August 22, 2008: Americans Work Harder And Earn Less
According to one analyst’s reading of the Census Bureau’s annual report on poverty, income, and health insurance coverage, “most of the American workforce worked harder and smarter, yet ended up earning less.”
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative - a member-owned Electric Distribution Cooperative - is planning the largest solar photovoltaic system in New Mexico.
The Sierra Club produced a scorecard for John McCain and Barack Obama that presents a side-by-side comparison of their energy policies.
Al-Ahram Weekly looks at OPEC’s 2008 Energy Outlook.
Local Green: Xcel Energy is closing two coal-powered energy facilities and “building one of the world’s largest utility-scale solar power plants.”
North Dakota Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim Mathern wants the state to produce 10,000 megawatts of wind energy by the year 2020.
Northern California utility company Pacific Gas & Electric will buy 90 megawatts of wind energy - enough to power about 38,000 homes annually.
A Nevada Public Utilities Commission has authorized solar energy rentals.
A landfill gas-to-energy power plant will be built in Bay County, Michigan.
General Motors will install a rooftop solar system covering 300,000 square feet at a Baltimore County factory.
Mariah Power offers a small and relatively inexpensive vertical windmill called the WindSpire.
Sustainable Industries reports on the conflict between green builders and building codes.
Hyundai will introduce a hybrid version of its Sonata sedan to the U.S. in 2010.
–Christopher Greenspan
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