Links – Renewable Energy & Global Warming
Energy Policy & Pricing Links
http://www.dsireusa.org/ – Federal and State Incentives for Renewable Energy and Efficiency by State
Oil at the Break Point: On June 25, 2008, CERA Chairman Daniel Yergin testified before the US Congress Joint Economic Committee on high oil prices and their impact on the global economy.
White House – U.S. Energy Policy
White House – Climate Change Policy
U.S. DOE – National Energy Policy
http://citizensforaffordableenergy.org/
Tell Washington What You Think About High Energy Prices
www.StopOilSpeculationNow.com Stop Oil Speculation – send e-mail to Congress
“Joe, American” Challenges the Presidential Candidates – on oil …this is a terrific video…you must see this
http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/ - latest petroleum and natural gas prices
http://www.wtrg.com/daily/crudeoilprice.html - information about trading oil at NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange)
http://www.pickensplan.com/index.php T. Boone Pickens’ plan for energy
http://www.doe.gov/news/5920.htm - 2009 Proposed US DOE Budget….$1.25 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Going Green Information Links
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
http://www.quantisoft.com/Industries/Green.htm – going green business surveys
http://www.quantisoft.com/Articles/Green.htm – Going Green – How to Make Your Business Greener
www.greenbusinesstaskforce.com
http://www.begreennow.com/ - Reducing carbon footprint, Carbon Offsets
Global Warming – Climate Change – Greenhouse Gases Links
Greenhouse Gas Changes in the Atmosphere
Climate Change Links – U.S. Environmental protection Agency – loads of interesting and useful information
Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere
List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
Is the ocean carbon sink sinking?
Renewable Energy Links
U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Green Power Energy Companies in each State
Alternative and Advanced Fuels – U.S. DOE
Geothermal Energy Excellent overview – University of Wisconsin
Geothermal Program at Berkeley Lab
Ethanol in Brazil – Energy Independence
Ethanol From Corn Vs. Ethanol from Sugarcane: Ethanol from United States Vs. Ethanol from Brazil
Solar Living Institute – promoting sustainable living
Making Cheaper Solar Cells Thin Film Technology
Links – Renewable Energy in China
Renewable Energy Conference in Israel
First Solar Thin Film Technology
Japanese Renewable Energy is Lagging at Home
Alternative Energy Blog Lot’s of interesting Posts
http://www.futuratty.com/ - loads of information about every type of renewable energy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Energy – Wikipedia Energy Portal – loads of information about energy and renewable energy
http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy – New Jersey’s Clean Energy program
http://www.infinitepower.org/projects.htm – Renewable energy projects in Texas – wind, solar biomass and geothermal
Nuclear Power Links
Nuclear Power in the World Today 20% of U.S. electric power is from nuclear, far behind many other countries as a percent of each country’s power produced from nuclear power plants. Almost 80% of nuclear power is from nuclear in France.
World Map of Nuclear Power Reactors
The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership is an initiative to expand safe, clean, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy worldwide. U.S. DOE
Wind Power Links
Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is sinking billions of dollars into a new wind farm in Texas
Wind Power Overview, Information, Statistics from Wikipedia
American Wind Energy Association website
Wind Power Numbers and Statistics Blog
http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=11329 Atlantic City Convention Center gets giant solar array – 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey-Atlantic_Wind_Farm – First coastal wind farm in the U.S. became operational in December, 2005 in Atlantic City, NJ…a success story
http://www.pickensplan.com/index.php The Pickens Plan
http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/re_wind.htm – Texas Wind Energy – Texas has over 25% of the nation’s wind power
Solar Power Links
U.S. DOE Solar Energies Technology Program
Solar Living Institute – promoting sustainable living
Making Cheaper Solar Cells Thin Film Technology
First Solar Thin Film Technology
http://solarshingles.blogspot.com/ Blog with lot’s of solar energy information and solutions
Energy Conservation/Efficiency Links
U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Tips for Saving on Lighting Costs
Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Links
http://clean-air.org/ American Hydrogen Association site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell
http://www.cleanfuelcellenergy.com/
http://www.hyweb.de/index-e.html
Fuel Cell Handbook U.S. Department of Energy
Ethanol Links
Estimating the Net Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol
Is Ethanol the ‘Energy Security’ Solution?
Is ethanol energy-efficient? Both sides of the controversy
Ethanol Can Replace Gasoline With Big Energy Savings, Comparable Impact On Greenhouse Gases
Ethanol Facts: Energy Security
Will Cellulosic Ethanol Take Off? MIT Technology Review
Sugar Cane Ethanol – Brazil & U.S.
Columbian Group to Begin Sugarcane Ethanol Production in the US
Geothermal Energy Links
Links to Geothermal sites & diagrams
How Geothermal Energy Works Union of Concerned Scientists site
Geothermal Energy Excellent overview – University of Wisconsin
Geothermal Program at Berkeley Lab
Nuclear Fusion Power Links
Overview of Fusion Power – The promise of fusion energy, historical perspective, world-wide research
PPPL: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory…..Fusion Power
Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) – at Princeton
Fueling the Future Video – great explanation of fusion power
Energy Research at U.S. Universities and Government Labs Links
http://www.eia.doe.gov/ EIA (US Government Energy Information Administration) Site
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/home Renewable Energy information/news
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/energy.html MIT energy news
http://web.mit.edu/research/category/en.html#links MIT energy research
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/ Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.rpi.edu/research/energy/initiatives.html Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Energy Initiatives
http://www.energy.gatech.edu/research/research.php?id=1 Georgia Tech Energy Research
http://www.ccser.caltech.edu/ Cal Tech Center for Sustainable Energy Research
http://www.sustainablefuture.cornell.edu/news.html Cornell University Center for Sustainable Future
http://gcep.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Global Climate and Energy Project
http://www.pppl.gov/ Princeton University Fusion Power Research
http://www.energy.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania Energy Research
http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2126 Columbia University Energy Research
http://www.mmpei.umich.edu/res/area.html University of Michigan – Phoenix Energy Institute
http://www.utexas.edu/research/ceer/ University of Texas Center for Energy and Environmental Resources
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/10/energy_technology_innovation_policy.html Harvard Energy Technology Innovation Policy
http://education.ca.sandia.gov/energy.html Sandia National Labs – Energy Research
http://www.et.anl.gov/ Argonne National Laboratory – Energy Research
http://fusionenergy.lanl.gov/ Los Alamos National Laboratory – Fusion Energy Research
https://www.llnl.gov/llnl/missions/ee.jsp Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – Energy Research
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/eere/ Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
http://www.bnl.gov/est/erd/biofuel/bnl.asp Brookhaven National Laboratory – Biofuel Research
Energy News Links
http://www.energycurrent.com/ – Energy News U.S. and worldwide
