Fact of the Day - July 2, 2009
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Energy, Pickens Plan
“A single wind turbine will generate enough energy to power up to 732 homes per year which is the equivalent of taking around 1,170 cars off the road annually.”
New South Wales, Australia Premier Nathan Rees after announcing the launch of Australia’s largest wind farm.

Pickens Plan Media Coverage 7.2.09
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Energy, Pickens Plan
Clean Technology Investment Rebounds – WSJ.com – 7/1/09
Investment In Cleantech Picks Up – Forbes.com – 7/1/09
Power Alberta Company Actively Looking at Growing its Presence in Atlantic Canada and Plans to Expand Kent Hills Project by Bidding on NB Power’s Latest Request for Proposals – Telegraph Journal - 7/2/09
Energy Independence in Our Backyard? – The Waukon Standard – 7/2/09
Venture Funding for Clean-Tech Rebounds – San Jose Mercury News – 7/1/09
Transportation Takes the Day in Cleantech Funding – BNET – 7/2/09
Cleantech Group: Green Investing Sees Uptick – CNET – 7/2/09
Cleantech Venture Funding Brightens for All But Solar – Xconomy – 7/1/09
Cleantech Investment Picks Up Again – The Business Insider – 7/1/09
Fearful Stocks for Greedy Investors – The Motley Fool – 7/1/09

Meadows of the sea in ’shocking’ decline
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Sustainable News
Leave a Comment more...Incredible shrinking sheep blamed on climate change
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Sustainable News
The mysterious size reduction of Scottish sheep over the last 20 years can be explained by shorter winters, researchers say

Money flows into green transport despite recession
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Sustainable News
Investment in green transport rose in the second quarter of 2009 – bucking a six-month-long downward trend

Plant life saved Earth from an icy fate
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Sustainable News
We owe our very existence to plants, which – thanks to their relationship with CO2 – have prevented the Earth from freezing over

Robot rescue ‘rat’ feels its way through rubble
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Sustainable News
A new robot with artificial whiskers could one day be used to locate survivors of natural disasters, or people trapped in burning buildings

Obama Breaks Appalachia’s Heart
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Sustainable News
Mountaintop removal coal mining is the worst environmental tragedy in American
history. When will the Obama administration finally stop this Appalachian apocalypse?

Obama Breaks Appalachia’s Heart
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Sustainable News
Mountaintop removal coal mining is the worst environmental tragedy in American
history. When will the Obama administration finally stop this Appalachian apocalypse?

Polar Bear Apearances Grow on Oil Fields
by Mike King on Jul.04, 2009, under Sustainable News
Polar bear encounters on the North Slope oil fields have risen to record levels
the last two years, a sign that increasing numbers of the white giants may be
prowling on land because the sea ice they prefer is shrinking, scientists said.
Oil field sightings along the southern Beaufort Sea coast jumped to 321 in
2007 and 313 in 2008, said Craig Perham, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist
in Anchorage.
That’s more than double the 15-year average of 138. It’s also a sharp rise
from 232, the previous high in 2005.
Oil companies are legally required to report a polar bear encounter to Fish
and Wildlife that involves any change in the animal’s behavior, even if the
bear simply lifts its head to sniff the air, Perham said.









