October 27, 2008: Maryland Police Put Environmentalist Group On Terrorist List
The Maryland State Police listed the Chesapeake Climate Action Network - a group dedicated to the “peaceful promotion of windmills and solar panels to solve global warming” - as a terrorist organization for 13 months.
The AFL-CIO’s chief economist advocated for an economic recovery plan for working families before the House Education and Labor Committee.
Energy Outlook speculates on how the financial downturn and cheaper gas will effect the auto industry.
Evergreen Solar Inc. is suing Lehman Brothers for the return of over $30 million worth of borrowed Evergreen shares that Evergreen says was transferred illegally during the financial giant’s recent bankruptcy negotiations.
New measurement techniques revealed that atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas nitrogen trifluoride are four times higher than previously estimated.
M.I.T. scientists developed a solar energy storage process loosely based on photosynthesis that could lead to “unlimited solar power.”
Due to booming business, solar cell manufacturer Solar Power Industries Inc. expects to generate 1,500 new jobs by 2011.
Duke Energy’s $100 million plan to provide rooftop solar panels in North Carolina has been cut in half.
Xconomy looks at algae biomass prospects.
Local Green: New Jersey is considering landfill-generated methane gas to help supply 30 percent of its electricity with renewables by 2020.
Upstate New York grapples with balancing historic land use patterns with meeting clean energy goals .
–Christopher Greenspan
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