Indonesia to Add 4000 MW of Geothermal Power by 2014… And Add Another 10 GW of Coal by 2012

Geothermal doesn’t draw power directly from volcanoes, but Indonesia’s volcanic activity is just a sign of the underlying potential waiting to be tapped. Photo: flydime via flickr. Indonesia may not be tapping into much of its superior http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_powergeothermal power potential at the moment, that’s about to change.

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RETECH 2010: Negotiating the Bumpy Path to a Renewable Future

Image credit: David DeFranza Entrepreneurs, inventors, students, and politicians gathered in Washington, DC, this week to discuss the latest developments in and newest challenges facing renewable energy . Whether called alternative, renewable, or cleantech , the underlying consensus at RETECH 2010 was that clean energy and innovative technology is the futur..

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Three Major Powers to Stick to Copenhagen Goals Despite No Legally Binding Agreement

The UK will stick to its current target of cutting emissions by 34% from 1990 levels by 2020. to meet the targets of its 2008 Climate Change Act, as advised by The Committee on Climate Change

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Three Major Powers to Stick to Copenhagen Goals Despite No Legally Binding Agreement

CO2, Methane Ousted as Worst Global Climate Change Chemicals

Move over CO2—you’ve been ousted, along with methane, as the biggest offenders of global climate change . According to a new a study by Purdue University and NASA, the major chemicals most frequently cited as leading to climate change, namely carbon dioxide and methane , are actually outclassed in their warming potential by compounds receiving less attention. The majority of “greenhouse gases” are created by humans .

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