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From Guest Blogger Angie Mansfield: Where Will the Electric Car Industry Be in the Next Few Years?

While the electric car is commonly seen as a future technology, the late 19th to early 20th century saw peak popularity for this mode of powering engines. At the time, electricity was easier to use, and electric cars easier to

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From Guest Blogger Tristan Anwyn: Which College Campuses Are Really Into Green?

Gone are the days when people would think you were a hippie for doing your recycling. Nowadays more and more people are switching on to the importance of reducing waste and living more sustainably. Academic institutions are embracing the green

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Posted in Sustainable Building

From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Solar Energy Hotels — The Future Is Bright

The resort and hotel business is extremely competitive and costly. As more and more hotels become increasingly extravagant, they require evermore energy to run. Many are switching to green renewable energies to cut costs and in theory they could eventually

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Posted in Photovoltaics

NRG Energy CEO: Consumers of “Green” Power Soon Won’t Need a Grid Connection

Are the falling prices of natural gas “wiping out” coal and nuclear?  That’s what David Crane, President and CEO of Fortune-300 sized NRG Energy told the audience at a Wall Street Journal conference recently.  As if that didn’t astonish event attendees,

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Posted in Renewables - Business

From Guest Blogger Max Cohen: Selling Power Back to the National Grid

More and more people across the UK are becoming eco-conscious and deciding to turn their house into a bastion of renewable energy – and they are reaping the rewards for it. With energy prices only seeming to get more expensive,

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From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Renewable Energy Advances In The Tourism Industry

Tourism is an important part of the economy; it creates jobs and brings in outside money to a community. The problem is that by its very nature, tourism can be harsh on the environment as lots of energy and resources

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Posted in Sustainability

From Guest-Blogger Natasha Risinger: Support Your Favorite Alternative Energy Initiatives Through Electric Choice

For people who wish to live greener and be less financially dependent on society, the American market at least gives people the advantage of many options. A person living in many areas can choose who provides their electricity. If there

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From Guest Blogger Ethen Hunt: Be a Responsible Citizen of the Earth – Go Green with Solar Power Panels

For decades now, we have caused massive destruction to the planet earth. We have depleted its resources without thinking twice and polluted the atmosphere to an extent where it becomes difficult to find fresh air to breathe. Now our magnanimous

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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Taking Action Can Be Costly, But Inaction Can Cost Far More

Question:  We all know that gang violence is a scourge on our civilization.  Can you estimate the average cost to society of a typical criminal gang member?  Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 . Relevance:  In many cases, the cost

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From Guest Blogger Mathias: Germany`s Solar Capacity Up 50% Since 2011

Even though Germany has recently cut their national feed-in tariff scheme between 20-30 percent from April this year, the solar industry has flourished in the first nine months of 2012.  The nation`s utilities say the capacity of solar power has

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