Global wind energy capacity edges towards 200GW – 27 Sep 2010 – BusinessGreen.com.

In 2010 alone 40 GW of wind power was brought onto the global grid, a sizeable increase and encouraging if the pace continues.

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Infographic by Carrentals – Peak Oil Consumption

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Telecommuting, the ultimate green job? | MNN – Mother Nature Network.

Obvious department, but, worth mentioning again. Less consumption, even if like me you have a monthly travel pass, it’s still less carbon being released to carry your weight from home to work.  And more time to get things done, and let’s not forget the distractions, and so on….

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British Petroleum , or BP, has closed its London headquaters for alternative energy and its head has stepped down and is cutting way back on its 1.4B dollar investment. Well that’s just great. Thanks BP.

BP = “Back to Petroleum?” | Mother Jones.

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PLans to reduce electricity consumption by 80% include wind turbines, new roofs, and solar.

Sears Tower to undergo $350M green remodel – Yahoo! News.

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A hefty 4.5 megawatt will be generated by an array of solar panels to provide a Phoenix data center with a portion of its 80 megawatt demand. And even more interesting is its time shifting capability to save the company 50% of its energy bill by using onsite thermal storage.

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20% Renewables by year 2020 with 30 billion dollars investment in green and reneweable energy sources is the target set by Beijing. This is good news forone of the world’s most polluting countries, fueled by the trade revolution of the past couple of decades. Now, like everywhere else, tight budgets are helping to drive the need for lower cost and consumption of energy.

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