Read more alternative energy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1019/alternative-energy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:30:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71094/recession-trims-carbon-emissions-3.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession will help the world achieve something this year few laws have been able to: cut the output of greenhouse gases. Emissions will be down 3% mainly due to lower industrial activity, the International Energy Agency said today, with countries also helping by switching to alternative energy sources.http://www.newser.com/story/71094/recession-trims-carbon-emissions-3.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 18:20:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61837/questionable-projects-gobble-stimulus-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe economic stimulus is funding a variety of projects, but some possibilities—like a $1.1 million move to fix a guardrail no one uses—don’t seem to fit President Obama’s vision for the money, the Los Angeles Times reports. Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn will question such projects in a...http://www.newser.com/story/61837/questionable-projects-gobble-stimulus-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 12:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60686/michael-moore-9-ways-to-rise-from-gms-ashes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe end of General Motors is an opportunity for an America that now owns 60% of the company, writes Michael Moore. Let’s take advantage of the death of a firm that built poor cars, battled environmental rules, and shipped jobs away by using its facilities to implement a new system...http://www.newser.com/story/60686/michael-moore-9-ways-to-rise-from-gms-ashes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 13:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58627/recession-dims-lights-on-solar-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a bright 2008, things are looking gloomy for the solar power industry amid the recession, the Wall Street Journal reports. Banks have cut funds for some projects, and the government of Spain, the second-biggest solar power market, has shrunk subsidies. Solar-cell sales are expected to fall by some 20%,...http://www.newser.com/story/58627/recession-dims-lights-on-solar-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 9:52:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57536/100-days-biggest-promises-kept-broken.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne way to judge President Obama's first 100 days in office is to look at his rhetoric on the campaign trail. Taking into account the fallout from the economic crisis, PolitFact came up with the most crucial promises Obama has kept and broken. His vow to beef up alternative-energy investment...http://www.newser.com/story/57536/100-days-biggest-promises-kept-broken.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 8:39:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56921/obamas-earth-day-pitch-new-energy-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama returned to Iowa—his crucial campaign battleground win—for Earth Day, hailing the “new, clean energy economy” and unveiling an offshore wind project. “It is time for us to lay a new foundation for economic growth by beginning a new era of energy exploration,” he said. But the...http://www.newser.com/story/56921/obamas-earth-day-pitch-new-energy-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 15:45:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56159/calif-utility-aims-to-buy-power-from-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia’s Pacific Gas and Electric is seeking approval for its commitment to buy electricity from an innovative source, the San Francisco Chronicle reports: an orbiting solar power array that would beam electricity back to Earth. Solaren Corp. plans to deploy the satellite sometime before 2016; PG&E has signaled it would...http://www.newser.com/story/56159/calif-utility-aims-to-buy-power-from-space.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 14:48:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56008/gas-guzzling-pentagon-turns-to-green-energy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nation's biggest gas guzzler, the Defense Department, is trying to kick its oil habit and use alternative energies—not to support the green movement or save money, but to save lives, the Washington Post reports. Half of US casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan are from IEDs deployed on fuel-carrying...http://www.newser.com/story/56008/gas-guzzling-pentagon-turns-to-green-energy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 4:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55630/big-oil-blows-off-obamas-clean-energy-push.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the Obama administration seeks to spearhead a $150 million clean-energy overhaul, oil firms are conspicuously not getting on board—they're staying on the sidelines and, in many cases, betting against it, the New York Times reports. Shell is freezing its development work on wind, solar and hydrogen power, after...http://www.newser.com/story/55630/big-oil-blows-off-obamas-clean-energy-push.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 8:18:35 CDT