Geothermal: Getting Energy from the Earth

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www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/book_bytes/2010/pb4ch05_ss4 By Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Release Book Byte August 31, 2010 The heat in the upper six miles of the earth’s crust contains 50,000 times as much energy as found in all the world’s oil and gas reserves combined. Despite this abundance, only 10,700 megawatts of geothermal electricity …

The UNEP Finance Initiative launches Issue 2 of the Chief Liquidity Series at World Water Week in Stockholm

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Impact of Water Scarcity on Power Generation Stockholm, September 6, 2010 – The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) launched Issue 2 of The Chief Liquidity Series focused on the Power Sector at an event entitled ‘Seeking Liquidity: Integrating Corporate Water Performance into the Core of Financial Services …

A Global Shift to Renewable Energy

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www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/book_bytes/2010/pb4ch05_ss1 By Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Release Book Byte August 24, 2010 As fossil fuel prices rise, as oil insecurity deepens, and as concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. The old energy economy, fueled by oil, coal, …

TEEB for Business, July 2010

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Business and enterprise have a huge role to play in how we manage, safeguard and invest in our natural capital. This report is aimed squarely at this sector and will provide practical guidance on the issues and the opportunities created by the inclusion in mainstream business practices of ecosystem- and …

Marine hydro firm Atlantis unveils largest, most powerful tidal turbine

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Hydro Headlines Marine hydro firm Atlantis unveils largest, most powerful tidal turbine LONDON, England — Marine hydro developer Atlantis Resources Corporation unveils the AK1000, the largest and most powerful tidal power turbine ever built. GDF Suez, International Power enter into merger deal PARIS, France — France’s gas and electric utility …