittal has over 14 million emissions permits that it does not need in 2008, a figure which Sandbag estimates will rise to 80 million by 2012 making it by far the biggest beneficiar... [more]
The rubbish race is under way as waste plants turn waste mountains into money mountains
McBains Cooper has been appointed project co-ordinator on a number of UK waste management site developments as the world of rubbish is turned upside down by the latest generation of disposal and recycling equipment. This comes at a time when a fast-accelerating race is underway to buy as much rubbish as possible - fuelled by airport-standard technology. "Industry used to pay to have its rubbish taken away, now it invites bids for the privilege... [more]
Procter and Gamble activates photovoltaic solar system at its paper products manufacturing plant in Oxnard
A 1.1 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar system at Procter & Gamble’s paper products manufacturing plant in Oxnard, California, has been officially activated. The roof-mounted photovoltaic solar energy system is projected to produce more than 1.9 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean solar energy during its first year of operation. Over 20 years, the system is estimated to produce more than 34 million kWh, enough energy to power 3,267 average U.S. ... [more]
Suspended TenSol solar panel system eliminates the need for columns that traditionally support photovoltaic panel arrays
P4P Energy has developed the TenSol solar panel system designed to utilize otherwise untapped air-space, in applications that include coverage over aqueducts, irregular terrain, agricultural and brown fields, parking lots, and pedestrian malls and walk ways. The first, cable-suspended free span solar energy system was completed today over the REM Eyewear headquarters parking lot. The patented, cable-supported photovoltaic system created by P4P... [more]
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Morgan jobs go adiós (The Decatur Daily)
Is cheap Mexican labor behind mass layoff at Hartselle plant? Emerson blamed the coming layoff off of 500 of its 540 Hartselle plant employees on the recession and environmental regulations, but corporate documents suggest otherwise.
Earth Watch (BBC News)
Climate chief's departure leaves many questions
Reopening of Lake Baikal paper mill triggers environmental fury (Deutsche Welle)
Lake Baikal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but also home to a paper mill which for decades discharged waste into the lake. Months after it was shut down on ecological grounds, the Russian PM says it may reopen.
Polluted water in Syria causes food poisoning (Middle East Online)
Farmers’ use of dirty river water to irrigate crops in drought-hit northern Syria means hidden risks in fruit, vegetables.
Just read a great paper on (New Matilda)
In reply to Right Room, Wrong Elephant : Just read a great paper on population people might be interested in: http://www.dustormagic.net/ NOII /TooManyOfWhomJan10.html This is my favourite paragraph: “Since it first became a political force in the 19th century, the professed aims of population control have changed constantly: to protect scarce food supplies; to promote ...
