Todays Technology & Marketing & Real Estate » Alternative Energy
Home Solar Installations Grew In 2009
By: VeganVerve in Solar Power The majority of discussions relating to solar energy are usually regarding large solar farms being created and corporations installing solar panels. However, individual households installing solar panels are also a large part of the solar energy sector. A new report by the Solar Energy Industries Association points to the growth of the home solar energy sector. 2009 was expected to be a less than stellar year … Read entire article »
Filed under: Solar
Can Alternative Energy Save America?
Author: Devin Hunter Date: 12/15/2009 The development of alternative energy was a large part of every United States candidate’s platform in the recent Presidential election. The arguments from the candidates, both Democrat and Republic, were similar: we need to gain energy independence from Middle Eastern oil producers; we need to stop polluting the environment by burning fossil fuels; and we need to build a new, robust alternative energy in the United States. Was this all part of Presidential campaign rhetoric that would eventually end up being just more broken promises? What I would like to accomplish in this paper is to determine where the United States stands on its alternative energy creation with a quick overview of the past, present and the projected future. In addition I would like to examine how seeking … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alternative Energy
University To Use Earth’s Temps To Heat Its Buildings
by Daniel Robison December 4, 2009 Listen to the Story [4 min 7 sec] Add to Playlist Download Transcript Machinery and pipes cover the muddy ground at Ball State University’s geothermal heating/cooling construction site. Georgia PerryMachinery and pipes cover the muddy ground at Ball State University’s geothermal heating/cooling construction site. text sizeAAA December 4, 2009 from WFIU In northeastern Indiana, environmentalists are closely watching a project on a scale that hasn’t been attempted before in the United States. Ball State University is constructing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alternative Energy



